Dec 28 | Camping World Bowl | Iowa State

[Irishize]

Thanks for having me. I don't normally post on other teams' forums, but I have always liked Notre Dame and have always respected your program.

Best player on offense... I would say our tight end Charlie Kolar. He is a potential first round pick in 2021 or 2022. He leads a really solid trio of tight ends.

Defensively would probably be defensive tackle Ray Lima or "star safety" Greg Eisworth. Eisworth has been banged up for most of the second half of the year.

Our o-line has only given up 14 sacks on the season but they do struggle against good pass rushing teams such as Notre Dame. Our offense can put up big numbers at times, but there are other times where they really struggle once they get into opponents territory.

I think y’all have the advantage at QB. Purdy is really fun to watch (except this Saturday of course). He seemed to shoulder more of the offense w/ the loss of Montgomery to the NFL so his numbers dipped a bit but he still had an impressive season. I give Purdy the edge over Book b/c of Book’s struggles against the better teams whereas Purdy thrived against them. However, if Book can maintain his play from the final four games of the season, it should be a shootout.

Is it fair to say this is the biggest game in Iowa State history?

 

[Bluto]

I think y’all have the advantage at QB. Purdy is really fun to watch (except this Saturday of course). He seemed to shoulder more of the offense w/ the loss of Montgomery to the NFL so his numbers dipped a bit but he still had an impressive season. I give Purdy the edge over Book b/c of Book’s struggles against the better teams whereas Purdy thrived against them. However, if Book can maintain his play from the final four games of the season, it should be a shootout.

Is it fair to say this is the biggest game in Iowa State history?

This is not the biggest game in Iowa State history.

Playing Iowa, Texas and or Oklahoma are “bigger” games.

 

[Bluto]

Thanks for having me. I don't normally post on other teams' forums, but I have always liked Notre Dame and have always respected your program.

Best player on offense... I would say our tight end Charlie Kolar. He is a potential first round pick in 2021 or 2022. He leads a really solid trio of tight ends.

Defensively would probably be defensive tackle Ray Lima or "star safety" Greg Eisworth. Eisworth has been banged up for most of the second half of the year.

Our o-line has only given up 14 sacks on the season but they do struggle against good pass rushing teams such as Notre Dame. Our offense can put up big numbers at times, but there are other times where they really struggle once they get into opponents territory.

I can get you Bret Oberg’s autograph for $5 and a half rack of Coors Light.

 

[ARALOU]

I've partied with some Ville fans out at the bars post game and had a blast. It was at the Phoenix Hill Tavern back in the day. Great great bar. Pretty sure it's torn down now. Went there also to watch a buddy of mine play in a bad. It was an awesome place for sports and tunes.

I'm a closet Vol fan too. Had tix for year to TN and went pretty regularly with my buddy who is a grad. We always tailgated with the RV crew and got to know them very very well. IU fan too. I don't really care who wins, just happy to see both in the post season again.

You didn't happen to be around the RV crew in the mid 90s, did you? Specifically the Florida game in 94 I think. I was with the RV in the parking spot next to River Road and where you turn to go to the stadium. I went to games for 4 or 5 years around then with some RV folks. (one was a member on the Tn. Board of Regents) We could hear this crescendo of boos coming up River Road. It was Florida's team bus. It was getting pelted with beer cups, fried chicken, whatever the tailgaters had in their hand whenever they read the side of the Florida team bus. Someone had written in white shoe polish, " hey UT football player, get off of your sister, its time to play football". LOL, that bus had crap dripping off of it. I laughed for two hours. The fans were livid and UT got drilled that day.

 

[irishtrain]

Is there any juice for this game yet? Or still crickets?

I ve changed my mind about this game and its importance-many talking heads think the Irish will be sleep walking and Iowa St will be in their superbowl. My thought is this game is now important for next year with all the fine players coming back and a loss puts the thought of another Notre Dame bowl game poor showing in their minds of the powers at be. Next years team needs the momentum-I wonder how these guys will respond to this and how a long season and missing Xmas will be a factor- I am concerned because what's on board for next year could be a very strong team.

