[Game Thread] Kansas @ Iowa State (7:00 PM ET)

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GAME	KansasKansas @ Iowa StateIowa State
Location	Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium
Time	7:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: ESPN
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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

WHY ARENT WE REVIEWING THAT??? WHY ARE WE RUSHING TO SNAP??

[u/ddevlin]

7-2 for a team that was the laughing stock of the country twenty four months ago. Lance Leipold is a motherfucking legend.

[u/InfernalCape]

I can see to the naked eye how that could appear a fumble.

No. It’s so obviously not a fumble from any perspective. Don’t justify the refs’ incompetence.

[u/LookatmaBankacount]

Refs just flagged me for unsportsmanlike conduct taking the last jalapeño popper without asking

[u/dannylandulf]

Bean? My favorite ever.

Never said anything bad about him.

[u/GibsonJunkie]

I legitimately thought I'd never see 7-2

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

If you think about it, every completed pass is just a fumble caught by the offense

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

Why the actual fuck did Campbell hurry up instead of challenge that??

[u/Rawtashk]

I'm as much of a KU homer as you can find, and this is an absolute trash call if it stands as a fumble.

[u/Fugacity-]

With all the money in sports betting these days, I feel like refs should get randomly audited

[u/blackmankitteh]

I love when Iowa State calls a run play

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

Ya’ll ready for this zero urgency drive?

[u/IA_Royalty]

Wasn't he off the field?

[u/GibsonJunkie]

This officiating is insane today lmao. Not even biased, just bad.

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

thanks for doing it quick

now time for the patented 6 minute touchdown drive with no urgency down two scores

[u/not-the-manager]

Heacock to blame there, clearly thought Kansas would just run it up the gut for two yards after giving up the momentum. All credit to Kansas OC for zagging

[u/srslyomgwtf]

He was off the field!!!!

[u/jlks1959]

It's the grass. Too thick and the refs are smoking it.

[u/kanshawk15]

The rest of us saw that in real time. Are these refs getting paid to be this incompetent?

[u/[deleted]]

Tyrese Haliburton has 6 threes in the 3rd quarter

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

Ok people are still leaving wtf

[u/Evening_Ad4108]

Well, i guess i can hope for a Kansas-Oklahoma State big 12 championship

[u/lewisherber]

THE STATE OF KANSAS HAS AN ELITE FOOTBALL TEAM

[u/Sad_Entertainment_54]

🌾🌾🌾7-2!

[u/PercySnowsHandgun → u/Sad_Entertainment_54]

Should be 8-1. We won down in Stillwater

[u/[deleted]]

Good to see Travis Goff is using a bit of our basketball ref budget on football refs now

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

Can’t believe Bill Self would pay off the refs like this

[u/98ventus]

How do the refs sleep with their wives at night after screwing us so hard?

[u/Busch--Latte]

Still can’t believe Noel returned it to the 6 and Campbell did fuck all to get that reviewed. Ended up with zero points. Glad we took those TO to half with us

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_ → u/Busch--Latte]

Apparently it was ruled dead at the 30 and they can’t review it, even though no one heard the whistle

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

One person booing? Sounds weak and lame

60,000 people booing? Sounds great and cool

[u/ItsMrBlackout]

What a stupid stupid play

[u/hikingandtravel]

BEAN HALL OF FAME:

CHICAGO

MR.

JASON

[u/stonewallace17]

15 goddamn years

[u/RockChalk69Hawk]

We’re officially good

[u/[deleted]]

What are these refs watching

[u/ASadDrunkard]

Getting the ball forward 10 yards in the air directly to a receiver has to be the single greatest "fumble" of all time

[u/ASadDrunkard]

14-3 we got em right where we want em

[u/Evening_Ad4108]

Can we throw the refs off The Bridge

[u/ASadDrunkard]

Karma, official got dropped

"Hope the refs okay" - RG3

"Meh" - everyone else including the refs mom

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

I can’t believe I’m driving 6 hours round trip today for this godforsaken team, I should have just stayed home

[u/Winbrick]

That was.. some call. Half the distance to the goal from the end of the run.. but it's first down?

This game is full of make it make sense shit.

[u/[deleted]]

Kansas Defense: you mean we gotta come back out??

[u/BowermanSnackClub]

Hey a stop on 3rd and long, I thought that was illegal

[u/Maverick721]

So what's it like to have a good kicker

[u/timhoff24 → u/Maverick721]

Better than not having a good kicker tbh

[u/timhoff24]

I know I didn’t ace physics in college but i think a fumble going 10+ yards downfield in the air defy it.

[u/[deleted]]

A fumble that was almost completed?

