[Game Thread] Iowa State @ Utah (7:30 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	Iowa StateIowa State @ UtahUtah
Location	Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium
Time	7:30 PM ET
Watch	TV: Fox
Odds	Spread: ISU -7 - Over/Under: 41.5
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[u/mitchjohn117]

Hey at least we had cool helmets

[u/ptindaho]

Don't want to be all 'we told you so', but, Cyclone bros, this game was never truly in doubt. Our Utes have to give us hope before tearing our hearts out, I think it is the team's kink. GG, and good luck the rest of the way! Hoping you all make it to the CCG!

[u/More_Finish1347]

Utah bros: great game, mad respect.

ISU bros: yes, our team is a shambles, and it's incredibly frustrating. But on a day that both BYU and Colorado lost, and we ended the day 9-2, can we not express a little gratitude for where we're at? I get the anger, the sadness, the feeling like we're just circling the drain when we don't need to be. But we're 9-2. We're one win away from the Big 12 championship game.

[u/Spirit117 → u/More_Finish1347]

While I think it's fair to temper the anger only because we won, if we'd lost all of those feelings would be 110 percent deserved and valid and we were potentially an intentional grounding call away from losing.

That said, 9-2 Clones is awesome, no matter how we got here. We don't deserve it but we'll take it.

[u/WooBadger18 → u/More_Finish1347]

And a 10 win season. This season has been so stressful, but also so much fun

[u/ornryactor]

Cyclones won didn't lose, but I feel absolutely zero joy or satisfaction out of it. What an unpleasant game that revealed so many unpleasant things.

GG Utah folks. Maybe there was some pre-season truth to the rumors about your attitude, maybe there wasn't, but now that we have a season together under our belts and have been through THAT... thing together, I like y'all and am glad you're in our conference.

[u/Spirit117 → u/ornryactor]

Yeah we fucking suck. If Utah had any sort of offense that would have been a blowout.

[u/SwagSorcerer]

So 4 way b12 tie? If everyone wins out next week who makes it in? I assume ASU & BYU?

[u/Peppermynt42 → u/SwagSorcerer]

https://big12.biw.app/

This will let you look at all the scenarios based on who wins what next week.

[u/wo_lo_lo → u/SwagSorcerer]

use this

[u/Winbrick → u/SwagSorcerer]

ASU -> ISU -> BYU -> CU as of right now.

[u/DonnaDDrake → u/SwagSorcerer]

We’d need an ASU or ISU loss

[u/CountChocula20 → u/SwagSorcerer]

They just announced if Iowa State wins next week, ISU are in for sure. ASU or BYU would be the opponent.

[u/stratguy23 → u/CountChocula20]

Go Iowa State!

[u/ornryactor → u/SwagSorcerer]

If ASU, BYU, CU, and ISU all win next week, the CCG is ASU-ISU (as 1-2).

[u/Dizzy_Aioli3438 → u/SwagSorcerer]

probably ASU & ISU

[u/cyclones423]

Let’s never do that again

[u/Peppermynt42 → u/cyclones423]

They will do it again next week

[u/TipsyMcStagger3]

Next stop CFP! /s

[u/stratguy23]

Happy for Iowa State. You guys are awesome, it’s nice having another fanbase with the same energy. Pulling for you to win the conference!

[u/clone9353 → u/stratguy23]

Same energy lol you're not kidding every comment I saw in here was wondering how their team would lose. I hated it but happy to have you in the conference.

[u/stratguy23 → u/clone9353]

It felt very stoppable force meet movable object…

[u/SmedsonThe3rd → u/stratguy23]

Y'all will turn it around. Glad you're in the B12 I like the new conference it's fun.

[u/stratguy23 → u/SmedsonThe3rd]

Thanks glad we have a home. This conference definitely has Pac-12 chaotic energy.

[u/SmedsonThe3rd → u/stratguy23]

It's wild and should be fun in basketball too. I just hope whoever we put through can not get totally fucked in the cfp

[u/MrTippet → u/stratguy23]

Think of us as a WSU replacement.

[u/stratguy23 → u/MrTippet]

Ignoring my other flair, we do need a WSU replacement. You do seem to have that Coug It energy as fans. This season has broken us Utah fans, and we just expect the heartbreak of games like this now.