 

[Irish YJ]

You didn't happen to be around the RV crew in the mid 90s, did you? Specifically the Florida game in 94 I think. I was with the RV in the parking spot next to River Road and where you turn to go to the stadium. I went to games for 4 or 5 years around then with some RV folks. (one was a member on the Tn. Board of Regents) We could hear this crescendo of boos coming up River Road. It was Florida's team bus. It was getting pelted with beer cups, fried chicken, whatever the tailgaters had in their hand whenever they read the side of the Florida team bus. Someone had written in white shoe polish, " hey UT football player, get off of your sister, its time to play football". LOL, that bus had crap dripping off of it. I laughed for two hours. The fans were livid and UT got drilled that day.

Nope, my first game was in the late 90s, I went every once in a while with a UT bud, but the year we upset them (2004?) really sold me on the crowd. Thought I was going to get my butt kicked, but they were all so kind. Had tickets myself for several years and went to 3-4 games a year. Quit going regularly about 3 years ago. Just too much going on. I was with the RV crowd most of that time. There's several big wigs that were RV regulars. All in all, they were a wonderful crowd. Always welcoming, went out of their way to feed me. Kept in contact off season, etc.. The fun withered a bit about 7 or so years ago when leader/organizer passed. The group split in two and started parking in two different places when the city came in and screwed up the parking situation. Hoping to start going again when things calm down a bit.

 

[Irishize]

This is not the biggest game in Iowa State history.

Playing Iowa, Texas and or Oklahoma are “bigger” games.

Notre Dame played SC & Michigan this year but they were far from the biggest game in ND history.

ISU plays those teams every year and none of them have been for the conference championship. If they lose one year, they know they’ll have a shot at them the following year.

On the other hand, they’ve never played Notre Dame nor have they ever played a bowl game in the state of Florida. Historically speaking, I think it has to be one of the biggest games in ISU history.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Officially game week. Go Irish, Beat Cyclones.

Nothing on paper suggests it should go down this way but...for some reason my gut says Irish roll.

 

[RDU Irish]

I just think it’s crazy that the main reason we are playing this team is that Oregon lost to Arizona State / Utah lost to Oregon putting Oklahoma in the playoffs.

This allowed the Alamo Bowl to take Texas (and they did for obvious reasons). And then for no reason whatsoever, the Camping World Bowl took Iowa State over Oklahoma State or Kansas State.

It’s like the entire universe had to conspire to give ND the worst matchup they could’ve possibly gotten. I cannot remember the last time ND got a shot at an overrated, soft team in a bowl game.

Maybe that is because we are usually the overrated soft team - can't play ourselves.

 

[ulukinatme]

Notre Dame played SC & Michigan this year but they were far from the biggest game in ND history.

ISU plays those teams every year and none of them have been for the conference championship. If they lose one year, they know they’ll have a shot at them the following year.

On the other hand, they’ve never played Notre Dame nor have they ever played a bowl game in the state of Florida. Historically speaking, I think it has to be one of the biggest games in ISU history.

I won't comment about biggest games in general, but I did touch on this before as far as their bowl history. It's certainly their biggest bowl in some time. Other than a matchup with a mediocre 5 loss pre-Saban Alabama in 2001, this is their biggest matchup since Texas A&M in 1978.

 

[Irishize]

https://www.amestrib.com/sports/201...tunity-to-enhance-brand-in-notre-dame-matchup


"It may arguably be the most watched football game Iowa State has ever played in," —*@IASTATEAD

 

[notredomer23]

Obviously this is a bigger game for Iowa State than it is for us, but winning 11 games in back to back seasons for only the second time in program history is a pretty big deal too.

 

[Irishize]

Obviously this is a bigger game for Iowa State than it is for us, but winning 11 games in back to back seasons for only the second time in program history is a pretty big deal too.

Hopefully the players & coaches are motivated by that among other things. This will be an ISU crowd and there’s little question that their coaches & players see this as a huge stage to show America what the ISU program is all about.

