Charts

Click on over to Black Heart Gold Pants for this epicly awesome chart. Inspired work, fellas.

It's always interesting to read the view of a game from the other side. They bring stats, too.

Diss

So Adrian Clayborn, former Iowa DL, dissed Iowa State on Twitter:

@AJaClay That Pitt game should be a good one! All the others will be cake! I mean we are the only university in the state!

The snarky fan would ask if that was the same Clayborn who was seen on the sidelines gasping for air in the fourth quarter as his defense gave up two TD's in a loss to Northwestern, but we aren't that clever.

But part of me says, fine, he never lost to Iowa State, so why shouldn't he make fun of the Cyclones? It's not like he needed to play in the fourth quarter of those games, so congrats! He has scoreboard.

Snarky fan asks if it's the same scoreboard Northwestern has over Iowa.

The only way to earn the respect of opponents is to start beating people. Dumping Iowa would be a good start.

Fine Nebraska Snark

Thanks for everything, Huskers.

Snark

This is complete snark-

Is there an optimum number of arrests a BCS football program should incur each year to maximize wins? Stat geeks, to your spreadsheets!

Tip 'o the toque to @brentblum.

Peter

Too Late

The fans of The School Without A National Championship Most Deserving Of One are going to be insufferable until they play Northwestern in November.

The upside? We can only help fuel the insanity.

Personally, I think Iowa will win every game by 35 points. If they don't someone should be fired.

Peter

Slow

Let me get this straight.

A long-time Rag sportswriter and lifelong SUI fan waits 13 years to ask Bill Fennelly a question, and he gets pissy that Bill doesn't give him a response he likes.

Bill's a smart guy, and knows every member of the working press by name- I've seen him in action. I suspect Bill mistook Ron for the retiree that he is, assumed he wandered into the press room looking for free cookies, and took a "who-the-heck-is-this-guy" tone. Ron got what he deserved.

Ron probably had a chance or two to play the serious journalist with Bill back when he was working. Now that he has retired, he should stay in his comped seats in the stands.

Funny how Ron finds a reason to hate every ISU coach he runs into. It's just amazing.

Peter

Gigs for Hawkins

The best line of the day:

While Hawkins was having a time-out chat with the officials, some clever fans yelled out:

"Coach- they ain't hiring!"

Peter

Helpful

Iowa fan reminds us that it is hard to win football games when your QB isn't 100%.

They are so helpful.

Peter

Giving It Away

It's nice to be on the receiving end of a self-destruction for once, no?

Peter

Hiring

I think Paul should have hired more of his drinking buddies as assistants. I'm not sure this whole "Hiring guys that know what they're doing" plan is working out.

Peter

WhoCuddaNode?

Isn't it obvious that hosting a U2 concert might be a little rough to a grass field?

Peter

Fans Dressed as Empty Seats

I hear John Walters reference the KU crowd leaving at halftime, but I chalked it up to cold weather.

I guess its an ongoing problem.

Much like the Texas fan wandering into a 'Horns basketball game to scout walk-on tight ends, KU fans just don't know what to make of winning football. It's not hoops, so they don't like it.

Peter

Struggles

It looks like Gene "Super Genius" still struggles against quality opponents.

Peter

Heartbreak Defined

"Clone Zone has a pretty telling cataloging of Cyclone Football Heartbreak and what's most depressing is that it's just the last 10 years.

It doesn't include:

-blowing a 35 point lead, at home, to Kansas.
-having an onside kick run back for a TD to seal a loss to OU
-losing in OT in Lincoln after having several chances to win
-collapsing in the 4th against ranked CU in the infamous Snow Bowl (I was there)
-losing to an unremarkable Okie State team with the Big 8 Title on the line

Those are just off the top of my head. Sometimes I don't know why we keep showing up.

We haven't discussed basketball, either. A phantom traveling call on Sam Hill, anyone? Hampton? Michigan State?

Peter

Reruns

Funny how games where ISU finds yet another new way to lose we all feel that we have seen that movie before.

This is reason #1 why the casual fan is never an ISU fan. It's too damn painful.

Peter

Failure

Iowa Fan- anything less than a NC is definitely a failure now. Accept nothing less.

Just sayin'.

Peter

5

I assume I'm not the only one who hopes Rhodes can equal or surpass the win total of Gene "Super Genius" Chizik- but in only one season.

Halfway there.

Peter

TV Success

Plans were being made to air tonight's ISU-Army game before the implosion against SUI.

Winning when you are on TV earns your team more TV appearances. Unless you are a member of the Big 1011, of course.

Peter

Fugly

While ISU has rolled out some ugly unis over the years (especially the Criner years) they've never tried anything this bad.

I was cheering against Minny based on the gold jersey alone.

Not a fan of ISU's red pants FWIW.

Peter

13-0

Iowa fan: Given your 3-0 start, anything less than an undefeated season and a national championship should be considered a huge failure.

You have settled for just being good for too long. Turn up the heat on Kirk: NC or new coach.

Just sayin'.

Peter