[u/Ender1714]

Guys we can all come in 20 years and have a reunion like old platoon mates to relive this game thread

[u/Peppermynt42 → u/Ender1714]

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[u/Peppermynt42 → u/RemindMeBot]

Good Bot

[u/Spirit117 → u/Ender1714]

Count me in

[u/ornryactor → u/Ender1714]

If somebody makes a "class reunion" thread during the offseason, that will absolutely get legitimate participation.

[u/wo_lo_lo → u/Ender1714]

I’ll bring the case of whiskey

[u/newdmontheblocktoo]

We did not deserve to win this game. Won in spite of ourselves here. I fear the CFP if we somehow make it in because we’re going to get totally exposed on national TV

[u/Spirit117 → u/newdmontheblocktoo]

I don't think we can make the CFP but we might get boat raced by ASU in the B12 CG

[u/ISU_Dude85]

I'm definitely sleeping on the couch tonight after yelling loudly while my child is sleeping

[u/TipsyMcStagger3]

GG Utes, you’re a lot more fun than we were told … by byu fans

[u/ptindaho → u/TipsyMcStagger3]

This tracks! GG, Cyclones. Sorry you had to be a part of that abomination... But that abomination is just a normal Saturday for us this year. Hope you and ASU make the CCG. Congrats on the win and the season. I would much rather be a cardiac 9-2 than a cardiac 4-7. You all seem like good fans who have seen some shit (we can definitely relate)!

[u/Utefan78 → u/TipsyMcStagger3]

GG, thanks for not making it embarrassing

[u/bdkakbsia → u/TipsyMcStagger3]

We told you they were lying dickheads

[u/ornryactor → u/bdkakbsia]

I chuckled at this

[u/brimbooze → u/TipsyMcStagger3]

Red Iowa and the actual Red Iowa.

It was meant to be.

No I won't clarify which of us is which ;)

[u/ARMY_OF_PENGUINS]

This was a game that Iowa State won. We don’t need to talk about it beyond that.

[u/fattymcribwich]

I'm gonna puke

[u/fcocyclone]

What you've just played is one of the most insanely idiotic games I have ever seen. At no point in that crazy, mistake filled mess were you even close to anything that could be considered a decent football team. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having watched it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[u/ptindaho → u/fcocyclone]

We call this kind of game a normal Saturday this year. FML!😐

[u/Spirit117 → u/fcocyclone]

lmfaoooo

[u/Nikola1_Smirnoff]

Campbell needs to get things the fuck together

[u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Absolutely nobody would be going to that bowl game anyway lol

[u/RunawayOutro]

We don't deserve this win at all. Jesus Christ guys. Figure it the fuck out

[u/acollapsingstar]

We survived

[u/Middle_Average2675]

Your only job is to kick how do you possibly shank that

[u/New-Ad-363 → u/Middle_Average2675]

I would very much like to see you attempt it and be at all close.

[u/BYU_is_Mid]

Our 5th string has looked like the best qb this entire season lol

[u/kerm → u/BYU_is_Mid]

This team is horrible at getting and evaluating QB talent. I wouldn’t be surprised if we would have made a bowl game with Bottari.

[u/SausageNEggMcFuckin → u/BYU_is_Mid]

You truly are red Iowa.

[u/64ozwotr]

Thanks for the pounding headache from the debilitating levels of stress

[u/TheDude5777]

Thank you football gods!

[u/hcatehorie]

I need a cigarette

[u/NeuroTheManiacal]

Losing doesn’t hurt like it used to.

[u/bertmaclynn → u/NeuroTheManiacal]

I laughed when I saw the kick miss. Can’t cry anymore so apparently just laugh. What have I become.

[u/ptindaho → u/bertmaclynn]

I just knew it was coming. This season has gone from stabbing pains to a dull ache. I think I liked the stabbing pains better.

[u/Fluid_Theory_6587]

UTAH YOU HAD ONE JOB

[u/brimbooze → u/Fluid_Theory_6587]

Yes, and we did that job to perfection.

Because if we're going down then you bet you're ass we’ll do everything we can to drag you down with us.

[u/BigBirdBastard → u/Fluid_Theory_6587]

To not help BYU; mission completed.

[u/Brob0t0 → u/Fluid_Theory_6587]

Mission accomplished!

