Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

**GJEM** · 01-23-2009, 11:38 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

NOTABLE BYE WEEK BCS TOP 25 GAMES

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#7  Ohio State -     38
#4  Michigan -       7 
 
#16 Penn State -     23
#13 Michigan State - 27

#5  Texas -          24
#18 Texas A&M -      45
            
#2  Kentucky -       24
    Georgia -        17

    Ball State -     6
#6  Miami -          38

#17 Southern Cal -   38
    Arizona State -  10

    Alabama -        9
#9  Auburn -         31

    Florida State -  21
#19 Florida -        28

BYE WEEK TOP 10 BCS STANDINGS

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[b][u]RK   TEAM            WINS  LOSSES  POINTS[/u][/B][u][/U]
1    Texas Tech       11      0    1.000
2    Kentucky         11      0     .994
[color="#cc0000"]3    Iowa State       11      0     .988[/color]
4    Ohio State       10      1     .983
5    Miami            10      1     .978
6    Auburn           11      1     .971
7    Virginia         10      1     .967
8    Notre Dame       9       1     .956
9    Michigan         9       2     .953
10   UCLA             10      1     .953
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25   Toledo           10      1     .811

HEISMAN WATCH

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[b][u]#  POS PLAYER           SCHOOL     NOTABLE STATS:[/u][/B][u][/U]
1. HB  Michael Huggins  W.Virginia 319 att, 1,914 yds, 20 TD
2. QB  Willie Mobley    Kentucky   160 rat, 3,414 yds, 38 TD
3. HB  Thomas Brown     Auburn     296 att, 1,786 yds, 21 TD
4. WR  Jamar Hawthorne  Texas Tech  97 rec, 1,185 yds, 14 TD
5. WR  Evan Lane        Clemson     65 rec,   870 yds, 16 TD

BIG 12 STANDINGS

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[B][U]##  RK  TEAM            OVERALL  CONFERENCE[/U][/B][U][/U]
[color="#cc0000"]1.  3   Iowa State       11-0       8-0[/color]
2.  1   Texas Tech       11-0       8-0
3.  13  Texas             9-2       6-2
4.  14  Oklahoma          9-2       6-2
5.  15  Texas A&M         8-3       5-3
6.      Colorado          9-3       5-3
7.      Missouri          7-4       5-3
8.      Oklahoma State    2-9       1-7
9.      Baylor            1-10      1-7
10.     Kansas State      3-8       1-7
11.     Kansas            2-9       1-7
12.     Nebraska          2-9       1-7

**GJEM** · 01-23-2009, 11:39 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

*For clear image = Right click, view image, magnify*

HB Clint Willis stretches for 1st D on 4th D in 4th Q | CB Jeff Cleveland on-side kick recovery

FB Mark Jennings fights for TD in 1OT | WR Alex Montgomery (7rec,91yds,td) | Jack Boley 4th D TD run in 2OT

K Michael Williams knocks through GM-winner | WSU fumble in 3OT | K Jeremy Romero GM tying 50-yd FG

THE PERFECT STORM
Cyclones survive triple overtime heart stopper to cap off undefeated regular season.

AMES, Iowa- A driving snow storm, bitterly cold temperatures, immense pressure, an extremely motivated 1-win team, and a CPU game engine that seemingly has it out for Coach Mitchell in game twelve match-ups all factored into Iowa State’s near catastrophic failure at home in the Cyclones season finale, a finale that was supposed to be over by halftime.

“I knew we were in for a dog fight after our second-straight three and out on our second possession of the game,” said Coach Mitchell. “After our first series ended with a punt I thought to myself, “O.k. so the Cougs came out with a ton of emotion no big deal…that emotion will eventually subside and then it will just be talent on talent and once that happens we’ll start to put some points on the board and we’ll end this thing before the fourth.” Well obviously that didn’t happen.”

The first three and half quarters were of a mixture of great defense coupled with some sloppy execution exhibited by both offenses on more than one occasion…it had to be the snow, right?

The last 1:50 of the game turned into pure chaos starting with a Clint Willis touchdown run with 1:09 remaining which capped off a 13 play, 70-yard drive that suddenly made the Cyclone faithful more than a little nervous as they looked up at the scoreboard only to see the Cyclones holding a marginal 3-point lead at 17-14.

Iowa State came into Saturday recovering all six onside kicks that the opposition attempted…with a perfect season and a potential national championship game hanging in the balance there’s no way the Cyclones let the Cougars recover, right?

Washington State junior kicker Jeremy Romero executed the Cougars on-side kick attempt flawlessly, coming up with the improbable recovery, CB Jeff Cleveland on the Washington State 43 yard line.