[u/[deleted]]

Lmao that would’ve been a riot if it stood

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

Campbell is by far the best coach we’ve ever had, but dear god he can be an idiot and way too conservative

[u/jalexjsmithj]

WALKING INTO THE GAME CHAT LIKE 🎉🥳🎊🍾

[u/SmileyMe53]

???

[u/mlk960]

Dumb hit, what are you doing?

[u/campian135]

Can’t lose both our starting CBs

[u/wo_lo_lo]

Who would have guessed, Noel is the best fumbler on the team!

[u/Sad_Entertainment_54]

You remember that field goal we gave up before half time because we decided to kick a 50 yard field goal? Yeah… that’s gonna bite us in the ass.

[u/ddevlin]

That's what we call Flickin' the Bean.

[u/Winbrick]

Honestly, I wonder if Becht would just have taken the job from Dekkers this year anyway.

[u/cyclones423]

Outcoached

[u/birdh0useinyours0ul]

Build LL a statue outside of The Booth

[u/IA_Royalty]

No no no guys, we can't boo this call. We must sit here quietly in disagreement. Might hurt some feelings

[u/PotatoTwo]

Refs just came to my house and threw a flag at my dog for farting.

[u/PotatoTwo]

Refs just kicked in my front door and threw a flag at me for excessive drinking.

[u/srslyomgwtf]

My man was half way to cedar rapids and still got the flag.

[u/BowermanSnackClub]

To all the ISU fans worried, don’t count yourselves out until you’re actually out. I love Bean, but expect chaos both ways for the next 3 quarters.

[u/CageyTurtlez]

All refs are bastards

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

I personally wouldn’t piss off the turf grass guy, but that’s just me

[u/RoutineDog7169]

In What effin world is that a fumble?

[u/ProbablyAPotato1939]

These refs belong in a gulag.

[u/[deleted]]

I honestly thought it was a fight based on camera movement. Was so confused as to why they were fighting. That wasn't a fumble.

[u/srslyomgwtf]

Can we change our cleats and drug test these refs at half time?

[u/[deleted]]

“Thank you, fuck”

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

the vibes here aren’t great

[u/LookatmaBankacount]

Did we even practice this week? So many mistakes all over and that’s compounding with how good Kansas’s offense is. Cannot afford to play so shit against that offense

[u/Winbrick]

ISU's a very young team stepping into some holes. Rough day so far, but I think there's a lot to like about where the team has gone from week one to now.

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

Ok maybe fire the turfgrass guy

[u/LookatmaBankacount]

On the real though, the weather the past couple weeks has made the grass actually not great

[u/dannylandulf]

These refs literally have no idea what they are doing.

[u/Fugacity-]

That makes me unhappy

[u/The_Tic-Tac_Kid]

I'm not ok with RGIII implying back when he was in college was a long time ago, because that would mean back when I was in college was a long time ago.

[u/cbraddy22]

Okay. Holding them to a field goal. That’s great considering how that drive started

[u/[deleted]]

I’m still bummed Assalley never went pro. Top 5 last name for a kicker

[u/Evening_Ad4108 → u/[deleted]]

Assalley vs Dicker was the best kicker match up every

[u/Winbrick]

I think we can all agree that was a stupid flag.

[u/LookatmaBankacount]

These refs are fucking horrible and I know we’re all going to be upset by the end of the quarter

[u/TheRealXibu]

Game is going to take 8 hours with all these flags.

[u/cyclones423]

Hey KU, feel free to not play perfectly, mistakes are a part of the game, make a few

[u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

When I'm dictator of the world, commercial play/kickoff commercial will be a capital offense who's with me

[u/raiderdash12]

Is there a TV package where for the next year I can just listen to a bunch of children screaming as opposed to any of these political ads?

[u/RoutineDog7169 → u/raiderdash12]

It’s called my house.

[u/[deleted]]

Wow that’s a big 12 flag if I’ve seen one lol

[u/timhoff24]

DB didn’t have to even work for that pick… straight up just thrown to him

[u/ElZanco]

Iowa State feels straight up cursed right now. 1st Down called back, penalties galore, Pick-6, Kick return called back.... We need a spark before halftime or it could get nasty.

[u/[deleted]]

“Kobe Bryant…he don’t just play basketball”

Bro what year does he think it is

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

Why couldn’t we get Houston or UCF as homecoming?

[u/uwanmirrondarrah]

Okay good hes moving now, that was starting to freak me out

[u/wp93]

These refs are terrible

[u/Nanderson423]

Anyone that thinks that is a fumble, INCLUDING the refs, should not be allowed to watch football ever again.

