perhaps, but it cuts both ways. anyhow, i think the best argument with those stats is that none of those schools should be feared by anyone and ISU sure does look good in the north when the north is complete garbage.
But that's the thing - we're not afraid of any of you. Kansas has a new coach, and much as we love Turner, there will be growing pains. Missouri is the best of the bunch and deserves our full attention and respect, but we match up well enough against them that it will be if anything a competitive game, and we're confident of a win. Kansas State is always troublesome but shouldn't be too much trouble, and Colorado will be making plans to or will already have fired Hawkins by the time we play them.
I'd bet anything that this is a night-and-day difference to the 8 turnovers the Vikings had. I didn't watch that game, but I did see the NU-ISU one. And those were not turnovers. Certainly not lost to Iowa State. Those were, "Someone must be paying Niles Paul to drop the ball." Running clear to the endzone with nobody within a mile of him, Paul loses a fumble when he gets hit by ... his knee, or something. Meno Holt catches a ball and running, without contact, drops it.No, but the facts speak for itself. So it was a fluke - totally understandable - but it still means that the Huskers lost the ball eight times to... Iowa State. I can't imagine a circumstance where eight turnovers are excusable. The Vikings had 8 turnovers in the NFC championship. Good team, yes, but eight turnovers. And it was close, just like the Huskers and Cyclones. But they had eight turnovers. And they lost. That means they royally messed up.Did you watch the game?Still, Huskers, you guys did have eight turnovers. It's not like saying a grand piano fell on the offensive huddle.
I don't think there's any way Colorado can be worse than last year (but Hawkins has proven me wrong on that point before), I said maybe to Kansas, so whatever, I'll give you that one. K-State worries me because Bill Snyder is (was?) a good coach and they have a beast of a running back who scares me a little. You're right, they're pretty comparable, but the reason I feel more worried about those games than Iowa State is because I believe the team is going to be extra focused on getting revenge for last year. Nebraska has been prone to mini-meltdowns in the middle of the season the last couple years (TTech, Iowa State last year, Missouri, Oklahoma the year before) so I always worry about those middling games. Plus, to be honest, I just don't think Iowa State is a very good team. That's my opinion, you're welcome to your own. You beat us last year. We get it. But I don't think it means anything for this year.
As far as what it does for our program, winning a bowl game has to be the answer, no matter who it's against.
Looking at the 2010 schedule, Iowa St is at best a 5-7 team. That's what I think, but you are here to tell me that they are better than 5-7?
Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Colorado, Kansas State, and Kansas are all very winnable games that we have to take. I trust Paul Rhoads to not let us drop them. If we lose one of them, it's Colorado.
i actually like ISU and like to see them win (except against NU, of course) and i respect the team and cpr. however, it is hard to change perceptions and sometimes a team can only be as good as its program; i.e., ISU has never (rarely?) had an above average football team. they may be better than we give them credit for, they may be better than they were the last decade, but they are still ISU and still below-average. i hope i am proven wrong and they have a great season (except when they play NU), but i will have to see it before i can believe it. i do think they are in the right direction, but McCarney (sp?) had them in the right direction for a season, too.
not really...by the way most scared of mizzou by far...returning most of their starters except their receivers...then KSU, Kansas(ummm...see what gill did with a worthless buffalo team), ISU, and then Colorado(will hawkins even be the coach by then?)
dude, i totally respect your opinions, and everyone is entitled to there own. We all know anything can happen in a game (ex: ISU vs NE last year) but its going to take alot more than that for you to "like your chances". MU played so poorly in the first half of last years game and still dominated the stats. (had 200 more total yds,ran for more than 200, passed for more than 300, had nearly 12 mins more poss. time & almost 2 full yrds more per play) ISU scored on two trick plays. They pulled everything out of the hat to win that game and still came up short. Add in the fact that MU returns nearly everybody from the youngest team in NCAA football last year I believe its more of a long shot than you are making it out to be. ISU can be a weird game, it has been in the past, but the only win against MU in the last 7 seasons was McCarney's farewell game and that was a referee screw job where the MU winning TD was called back on a phantom penalty that the BIG12 later appoligized for. There is just nothing that would say ISU should win or would have a 50/50 or better chance. MU beat ISU when you were the better team, and MU won when we were the better team. I think you would pin hopes on a different game.
Dude, just let the goats cross the bridge, you troll.
unless ISU went out and picked up brandon marshall himself from the broncos, i don't see them being that much better
