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Speaker 1: Love this Jayhawk Nation? Bill, How you living?
Speaker 3: I'm doing great, guys, Appreciate you having me on.
Speaker 1: Appreciate you hopping on.
Speaker 2: Interestingly enough byu heads into ames. Yes as an undefeated
Yes is almost a top ten team. Yet they are
not favored in this game two and a half point favorite.
Vegas is not in the I guess win loss prediction game.
Speaker 1: They're in the betting game.
Speaker 2: What do you make of Iowa stay being favored in
this game?
Speaker 4: Well, I don't make much of it, to be honest.
It's surprising to me. They must know something that I
don't know.
Speaker 3: You know, I I know what I've seen from this
team the last couple of games. You know, it was
not good.
Speaker 4: Particularly at Cincinnati. They struggled to stop the run. That
thing got away from them really quick. They couldn't claw
back in and Colorado probably one of the worst efforts
out of this team that we've seen this season. And
and you know, a team that that was one of
the least penalized in the Big Twelve, and I think
in a national scene as well. And they just the
last two weeks have just been very uncharacteristic out of
this team. A lot of mistakes and just not winning
in the margins, I think. And on the flip side,
you know, you look at BYU, They're doing the little
things right now, they're winning in the margins and Iowa
State not doing that.
Speaker 2: Yeah, this, uh, this game is going to be an
interesting one. Even ESPN Analytics only given b YU a
fifty four chance of victory. This could be another one
score game. Iowa State has lost two concentcutive games, but
these have been close games, have they not?
Speaker 4: Well, the Colorado one, I would say so the Cincinnati won.
The final margin was that Iowa State got a late
score in that, but they were down I believe twenty
four points at one time in that game. If my
memory serves me, correctly. They were down big at the half. Yeah,
I think it was thirty one to seven was the
score at half in that game, and they had to
claw back into that one. And I wouldn't really say
that one was close. It might have been in the
final margin, but it didn't feel all that close to me.
Speaker 2: So the scoreboard tells a different story than what actually
happened in these games. Cincinnati got to win thirty eight
to thirty. Colorado got to win twenty four seventeen. Both
of these games, though interestingly enough, were on the road,
not at Trice old that Iowa State does not lose
thrice at Jack Trice.
Speaker 4: Your thoughts, Yeah, I believe that the figure now is
nine out of our last ten that they wanted home,
and they've really they've they've taken care of business at home.
And I'm not discounting that this game was a credit
to Iowa State fans. This game was sold out. I
think within twenty four hours after that loss against Colorado
that they announced this thing was a sellout. So the
fans are far from giving up on this season with
a couple losses, with the injuries starting to mount and
things just not looking too good going into that bye week,
but yeah, it's still going to be a lively atmosphere.
Tomorrow it's homecoming. They'll induct some former athletes into the
Hall of Fame, and yeah, it should about two thirty
pm kickoff too. It's going to be a beautiful afternoon
for football for sure.
Speaker 2: Talking Iowa State psychlotes here, you're on ESPN the Fan
with Cyclone Insider publisher Cyclone Report Bill Seals. Bill, what
is it that Iowas State does well? What is their identity?
What is it that they are looking to maybe improve upon?
What are their weaknesses?
Speaker 4: Well, I think that's kind of evolved a little bit
as this season's gone on. I think early the identity was,
no doubt it was Rock Obec. It was a team
that had a couple of really great tight ends they
leaned on pretty heavily. Going into the season. A lot
of the talk was on Rock Obec. Now Here of late,
I think that's evolved a little bit. They've started to
run the ball a lot better than they have last season.
It wasn't really a struggle, but I think they kind
of found a little bit of an identity there. They
they got believe it was one hundred and seventy seven
yards last game out of a Boo Sama if you'll
you'll remember he had a pretty big game I think
in Provo a couple of years ago. He's probably won
the Cougar fans remember, and they had two hundred and
thirty four yards on the ground in that game.
Speaker 3: So they've been able to go to that.