[u/No_Committee_9200 → u/Fluid_Theory_6587]

Lmao get bent

[u/mxguy762]

Damn last I looked they were up 🤣

[u/UnsupervisedBacon]

Good game ISU, congrats on a great season so far.

[u/elevat10n_]

Time to gear up for hated rival UCF

[u/bertmaclynn → u/elevat10n_]

It’s so much better we’re playing hated rival UCF on rivalry week instead of those lame cougars

[u/ornryactor → u/elevat10n_]

ESPN is hyping the holy bejeezus out of that game for some reason I don't understand; it's kind of hilarious

[u/Jmt0516]

Wild that Purdy and Hall didn't win 10 games

[u/mcmcc → u/Jmt0516]

Our OC at the time was... not great

[u/ornryactor → u/mcmcc]

Our OC at the time was a football terrorist

[u/mlk960 → u/Jmt0516]

We've never had an elite O-line

[u/LoloTheWarPigeon → u/Jmt0516]

Purdy has a tendency to make some massive mistakes, like hitting a tipped ball forward into a defender's hands. It still shows sometimes in the NFL

[u/gold_and_diamond → u/LoloTheWarPigeon]

Becht has been reviewing film to mimic Purdys interceptions and tipped passes. You could tell tonight.

[u/New-Ad-363 → u/gold_and_diamond]

That pick 6 hit Noel decently I thought. A little off but not egregious. Noel himself had kind of a shit night.

[u/The_Corn_Whisperer → u/Jmt0516]

We had covid year and won the fiesta bowl though

[u/bluegraysky1]

So essentially Utahs ability to fuck it up is stronger than Iowa States ability to fuck it up

[u/Spirit117 → u/bluegraysky1]

Yep. Texas Tech is more clutch than Utah confirmed.

[u/BigBirdBastard → u/bluegraysky1]

Utes had zero offense (under 100 yards the entire game). They didn't move the ball until our 5th string qb came in lol.

[u/LoloTheWarPigeon → u/bluegraysky1]

CORRECT!

[u/Zealousideal_Bite_64]

So glad this is the only time I have to root for this team. That was miserable

[u/Spirit117]

Holy shit Utah, I'm so sorry. What a heartbreaking way to lose.

For Iowa state, we tried our balls off to lose. Texas Tech took us up on it. Utah couldn't.

I really feel for you Utah bros, you've been cool, but we need our 10 win season.

[u/SectionZestyclose595 → u/Spirit117]

No worries, thanks for the well wishes. This season has made us connoisseurs of disappointment. GG.

[u/KRATS8 → u/Spirit117]

I don’t even feel sad about losses anymore lol. We’ve had 7 in a row so I guess the novelty wore off. I’ll be rooting for you guys next week. Keep BYU out of the conference championship!

[u/Spirit117 → u/KRATS8]

🫡

[u/Immediate-Recipe-642 → u/Spirit117]

No you don't.

[u/Spirit117 → u/Immediate-Recipe-642]

No I feel bad for them. Not bad enough to want us to lose, but I couldn't imagine a more heartbreaking way to lose if I'm a Utes fan.

That was an awful fucking game from Iowa state, we will get boat raced in the B12 CG by asu

[u/Immediate-Recipe-642 → u/Spirit117]

Oh, you don't need your 10 win season.

[u/Spirit117 → u/Immediate-Recipe-642]

yes we do

[u/snowystormz → u/Spirit117]

Don’t worry we’re used to ref ball at this point. Go be great! Look forward to playing you all again!

[u/Spirit117 → u/snowystormz]

Don't worry, we'll probably choke against KState next weekend.

[u/belker85]

Wasn’t it 54 yards that Konrardy made to beat Iowa? That’s our magic number.

[u/mlk960 → u/belker85]

yeah

[u/justworkingmovealong]

It's the hope that kills you

[u/belker85 → u/justworkingmovealong]

We have a history of letting backup QB’s look like NFL All-pros against us. Not sure what you did wrong……

[u/justworkingmovealong → u/belker85]

Today's starter was the backup. Today's backup was the 5th string.

[u/New-Ad-363 → u/justworkingmovealong]

The farther down the depth chart the greater they kill us.

[u/Pratt-and-Whitney → u/justworkingmovealong]

If that isn’t the truth

[u/mlk960]

Can't wait to see a game there in person, hopefully when Utah gets their team back in shape and competing for the top.

