A few things:
1) Obviously, like most (every?) ISU football fan... 2021 has been disappointing.
2) We still have a shot at 8 wins which would send this group of seniors out tied (with last year's seniors) for the most wins over any 4 yr period in ISU history with 32 wins.
3) Keeping the big picture in mind, a big turn out to the last home game to keep our avg attendance over 60k for the year would be a great way to send this team out...
4) We may have a record draft class with a lot of guys from this team getting a shot to play in the NFL, which will continue to help our recruiting...
5) .... and speaking of recruiting, lot's of young talent has been brought in, lot's to look forward to with CMC going forward.
In the end, I think this quote from Roosevelt sums up my thoughts on this team... these men in the arena have truly spent themselves fighting to put Cyclone football on the map. Their effort and accomplishments should be celebrated!
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
1) Obviously, like most (every?) ISU football fan... 2021 has been disappointing.
2) We still have a shot at 8 wins which would send this group of seniors out tied (with last year's seniors) for the most wins over any 4 yr period in ISU history with 32 wins.
3) Keeping the big picture in mind, a big turn out to the last home game to keep our avg attendance over 60k for the year would be a great way to send this team out...
4) We may have a record draft class with a lot of guys from this team getting a shot to play in the NFL, which will continue to help our recruiting...
5) .... and speaking of recruiting, lot's of young talent has been brought in, lot's to look forward to with CMC going forward.
In the end, I think this quote from Roosevelt sums up my thoughts on this team... these men in the arena have truly spent themselves fighting to put Cyclone football on the map. Their effort and accomplishments should be celebrated!
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
