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Thank goodness season is over. Not competitive overall in any sense of imagination. Mallory needs to pull a Deion & run them all off & bring in a new all-transfer team of men. Living in the dark ages bringing in mostly high school kids to play in the MVFC. If he didn't just get an extension (for what might I ask?) he would also be hitting the bricks.
Totally agree! These guys cannot play at this level. Thank them for their time, and he needs to get in The Portal and find guys like Van Dyne. Don’t settle for local kids that have no offers except ISU. Just wish he would resign, because ISU faithful will start (if they haven’t already) to resent him. Be very uncomfortable for him and ISU.
 

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Thank goodness season is over. Not competitive overall in any sense of imagination. Mallory needs to pull a Deion & run them all off & bring in a new all-transfer team of men. Living in the dark ages bringing in mostly high school kids to play in the MVFC. If he didn't just get an extension (for what might I ask?) he would also be hitting the bricks.
Deion might want to tell his current team to hit the portal. They were getting punked all game last night against Wazzu with Wazzu players flashing their invisible Rolexes. Hilarious! Deion is running a clown show in Boulder and they deserve to lose as far as I'm concerned.

I have no idea what Mallory did to deserve a 5 year extension. I'm holding out hope that we'll be better next season, but if we don't make serious changes in the offensive strategy (and I seriously doubt we will) we'll continue to struggle like usual.
 
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Deion might want to tell his current team to hit the portal. They were getting punked all game last night against Wazzu with Wazzu players flashing their invisible Rolexes. Hilarious! Deion is running a clown show in Boulder and they deserve to lose as far as I'm concerned.

I have no idea what Mallory did to deserve a 5 year extension. I'm holding out hope that we'll be better next season, but if we don't make serious changes in the offensive strategy (and I seriously doubt we will) we'll continue to struggle like usual.
play calling is very predictable with good backs, and a lousy O Line. He has to mix it up, and get a QB that can run when the pocket collapses. Defense played good this year IMO.
 
Next year's schedule is even easier than this year's. Another 1-2 win season in 2024 and ISU will have to take a serious look at somehow finding the money to buy out Mallory (assuming ISU actually wants to build a winning football team). It pains me to say it as he's a really, really good guy. But when NDSU and SDSU rotate back on to the schedule and there's no more WIU for that guaranteed win then it's back to MVFC business as usual--meaning incredibly difficult schedules every single year.
 
PS: Steve Englehart won 1 game in his first season at Presby last year, won 4 this year and had 5 losses by 10 points or less. He's building something and may very well compete for a PFL title next year......just sayin'.
 
PS: Steve Englehart won 1 game in his first season at Presby last year, won 4 this year and had 5 losses by 10 points or less. He's building something and may very well compete for a PFL title next year......just sayin'.
I am on board with him. I agree Mallory is a great guy, but not Head Coach material.
 

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Owens probably didn’t play today because he will use this year as a red shirt year. New college football rule allows players to play in four games, I believe, and still red shirt. He played in four games prior to today.
 
Very good point. You are correct.
Owens probably didn’t play today because he will use this year as a red shirt year. New college football rule allows players to play in four games, I believe, and still red shirt. He played in four games prior to today.
 

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Oh come on coach, the clapping and looking over to the sideline doesn't work. Everyone knows we're going to do it. It doesn't fool anyone. What would fool everyone is if your team ran up there and actually hiked the ball right off the bat.
 
Owens probably didn’t play today because he will use this year as a red shirt year. New college football rule allows players to play in four games, I believe, and still red shirt. He played in four games prior to today.
This is correct. Coach confirmed this at the very end of the post game interview posted above by BobbyK. I always forget about that rule.
 
Oh come on coach, the clapping and looking over to the sideline doesn't work. Everyone knows we're going to do it. It doesn't fool anyone. What would fool everyone is if your team ran up there and actually hiked the ball right off the bat.
See he kept looking away and hoping the guy would stop asking why your teams is very bad questions? I like the guy doing the interview. Who is he? Love to give him a shout out.
 

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Lifting weights? Scheme? When we practice? He covered pretty much everything except the biggest problem - YOU DON'T HAVE THE PLAYERS TO COMPETE! Until you fix that (not sure it's even possible), the rest of that is crap window dressing.
 
Lifting weights? Scheme? When we practice? He covered pretty much everything except the biggest problem - YOU DON'T HAVE THE PLAYERS TO COMPETE! Until you fix that (not sure it's even possible), the rest of that is crap window dressing.
Not to mention his OC does not how to detect a fake blitz. They fake the snap, D creeps up to the line, look to the sideline and change the play to what The D wants them to run. Just horrible coaching. Recruiting is very bad with not knowing if a guy can play at this level. Keeps saying they don’t quit. I wouldn’t either if ISU was stupid enough to pay for my college, and all I have to do is show an effort. I’ve seen enough! Great guy, but has had his time and had his shot.
 
When we practice?
I definitely rolled my eyes at that one. I'm not sure I've ever attended a Mallory practice, but I attended a lot of Miles' practices and some Sanford practices. They would practice at 9 in the morning, in the early or late afternoon, and even after dark. That might be the lamest excuse I've heard yet.
 
Deion might want to tell his current team to hit the portal. They were getting punked all game last night against Wazzu with Wazzu players flashing their invisible Rolexes. Hilarious! Deion is running a clown show in Boulder and they deserve to lose as far as I'm concerned.

I have no idea what Mallory did to deserve a 5 year extension. I'm holding out hope that we'll be better next season, but if we don't make serious changes in the offensive strategy (and I seriously doubt we will) we'll continue to struggle like usual.
I’d feel bad for Deion if he showed A Ounce of humility at the beginning of the season. All you got was a look at me side show. His sidelines were such s distraction with all the celebrities wanting part of that show. Still had all his gold on at his post game interview though. Now, some recruits are bolting, and his mediocre Juniors will be Seniors next year.
 
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