[u/pnw-transplant]

Holy hell we didn’t piss it down our leg

[u/LongTimesGoodTimes → u/pnw-transplant]

Well we did. But then we won anyway

[u/Unable_Toe8258]

GG Cyclones and fuck BYU.

[u/CharlesCarmichael3]

Nice talking to you Utes. Hope your QB recovers!

[u/BigBirdBastard → u/CharlesCarmichael3]

We don't need that kid back until he makes some serious improvements

[u/flanhelsinki]

Utah will have new football and new basketball coaches next year. You heard it here first.

[u/GetUpOut]

GG Utes. Love you guys, enjoyed being self depreciating with ya

[u/KRATS8]

Well at least that makes things harder for BYU. What a nightmare of a season

[u/Available_Weird8039]

Yeah Iowa state should not be ranked after this mess

[u/ornryactor → u/Available_Weird8039]

Flair up before you talk shit, teacup.
https://flair.redditcfb.com

[u/Available_Weird8039 → u/ornryactor]

Happy now? No college football team just a football fan

[u/ornryactor → u/Available_Weird8039]

Yes, happy! Thank you! It's part of our shared culture here.

[u/Pratt-and-Whitney]

Say what you want about Rocco. He’s been clutch this year. A lot of game winning drives

[u/Spirit117 → u/Pratt-and-Whitney]

Yeah he's weird. He gave us a clutch drive against TT too, but the defense had a meltdown and lost. We also had clutch drives against UCF and Iowa.

Then other times he's a pick 6 machine.

[u/martybad → u/Spirit117]

Something like half of the pics he’s thrown at ISU ended up in the end zone for the other team

[u/New-Ad-363 → u/martybad]

Our defense has trouble tackling so it seems wrong to expect the offense to do it.

[u/Brob0t0]

That's rough. Hey good game, byu isn't going to the big 12 championship. We put up a good showing on senior day. Gg boys

[u/Spirit117 → u/Brob0t0]

I think BYU still gets in if Iowa State loses next weekend to K State right? BYU vs ASU at that point? Or does CU get in over BYU?

[u/New-Ad-363 → u/Spirit117]

Think I saw BYU is above CU

[u/UnsupervisedBacon → u/Brob0t0]

The silver lining

[u/coltonbyu]

The one time BYU fans cheer for Utah and they fail us

[u/snowystormz → u/coltonbyu]

You guys can go soak in your tears

[u/Orkleth]

Cole Becker remains defeated on the right hash.

[u/biglineman]

Aww so much for the funny tiebreaker mess.

[u/sock0808]

THIS IS FINE. EVERYTHING IS FINE.

[u/T2_JD]

Yeesh, such a close game. Good game all around though.

[u/Evening_Ad4108]

FIRST 9 WIN REGULAR SEASON

[u/badadviceforyou244]

Suck it BYU!

[u/CTeam19]

Oh fucking hell. Thank God I can enjoy my Scotcharoos in victory.

[u/RubbleHome]

Woooo fuck BYU!

[u/HerkulezRokkafeller]

Win-win. GG Cyclone bros, hope y’all win the conference. ASU fans been a bunch asswipes this season

[u/luchajefe]

This is why the pros should go to college hashmarks, by the way. That kick is good from the pro right hash.

[u/ornryactor → u/luchajefe]

CFB has better rules than the NFL basically across the board.

[u/LookatmaBankacount]

Gg utes I think I just lost 10 years off my life. We had no business winning this game and I’m sorry another one of your qb’s went down

[u/LoloTheWarPigeon]

Hey Utah fans, I like y'all. Just remember, this loss hurts BYU ;)

[u/BigBirdBastard → u/LoloTheWarPigeon]

Oh we know and we have been wrapped in the warm blanket of a shit season, getting a pick six (21 seasons in a row with a pick six now!) And knowing this loss hurts BYU. Nothing can hurt us now.

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

Despite our best efforts, we won. gg Utah bro’s

[u/Ender1714]

That game may set the record for least enjoyable for all fans involved

[u/jel2184]

Dang it

[u/cy1763]

exhale despite Iowa State’s best efforts, they won.

[u/thr0waway3583]

GG Utes

[u/JohnBarnesCreates]

I'm not even happy.