Speaker 4: I think they're going to need to go to that
again tomorrow just to keep Dyu's offense off the field.
They're going to need to establish that a little bit.
And Roco has been struggling a little bit. You had
to figure that might be the case when they break
in pretty much an entirely new receiving corps of a
Jaden Higgins Jalen Knowle, both now with the.
Speaker 3: Houston Texans were.
Speaker 4: Drafted by them, and a pair of two.
Speaker 3: One thousand yard receivers gone.
Speaker 4: So it's been a lot of you know, those guys
just really struggled though going into the bye week, so
there's been a lot of uncertainty kind of who's going
to show up each week out of that group. So
I think running the ball, that's probably the identity right
now for this cyclone team.
Speaker 2: Running the ball effectively versus a BYU defense that's pretty
good in the run game. Now, they did give up
their biggest rushing total last week versus the speedy, a
you know, outside run game of the University of Utah.
You wonder if they took a little bit of that
All twenty two film, they're gonna What are some of
the weaknesses right now of the Iowa State team that
you think that BYU will try to expose that maybe
other teams the last two weeks have been able to
expose well.
Speaker 4: I think the inability to stop the run consistently. They
got it under control a little bit in the second
half against Cincinnati, and this just the first half was horrendous.
Colorado had a little success there. And Dominic Orange, the
anchor in the middle of that three three five defense,
probably not gonna play tomorrow. He's got an ankle injury.
So I think that that's something on BYU. That's a strength,
that's what they're going to try and do anyway, And
I think even more so against this Iowa State team
and injuries, I would say that's kind of presented a
big time weakness for this team. And it seems like
it's all been on the defensive side of the ball too.
I mentioned Don Orange the secondary. That group from what
it was at the end of last season and even
the start of this year, it's an entirely different group.
They lost a couple of guys to the NFL, they
lost a couple of safeties moved moved on, graduated, and
then they lost their two starting quarterbacks from the start
of this season, so they've got two entirely new ones
there that going into this year had little to no
experience at Iowa State. So I think there's a lot
of weakness is on the defensive side of the ball,
and much of that probably attributed to the injury bug.
Speaker 2: Right now, so the injury bug here with Iowa State.
What's the latest on the injury report? I know you
elaborated on it a little bit here, but like, why
is it that i Always States has so many injuries and
who's coming back this week?
Speaker 1: Do you think they can make an impact?
Speaker 4: Yeah, well, they had a lot of injuries at the
linebacker position last year. That was kind of the position
of choice, and they went out in the off season
and hired a new director of sports medicine, and supposedly
he had done some great work in the off season.
But now you know we've gotten seven games deep into
this season. It has kind of been the same old story.
Dom Orange is one. I just mentioned the two corners
John tes Williams Jeremiah Cooper. Those guys both out for
the rest of this season.
Speaker 3: They won't be back.
Speaker 4: A couple of guys that will be back though this week.
Carson Hanson one of those. Kind of it's kind of
a one A one B at running back right now.
Hanson is that compliment to a boost he's had. He
had a concussion to put him out kind of the
I believe the second half of that game against Cincinnati,
then he was out against Colorado.
Speaker 3: He should be back.
Speaker 4: A depth guy in the secondary. Kaijon Cummings Coleman, he
had started a couple of games early in the season,
had missed a couple.
Speaker 3: He should be back.
Speaker 4: So getting a little bit of that depth back in
the secondary, but still nothing to kind of make up
for the losses that they've had at the at the
cornerback position.
Speaker 1: What is the Kyle.
Speaker 4: Conrart too, got ye get a placekicker. Kyle CONRARTI he
is expected to be back as well. He'd been dealing
with what I had heard was like a hip flexor
type of injury there, and he had missed multiple games
with that. But with the luxury have in that second
bye week, they have gotten him back and I expect
him to be ready to go tomorrow.
Speaker 2: Love that breakdown. Yeah, what what's the biggest concern right now?
