Another win for the Iowa State Cyclones football team! Today was ISU's homecoming game, and my parents made it over to join us at the game. Kansas was the opponent, and though they are widely considered one of the worst teams in the Big 12, we weren't much different a few years ago, and we haven't beaten them in the previous five years. It was a game that we should win, and a loss would have been a depressing event for the fans, especially after we pulled the amazing upset over Texas last Saturday in Austin.
So we were a little tense when halftime arrived and Kansas was up 9 to 7, their three field goals over our one punt return for a touchdown. It seemed like our defense was pretty successful and confident overall in the first half, which was a good sign, but a few too many bad throws and dropped passes left the offense sputtering. Thankfully, Iowa State opened the second half with a quick drive down the field for their second touchdown, all while my parents were still in line for food, and never looked back.
We won the game we were supposed to win, which Paul Rhoads seems to be good at doing in his first two years as coach, and now we're one win away from a bowl game.
Perhaps our winter vacation this year will involve a bowl game! I hope we can start planning on it with a win over Nebraska in Ames next weekend...
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