 

[Free Manera]

https://www.pff.com/news/college-football-ranking-all-80-college-football-bowl-quarterbacks-by-pro-potential

Brock Purdy in at #8. (Book is #35 for comparison).

 

[Rudy89]

I’m always nervous about games but I’m more nervous about this game than any other game this year. If we lose this game it will be a humiliating end to a season that had some good but also brought us back down to reality in a sense of what this program is capable of. Maybe if we wasn’t for the fact that for the last 10 years we have been giving programs their biggest wins in history (UConn, Tulsa, UCF, etc) I wouldn’t be quite as much of a nervous wreck. This whole game has me feeling like it’s the 2004 Holiday Bowl where Aaron Rodgers’ Cal team was in a minor bowl and many Cal fans and experts thought they got the shaft not being included in the BCS. Then they went out and just got handled in the holiday bowl by Texas Tech.

I hope we play a great game, I hope our seniors after a rough start to their time here go out as winners. I hope we get another trophy in our trophy case even if it is just a glorified advertisement for an outdoor store. I hope it all works out but I am nervous as fuck.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

I’m always nervous about games but I’m more nervous about this game than any other game this year. If we lose this game it will be a humiliating end to a season that had some good but also brought us back down to reality in a sense of what this program is capable of. Maybe if we wasn’t for the fact that for the last 10 years we have been giving programs their biggest wins in history (UConn, Tulsa, UCF, etc) I wouldn’t be quite as much of a nervous wreck. This whole game has me feeling like it’s the 2004 Holiday Bowl where Aaron Rodgers’ Cal team was in a minor bowl and many Cal fans and experts thought they got the shaft not being included in the BCS. Then they went out and just got handled in the holiday bowl by Texas Tech.



I hope we play a great game, I hope our seniors after a rough start to their time here go out as winners. I hope we get another trophy in our trophy case even if it is just a glorified advertisement for an outdoor store. I hope it all works out but I am nervous as fuck.

USF not UCF. And the UCONN loss was over 10 years ago.


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[Circa]

I’m always nervous about games but I’m more nervous about this game than any other game this year. If we lose this game it will be a humiliating end to a season that had some good but also brought us back down to reality in a sense of what this program is capable of. Maybe if we wasn’t for the fact that for the last 10 years we have been giving programs their biggest wins in history (UConn, Tulsa, UCF, etc) I wouldn’t be quite as much of a nervous wreck. This whole game has me feeling like it’s the 2004 Holiday Bowl where Aaron Rodgers’ Cal team was in a minor bowl and many Cal fans and experts thought they got the shaft not being included in the BCS. Then they went out and just got handled in the holiday bowl by Texas Tech.

I hope we play a great game, I hope our seniors after a rough start to their time here go out as winners. I hope we get another trophy in our trophy case even if it is just a glorified advertisement for an outdoor store. I hope it all works out but I am nervous as fuck.

I don't get it. Why are you nervous as hell? It's not a game that will change anything other than some stuff we don't know about yet...


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[Rudy89]

USF not UCF. And the UCONN loss was over 10 years ago.


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Yeah my bad on that typo. Nonetheless my point remains the same

 

[Riddickulous]

I’m always nervous about games but I’m more nervous about this game than any other game this year. If we lose this game it will be a humiliating end to a season that had some good but also brought us back down to reality in a sense of what this program is capable of. Maybe if we wasn’t for the fact that for the last 10 years we have been giving programs their biggest wins in history (UConn, Tulsa, UCF, etc) I wouldn’t be quite as much of a nervous wreck. This whole game has me feeling like it’s the 2004 Holiday Bowl where Aaron Rodgers’ Cal team was in a minor bowl and many Cal fans and experts thought they got the shaft not being included in the BCS. Then they went out and just got handled in the holiday bowl by Texas Tech.

I hope we play a great game, I hope our seniors after a rough start to their time here go out as winners. I hope we get another trophy in our trophy case even if it is just a glorified advertisement for an outdoor store. I hope it all works out but I am nervous as fuck.

None of those losses occurred later than 2011. We very rarely lose those games anymore.

