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Tory Taylor, Jack Campbell. Also, that Linderbaum video is pretty funny - Linderbaum absolutely erases his man but Petras still gets planted lol

It's unbelievable the production value people can get just on a home computer in their basement anymore. Anyone remember Scothawk? We were blown away by his videos! "Dude! How did you make this?!?" I watched those suckers on an endless loop back in the day. They are still awesome for the...

A couple weeks is 10x better than I feared, whew. I also have to say I was unconvinced that he injured it during the celebration - it was weird timing for sure, but I saw nothing in the celebration that looked like it would account for an injury. He got hurt during the play but, with the...

Nice research. That is a very, very bad trait to carry into a game against our D.

I'll have to go back and watch to see. Always room for improvement but, in my mind, WR screens are a relatively risky proposition. It's a relatively long throw to a receiver who is behind the line of scrimmage. There's a time and place for it (especially so in these "spread" offenses) but, in...

That's good stuff! Both us and Purdue got fucked hard in that whole Legends/Leaders crossover thing. For both of us, I think our *actual* crossover rivals got more prestigious match-ups and left us hanging, so the Big Ten went, "here, you guys hate each now". Reminds me of the Simpsons...

Tbh, I noticed that too, but the screens don't really worry me. You never want to concede yardage outright but, ultimately, it's an 11 on 11 game - that necessitates trade offs. Trying to be strong everywhere at once is a road leading to being not strong anywhere. I believe our D system is...

That could easily be 0-5 for them.

I'm not smart enough to know what (if anything) is going on, but I just wanted to say Fred Russell was the king of the cutback. Russell behind that '02 line...oh my gawd. Also, this year's college freshman were probably born around '02. Let that sink in.

I love numbers - hell, look at the thread I started here - but they can be deceiving. They are an interesting and, I think, helpful tool for analysis, but you've got to pair them with a good set of Mark 1 Eyeballs for the full picture. It's pretty simple: - PSU is an elite defense. That...

To be honest, in the coach's seat, I'd give it a non answer and make it obvious there was no more info forthcoming. It's a cliche, but it's on to Purdue with 100% focus. Maybe there is private exchange with league officiating regarding our concerns and perhaps a quick talk with Coach Woods...

It will be a big litmus test to see where Frost is at with the locker room. I think they should probably beat Minnesota. Probably not a blowout, but I could see a comfortable 7-10 pt type win. If Nebraska lays an egg...it could be the beginning of the end. They may be coming unraveled. He...

I am the same way. Phil Steele did a really nice essay form argument for a 4 team playoff back in the aughties. It was well done and compelling... ...and also based upon the, unfortunately, false premise that the powers that be are motivated by the desire to put the best 4 teams into the...

I also called something out in the game thread. When Iowa got the ball late and sat on it to the point they were going to have to give the ball back to PSU, someone made the comment that KF has never had the guts to be aggressive in this situation. To which I pointed out it was more about...

I've said it probably a half dozen times already, but walking into Memorial Stadium on Black Friday at 11-0 with the Fuskers sitting on 5 wins is my personal nightmare.

Yeah, right on. Call me corny and/or old fashioned, but I think, done correctly, sports fandom can teach you a lot of good life lessons. One of the big positive lessons in my time as a sports fan: enjoy things while they last, because they *never* do. Wish we were Alabama? Yeah, me too, but...

Yeah, this is important perspective. We'll almost certainly be favored to win all the rest of our games but, as you say, favorites lose all the time. HN will still find a way to lose it's fucking mind and ruin all the good vibes. Just taking the Massey win %s and using my Iowa public high...

Also, some really interesting numbers and perspective on our pals over in Ames. I wondered aloud several times if 2020 represented the best season of Iowa State football ever. I have also been curious to know if Campbell is, already, the best coach in Iowa State football. The Massey ratings...

The Bielema factor at Illinois makes me nervous, but I'm hoping it at least takes him a couple years to get things clicking. We need a couple gimmies, because I think at least a couple of these remaining six games turn into knock down drag out affairs. I'm not sure if any of the six, other...

If I didn't know anything about Nebraska fans, I'd say you were full of shit. Knowing a thing or two about Nebraska fans though, this is spot on. You almost have to pinch yourself to see if you're dreaming, but they are 100% for real with this nonsense. They really believe they are a turnkey...