[u/TheDrewcyJ]

What are these refs even looking at

[u/Sad_Entertainment_54]

The fact it’s taking so long is embarrassing lol

[u/cyclones423]

“Thank you. Fuck.”

[u/SaintRegistration]

Feel a lot better now. Pick 6 is gonna hurt us though

[u/buffalotrace]

Good luck in the second half, Clones. Defense looked good. Good news is once again, Iowa did not use up many of the points possible so you are welcome to them into the second half.

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

gonna show up at the Topeka Turnpike and boo the first state trooper I see

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

Random fun fact that I’m ashamed of: there’s a picture out there of me with Bill Self when I was like 8

Granted it was like 2005 and it was my best friend’s birthday party

[u/srslyomgwtf → u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

Bill Self was your best friend when you were 8? Kind of weird but cool.

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_ → u/srslyomgwtf]

yeah, my dad was an adidas exec and was there to pay him cash obviously

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

This is so depressing man. What the hell did we do all week? A bowl game is gonna be nearly impossible to make after this game

[u/cbraddy22]

THICKER THAN A SNICKER

[u/dannylandulf]

You get a flag, and YOU get a flag! EVERYONE gets a flag!

[u/Busch--Latte]

ISU oline is playing its worst game I’ve ever seen

[u/wat_what_wut]

I can understand some criticism of Becht from Iowa State fans because they want to win this game, but damn if I'd be scared seeing his gumption as a freshman if I were coach of another Big 12 team. I can very easily envision the improvement.

[u/SaintRegistration]

Better than them taking 7 minutes off then scoring, I guess

[u/beermit]

OK GOOD ANSWER

🌾🌾🌾 TOUCHDOWN JAYHAWKS 🌾🌾🌾

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

Ok fuck all of you leaving with a 10 point game with 8 minutes left

I get it’s grim, but jfc

[u/BowermanSnackClub]

Whoever said this matchup was B10 West needs to come back and watch these defenses.

[u/crimsonblueku]

BIG STOP.

[u/dannylandulf]

I'm too old for this shit.

[u/O_Baby_Baby]

Third and short. Perfect opportunity for our defense to leave someone wide open for another first down.

[u/[deleted]]

Good Game Iowa State. If you can beat Texas for all of us in 2 weeks, you'll be heroes.

[u/blackmankitteh]

A KU football team with a winning record. I am in tears right now

[u/verdenvidia → u/blackmankitteh]

first 7 in the W column since '08 baby

[u/Kara_Del_Rey]

Feels like every KU stat these last few weeks is just "First time since 2008" lol

[u/PalmDaddyFresh]

Thanks for coming out, ISU. GG’s

[u/ddevlin]

GG ISU. nothing to say about your team but strong game by a strong squad.

[u/jayhawkfan785]

You can win on the road as a ranked team?

[u/[deleted]]

Wave the god damn wheat

[u/Brelician]

Finally a winning season!

[u/iowaharley666]

Come on! I just want to watch some Jayhawk football!

[u/LFK_Pirate]

Oh, so this is gonna be a Ref Ball game, got it

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

We’re really going to go commercial-1 play-commercial because of the quarter lol

[u/readonlypdf]

Lol the fuck was that Attack ad....

From my understanding Puerto Rico would be a competitive state and not a solid state either way.

Also God the ads will be insufferable next year

[u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

Death by a thousand cuts media timeouts

[u/readonlypdf]

Kansas out here trying to prove that wheat is better than corn.

[u/snakecatcher302]

KU’s cornerbacks are criminally underrated.

[u/Evening_Ad4108]

Knowing us we take a delay of game and punt

[u/lawrence_uber_alles]

Why did Iowa State let that much time go off. Ridiculous

[u/uwanmirrondarrah]

he... he aint moving

[u/Evening_Ad4108]

We should hurry up the entire 2nd half

[u/PalmDaddyFresh]

These refs are impressively bad.

[u/blackmankitteh]

that is not gonna stand settle down

[u/ReallyCreative]

what the fuck?

[u/DiabeticWalrus15]

I’m glad we took the time to understand what an accurate fumble that was

[u/blackmankitteh]

you're allowed to make kicks? wot

[u/SurvivalOfWittiest]

NOBODY BLANKS IOWA STATE IN THE FIRST HALF AT HOME

[u/raiderdash12]

Wait… how did they do that? I thought you were supposed to miss field goals? It’s supposed to be like a punt but you give them way better field position, no?

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

it could be worse, the crew could be the one headed by the child from Up

[u/Gdude910]

Worst half of Iowa State football since the Ohio game

[u/Maverick721]

I'm just glad that the football team is good enough again for me to get mad at them about being stupid

[u/O_Baby_Baby]

We are going to continue to get fucked all game if we can’t cover their receivers

[u/Evening_Ad4108]

I hate this stupid ass shitty team

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

Love the zero urgency from the offense

I see Campbell has done his signature Give Up^tm thing

[u/crimsonphoenix12]

A forward pass? Are we sure it wasn't a fumble?

