What spin?

[Mudrafan]

i disagree

I strongly disagree newsbreak. I don't follow your logic. Many of us have repeatedly pointed out that the gap between the top of IAA & lower 1/3 of IA is not very big. In fact, there is quite an overlap. UNI could beat the clowns 2-3 times in 10 & this was one of those. If you are saying the clown should beat uni 10 of 10 then I question your fandom. IAA's beating IA's is reality. The only reason it doesn't happen more often is that the lower 1/3 of IA's seem to be reluctant to schedule the top 15 IAA's.

[Newsbreaker]

Her article was complete crap. She said, "In the first half, quarterback Eric Sanders was precision in motion, hitting all 11 of his pass attempts for 159 yards...."

Now if you check the stats, Eric finished with 23 completions and 158 yards. So in other words, Eric completed 12 passes for negative 1 yard in the 2nd half. Great research by a worthless journalist. Her articles are usually stupid and pointless just like this one. She thinks McCarney is gone? Who better will ISU get? He turned them from a joke to a bowl program. If Pollard fires him than his is dumber than she is. Terrible article by a terrible writer. Oh well, I guess it reinforces why I usually skip her crap.

You've outlined the #1 problem facing Iowa State, as an athletic department.

Pollard has made it quite clear he expects more then has been the norm in Ames. Good for him, really. I think they've taken the right steps in basketball, and he's set VERY lofty goals in terms of facilities and fundraising.

It's clear they expect more of their football program then they've gotten. The question is, can Mac take this program any further then he already has? If the answer is no, can Iowa State really attract someone who is capable of taking that next step?

I don't personally believe that Mac, for all the great things he has done in Central Iowa, can take this team any further. I don't believe, however, that they can find another coach who is reasonably sure to do much better.

[Marc Wigim]

UNI fan #1: "We looked awesome yesterday!"
Me: "But we lost."
UNI fan #1: "But we almost beat IOWA STATE! That would have been awesome! We have nothing to be ashamed of!"
Me: "But we lost!"
UNI fan #1: "Well, I think it's a moral victory. If we play like we did yesterday for the rest of the year... we could run the table!"
Me: "BUT WE LOST!!!"


We need to focus on something very important, and this is coming from a guy like me who has had the preceding conversation five times since last night.

Iowa State is a Big XII program. PERIOD. If they're bringing in UNI and paying them 325,000 dollars, then they should win comfortably. Why? They are in the Big XII. Whoever said that Pollard is trying to raise expectations from what is currently the norm is absolutely right. The norm at ISU is basically nil as far as football goes. The fact that UNI could come in and lose by 1 to a Big XII program probably should change.

But that being said,

a) we would have put a HURT on any MAC team we would have faced last night.
b) I still believe we should have won. I'm with Farley: moral victories are a figment of imaginations.
c) I think we've got the kinks worked out. Let's see how we do the rest of the season.
d) we almost beat a Big XII program on the road. Can we join I-A now?

[LitchMingo]

I watched two DM newscasts last night and you would have thought UNI had lost by 35 points! It was rediculous. According to the news, Braum is an all-star kick returner who scored a touchdown on a punt return, but they somehow managed to forget his two punt drops...there was also "Flynn Takes it in for a touchdown" and then quickly and meekly the announcer says "he fumbles the ball and panthers recover....but on the next drive ISU does...." It angered me quite a bit.

[dragon]

The announcers have to spin it to sound good since there are so many yay-hoos that root for the Clones or Hawks even though they have no reason too since they didn't go there, don't know anyone going there, never go to the games, and sometimes have a son or daughter who go to UNI.

[CIPanther]

Today wasn't much better. I didn't get a chance to hear Larry Cotlar this morning. He is usually pretty good about giving us props.

Marty and Miller gave UNI absolutely no respect. They credited UNI for absolutely nothing. When they do talk about UNI, they talk as if they actually know our players and coaches, when they have no clue what UNI football is all about. It's time for me to turn Marty and Miller completely off. Good thing Gary Rima and the "blow torch" comes in just a little in Des Moines.

Anyone hear Jon Miller?