@Iowa State

[krusej23]

2009: UNI had TWO chances for a game-winning FG from 40ish yards at the end of the game (but both were blocked)
2014: UNI had first and goal to take the lead early in the 4th quarter, but penalties derailed them and they had to kick a FG to bring it within 1 point, and Iowa was able to score and escape with an 8 pt win.

So 2 of the past 4 games against them were not "easy wins" for Iowa.

The last time we played them it was 38-14. Easy win
The game before that in 2014 was 31-23. It was 31-23 with 1:10 left on Iowa's 45 and we threw an INT.
2012 27-16.

That's going back 11 years. I was talking about the last 4 games against ISU and that only goes back 7 years and when the current ISU coach started. We also haven't EVER beaten Iowa in football. We are 3-7 in the last 10 games against a Big12 Iowa State. That is absolutely ridiculous that we have 3 wins against them. I love UNI but we have no business beating a Big 12 team that has a budget that we can't even dream of.

[ISUBryce]

It was funny listening to 1460 today over lunch. They were talking about how this should be a win for Iowa State and how it shouldn't be a hard one because it's UNI. Then they started talking about some of the most recent scores of this game and suddenly their attitude towards the game changed. It's the Iowa State delusions that started the conversation and then they came back to reality with facts. Anybody losing 5 starters from their team in August should be terrified of a not good FCS team let alone a highly ranked FCS UNI that has proven to beat you and play down to the last play games with you. If you can't tell, I'm sick of the ISU/Big12 delusional thought process. The last 2 times we played them we lost by 6 and 3. The year before that we got beaten badly and then the game before that we beat them. Iowa can sit there and be confident about an easy win over us and I'm fine with that because they've proven it. Iowa State can't be confident in any football game they walk into. I hope it's a good game but I have a feeling we will win this one but our offense will have to not turn it over against their defense which is the thing they have that could be consistent for them this year. End rant

FYI - ISU didn't lose these guys in August. They knew who they were and they haven't been part of team activities since the spring. They've been planning on not having them for a very long time.

I don't think actual ISU fans look at this as an easy game. I assume it will be quite difficult and if you read our boards and stuff like that you'd see that many fans hate playing UNI and are nervous the entire offseason looking at this game.

As far as not turning it over, ISU doesn't force turnovers. For as good as the defense is, and it's excellent, it doesn't get TO's. UNI will have to march the ball down the field methodically to score.

[krusej23]

FYI - ISU didn't lose these guys in August. They knew who they were and they haven't been part of team activities since the spring. They've been planning on not having them for a very long time.

I don't think actual ISU fans look at this as an easy game. I assume it will be quite difficult and if you read our boards and stuff like that you'd see that many fans hate playing UNI and are nervous the entire offseason looking at this game.

As far as not turning it over, ISU doesn't force turnovers. For as good as the defense is, and it's excellent, it doesn't get TO's. UNI will have to march the ball down the field methodically to score.

My Iowa State friend hates the UNI game and thinks they should switch to what some of the SEC schools do in playing the lower level teams toward the end of the season when the scholarships really come into play because of injuries.

I do think true ISU fans that follow Iowa State football know this is always a tough game because it's in state, first game of the year, don't want to give up too much right before the Iowa game, and everyone is basically healthy. It's the radio people that don't really know what they are talking about but have to talk about the game and the occasional Iowa State fans that make me laugh.

It looks like your defense forces a little over 1 turnover a game but I think if we give up 2 turnovers that will be the end of it for us. Any time you are playing a team better than you, you can't give up turnovers. It will be on Theo Day and the receivers to not give up the INTs to keep us in this game.

[DomeIsHome]

Just. F#$@#!G. Win.

I've said this for years and years now, but I would rather beat Iowa State than any other team on the schedule.

Yes, conference games are much more important. Yes UNI should have bigger goals than just beating one of the worst teams (historically) in the FBS.

But damn I want this game more than any other.

[not a drake fan]

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Oswlpp6IUNZzVDyRfZ0hz?si=Fnad8DSRQgmMorqwTjfb8g

Mark Farley on KXNO, he joins every Thursday. 10:30 minute mark.

[vbfan19]

We also haven't EVER beaten Iowa in football.

In1898, Iowa State Normal School (now known as UNI) defeated the University of Iowa in football 11-5
(Iowa's media guide said the game was played on Nov. 5, which is either a funny coincidence that it matches the final score, or somewhere along the line someone mistook the score for the date or vice versa)

[ISUBryce]

My Iowa State friend hates the UNI game and thinks they should switch to what some of the SEC schools do in playing the lower level teams toward the end of the season when the scholarships really come into play because of injuries.

