There are no bad wins, right?

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I don't generally subscribe to the belief that there is such a thing as a bad win, excluding a win costing your team a key player. As such, I don't even consider this a bad win. If we enter November with a 7-1 or even 8-0 record, nobody's going to give a damn about this game. Hell, god forbid we're even at 4-4 entering November, once again, nobody's going to give a damn about this game other than it exposed from the beginning that we were overhyped.
 
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I don't know how sore the team is after this game but I feel like I played for a half.

That UNI team was well prepared. Freshmen QB was unflappable. I would take their kicking game. Secondary was much better than I expected. Yea, yea, they may not be the talent level we are going to see the rest of the season but I bet we don't see a better game plan against us.

I don't know many previous ISU teams that would have gutted that game. I am going to assume this was all part of the process.
 

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Nobody will be talking about this game in a month. Just like nobody talked about the Alamo Bowl after a week or so.
 

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While it's a win, anyone with a pulse realizes that the Oline is still a complete dumpster fire against what was their easiest opponent.

Hmmm...I was seeing more forward push and some actual room to run.

Not EVERY play or series but that's football.
 

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I don't know how sore the team is after this game but I feel like I played for a half.

That UNI team was well prepared. Freshmen QB was unflappable. I would take their kicking game. Secondary was much better than I expected. Yea, yea, they may not be the talent level we are going to see the rest of the season but I bet we don't see a better game plan against us.

I don't know many previous ISU teams that would have gutted that game. I am going to assume this was all part of the process.

The good FCS teams are fundamental as F and if you don't execute you're in for a tough day.

I still say ISU had poor fumdamentals all over today but most were correctable and the team has lots to learn from..
 

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After all our games against UNI the past 15 years, I’ve learned you just gotta take the W. UNI seems like a better team than normal for their standards this year. Farley seemed to really praise them before today.
 
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After all our games against UNI the past 15 years, I’ve learned you just gotta take the W. UNI seems like a better team than normal for their standards this year. Farley seemed to really praise them before today.

It's a culture thing too imo. Tough game today, lots not going well, even an ISUesque fumble at the end. Usually, that's a loss.

But someone needed to make a play, and Purdy recovered the ball.

It won't always be like that- getting the break- but the fact is it's a program with guys that want to make that play and that hasn't been the case.
 
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This might have been the best thing for this team. Now they are fully aware that the hype doesn’t make them good. They made a lot of dumb mistakes and had serious diversity in a few key calls but still won the game. Future opponents have no idea what is really in our playbook....
 
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