“I went into complete panic mode when I saw they recovered the on-side kick,” said Coach Mitchell.

The Cougars then went on a 1:04 drive that was capped of by a game tying Jeremy Romero 50-yard field with 5 seconds remaining. You could hear a pin drop inside Jack Trice Stadium as the Cyclone faithful looked on in disbelief.

“What got lost in the Cougars last second scoring drive was the fact that they were able to convert two-straight 4th down attempts against our defense,” said Mitchell. “That is absolutely unacceptable. I don’t know if our defense just got tired or if their nerves got the better of them of what but that was a killer, the Cougars should have never had the opportunity to get into field goal range. But, damn was that a kick or what, 50 yards in a driving snow storm and it looked as though he could have made it from 60 yards…that’s stepping up big in a high pressure situation…gotta respect that.

The Cougars and Cyclones traded touchdown punches in the first overtime making the score 24-24 going in the second OT.

Iowa State’s second overtime possession is going to be remembered for one of the ballsyiest fourth down decisions this season. On 4th and goal from the 3-yard line Coach Mitchell said the hell with a field goal…we’re getting the touchdown, mind you a NATIONAL TITLE is on the line if the Cyclones get stopped and the Cougars score any amount of points. Not only did he elect to forgo the field goal he called a QB sneak…from the 3-yard line! However, it worked as Jack Boley lowered his head and rammed his way into the end zone giving Iowa State the 31-24 lead.

“I never even gave it a second thought,” said Mitchell. “I knew with the way the CPU was playing if we didn’t get six we were as good as dead. I had a gut instinct that the CPU was going to score a touchdown on their next possession by the way it was picking apart our defense with relative ease.”

Washington State did just that, scoring on a 4-yard Courtney Parham touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone which again tied the game up forcing the game into a third overtime period.

After 62 points, four quarters and 2 overtime periods Iowa State finally got the big break they had been waiting for. On 2nd and 8 from the Iowa State 18-yard line Washington State QB Chris Archie pitched the ball to HB Clint Willis on a QB option only to see the ball bounce off the back of RT Taylor Woods resulting in a fumble which LE Joe Williams was able to pounce on giving the ball back the Cyclones with a chance to score and finally end this horrible nightmare of a game.

Coach Mitchell wasted not one down as he immediately sent out Mr. Automatic true freshman Michael Williams to attempt a 42-yard field, normally an extremely difficult kick but Williams knocked it through with relative ease thus giving Iowa State the 34-31 victory and an undefeated regular season.

“Michael told me point blank, “I can make this coach, send me out”, so I did and he stepped up and knocked it though for us,” said Mitchell. “That type of game will put you into an early grave as a head coach…WAAAAY to close for comfort, I thought I was going have a heart attack right then and there on the sideline every time we failed to hold them out of the end zone during those overtimes. I thought, this is it…there goes our perfect season and a chance to play in the national title game. But luckily destiny has dumped us yet; let’s hope she stays with us long enough for us to see this miraculous season through.”

2015 Schedule and Results

SEPT. 02 : AT COLORADO STATE (Won 35-28)
Current Record: 5-6, 3-5
2014 Record: 3-9, 3-5
Team Grades: D+, C-, C-, C+
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 2-0 (2015)

SEPT. 12 : IOWA (Won 35-17)
Current Record: 1-8, 1-6
2014 Record: 5-7, 2-6
Team Grades: C, C, C+, C+
Series Record: Series Tied 1-1 (2015)

SEPT. 19 : AT SAN JOSE STATE (Won 48-20)
Current Record: 5-6, 4-3
2014 Record: 4-8, 3-5
Team Grades: D, D+, D, C-
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 1-0 (2015)

SEPT. 26 : AT NEBRASKA (Won 38-35)
Current Record: 2-8, 1-6
2013 Record: 3-9, 2-6
Team Grades: C+, C+, C+, C-
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 2-0 (2015)

OCT. 03 : BAYLOR (Won 38-0)
Current Record: 1-9, 1-7
2014 Record: 4-8, 0-8
Team Grades: D+, C, D+, B-
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 2-0 (2015)

OCT. 10 : AT MISSOURI (Won 24-17)
Current Record: 7-4, 5-3
2014 Record: 12-2, 7-2
Team Grades: B-, B, B-, B
Series Record: Series Tied 1-1 (2015)

OCT. 17 : OKLAHOMA STATE (Won 13-10)
Current Record: 2-9, 1-7
2014 Record: 1-11, 1-7
Team Grades: C, C, B-, B
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 2-0 (2015)

OCT. 24 : AT #3 TEXAS A&M (Won 20-13)
Current Record: 7-3, 4-3
2014 Record: 12-1, 7-1
Team Grades: B+, B+, A-, A+
Series Record: Series Tied 1-1 (2015)