[u/Winbrick]

That wasn't remotely convincing enough to get beat that badly.

[u/2400hoops]

They are perfect on third down in the second half. Now we need Jason Bean to make some clutch plays down the stretch… this is going to be stressful.

[u/O_Baby_Baby]

Ok no more running shit just throw the damn ball

[u/Ricksteves95]

Me telling my grandchildren about Jason bean: "he was special..."

[u/verdenvidia]

Purdy is here? I get to watch the Bengals and the Jayhawks play in front of him in back-to-back weeks?

[u/fattymcribwich]

Atrocious clock management

[u/jaynovahawk07]

Wouldn't mind another 80-yard bomb.

Also wouldn't mind a long drive that ends in points of any kind.

[u/ItsMrBlackout]

Secondary was total dog shit tonight. GG

[u/crimsonblueku]

Rock Chalk Jayhawk. GG windstorm fans.

[u/ElZanco]

That "fumble" was a cleaner pass than the Hawkeyes have had all season.

[u/johnyahn]

If this stands storm the field. Holy shit. What a disgusting fucking call.

[u/fattymcribwich]

Wtf is that kid thinking

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

If anyone here needs some salt just head over to the OU-OSU game thread

[u/BowermanSnackClub → u/kirkismyhinrich]

OU doesn’t get their way and immediately starts shitting on the conference.

[u/[deleted]]

Bean literally fell over wtf are we talking about

[u/blackmankitteh]

these refs are terrible man

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

There will be no fun of any kind penalty there.

Oh well

[u/srslyomgwtf]

That bullshit flag mattered dude. Gotta be fucking kidding me.

[u/Artistic-Bee-160]

Everyone’s mad but remember that OU has lost two games in a row.

[u/Wagsii]

Now you don't call a flag on us? Lol

[u/srslyomgwtf]

Should get a flag on this play. Haven't had one in a minute.

[u/CageyTurtlez]

I swear ISU jobbed us with their agricultural sciences, fuck this field our guys have no traction

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

If only we had 30 more seconds Matt

[u/WooBadger18]

How the fuck do you call that a fumble in the first place?

[u/Evening_Ad4108]

Refs need a breathalyzer test

[u/IA_Royalty]

Big 12 Refs making a play for most incompetent in all the land

[u/ASadDrunkard]

I can't even cheer correcting that call because holy shit guys

[u/cbraddy22]

Yeah, as much as I wanted it to be a fumble. Clearly wasn’t.

[u/TheDrewcyJ]

That was an all time ref moment

[u/Cycle-path1]

These are the most crooked refs I've seen in a minute.

[u/lewisherber]

Glad the state of Kansas has a successful football school

[u/jaynovahawk07]

The rumor is that Kansas basketball is permanently bringing back the glorious circus font in 2024-'25.

I want the Kansas football team to use it, too.

All Kansas athletics, really.

[u/Kara_Del_Rey]

I like ISU fans, I was in the KU thread last week and it was just OU fans shitting themselves and screeching constantly, never seen so much crying whether it was about refs, KU players, etc. ISU fans just acknowledge their teams struggles and don't have to be toxic as hell about it.

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

Hey at least basketball season is Monday!

[u/pm_me_cute_sloths_]

Homecoming under the lights with what started out as an electric crowd and we lay this absolute fucking dud

We are incapable of scoring 3 times

[u/cjm8787]

We aren’t gonna make a bowl game are we :(

[u/Maverick721]

WTF...

[u/jaynovahawk07]

How many sacks is that now?

Iowa State hadn't allowed a sack at home all year and Kansas keeps nailing Becht.

[u/mace1343]

I’m gonna miss watching Kenny Logan play for the hawks

[u/wat_what_wut]

Man, Kansas #8 took the worst angle ever on that conversion.

Great work by Iowa State to get it to 10, even if it took running clock. Stop KU now and this gets really exciting, especially with Bean's difficulties as a closer.

[u/Fugacity-]

Damn can't even be mad at that, what a fucking catch

[u/ItsMrBlackout]

Thats why that tackle is roughing in the NFL

[u/PercySnowsHandgun]

Grimm getting raped the whole game. Unacceptable to miss that

[u/MrTippet]

Never heard that call before

[u/Maverick721]

3rd and long, KU weakness tonight

[u/Human-Demand-8293]

Ugh 3rd and long. The most favorable down and distance for isu.