Iowa State

[Bqqkie Pimp]

It's possible they go 0-12

Just glanced at the schedule, only winnable games are Toledo and @KU. 0-12 seems very, very real.

You don't know jack squat about Toledo's football program this year, do you?

[scottwildcat]

At what point does Iowa State fire Paul? I think 0-8

[bones129]

At what point does Iowa State fire Paul? I think 0-8

That would ruin his chance for a perfect record.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Toledo will be a tough one.  They are picked to win their division of the MAC over No. Illinois.  They have a ton of returning starters from a team that gave Mizzou all they wanted in Columbia last yr.  in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they beat Mizzou up in Toledo this season.

Yeah, ISU isn't going to beat Toledo. Their only winnable games are KU and Iowa.

Iowa is in no way shape or form beatable for ISU. We are more likely to lose than Iowa.

Iowa's 8 point win over Northern Iowa doesn't inspire much confidence. I think it will be a dog fight. Iowa probably wins, but ISU has a chance.

[MadCat]

Toledo will be a tough one.  They are picked to win their division of the MAC over No. Illinois.  They have a ton of returning starters from a team that gave Mizzou all they wanted in Columbia last yr.  in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they beat Mizzou up in Toledo this season.

Yeah, ISU isn't going to beat Toledo. Their only winnable games are KU and Iowa.

Iowa is in no way shape or form beatable for ISU. We are more likely to lose than Iowa.

Iowa's 8 point win over Northern Iowa doesn't inspire much confidence. I think it will be a dog fight. Iowa probably wins, but ISU has a chance.

Iowa State lost to NorIowa last year, FWIW.

[TownieCat]

JMHO... UNI is the best team in that football wasteland of a state. If it weren't for a pretty lopsided penalty difference they would've beaten Iowa on Saturday. Not sure if they were big 10 officials but there were several homer calls for Iowa.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Iowa CFB rankings

1. N. Iowa
2. Western Iowa CC
3. Drake
4. Cyclones
5. ????
6. PowerHawks

[doom]

Iowa CFB rankings

1. N. Iowa
2. Western Iowa CC
3. Drake
4. Cyclones
5. ????
6. PowerHawks

???? is a really underrated team this year tho

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Iowa CFB rankings

1. N. Iowa
2. Western Iowa CC
3. Drake
4. Cyclones
5. ????
6. PowerHawks

???? is a really underrated team this year tho

I could be talked into flipping 1 and 2.

[Katpappy]

Iowa CFB rankings

1. N. Iowa
2. Western Iowa CC
3. Drake
4. Cyclones
5. ????
6. PowerHawks

???? is a really underrated team this year tho

I could be talked into flipping 1 and 2.

Hey, didn't we get our QB from 5. ????

[MakeItRain]

Iowa CFB rankings

1. N. Iowa
2. Western Iowa CC
3. Drake
4. Cyclones
5. ????
6. PowerHawks

Grand View are the NAIA national champs and they've beaten Drake two years in a row. Is there anything more pathetic than a division 1 team losing two years in a row to a NAIA school that has had football less than ten years

[bones129]

Drake plays football? Always thought it was a track and field school. My apologies.

[MakeItRain]

Drake plays football?

probably shouldn't

[star seed 7]

today i learned that drake is d1

[Tobias]

i know I've probably posted it like five times by now, but tobiasBRO played for drake in the late 90's.  dave doeren was his DC at the time and is now HC at NC State.  young tobias got to encounter a lot of general iowa pudliness during this timeframe

[nicname]

They suck. They suck hard. They're injured. Cats should destroy them and score loads of points.

[AbeFroman]

Iowa CFB rankings

1. N. Iowa
2. Western Iowa CC
3. Drake
4. Cyclones
5. ????
6. PowerHawks

Grand View are the NAIA national champs and they've beaten Drake two years in a row. Is there anything more pathetic than a division 1 team losing two years in a row to a NAIA school that has had football less than ten years

Jesus Christ. As a collective Iowa might be the worst of the 50 states at football.

[8manpick]

today i learned that drake is d1

Non-scholarship private school FCS DI.  Not sure any of those teams are any good

[TownieCat]

today i learned that drake is d1

Non-scholarship private school FCS DI.  Not sure any of those teams are any good

They are a juco version of the Ivy League.

[TownieCat]

Enough about crappy Iowa football teams... Cats win 48-16.

[kso_FAN]

Iowa State:

The worst rush defense in the league last year, giving up 5.35 YPC.

Not the worst, but a poor pass defense that gave up 6.9 YPA and had a league low 8 interceptions.

The worst Big 12 defense in points per play (.47) and yards per play (6.05).

And they don't look like they've gotten any better after allowing 7.03 YPP, .47 PPP, 6.86 YPC, and 7.3 YPA in week 1 against a great FCS team, but a program that lost their head coach, quarterback, and 4 offensive linemen.

The Cats should score at least 35 points if not more. I respect NDSU, but we've got a better offense. The Cyclones are simply in for a very long season.

[meow meow]

doesn't Pawwwwl have a contract thru like 2018 or 2020?

[WildcatNkilt]

I'm looking forward to the Paul Rhoads comments in the crowd.  They are going to be all over the board with positive and negative emotion.  Kind of like your grandpa talking about your deadbeat cousin who had so much potential but decided to eff off his entire life and get 2 DUI's but still loves him cause he has a good heart.

[Dugout DickStone]

At what point does Iowa State fire Paul? I think 0-8

And hire who exactly?  there is a reason they gave such a huge loser a huge contract.

[Bqqkie Pimp]

Iowa State:

The worst rush defense in the league last year, giving up 5.35 YPC.

Not the worst, but a poor pass defense that gave up 6.9 YPA and had a league low 8 interceptions.

The worst Big 12 defense in points per play (.47) and yards per play (6.05).

And they don't look like they've gotten any better after allowing 7.03 YPP, .47 PPP, 6.86 YPC, and 7.3 YPA in week 1 against a great FCS team, but a program that lost their head coach, quarterback, and 4 offensive linemen.

The Cats should score at least 35 points if not more. I respect NDSU, but we've got a better offense. The Cyclones are simply in for a very long season.

With this information, I may need to head into the other room to look for the deed to my other farm.