Would you say? Is it the is it the special teams?
Is it the defense?
Speaker 4: Uh?
Speaker 2: It sounds like the offense has actually been pretty good
all things considered.
Speaker 4: Yeah, Yeah, I think it's the defensively, that's where the
main concern right now is.
Speaker 3: And they've been running.
Speaker 4: This three three five scheme, had a lot of success
with it and had the personnel to fit, but they've
just been bit by the injury bug the last couple
of years and they're just not able to get into
a lot of the packages and some of the things
that they want to do out of that. And when
they're they're so experienced on the back end, that affects
what they do on the front end, and they're not
going to leave those guys out to dry in the secondary,
So that affects how they defend teams up in that front,
that front six. So I think defensively, run defense. That's
the biggest concern I think if you're an Iowa State
fan for tomorrow and them being able to stop that, uh,
that two headed monster with with Bock, with you know,
LJ and with with Bear running the ball, It's going
to be a huge concern.
Speaker 3: I think.
Speaker 2: So what has the coaching staff of Iowa State and
your insiders discussed in their preparations for BYU, Like from
a scouting report standpoint, what have they articulated about their
concerns heading into this game.
Speaker 4: With against by You said, yep, yeah, I think I
think just the mobile quarterback. It starts with that. That's
been a thorn in Iowa State side defensively. They faced
a lot of these guys this year, quarterbacks that could
move the chains on on third and six, third and seven.
I think Bachmeer's definitely got their attention there and what
he's able to do. He's had a couple of big games,
you know, most recently two those last two weeks, he's
really been a weapon. And I think that's something that
probably Bachmeyer was the first guy that Campbell brought up
in his press conference on Tuesday. So they're going to
have to curtainil that curtail that uh, that running game
of b YU.
Speaker 3: I think the upfront too.
Speaker 4: This is a game that has the makings of being
one that's going to be one in the trenches. So
b YU, what what it's got offensive line wise?
Speaker 3: I think that.
Speaker 4: Also and what those guys can kind of pave the
way for that run game, So I think they they've
got to got to handle that, uh. And then offensively
for for Iowa State, b YU, what intercepted passes? I
think six to seven games last season, the last six
straight games, and this has been a passing game for
Iowa State that went into the bye week, they were
really struggling. Rocko and the and the wide receivers not
really on the same page. And you wonder there b
YU got their record under under killane when they win
that turnover margin and and what they've been able to
do turning teams over this season. I think that's another
area concern. Iowa State's really going to need to to
take care of the ball.
Speaker 2: On Saturday talking Iowa State with Iowa State Insider, hearing
to know the faux segment and we're breaking it all
down b YU versus Ioways stayed here on your Utah
ESPN Radio Network Bill Seals here talking some Iowa State
cyclone football. How do you see this game playing out?
Give me a score prediction. What do you think happens
in this game?
Speaker 4: Well, I think this is going to be another one
for Iowa State played in the in the twenties. I've
actually got the Cougars winning this one by seven. That's
why I was saying when you asked me about the
points spread at the start of this segment, why I
didn't I didn't see what Vegas is seeing in this one.
Speaker 3: I think that just that Cougar.
Speaker 4: Run game and what we've seen out of this Iowa
State rush defense over the last few weeks is a
big area of concern for me. And the Cougars are
doing a great job winning, you know, turnover mart or
the time of possession in battle. That's not always a
telltale sign for how a game's gonna go, but I
think it tells you a little bit about what Byu
is going to try and do offensively, and that's you know,
grind out those lengthy drives, keep the ball in the
hands of Bachmeyer and and.
Speaker 3: The run games.
Speaker 4: So I think that's going to be the difference in
this game, I've got at BYU twenty seven Iowa State twenty.
Speaker 2: Well, I know Kugarnation is optimistic, but also cautiously optimistic.
Speaker 1: Is I've mentioned it's hard to beat.