I do think true ISU fans that follow Iowa State football know this is always a tough game because it's in state, first game of the year, don't want to give up too much right before the Iowa game, and everyone is basically healthy. It's the radio people that don't really know what they are talking about but have to talk about the game and the occasional Iowa State fans that make me laugh.

It looks like your defense forces a little over 1 turnover a game but I think if we give up 2 turnovers that will be the end of it for us. Any time you are playing a team better than you, you can't give up turnovers. It will be on Theo Day and the receivers to not give up the INTs to keep us in this game.

Personally it's not even specific to UNI for me. the MVC is the SEC of FCS. We should play an FCS team every year but we shouldn't play anybody from the MVC. Give me SEMO or somebody like that every year.

Honest question: what happened against Air Force last year? Looking at your schedule it looked like that was the only FBS team. They weren't that good but UNI lost big.

[krusej23]

Personally it's not even specific to UNI for me. the MVC is the SEC of FCS. We should play an FCS team every year but we shouldn't play anybody from the MVC. Give me SEMO or somebody like that every year.

Honest question: what happened against Air Force last year? Looking at your schedule it looked like that was the only FBS team. They weren't that good but UNI lost big.

It's a simple answer. This is their rushing box score.

Roberts,Brad	8	114	0	114	1	71	14.3
Daniels,Haaziq	12	111	4	107	1	40	8.9
Eldridge III,John Lee	8	85	0	85	0	27	10.6
Johnson,Jalen	1	80	0	80	1	80	80.0
Kinamon,Dane	2	77	0	77	1	71	38.5
Michel,Emmanuel	5	24	0	24	0	9	4.8
Fattah,Omar	5	19	0	19	0	9	3.8
Jones,Jensen	4	18	0	18	1	15	4.5
Hughes,DeAndre	5	17	1	16	0	7	3.2
Calvert,Aiden	1	15	0	15	0	15	15.0
Harris,Jet	2	15	0	15	0	9	7.5
Turner,Cannon	1	9	0	9	0	9	9.0
Erwin,Wesley	1	5	0	5	0	5	5.0
Gibbs,Kale	1	4	0	4	0	4	4.0
Angilau,Sione	1	2	0	2	0	2	2.0
Burk,Owen	2	0	2	-2	0	0	-1.0
TEAM	3	0	6	-6	0	0	-2.0
Totals	62	595	13	582	5	80	9.4

[clenz]

Personally it's not even specific to UNI for me. the MVC is the SEC of FCS. We should play an FCS team every year but we shouldn't play anybody from the MVC. Give me SEMO or somebody like that every year.

Honest question: what happened against Air Force last year? Looking at your schedule it looked like that was the only FBS team. They weren't that good but UNI lost big.

Farley admitted they did nearly zero prep/game planning for the option look because he wasn't going to see it again. Didn't want to waste camp time on it.

The DC last year, as I've been told by people who would know, was beyond awful in ways I don't feel the need to bring into this thread. There's a reason he lost play-calling duties mid-season. You don't have to believe me, but when I was told what was happening the first few games of the season with play calling it makes sense what the defense had the issues it did against Air Force or even North Dakota and Sac State

They also just took advantage of a few missed tackles and bad angles on the edge - and out of any weakness on the defense last year getting the DBs sured up on actually making tackles and not just trying to lay hits was #1 - and it cost big time. Look at Air Forces scoring drives and plays

5 plays 93 yards - 80 yard TD pass
2 plays 75 yards - 71 yard TD run
2 plays 75 yards - 71 yard TD run
2 plays 80 yards - 80 yard TD pass

28 points on 11 plays totaling 302 yards.

Meaning the rest of the game they ran 57 plays for 389 yards. It was 20-17 outside of those 4 plays Not fantastic but certainly not as bad as those 4 plays make it seem. I also realize you can't take those plays out and maybe if those drives had to be sustained they still score 4 TDs. Maybe they don't. They punt on 2, FG on one and miss a FG or TO on thee other. 48-17 becomes 31-17 pretty quickly and/or the game doesn't snowball with morale issues and the game is different.

That's not how it works. We all understand that, but that game was beyond the norm/expectation/reality of what last season was.

Also, let's not go "They weren't that good" with Air Force. We've heard that for years about them since that game was scheduled. In the last 3 full seasons (so excluding Covid) Air Force is 31-9 with 3 bowl wins. Including the Covid year they are 34-12. They are some bull**** push over like South Dakota State going to Colorado State or playing La Tech, Charlotte, UTEP, Rice, FAU......or SEMO like others schedule OOC

[ronfitch]

This is too important of a game to be unprepared. I assume the team travels down Friday? Hotel cost is not an issue. To be National champs this is one of them we need to get.