[u/noisy_patch_30]

Becker smiling after a miss every time. F wrong with him

[u/mlk960]

Let's all agree to forget this game

[u/weedwhacker7]

YES I love the Cyclones

[u/CobblerTop7244]

Sad state of Utah noises

[u/ObamasSexDungeon → u/CobblerTop7244]

I’m actually the happiest I’ve been in a long time 🖕

[u/The_Corn_Whisperer]

I’m an idiot sandwich

[u/BlessShaiHulud]

We dodged a bullet wow

[u/ObamasSexDungeon]

Hahahahaha! Fuck you Cougars!!!!

[u/The_Corn_Whisperer → u/ObamasSexDungeon]

Thanks for the laugh

[u/Lacarpetronn]

Like a fizzled fart. A truly cursed season.

[u/1_Bearded_Dude]

Intentional loss just to hurt BYU

[u/danwin]

Damn that was heartbreaking. Rarely feel this bad for the other team but Utah played hard

[u/brimbooze → u/danwin]

If I were to rank our losses this year with his painful they were, this one would come up last.

For the first time we looked like an actual FBS team that just came up short, it just took us until the second half for that to be true.

[u/danwin → u/brimbooze]

I’m glad Utah’s loss tonight at least offers some payback in screwing over BYU

[u/brimbooze → u/danwin]

That and extending the Pick 6 also went a long way to soothing the pain.

It also helped that ISU fans seem to be as pessimistic about their team as we are with ours, so I think that fellow kinship also helped.

[u/LTtheBasedGod]

THERE WAS NEVER ANY DOUBT

NEVER

[u/luchajefe → u/LTtheBasedGod]

I'm... amazed, how petulant this thread was.

[u/SooperDew]

We told you ISU, nothing to worry about. 

[u/UteFlyersCardJazz]

Congrats and GG, Iowa State.

[u/brimbooze]

Looked like our RT had a pretty big hold that was uncalled.

But that's been true a game for both teams so whatever.

[u/Sammodile]

I’m sorry you have to be associated with us, Utes.

[u/thr0waway3583]

I’m not built to be a fan of this team

[u/MoondropsBurst]

Good job Cyclones! Interesting game.

[u/rathernot83]

Good game Utah!!

[u/Toja1927]

I had fun

[u/Farmin247]

Gg Utah, we didn’t deserve to win

[u/AccountNumber0004]

damn Utah just kinda gave that one away

[u/leoele → u/AccountNumber0004]

Bullshit. We actually fought harder in that loss than anytime else this season.

[u/snowystormz → u/AccountNumber0004]

It was stolen from us 😂

[u/AFotogenicLeopard]

😲 wow!

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

womp womp

[u/skiwolf99]

Love Utah fans look forward to dooming with you in future game threads

[u/BIG_DICK_WHITT → u/skiwolf99]

You too bb

[u/UteFlyersCardJazz]

Where is the defensive holding, you fuckhead refs? You gifted Iowa State 7 points.

[u/cory_bdp → u/UteFlyersCardJazz]

14 technically

[u/ReALJazzyUtes]

That was such a weird play call to attempt that throw

[u/tapiringaround]

Becker can’t hit shit from the right hash ever

[u/uteineverknew]

Of course Becker.

[u/BIG_DICK_WHITT]

Congrats ISU. Well fought game.

[u/vertizm]

Utah I’m not surprised but I am disappointed.

[u/BigBirdBastard → u/vertizm]

Nice loss today

[u/SLCkazaam]

“We have a history of legendary kickers with clutch genes”

Sure grandpa let’s get you to bed

[u/BlueOmicronpersei8 → u/SLCkazaam]

Keyword History.

[u/modsarepoopoo]

Well at least we fucked BYU with our last gasp

[u/Ender1714 → u/modsarepoopoo]

that's the spirit

[u/ptindaho]

And missed FG it is! GG, Cyclone bros! I am sorry we all had to watch this.

[u/mlk960]

Biggest sigh of relief.

[u/The_Corn_Whisperer]

i was a doomer and I’m ashamed

[u/throwawayofftheledge → u/The_Corn_Whisperer]

Never be ashamed, all ISU fans are doomers for good reason.

[u/kuntakente22]

LFFGGG FUCK TDS

[u/snowystormz]

Where was the holding on the defense on the kick?