There seems to be a big difference between basketball and football when it comes to fans thinking they know not only what should be done, but also why the coach isn't doing what the fan thinks should be done. For instance, the 3 point shooting by the Cyclones under TJ has been near the bottom in the conference but you don't hear fans saying TJ needs to run different actions to free up shooters or TJ is too stubborn to fix the 3 point deficiency. It's just understood that ISU has lacked consistently good 3 point shooters and it has to find other ways to win. Contrast that to the ISU football rushing attack. ISU under Matt Campbell has mostly been at or near the bottom in the conference in rushing per game. Obviously there has been a dearth of rushing success but fans think they know what plays should be ran to fix the problem and/or they also know why Matt isn't doing what the fans think...ie: stubborn, ignorant, etc... If you think you can call plays, put together a better game plan, etc... than the ISU staff then it follows that you believe you are a better coach than they are. If you are then ISU is grossly over paying the coaching staffs and how incompetent must the staffs be that ISU beats? You'll get no quarrel from me if you believe Matt & Co has mostly recruited & developed offensive lines that are below conference standards for run blocking. Pretty obvious he hasn't. Matt's on his third o-line coach so clearly he knows things had to change. Will that position group get better? Hopefully, because it has to be significantly better going forward. Like poor 3 point shooting is usually a function of talent deficiency, so is run blocking. ISU currently has players in the NFL at qb, rb, receiver, te, line backer, d line, & d back. Notice there are zero o linemen. Want Big 12 conference level rushing? Recruit & develop better o linemen. Same goes for TJ & 3 point shooting.

Here we are again about to face an opponent who was given a detailed, in person, instruction on our defense? Venebles was DC at Clemson when we thought it was a good idea to have them over to teach them our defense. I've never understood that.
If you have a competitive advantage, why dilute it? The intricacies/subtleties probably lie with how Heacock approaches a problem. I know our opponents have film, but why give away our internal applications?

Nice job young man!

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8-0 in games started and finished in career to date! He's making great decisions. Playing "within" himself (but obviously showing he has game) and their offense. Thought he made some great decision last night. Some of which were not to hold on to the ball too long to avoid sacks. Only been sacked 6 times so far this season. Also made some great throws. The 9'ers knew what they were doing with the 262nd pick!

The vultures are still waiting to pounce but he is doing a great job of proving his doubters wrong. If/when SF loses a game, based on his play to date, I would be very surprised if Brock is the primary reason why. SF has a pretty salty team.

We were blessed to have him play for the Cyclones!

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CTJO and staff have offered this Florida JUCO recruit in the 2024 class. The Cyclones had appeared likely to stand pat with their two 2024 HS commits after JT Rock reclassified to 2023, but those plans have now apparently changed with the Banks offer.

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I really didn't think smart people could deny the impact humans have had on our climate, particularly since the industrial age. But I read this in the paper today and had to shake my head:

There is plenty of room for discussion about sensible ways to reverse the trend, but it has to start with acknowledgement of the issue. I don't know if the lack of response is purely political, but this is not a political issue. Or at least it shouldn't be. Different solutions may fall along party lines. But an outright denial makes it hard for me to support the Republican party. This is not the party I grew up with.

Watched RFK Jr. on the Theo Von podcast and it is worth watching, he talks about how bad Blackrock, Vanguard are and illegal immigration.
Sometimes Theo Von is hard to watch as he is a comedian but the interview is pretty good. You can watch this on youtube.

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Iowa State set to make another pitch to 2025 four-star forward

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Electric Vehicles will bankrupt Ford.

So Ford is essentially destroying their own company to build electric vehicles that are absolute crap. Way to go Greenies! Ford will soon be truly be "Found On Road Dead".

They lose 58-60K per electric vehicle they build. What freaking morons. And they are building products that are worthless. And Biden made it so that tax credits for electric vehicle had to be under 80K, and virtually all electric trucks cost over 130K !

Through four games, Iowa WRs have a total of 14 receptions. For context, Jaylin Noel has 20 so far this year and Jayden Higgins has 13.

Big fan of Greg Smith's upside

Iowa State's head coach will be in front of the media at around 12:15 this afternoon inside the Stark Performance Center. I'll be on hand posting live highlights in the thread below.

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Neal goes deep into Tuesday decision to join ISU's 2024 class

Will pay a premium so please either call or text 540-287-1128. Go Cyclones!

Did not realize he was in a bad car accident and missed his senior high school season. Then missed a year here with an injury in his first game of his career. Now a RS junior.

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I'll have a bit more from Neal after I talk to him when his school day is over, but here's a little refresher. Neal was one I met with during Big 12 MBB Tournament week during my KC FB recruiting tour.

Went to hunt for better seats for the upcoming basketball season and OMG there is nothing. I hope that means that we are close to being sold out. I am happy, the seats that I sat in last year were actually just fine and will work for the upcoming season just fine.

Has everyone heard the evidence against him, I mean at least try and be sneaky. Gold bars, envelope of money with his name on it.... I mean seriously what a bone head.