Cyclone Football finds itself stuck in windless territory. Enough talent and skill to compete, not enough talent and skill and mental capacity to win. Danny Mac spent a decade in this space, with only a few wins to show for it. CPR had dozens of close calls, but never broke through for an extended period.
Now it's Campbell's turn to try and round the corner and get to more interesting territory.
Showing posts with label Dan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dan. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 01, 2016
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Grey Beard Blog
I just noticed that I've been publishing this sucky blog off and on for 11 years. To my 17 readers, thank you.
A few things have changed. In 2004, Van De Velde was AD. Dan McCarney was finding ways not to win the Big 12 North. Wayne Morgan was in his first year, picking up after the Larry meltdown. Nebraska, Colorado and Missouri were all conference foes.
ISU finished 123rd in the Director's cup standings. They were 45th in 2015.
When you take the long view, things have improved tremendously, and Athletics as a whole punch above their weight. But work needs to be done.
This blog can improve, too.
A few things have changed. In 2004, Van De Velde was AD. Dan McCarney was finding ways not to win the Big 12 North. Wayne Morgan was in his first year, picking up after the Larry meltdown. Nebraska, Colorado and Missouri were all conference foes.
ISU finished 123rd in the Director's cup standings. They were 45th in 2015.
When you take the long view, things have improved tremendously, and Athletics as a whole punch above their weight. But work needs to be done.
This blog can improve, too.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Smaller, Slower, Weaker
Iowa State is all of the above, and yet made a$m sweat a bit. It was the kind of effort that will keep fans coming back, especially when the weather is spectacular.
The five-games-without-drawing-a-holding-penalty-streak is just sick, yet a symptom of being smaller, slower, and weaker on the DL than everyone else. Other teams don't get flagged because they don't have to hold (much) to get the job done.
Unfortunately my eyes are not trained enough to tell if ISU is getting better over time, if CPR recruits are an upgrade over Danny Mac or Chiz recruits. I do know that the schedule is getting better, er, tougher.
Heck, I think this team could beat this year's Utah, Colorado and maybe Nebraska. So it goes. FWIW- ISU has lost to 4 of the Sagarin Top 30. Iowa is 0-1. That's a huge difference.
Keep grinding- hopefully the corner is nearby.
The five-games-without-drawing-a-holding-penalty-streak is just sick, yet a symptom of being smaller, slower, and weaker on the DL than everyone else. Other teams don't get flagged because they don't have to hold (much) to get the job done.
Unfortunately my eyes are not trained enough to tell if ISU is getting better over time, if CPR recruits are an upgrade over Danny Mac or Chiz recruits. I do know that the schedule is getting better, er, tougher.
Heck, I think this team could beat this year's Utah, Colorado and maybe Nebraska. So it goes. FWIW- ISU has lost to 4 of the Sagarin Top 30. Iowa is 0-1. That's a huge difference.
Keep grinding- hopefully the corner is nearby.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Millions
The best part of pawning off a problem on someone else is all of the millions we save compared to firing a coach that hasn't worked out.
We would have saved some cash had Mac taken the TCU job when it was available, too.
Peterclone
We would have saved some cash had Mac taken the TCU job when it was available, too.
Peterclone
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