Official Game Thread: Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State

[osucowboy79]

Assuming we somehow make it to the CCG, the order of teams I'd like to play a second time are:

1. Iowa St.
2. Texas
3. Baylor
4. OU

I think we'd handle Iowa St pretty easily on a neutral field. But serious congrats to them. They played a great game Saturday and I'm happy that their fans got to rush the field and celebrate a victory against a superior program. Just wish it was against someone other than us.

 

[llcoolw]

Who else has? I don't recall it, maybe Texas will once they finally beat us down in Austin again? BTW, I hope we NEVER rush the field after beating ISU...I think that's reserved for a team and program you don't like, just my opinion.

Thinking Arizona did in 2012 after losing 2 in a row to us. Baylor in 2016. There was some strange streak of bad luck but it seems like Baylor was happy to have any win. TCU in 2018. Beating us was unexpected and made them bowl eligible. Texas in 2019. Breaking the losing streak to us in Austin. I’m old so this could be a complete fabrication or partial. It all blends in like one long game after awhile.

 

[llcoolw]

Pretty sure Iowa State twice. Maybe a West Virginia in there too?

 

[Clonestar85]

“Check the rule!”

one post later

“I can’t find it”

Classic.

If you think LSU and USC won’t have a serious pull you’re crazier than those back to back posts.

You don’t know squat about the man so you make ignorant assumptions. If he didn’t take the Browns job, he certainly isn’t taking the LSU or USC jobs

btw, I relied on someone else’s statement about a ball carrier on an offensive player. I decided to look when another poster questioned it.

 

[Clonestar85]

Assuming we somehow make it to the CCG, the order of teams I'd like to play a second time are:

1. Iowa St.
2. Texas
3. Baylor
4. OU

I think we'd handle Iowa St pretty easily on a neutral field. But serious congrats to them. They played a great game Saturday and I'm happy that their fans got to rush the field and celebrate a victory against a superior program. Just wish it was against someone other than us.

Actually, I would take that bet in a minute. I thought the clones would win by 2 scores, so OSU performed better than expected.

 

[Clonestar85]

I don't think we have any injuries...that's how we play every game. As far as a rematach I would like that as I don't want ou or texas anywhere near that game...that being said I do think ISU has a harder road to get there.

We don’t have any injuries either it appears, but there are banged up players. I think your folks were surprised that the defense on the other side of the field was better than the Pokes’ D.

 

[Coolfogg]

You don’t know squat about the man so you make ignorant assumptions.

Please bestow your knowledge of Matt Campbell for people on a OSU message board. Are you his agent? Brother? Wife? Sister?

btw, I relied on someone else’s statement about a ball carrier on an offensive player. I decided to look when another poster questioned it.

Are you relying on another posters info for this as well, or was it just a media outlets spin?

 

[Clonestar85]

Please bestow your knowledge of Matt Campbell for people on a OSU message board. Are you his agent? Brother? Wife? Sister?
Matt Campbell doesn’t use an agent so that should be sufficient for your purposes

Are you relying on another posters info for this as well, or was it just a media outlets spin?

I never said it was another poster’s info. You can go back and read it again.

 

[Rack]

We don’t have any injuries either it appears, but there are banged up players. I think your folks were surprised that the defense on the other side of the field was better than the Pokes’ D.

a hairs breath is hard to measure. I think the defenses were fairly equal. The stats were almost equal with the difference being that we were marked short on that final drive...I firmly believe that had we not been marked short we would have scored and won. Of course we will never know but that is what I believe would happen, and if we both are fortunate enough to play in the championship I think the Pokes will win...and I'm 100% certain that "State" will win.

You have a great day...It's all good. I'm just glad we are involved in big time college football games again.

 

[Rack]

I never said it was another poster’s info. You can go back and read it again.

I was wondering, after this game, what's Campbells record vs Gundy? Honestly don't remember.

 

[Clonestar85]

I was wondering, after this game, what's Campbells record vs Gundy? Honestly don't remember.