Speaker 2: I always stayed at home and at Jack Trice, and
currently I always states five and zero all time against
the Cougars. So they're on five game winning streak and
it's a natural grass field. BYU doest play on a
natural grass field as well. But last time in twenty
twenty three, when Ioway State came to Lavelle, they made
by you look silly on their home field, right, And
I do B what you. I know b Yu remembers
that there's plenty of players on this team that would
like nothing more than to to gain revenge at Jack Trice.
But when was the last time that Iowa State under
Matt Campbell lost three times in a in a row
or lost on their home field.
Speaker 4: Yeah, it's been Uh, it's been a while. They they
did have that that one loss last season. They had
a two game losing streak last season and one of
those happened to come at home. And I think that's
been the only blemish that they've had over over the
last couple of years. So yeah, actually it was Yeah,
Texas Tech beat them in Ames last it was November second,
So it's been almost a year since Iowa State lost
at home and Texas Tech won that one game by
one point last season in Ames.
Speaker 1: That's what I'm saying.
Speaker 2: And I really don't think that this team's much different
than the recent Matt Campbell teams.
Speaker 1: They just had a few injuries, in my opinion.
Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, yeah, they've had a few, so yeah, and
everything started off great, gosh, they.
Speaker 3: This was the healthiest that they've been in a while.
They had all their guys.
Speaker 4: They started off the season in Ireland and looked really
good against Kansas State. I don't even I think that game,
it seemed like it was a lot worse than the
more lopsided, I should say than what the final score was.
And they just they go and they win five games
again in a row to start a season. But now
again the injuries are starting to mount and the defensive
side of the ball just decimated, and you know, not
to mention what they've dealt with in the kicking game.
I mean, they had an offensive lineman do a kickoff
at Colorado.
Speaker 3: A couple of weeks ago.
Speaker 4: That's just how decimated they are have been at the
kicker positions. So that gives you an idea what they've
been up against.
Speaker 1: From a recruiting standpoint.
Speaker 2: How would you evaluate the recruiting under Matt Campbell from
a recruiting ranking standpoint? Development Like, what's the talent level
on this roster?
Speaker 4: Well, they the last couple, Well, this one and the
last one have not been good. To be honest, I
think a lot of fans have been We're hoping for
better results coming out of that eleven win season a
year ago. Right now, they're fifty seventh nationally in that
twenty twenty sixth class. They've got nineteen commits, so this
class pretty much soul.
Speaker 3: I think the story.
Speaker 4: Has been some of the de commitments that they've had
and this one thing that you mentioned how the recruiting
has been under Campbell. I think it's been identifying great
talent early and they've locked up a lot of these guys,
but they've had two of them that they've lost, both
to SEC schools over the last few months that would
have been cornerstone pieces of this class. Jet Tamala out
of a Nebraska flip to Alabama, and then also Bryce
and Wessell flipped to h to Missouri alignment. So otherwise
this class probably a lot a lot of spots higher
than fifty seventh in the last year's class.
Speaker 3: Kind of in the same boat.
Speaker 4: But you know, Matt Campbell will be the first to
tell you he doesn't look at doesn't look at star rankings,
and they he trusts his own staff to do their
own evaluations.
Speaker 3: They don't care about all the outside noise.
Speaker 4: But that's kind of on a national scale, that's the
probably the perception right now.
Speaker 2: Do you think Matt Campbell flirts with any job opening
seeing a little bit of these decommitments and maybe the
the idea that that his talent level could be capped
at Iowa State, Well.
Speaker 4: That's that's kind of been a lot of a lot
of folks have speculated that he's been there ten years now,
I think probably his first six or seven years there.
Every off season there was a lot of speculation about that.
I think though for the most part it's really quieted down.
Matt just signed another extension here in the off in
the last offseason. He continues to take care of his
assistant coaches. I think he's taken like a million and
a million and a half out of his salary and
putting into the rev Share Fund at Iowa State as well.
So I think he's really invested in in staying at
Iowa State and continuing to build and and you keep
the talent around and and just keep keep rolling, so
to speak.
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