 

[IrishFaninTX]

None of those losses occurred later than 2011. We very rarely lose those games anymore.

2016 says hi. But I get your point

 

[Bluto]

Notre Dame played SC & Michigan this year but they were far from the biggest game in ND history.

ISU plays those teams every year and none of them have been for the conference championship. If they lose one year, they know they’ll have a shot at them the following year.

On the other hand, they’ve never played Notre Dame nor have they ever played a bowl game in the state of Florida. Historically speaking, I think it has to be one of the biggest games in ISU history.

You asked if this was the “biggest” game in Iowa State history.

I don’t think it is because any game against the before mentioned opponents means more from a state as well as regional recruiting and a league standing standpoint every year. Also, ND is ranked 14th and has lost to all kinds of mediocre to bad teams as recently as 2016. It’s not like ISU would be knocking off a perennial playoff program who also happens to be in their league (Oklahoma). The national implications of this game are also nil.

It’s a “big” game but I don’t think it’s even close to the “biggest” in program history.

 

[Rhode Irish]

Koon has ‘Live Laugh Love’ painted in his living room

I thought tattooed on his lower back.

 

[stpeteirish]

You asked if this was the “biggest” game in Iowa State history.

I don’t think it is because any game against the before mentioned opponents means more from a state as well as regional recruiting and a league standing standpoint every year. Also, ND is ranked 14th and has lost to all kinds of mediocre to bad teams as recently as 2016. It’s not like ISU would be knocking off a perennial playoff program who also happens to be in their league (Oklahoma). The national implications of this game are also nil.

It’s a “big” game but I don’t think it’s even close to the “biggest” in program history.

Its probably in the interest of both teams (ND and ISU) to pump this "biggest game in ISU history" concept but its not. People just aren't fired up about non playoff bowl games these days.

 

[Blazers46]

Its probably in the interest of both teams (ND and ISU) to pump this "biggest game in ISU history" concept but its not. People just aren't fired up about non playoff bowl games these days.

I agree. My brother is coming to town and he asked when and who ND plays... and I paused on the who and completely did not know when.

 

[Luckylucci]

Tommy Rees will be calling plays from the booth on Saturday per BK

 

[Irishize]

You asked if this was the “biggest” game in Iowa State history.

I don’t think it is because any game against the before mentioned opponents means more from a state as well as regional recruiting and a league standing standpoint every year. Also, ND is ranked 14th and has lost to all kinds of mediocre to bad teams as recently as 2016. It’s not like ISU would be knocking off a perennial playoff program who also happens to be in their league (Oklahoma). The national implications of this game are also nil.

It’s a “big” game but I don’t think it’s even close to the “biggest” in program history.

Well if/when ISU is giving ND a game or even beating them, let’s compare the hype train to that game w/ the OU game where they were a successful 2-pt conversion away from winning. A 10-win ND in a bowl that “no one gave ISU a chance to win” (That’s the hyperbole that will be added after the fact) will be their biggest win in program history if they pull it off. Perception is reality in CFB. We can agree to disagree.

 

[Irishize]

Tommy Rees will be calling plays from the booth on Saturday per BK

A first time play caller going against a successful DC who is more than twice his age & has even more than twice the in-game experience is quite maiden voyage.

 

[Luckylucci]

A first time play caller going against a successful DC who is more than twice his age & has even more than twice the in-game experience is quite maiden voyage.

Though he said he's not inclined to change any calls, at this point, all play calls will go through Bk.

 

[Riddickulous]

Tommy Rees will be calling plays from the booth on Saturday per BK

A first time play caller going against a successful DC who is more than twice his age & has even more than twice the in-game experience is quite maiden voyage.

A good performance here could go a long way towards getting him the permanent OC gig. Curious to see how he does. He'll be dialed in for this one, if nothing else.

 

[FDNYIrish1]

A first time play caller who also has no film of habits, formations, motions, or tendencies. I honestly think Tommy will do great. He maximized his limited physical abilities as a player due to a depth of football IQ. I’m excited to see what he does with time to prepare a game plan.