OCT. 31 : KANSAS STATE (Won 30-10)
Current Record: 3-8, 1-7
2014 Record: 8-5, 3-5
Team Grades: C+, B-, C+, C-
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 2-0 (2015)

NOV. 7 : COLORADO (Won 19-14)
Current Record: 8-3, 4-3
2014 Record: 8-4, 4-4
Team Grades: B+, B+, B+, B-
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 2-0 (2015)

NOV. 14 : AT KANSAS (Won 45-31)
Current Record: 2-9, 1-7
2014 Record: 4-8, 1-7
Team Grades: C, C, C+, A-
Series Record: Series Tied 1-1 (2015)

NOV. 28 : WASHINGTON STATE (Won 34-31 3OT)
Current Record: 1-8, 0-7
2014 Record: 0-12, 0-9
Team Grades: D, D+, D+, B-
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 1-0 (2015)
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BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - DEC. 05 : AT #1 TEXAS TECH (8:00)
Current Record: 12-0, 8-0
2014 Record: 10-3, 5-3
Team Grades: C+,B, C+,B-
Series Record: N/A

Opp. Combined Record: 52-91, (25-44 in Big 12)

** Series win / loss records starting in 2014
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KENTUCKY TRACKER
#2 Kentucky 49, Maryland 14
12-0,(8-0) 1st in SEC East

**GJEM** · 01-23-2009, 11:40 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

NOTABLE BYE WEEK BCS TOP 25 GAMES

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    San Diego State- 7
#22 Rutgers -        43 
 
    FIU -            17
#8  Michigan -       35

#13 USC -            38
#6  Notre Dame -     31 OT

BYE WEEK TOP 10 BCS STANDINGS

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[b][u]RK   TEAM            WINS  LOSSES  POINTS[/u][/B][u][/U]
1    Texas Tech       12      0    1.000
2    Kentucky         12      0     .994
[color="#cc0000"]3    Iowa State       12      0     .985[/color]
4    Miami            11      1     .983
5    Auburn           11      1     .978
6    Virginia         11      1     .972
7    Michigan         10      2     .967
8    Ohio State       10      2     .958
9    USC              10      2     .953
10   Clemson          11      1     .942
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24   Toledo           11      1     .821

HEISMAN WATCH

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[b][u]#  POS PLAYER           SCHOOL     NOTABLE STATS:[/u][/B][u][/U]
1. QB  Willie Mobley    Kentucky   163 rat, 3,780 yds, 44 TD
2. HB  Evan Lane        Clemson    72  att,   987 yds, 20 TD
3. HB  Michael Huggins  WVU        358 att, 2,158 yds, 21 TD
4. WR  Jamar Hawthorne  Texas Tech 106 rec, 1,296 yds, 15 TD
5. HB  Calvin Matthews  Miami      261 att, 1,265 yds, 20 TD

BIG 12 STANDINGS

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[B][U]##  RK  TEAM            OVERALL  CONFERENCE[/U][/B][U][/U]
[color="#cc0000"]1.  3   Iowa State       12-0       8-0[/color]
2.  1   Texas Tech       12-0       8-0
3.  12  Texas            10-2       6-2
4.  14  Oklahoma         10-2       6-2
5.  16  Texas A&M         9-3       5-3
6.  25  Colorado          9-3       5-3
7.      Missouri          8-4       5-3
8.      Oklahoma State    2-10      1-7
9.      Baylor            1-11      1-7
10.     Nebraska          3-9       1-7
11.     Kansas State      4-8       1-7
12.     Kansas            2-10      1-7

**GJEM** · 01-23-2009, 11:41 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PREVIEW

#1 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (12-0, 8-0)
VS.
#3 IOWA STATE CYCLONES (12-0, 8-0)