Yes. Farley said on the 1640 interview posted in this thread from today (Thursday) that they typically would be leaving Cedar Falls about 6:30 Saturday morning for the ISU game, but this year a UNI booster stepped up to cover the hotel.

It was a conversation at a golf outing, a booster asking what he could do to help and Mark mentioned no money for a hotel for the ISU game. Between the booster and the sister of a former UNI player who works a the hotel, it happened.

[BCPanther]

Yes. Farley said on the 1640 interview posted in this thread from today (Thursday) that they typically would be leaving Cedar Falls about 6:30 Saturday morning for the ISU game, but this year a UNI booster stepped up to cover the hotel.

It was a conversation at a golf outing, a booster asking what he could do to help and Mark mentioned no money for a hotel for the ISU game. Between the booster and the sister of a former UNI player who works a the hotel, it happened.

We're basically running a DI Athletic Program through parental donations. I just hope whoever was in charge of the Gatorade this week remembers, it's going to be hot and orange wedges aren't going to be enough.

EDIT--Also, does Mark not get to keep any of the $600k+ for football or is he just a mercenary for the entire department now?

[ISUBryce]

Farley admitted they did nearly zero prep/game planning for the option look because he wasn't going to see it again. Didn't want to waste camp time on it.

The DC last year, as I've been told by people who would know, was beyond awful in ways I don't feel the need to bring into this thread. There's a reason he lost play-calling duties mid-season. You don't have to believe me, but when I was told what was happening the first few games of the season with play calling it makes sense what the defense had the issues it did against Air Force or even North Dakota and Sac State

They also just took advantage of a few missed tackles and bad angles on the edge - and out of any weakness on the defense last year getting the DBs sured up on actually making tackles and not just trying to lay hits was #1 - and it cost big time. Look at Air Forces scoring drives and plays

5 plays 93 yards - 80 yard TD pass
2 plays 75 yards - 71 yard TD run
2 plays 75 yards - 71 yard TD run
2 plays 80 yards - 80 yard TD pass

28 points on 11 plays totaling 302 yards.

Meaning the rest of the game they ran 57 plays for 389 yards. It was 20-17 outside of those 4 plays Not fantastic but certainly not as bad as those 4 plays make it seem. I also realize you can't take those plays out and maybe if those drives had to be sustained they still score 4 TDs. Maybe they don't. They punt on 2, FG on one and miss a FG or TO on thee other. 48-17 becomes 31-17 pretty quickly and/or the game doesn't snowball with morale issues and the game is different.

That's not how it works. We all understand that, but that game was beyond the norm/expectation/reality of what last season was.

Also, let's not go "They weren't that good" with Air Force. We've heard that for years about them since that game was scheduled. In the last 3 full seasons (so excluding Covid) Air Force is 31-9 with 3 bowl wins. Including the Covid year they are 34-12. They are some bull**** push over like South Dakota State going to Colorado State or playing La Tech, Charlotte, UTEP, Rice, FAU......or SEMO like others schedule OOC

That’s fair. More I mean to say I still wouldn’t expect Air Force to rack up hundreds of yards rushing, they aren’t that good at it is my point.

[Mudrafan]

The last time we played them it was 38-14. Easy win
The game before that in 2014 was 31-23. It was 31-23 with 1:10 left on Iowa's 45 and we threw an INT.
2012 27-16.

That's going back 11 years. I was talking about the last 4 games against ISU and that only goes back 7 years and when the current ISU coach started. We also haven't EVER beaten Iowa in football. We are 3-7 in the last 10 games against a Big12 Iowa State. That is absolutely ridiculous that we have 3 wins against them. I love UNI but we have no business beating a Big 12 team that has a budget that we can't even dream of.

you don’t understand how athletics work

[Mudrafan]

Personally it's not even specific to UNI for me. the MVC is the SEC of FCS. We should play an FCS team every year but we shouldn't play anybody from the MVC. Give me SEMO or somebody like that every year.

Honest question: what happened against Air Force last year? Looking at your schedule it looked like that was the only FBS team. They weren't that good but UNI lost big.

Air Force went 10-3, went to a bowl. Throttling Colorado 41-10, beat san diego st and throttled a baylor team in the bowl, a team that beat the clowns in lames. They were better than the clowns last year so not sure what you are talking about

[clenz]

Air Force went 10-3, went to a bowl. Throttling Colorado 41-10, beat san diego st and throttled a baylor team in the bowl, a team that beat the clowns in lames. They were better than the clowns last year so not sure what you are talking about

A team that went 4-8 and is known as one of the 5-10 worst P5s of all time is calling a team that is 31-9 in the last 3 full seasons "not that good" is as laughable as the rest of Iowa State's history as a football program.