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That's like keeping tabs on your ex-wife to see how she's doing.

But you’d also love to see him at UNT. That’s quite a dilemma.😬😛

When did McCarney die? Or is he looking down from Iowa?

Seems like a shuttle to and from campus could be doable for students.

I feel like this game is one of the worst loses in our history. All of the momentum from early in the season just vanished. I’m most likely exaggerating, but I feel like if we had won this game, the sleeping giant that we talk about may have been awakened.

Good lord I’m oblivious. I was sitting one section over from where the field goals are caught and I didn’t see anything until he got tackled. I guess I was enjoying some of the other in-game entertainment☺️😁

On first seeing the helmets, I thought they were probably the worst I’ve ever seen, but after hearing the story behind them, I thought they were awesome. If you haven’t seen them and read the story, here you go: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2022/10/13/how-hand-painted-utah-football/ What a great tribute to two former teammates who were, by all accounts I’ve read, outstanding young men. Both from West Mesquite by the way.

My wife and I both got a shirt at the SMU game. We were sitting in the 2nd row in the upper section. I did notice on Saturday, the last time they gave away shirts I bet 5-6 didn’t even make it into the bleachers. Some really good, simple suggestions to make the game day experience better have been given.

‘23, ‘24, and ‘25 look like good OOC schedules. A name P5, a couple of G5, and an FCS. Regarding the OP, the distance between 1-3 and 4 is crazy. Also, I would have bet decent money that Rice was ranked at some point during the Trevor Cobb years. Didn’t they tie for the SWC title? Seems like it was a three way tie. Terrible memory. None of those things about Rice are even remotely true🤣🤣

I’d say the teams we’ve beaten are the laughingstocks.

Here’s my problem: the blowouts. Let’s just say SMU beat us by 7, UNLV beat us by 7, and Memphis beat us by 10. My perspective would be much different. We get wiped out by average teams every year and it’s demoralizing. The amount of games we’ve lost by 3 touchdowns or move the past 5 seasons is just mind-blowing for a team with about a .500 record who has played very few ranked teams.

I thought Kennesaw was a baseball school.

Most of those are awful. Let me save you the time😀

We’re not 20 players away. A good QB would improve us tremendously. The QB makes such a difference. I already knew it, but it really hit home watching atm and Bama. If Bama has to play too many games without Young, they may be in trouble. That being said, we need to fill a few holes defensively.

I’m thinking along these lines as well, but just to be different give me 34-21.

Realistically, where are the moral victories? We get our ass end handed to us anytime we play someone good (and sometimes when we play someone not so good). I honestly don’t know if SL has had a single game I’d call a moral victory. 2019 @ Cal? 2017 @ Iowa?

I think our fight song is great. The alma mater is just ok.

If we win this week all past sins forgiven, right?

fluke [flo͞ok] NOUN an unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck The win over UTSA is the textbook definition of a fluke, especially considering the way we dismantled them. This discussion got me thinking: What's the difference between a fluke win and an upset? I'm thinking maybe an upset would have been if we had beaten them by 3 in "nice" weather. The way we beat them and the weather being to our advantage made it a fluke.

A little more fun with numbers: 2019: Iowa St. lost 6 games by a total of 43 points (one of those a 22 point loss). We lost by 35 to LaTech. 2020: Iowa St. lost 3 games by a total of 26 points. We by 32 to UTSA, 30 to SMU, and 28 to both Charlotte and App. St. 2021: Iowa St. lost 6 games by a total of 36 points. We lost by 34 to UAB. 2022: Iowa St lost 3 games by a total of 11 points. You all know the numbers that would go here. In the past 4 years, Iowa St. has lost 18 games by an average of 6 points per game. In the past 4 years, UNT has lost 24 games by an average of 19 points per game. Out of our 24 losses in the past 4 seasons, only 4 of them have been 6 points or less.

2019: worst loss was by 22 to ND in bowl game. Next largest deficit was 7 points. 2020: worst loss was 17, next largest deficit was 6 points. 2021: worst loss was 10. 2022: worst loss is 7. I’ll trade with them.

Completely agree. We need to be ball control. Passing just enough to keep the defense honest. That’s hard too since I feel we have very talented WR/TE group, but it’s just the way it has to be for us to be successful. And I’ll add this: When the coaching staff has recruited every player on the roster, we shouldn’t have to be changing the system to fit the personal. It’s ridiculous.

So it's not a unique situation and the precedent has been set? If I understand correctly, if you have the desire to be a part of one of these professions, you have to pay your dues until you get your big break? Though I think an important difference if that the "workers" that we're talking about are given a free education to fall back on in case the "dream" job doesn't work out (and provided free tutoring to give them every opportunity to complete their degree). They are provided meals and housing. They are provided with the best coaching/training to help them achieve their dream. They are provided a stage on which to demonstrate their talents to prospective employers of their dream job. I can't speak to video game development, but actors and musicians certainly aren't given near the support system to succeed as athletes.

Can anyone name another industry where even though the “workers” are exploited and taken advantage of, thousands each year are begging for the chance to be one of those “workers.” Some who are less talented even offer to be allowed to volunteer (walk-on) to be a part of this unfair system.