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               Texas Tech   Iowa State  [b]-OFFENSIVE LEADERS-[/b]
               [b]C+,B,C+[/b]      C-,C-,C     [b][u]PASSING LEADERS   ATT CMP YDS  TD INT[/U][/b]
                                        ISU Jack Boley    131 176 1681 14  4
Games Played   12   (12-0)  12   (12-0) TTU Dennis Tyson* 118 187 1763 19  7 
Pts. Per Game  [b]41.1 (1)[/b]     31.5 (31)   [b][u]Rushing Leaders   ATT YDS  AVG TD YPG[/u][/b]
Total Off.     [b]5944 (1)[/b]     3381 (90)   ISU Perry Booker  231 976  4.2 9  81
Rush Off.      820  (118)   [b]1613 (73)[/b]   TTU Andrew Lewis  56  347  6.2 2  29 
Pass Off.      [b]5124 (1)[/b]     1768 (107)  [b][u]Rec. Leaders      REC YDS  AVG TD YPG[/u][/b]
Pts. Allowed   20.0 (32)    [b]18.8 (21)[/b]   ISU A.Montgomery  39  584  15  7  49
Total D        3629 (36)    [b]3389 (25)[/b]   TTU J.Hawthorne   106 1296 12  15 108
Rush D         1322 (23)    [b]1180 (10)[/b]   [b]-DEFENSIVE LEADERS-[/b]
Pass D         2307 (54)    [b]2209 (42)[/b]   [b][u]Tackles                TKL[/u][/b]
T.0. Diff      5    (23)    [b]15   (3)[/b]    ISU William Holt       70
                                        TTU Alex Oliver        63
[b]Lee  Picks-[/b] Texas Tech                  [b][u]Sacks                  SCK[/u][/b]
[b]Kirk Picks-[/b] Iowa State                  ISU Ryan White         7
                                        TTU Brett Johnson      9
[b][u]Team Injuries:[/u][/b]                          [b][u]Interceptions          INT[/u][/b]
TTU QB Jeremy McGill-Abdominal Tear     ISU William Holt       8
    RE Eirk Herring-Foot Fracture       TTU Alex Oliver        2
                                       
ISU None                                *= Filling in for Injured Player
                                        
Bold= Indicates strength over opponent

**GJEM** · 01-23-2009, 11:41 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

QB Dennis Tyson (17-28,315,3td,3int) | WR Jamar Hawthorne (6rec,152yds,2td) | Jack Boley injury

MLB Marques Dixson (2tkl,int) | SS Dwayne Washington (2tkl,2int,2defl) | K Michael Williams 4-4 FG, GM-Winning 40 yd FG)

FB Mark Jennings (14att,67yds,2td) | After Game Headline

EPIC COMEBACK VAULTS ISU INTO TITLE GAME
21-point 4th quarter sends ISU to New Orleans to take on familiar foe.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri- Iowa State (13-0, 9-0) won their first ever Big 12 title with the largest fourth quarter comeback in Big 12 Championship Game history.

The Cyclones' 27-24 last second victory over Texas Tech Saturday night in the 2015 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship game certainly sends Iowa State to the Bowl Championship Series Championship game in New Orleans, Louisiana where they’ll face Coach Mitchell’s ex-team the Kentucky Wildcats, the SEC Championship game winner.

Early on the stage looked far too big for the Cinderella Cyclones as their offense struggled and their defense was on the verge of allowing the No. 1 offense of the Red Raiders to blow the game wide open.

The Cyclone offense, which only gained 157 yards through the first three quarters of play found little success or rhythm partly because of the loss of sophomore QB Jack Boley, who went out early in the first quarter with a bruised shoulder after taking a awkward shot by red shirt senior LE Brett Johnson.

In the wake of Boley’s injury Coach Mitchell gave the nod to red shirt junior QB Luke Day, Day looked lost throughout his time in relief completing 6-of-8 passes for just 56 yards and an interception.

Facing a 17-6 deficit heading into the second half Coach Mitchell made a bold decision and elected to put in third-string QB Travis Baker to see if he could give the Cyclones laboring offense a jump start. Baker, who hadn’t played a single down of collegiate football up to that point took control of the game from the get-go and was one of the key contributors in the Cyclones remarkable 21-point comeback.

However it’s hard to single out one person when a team goes on to score 21 points in less than five minutes while holding the opposition out of the end zone which in the case just happened to be the No. 1 ranked offense in the nation.

“It was a total team effort,” said Coach Mitchell. “I know that saying has becomes cliché but it is the absolute truth…you don’t score 21 unanswered points in less than five minutes, pressure the opposing QB into throwing 3 picks and force the No. 1 offense of Texas Tech into five-straight three and outs if everybody isn’t giving it their all.”

Red Raider QB Dennis Tyson, who was filling in for an injured Jeremy McGill, threw three picks in the final four minutes which consequently lead to 13 Cyclone points, including Michael Williams 40-yard game winner as time expired.

“We’ve played our last two games in bitterly cold temperatures,” said true freshman kicker Michael Williams, who made all four of his field goal attempts on the night with the biggest coming as time expired. “So I guess we’ll have to escape it by heading to the warm and toasty Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana for the BCS National Championship game.”

“This team, this program, this season…has been remarkable, said Coach Mitchell. “The fact that we’re playing in the BCS National Championship game after only two years is unbelievable, but the fact that we’re playing my previously built Kentucky Wildcats is just out of this world…I would have never thought in a million years that this had the possibility of taking place.”

2015 Schedule and Results