Betting the Big 12: Week 7

Iowa State fans, I feel your frustration. I feel the agony of watching us turn into Iowa after beating them. Maybe this is what we deserve for saying we’d do anything to beat them. Anyway, the Cyclone offense has been a tough watch for the last few weeks. We’ve talked about it at length. We’ve made memes. We’ve tweeted about crossing routes until we’re blue in the face. And there’s been a lot of talk about changing the offensive coordinator. For starters, that’s not going to happen during the season. It’s not going to happen in the offseason either. I wouldn’t expect firing Tom Manning to make a difference. Our problems extend way beyond playcalling. Firing Manning isn’t the magic switch that will turn things around.

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