Have to agree with that sentiment. Sam is going to get beat to hell like that. Our RB's weren't ripping off huge gains, but they were rarely stuffed either. It's like we forgot about them.
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Have to agree with that sentiment. Sam is going to get beat to hell like that. Our RB's weren't ripping off huge gains, but they were rarely stuffed either. It's like we forgot about them.
Well, we are ISU, one of two things. We either scrap the SEZ because it's all over, or we build it in November to push season ticket sales for next year. Either way, I have a feeling if any school comes calling for JP, he's gone. This isn't disappointing, this is a game changer. I'm usually a glass half full kind of guy, but this, seriously is game over.
That doesn't mean he's not a good coach. He coaches the team up for big games, he's got a history of that. Our defense (behind him and Burnham) have been good every year, and I think we'll still get better this year.
Being fooled into thinking that a coordinator has a system that will eventually work is different than being a bad coach. It's not like Rhoads calls the offensive plays.
When Messingham realizes that the zone read isn't a good ISU play, he'll be a better coach. Obviously, he hasn't realized anything yet.
It's often said that in life, sometimes you need to find your rock bottom before you can start to turn things around. I wonder if the same can be said for this program. From what I've seen Paul Rhoads seems very intelligent and (wishful thinking) still has a lot to offer as a college football coach. I'm wondering/hoping that this loss maybe will force him and the rest of the team to get past all of the "so proud" and "all in" feel-goody bull **** and really stop and look at where the programs at, and think about what direction the team might be headed in and make some changes to how the team is run (e.g. firing Messingham).
I'm incredibly drunk right now.
I'm incredibly drunk right now.
I see a lot of people blaming the offense, and yes, they were not great but was it really their fault? I seem to remember the defense spotting UNI 21 points. Seriously, go back and watch the game and see when the first non-positive-yardage play happened and it was the last possession of the first half. The first 3 possessions UNI did WHATEVER THEY WANTED! I am a huge Wally fan but I really don't understand what their gameplan was, unless it was "Let UNI score 21 points before tackling someone", in which case - Job Well Done.
I suspect things would have gone slightly better on offense for us had that injury not happened in the first half.
If there's one thing that Frank Solich is going to do, it's come to Iowa State to work as a coordinator under PR.
LOL.
So dumb.
I hear this, I really do. But everyone knew the def was going to be worse this year with what we lost. Everyone was looking for the offense to score more to make up for it.
Basically, this year's team is the same as last year's team, but the defense is worse because they are younger. Messingham needs to be demoted from off coordinator tomorrow morning.
Not necessarily true. If this turns into a 1-2 year win, in year 5, the wheels will fall off of recruiting. Recruiting is already "iffy" and that's putting it mildly. We've been filling our classes with mostly unheard of kids with ZERO BCS offers.
It's hard to keep any sort of momentum going in year 5 of a rebuilding job, when you go 1-11 or 2-10 which is entirely possible.
It won't matter if the fans are "all in" at that point.
