Right, that's why the MAC is a Power 5 conference and doesn't have special rules to make the BCS/playoffs. Oh wait.....
Was bored so I watched a game on CYTV
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I think Kirk is 15-4 against the MAC which is very similar to ISU's current coaches record against the MAC
No idea. Our current coach wins 75% of the time against the MAC I do know
You know Ferentz's record but not your own team's? You are insanely obsessed with Iowa! I love it!
I Googled it and must have counted wrong. I'm not concerned about coaches that left or got fired and what their record is against the MAC. It's all Campbell now
With all due respect, why does it matter what Campbell's record was in the MAC? None of that will determine how well he does or doesn't do at Iowa State. Gene Chizik was 2-14 in the Big XII before he left for Auburn and won a national championship two years later.
CyCity will no doubt come back with a reply. But he can't argue against this in any way, shape, or form.
It appears that way. ISU also played twice as many Missouri Valley games as Iowa in that same time span. Here is a good site to research that info:
http://www.cfbtrivia.com/
The Big Xii will be down this year. This might be his best year to do any damage. You have the Oklahoma schools which I think will finish 1-2 in the Big 12. Then you have TCU who will be tough, but w/out Boykin who knows. The guy was a playmaker. Outside of those 3 teams, I seriously think everyone else is pretty even. Texas who knows, Texas Tech is a toss up, Baylor is questionable, Iowa state, K-State and Kansas are all about level. WVU will be interesting, I don't know what they return.
I think Campbell will be a fine fit for ISU. I hope he can get them back to a bowl game and I think this first year is going to be the year. They have the WR's and QB to be competitive. Now their lines on both side of the ball need to improve. If they can just be competitive in the trenches they should be okay. Their RB will be a solid player and could do some damage. The whole thing is they can't lose to non-conf opponents. Got to win every game in the non-conf or at least go 2-1. Then they HAVE to beat Kansas (they can), K-State (they can), Texas Tech (50/50 game), and Baylor or WVU (these two are tough).
I bet they finish the year 5-7 or 4-8. Much better than in past years.
I think Campbell will be a fine fit for ISU. I hope he can get them back to a bowl game and I think this first year is going to be the year. They have the WR's and QB to be competitive. Now their lines on both side of the ball need to improve. If they can just be competitive in the trenches they should be okay. Their RB will be a solid player and could do some damage. The whole thing is they can't lose to non-conf opponents. Got to win every game in the non-conf or at least go 2-1. Then they HAVE to beat Kansas (they can), K-State (they can), Texas Tech (50/50 game), and Baylor or WVU (these two are tough).
I bet they finish the year 5-7 or 4-8. Much better than in past years.
He did beat Iowa state when He was coaching at Toledo..
I agree with this, I think (and hope) the Big 12 will be down a bit this year. I want to think K-State will be down this year but Snyder's track record has been pretty impressive, 44 wins in the last 5 years. Last year they only won 6 but they did lose their starting QB the first game of the season who was from Mediapolis, IA so they'll have him back this season
I don't think the Big 12 will be down unless you mean they won't have as many top 10 teams but Baylor, TCU, and OSU will all be really good teams. I think K State and Texas will be improved and the rest of the teams will be about the same. Still think it will be very difficult for ISU to win more than 2 games in the Big 12.
I think Okie st and OU will be top 10 teams and in the thick of the race for the NC. I'd give ISU about a 5% chance of beating either of those two teams.
TCU will be talented, but they lost a STUD QB. sometimes its hard to adjust for a new QB. I think ISU has about a 15% chance of beating these guys.
Baylor, Texas, Texas Tech, K-State, WVU will all be about even. Will they be superior teams, nope. I think out of those 5 teams ISU has the best shot to get their wins. Id say ISU is about 50/50 with these 5 teams. None of these 5 teams unbeatable. Id say ISU has a decent shot, they get the majority of these teams at home.
Kansas- ISU should handle and beat.
50/50 for all those teams? How good do you think ISU is? They will be favored in 3 games all year.
Texas will be improved and shouldn't lose to ISU back to back years. KSU will be healthy (unlike last year) so they might be better and usually handle ISU anyway. TCU has Kenny Hill who used to start at A&M as their starting QB and he will be solid but probably not as good as Boykin. Baylor will probably drop off a little but I dont think it will be below ISU. Point is, a lot of teams in the big12 feel better about where they are now than a yr ago just like ISU. The games that are "winnable" in ISU fans eyes are games that the other school expects to win.
KSU will be a lot better than ISU unfortunately. ISU will be favored in 3 games and I bet they win those and knock off one more somewhere
Actually you could say Iowa State fans and their announcers resemble more of what fans should be. They stay positive, they stay excited with nothing to be excited for. Meanwhile we have our group that feels entitled to winning and even when the Hawkeyes do win they don't win good enough. I've never been to another teams page but do Iowa State fans constantly bitch like spoiled prom queens. It's a small minority, but those people are the ones that could learn a few things from Iowa State fans.
Iowa is still not in a position where it can rest of its laurels and expect fans to be happy with 8-9 wins for the next few seasons simply because such a season like 2015 is only suppose to happen once every thousand years when the gods forget to do their part to keep Iowa from doing well in the Big Ten at any given sport.................just sayin.
The thing that's striking about it is that Hawkeye fans don't really have an excuse for feeling entitled. I don't mean that as a cheap shot. It's understandable at Nebraska (until recently), Ohio State, Texas, Oklahoma, USC, but Iowa hasn't had the kind of consistent greatness that should produce the kind of fan attitude you're talking about.
You mean other than having the number of top ten finishes since 1998 that would make them a top 20-30 program.
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You mean other than having a top quartile performance for NFL draft picks since 1998?
You mean other than being in the top 20-25 for attendance?
Gee there sure seem to be a lot of things that points to a high level of performance by Iowa's football program and for an extend amount of time.
Of course all things isu grad simply can't grasp so it makes sense they don't recognize greatness.
More please Looney Clown.
Truth, they understand their national relevance compared to the big dogs in football, I think. Shoot, you didn't even mention Alabama, FSU, Stanford, Florida, Notre Dame, Oregon, etc. They are a big deal within the state borders though, and obviously have had a better overall record than ISU even if the head to head has been pretty even for quite a while. Everybody wants someone to look down on, I guess.
Ignore top 20-25 performance isu grads do. Then again when you win 8 games in 3 years knowing what is quality would is very difficult for them.
More please.
