:skeptical: This is not a Dan McCarney coached team, whatever the story was in the past, is in the past. ISU may not win, but dont base your prediction on history that did not incorporate Rhoads.
Your very early prediction: Utah @ ISU
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Its going to take a little more than 1 or 2 seasons of CPR football to wash away years of failure away ;( That is just the way I am. I do feel a lot better about ISU football but I am I am containing my excitement for now.
I really want to see how these next 3 games play out before I get to crazy. This staff has never faced a 3 game stretch like this. Brutal. I hope to not see a 52-10 type score in norman.
We shall see....This is the same team One week ago people were debating if they would win another game or not.
I really want to see how these next 3 games play out before I get to crazy. This staff has never faced a 3 game stretch like this. Brutal. I hope to not see a 52-10 type score in norman.
We shall see....This is the same team One week ago people were debating if they would win another game or not.
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ISU's D will score 7 in this game.
If Arnaud plays as smart as he did against TT, ISU will win 3-5 more games this season.
Yes, but most of your losses have come on the road especially long road trips. Heck, you even struggled to beat a poor Michigan team on a long road trip a couple years ago.
Fans always underestimate what a long road trip does to a team. More time than not, the team does not play well. I honestly think Utah is the best overall team we have played this year so I am not predicting a win. A lot of interesting things that could affect this game
I predict AK-47 has to go out for a play because of injury, then comes back in and gets an interception.
Once is a fluke, two is a trend. I need more than one game of our offense clicking before I'm convinced that it's true.
I would say that Arnaud reverts back to his old ways and throws a couple horrible interceptions as Utah rolls to a 31-10 victory but after drinking that big glass of kool-aid I'm going with 30-24 Clones!!!!!! And yes we will storm the field!
We've tasted two straight victories... and I'm 100% we're still hungry.
I predict CPR will have our team ready. As I said before, being that the game is in Ames makes me like our chances... A LOT.
I predict CPR will have our team ready. As I said before, being that the game is in Ames makes me like our chances... A LOT.
My prediction:
I continue to follow my pre-game rituals.
a) Get Good night sleep the night before the game.
b) Wear Lucky #7 (Bret Meyer) shirt all afternoon.
c) Eat Large plate of nacho's exactly 1 hr before Kickoff.
d) Close my eyes on all FG's and PAT's
If I follow these guidelines, ISU wins 45 - 42.
I continue to follow my pre-game rituals.
a) Get Good night sleep the night before the game.
b) Wear Lucky #7 (Bret Meyer) shirt all afternoon.
c) Eat Large plate of nacho's exactly 1 hr before Kickoff.
d) Close my eyes on all FG's and PAT's
If I follow these guidelines, ISU wins 45 - 42.
I think the 1st qtr is going to be huge, if we don't have any big mistakes or give up any big plays early we'll be in it for the long haul but sadly I can see something happening early that blows this one open. Utah is as good as anyone CPR's staff will have faced and is one of the best coached teams we'll play all year. It's going to take a better performance than I believe his team is capable of. But hey, I'm more than happy to admit I was wrong last week, heres to being wrong again.
Utah 37
ISU 10
Utah 37
ISU 10
If I follow my regimen:
1)Pick Utah to win 31-21 (I picked Tx Tech by 10)
2) Wear my Seneca Wallace Jersery (tech enjoyed that)
3) pay to park because I miss my ride to Ames
4) Cheer Cyclones in an opening half blow out.
True, but it's tough to take much from a season opener (which the Michigan game was) during any season. Coaches always say the biggest improvements in any season come between games 1 and 2, and that year was no different. While we may have started out with a close one against Michigan, we ended that season thumping Alabama in what was essentially a road game.
I am just saying...in general... a long road trip usually has an affect on a football team. This can be said for most teams, not just Utah. Long road trips wear on a team. They throw off schedules, they relax/alter the mindset, etc. It is time where guys have to kill time and keep their mind fresh. Then once Uth gets here, they have a long day with the night game.True, but it's tough to take much from a season opener (which the Michigan game was) during any season. Coaches always say the biggest improvements in any season come between games 1 and 2, and that year was no different. While we may have started out with a close one against Michigan, we ended that season thumping Alabama in what was essentially a road game.
Again, I think Utah wins this game but it will be an interesting game to see. ISU needs to have a good first quarter. Get the ball first and get some points on the board in order to have a chance
The Utes are a good team, but I think we are on a roll. If the team can stop penalizing themselves in the red zone (like 2nd half Sat), and keep from throwing picks (1st quarter was a lucky fluke drop), ISU can win this thing. I'll say 28-24 Clone win.
No offense, but I don't think this stat really means anything at all. So the Ute coach is 16-1 with more then a week to prepare.... most season openers are cake walks. If we are counting bowl games a coach will typically have over a month to prepare his team for that 1 game which is no comparison to having a bye week during the regular season.
On the other hand our head man CPR is undefeated in night games. Does that mean that Utah has no chance?
All these stats are is a way to make the respective fanbase feel better about their chances to win a particular game based on an aspect of the game that really has no importance. Would I feel good about ISU's chances in a night game against Alabama on the road? Not so much.
