Big 12 Potential Disappointment
Iowa State Cyclones
Like North Carolina in the ACC and Wisconsin in the Big Ten, this is all relative.
Of course Iowa State will be terrific. It gets back just about everyone from the fabulous breakthrough 2020 team, it’s loaded with veteran all-stars, and the expectations are through the roof for this to potentially be the program’s best season ever.
And that’s why it’s on this list.
– CFN 2021 Iowa State Preview
A few years ago, a ten-win season and a second-place finish in the Big 12 would be a dream come true.
After going 9-3 with an emphatic win over Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl – and with a good fight in a 27-21 loss to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship – yeah, with this team, not winning the conference title would hurt.
Let’s not even talk about the possibility of not even getting to AT&T Stadium on December 4th.
Playing Iowa will be a battle – that alone could make this a bit of a disappointing season if the Cyclones lose – and the Big 12 as a whole should be stronger.
Road games against Kansas State, West Virginia, and a Texas Tech team loaded with experience will be a push, and then there’s the biggest issue. The Cyclones have a late season run of three road games in four weeks, and it all ends with a trip to Oklahoma.
Throw in the home dates against Texas, Oklahoma State, TCU, and …
The team is good enough to beat anyone and everyone on its schedule. That’s the rough part about expectations.
Iowa State has never won ten games in a football season. This one probably will, and it could still be a tad disappointing.
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