Cy the Cyclone
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I’ve already blown off the crummy year SOME of us are experiencing this year and putting the prediction machine into high gear, getting ready for 2009, when…surprise, surprise…ISU will dominate the North division!
Ha ha…surely you jest Cy! Not at all! I have poured over the returning rosters (discounting all new recruits because they will not matter a plug nickel in the scheme of things next year…) and have come up with the following results
In 2008, Iowa State has had 24 Freshmen and Sophomores playing in their 2-deep line ups. These kids gained valuable experience (in most cases, they learned how to be losers for the very first time) and will know the system and what to expect in 2009. Iowa State loses 20 Seniors this year but only six who started on a regular basis (Cy says Sumrall and Kurtis Taylor are the only two that will be missed and Sumrall not that much) This is a team that will have experience and also be playing the weak south rotation for the last time in the foreseeable future. 2009 had better be the year or Chizik is a dead man walking…
Kansas will still be semi-tough what with the majority of their play makers coming back, including Reesing. They will have to rebuild their linebacking unit though which is never and easy task. Kansas doesn’t lose a whole lot of quality to graduation. They should be able to fill the holes pretty quickly. They might provide a little competition to the mighty Cyclones…but not much.
Colorado is another team that is going to end up rebuilding their defense. Big loses on the line and at linebacker…and the defense is about all Colorado has going for it this year. I, for one, am NOT going to miss seeing Hypolite on the field. He’s a damn good player. Colorado will lose a stray O-lineman or two but, lets face it, their offense isn’t really that good this year. They have some young runners that could cause some problems for other teams next year…though not for the mighty Cyclones
Kansas State is a team that is going to have some big problems. Not only will they probably lose Freeman to the draft but they also lose both of their place kickers to graduation. Just ask Colorado how a team with crappy new kickers do…not well. They also lose Ian Campbell…the most overrated D-lineman in the league. All in all, they are going to have to fill the spaces left behind by 21 graduating seniors…and a departing HC. New players…new system…the mighty Cyclones will feast on this clowns.
Missouri will be saying goodbye to the Chases, Daniel and Coffman. I say good riddance. Tired of looking at them. They also say goodbye to QB #2, their place kicker and a couple of good DB’s and O-Linemen…19 Seniors in all. Good. Tired of them winning all the time. Still, they do have good returning skill players at WR and RB…hopefully all of them will jump to the NFL early before the mighty Cyclones have a chance to cripple them.
Sorry Nebraska but you’re going to get hit hardest of all by graduation. Ganz, Peterson, Swift, a boatload of linemen on the offense and defense...Bo might regret not getting some field time in for some of the younger guys…especially at QB. All is not lost what with the return of Helu and Suh…couple of other guys…but it’ll be hard to replace the 22 guys that are leaving with young talent and still get to the top in 2009…especially with the mighty Cyclones already up there.
Yep...I predict 2009 to be the "Year of the Cyclone!"
Ha ha…surely you jest Cy! Not at all! I have poured over the returning rosters (discounting all new recruits because they will not matter a plug nickel in the scheme of things next year…) and have come up with the following results
In 2008, Iowa State has had 24 Freshmen and Sophomores playing in their 2-deep line ups. These kids gained valuable experience (in most cases, they learned how to be losers for the very first time) and will know the system and what to expect in 2009. Iowa State loses 20 Seniors this year but only six who started on a regular basis (Cy says Sumrall and Kurtis Taylor are the only two that will be missed and Sumrall not that much) This is a team that will have experience and also be playing the weak south rotation for the last time in the foreseeable future. 2009 had better be the year or Chizik is a dead man walking…
Kansas will still be semi-tough what with the majority of their play makers coming back, including Reesing. They will have to rebuild their linebacking unit though which is never and easy task. Kansas doesn’t lose a whole lot of quality to graduation. They should be able to fill the holes pretty quickly. They might provide a little competition to the mighty Cyclones…but not much.
Colorado is another team that is going to end up rebuilding their defense. Big loses on the line and at linebacker…and the defense is about all Colorado has going for it this year. I, for one, am NOT going to miss seeing Hypolite on the field. He’s a damn good player. Colorado will lose a stray O-lineman or two but, lets face it, their offense isn’t really that good this year. They have some young runners that could cause some problems for other teams next year…though not for the mighty Cyclones
Kansas State is a team that is going to have some big problems. Not only will they probably lose Freeman to the draft but they also lose both of their place kickers to graduation. Just ask Colorado how a team with crappy new kickers do…not well. They also lose Ian Campbell…the most overrated D-lineman in the league. All in all, they are going to have to fill the spaces left behind by 21 graduating seniors…and a departing HC. New players…new system…the mighty Cyclones will feast on this clowns.
Missouri will be saying goodbye to the Chases, Daniel and Coffman. I say good riddance. Tired of looking at them. They also say goodbye to QB #2, their place kicker and a couple of good DB’s and O-Linemen…19 Seniors in all. Good. Tired of them winning all the time. Still, they do have good returning skill players at WR and RB…hopefully all of them will jump to the NFL early before the mighty Cyclones have a chance to cripple them.
Sorry Nebraska but you’re going to get hit hardest of all by graduation. Ganz, Peterson, Swift, a boatload of linemen on the offense and defense...Bo might regret not getting some field time in for some of the younger guys…especially at QB. All is not lost what with the return of Helu and Suh…couple of other guys…but it’ll be hard to replace the 22 guys that are leaving with young talent and still get to the top in 2009…especially with the mighty Cyclones already up there.
Yep...I predict 2009 to be the "Year of the Cyclone!"
