Iowa State Football Post-Mortem: El Assico

Well, week one was a pleasant surprise. Finally, Iowa State shows up and shows out against their lesser opponent in the opener of a season. Would the momentum carry into Iowa City, or would the Hawkeyes stifle the Cyclones once again?

What Went Wrong

Special Teams (shocker, I know)

Of all the things that could go wrong against Iowa, it would surprise approximately zero Iowa State fans in the audience that Special Teams was the most abysmal part of the game on Saturday. How this team can be unquestionably bad year after year with absolutely zero direction from the coaching staff is beyond me. Special Teams coach or not, this team regularly fails at all ends of the special teams. Coach Matt…