He has only beaten Gundy twice

 

[Osufan86]

We don’t have any injuries either it appears, but there are banged up players. I think your folks were surprised that the defense on the other side of the field was better than the Pokes’ D.

So we missed 2 FGs and lost 24-21 and your takeaway is that the Iowa State defense was better than the OSU defense? Does that mean you think that the OSU offense is better than the Iowa State offense?

 

[osucowboy79]

Actually, I would take that bet in a minute. I thought the clones would win by 2 scores, so OSU performed better than expected.

I admire your confidence. Unfounded though it may be. Welcome to the board. Hope to see you guys in December.

 

[OstatePokes]

I have zero interest in potentially playing ISU in the Big 12 Championship game. Nobody outside of the Big 12 would watch or would be impressed. I think we both have a challenging road to get to Dallas, but I would much rather play a big program.

 

[marvin7]

So we missed 2 FGs and lost 24-21 and your takeaway is that the Iowa State defense was better than the OSU defense? Does that mean you think that the OSU offense is better than the Iowa State offense?

Exactly what I was thinking. Our offense performed at an equivalent of at least 24 points, which is the same points the ISU offense put up, but our offense isn't nearly as good as Iowa State's, so the ISU defense had a much easier 'level of difficulty'. Allowing us 24 points puts the ISU D on par with Baylor, and worse than Tulsa. ...better than Kstate and Texas, though.

 

[TheMonkey]

I have zero interest in potentially playing ISU in the Big 12 Championship game. Nobody outside of the Big 12 would watch or would be impressed. I think we both have a challenging road to get to Dallas, but I would much rather play a big program.

I think our game last week drew 2.5 million viewers. More than the USC/ND prime time game. I think we’ll be fine.

 

[osucowboy79]

Just finished a rewatch. Painful. Just on that last drive we had two little mistakes that cost us huge.

Procedure penalty, not letting Tay get set cost us an 8 yard gain. Then, whatever Bray did, running the wrong route and dropping what would have been a big gain.

Execute either of those and the 4th down play never happens.

Overall, really good game. Iowa St played great. Purdy had the game of his life.
Congrats to them but I want that rematch even more. This team is still getting better.

 

[Clonestar85]

So we missed 2 FGs and lost 24-21 and your takeaway is that the Iowa State defense was better than the OSU defense? Does that mean you think that the OSU offense is better than the Iowa State offense?

Of course not

 

[Clonestar85]

Exactly what I was thinking. Our offense performed at an equivalent of at least 24 points, which is the same points the ISU offense put up, but our offense isn't nearly as good as Iowa State's, so the ISU defense had a much easier 'level of difficulty'. Allowing us 24 points puts the ISU D on par with Baylor, and worse than Tulsa. ...better than Kstate and Texas, though.

OSU had three 4th down stops. That is huge in field position and pressure on the defense. If ISU pins the pokes back on all of the 4th downs that were missed, the 24 pts most likely becomes 14 or less.

 

[marvin7]

OSU had three 4th down stops. That is huge in field position and pressure on the defense. If ISU pins the pokes back on all of the 4th downs that were missed, the 24 pts most likely becomes 14 or less.

I get that you're saying the ISU offensive failures against OSU's defense made ISU's D look bad. But you have to give credit to the OSU D, then, for having an effect on offense (which I wasn't even considering before). FYI, OSU had 2, not 3 fourth down stops. And both stops were fairly well into OSU's side of the field.

Also, I take back what I said earlier. OSU scored a defensive TD against Texas, so Texas' D only allowed 25 points. KSU's D only allowed 24 due to a defensive TD. Tulsa allowed a kickoff return TD, so their D actually allowed 21 points. And I didn't even mention Boise State, whose D allowed 21 points.

So in summary, ISU's D allowed the same amount of (effective) points as Baylor, Texas, Kansas State, and Missouri State, almost down to the point...and allowed more points than Boise St. and Tulsa. One can hold out hope that the upcoming Kansas D will put on a worse showing than ISU did, though.

Giving up that last TD drive was the worst moment of the season for the OSU defense, though. And, yes, it did surprise me.