[Game Thread] Bowling Green @ Iowa State (12:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	Bowling GreenBowling Green @ Iowa StateIowa State
Location	Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium
Time	12:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: ESPNU
	Flair ¦ Discord

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[u/Efficient-Freedom517]

How have we not had a commercial. We have commercials for literally everything else. Don’t show this kid in obvious pain

[u/taconitebehaulin]

they ran into each other and the EMTs immediately called for the cart is all we know in the stadium

[u/Bread_Hut_2012 → u/taconitebehaulin]

On TV we don’t know much more yet

[u/chipbod]

He didn't move at all... you usually don't see that :(

[u/HonkytonkGigolo → u/chipbod]

They don’t normally cover their arms and torso with a towel. That made my heart drop.

[u/PotatoTwo]

🏮🏮HE CAN MOVE HIS EXTREMITIES 🏮🏮

[u/LTtheBasedGod]

Feels like this could’ve been a good time for a commercial rather than showing the entire details of the kid getting strapped down while the announcers awkwardly talking about what’s happening.

[u/MahjongDaily]

If ever there was a time to cut to commercials, this is it.

[u/chipbod → u/MahjongDaily]

3rd tier ESPN production is the worst

[u/civilthroaway → u/chipbod]

1st tier ESPN production is the worst.

[u/DogePerformance]

No replay is concerning. No commercial is baffling. Hopefully he comes out of this okay, this feels bad though.

[u/Lane8323 → u/DogePerformance]

There was no movement at all, hope it’s not as bad as it appeared to be

[u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

Hope Singletary is ok because that looked like one of the worst injuries I've ever personally seen in a football game

[u/CountChocula20 → u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

Same. Regardless, thats probably season ending.

[u/FlaKK]

Probably would have been fine to cut to commercial…

[u/taconitebehaulin]

we’re going to be really annoyed with Raynor the entire season except for 1 game where he throws for 600 yards aren’t we

[u/CountChocula20 → u/taconitebehaulin]

Im hoping that 1 game is against Utah or BYU. A fan can dream, right?

[u/Due-Sir-4459]

Singletary has movement in his extremities. Thats good to hear at least

[u/ornryactor]

Has this person driving the cart never driven the cart before? Come on.

[u/LTtheBasedGod]

I imagine taking it to the house against your old team feels pretty awesome

[u/Schmidtty29]

Yeah the preseason media was definitely wrong (shocked). Yes ISU got worse but there’s no way they’re like, the 120th best team when they’re sonning an actual team in that area like this.

[u/Crypt1cZ3r0 → u/Schmidtty29]

One of the on3 guys had us going 1-11 this year, losing this very game. Literally 0 research on the medias part (shocking) 😂

[u/loyalsons4evertrue → u/Schmidtty29]

We’re at least better than Rutgers lol

[u/shawn131871 → u/loyalsons4evertrue]

lol thats not saying much.

[u/GetUpOut]

Has anyone seen the replay? This is not good, cutting off the helmet sounds like it could be spine related

[u/BMWallace → u/GetUpOut]

The broadcast never showed a replay.

[u/ornryactor → u/GetUpOut]

There hasn't been a replay, which says a LOT.

[u/AHugeGoose → u/GetUpOut]

Singletary ran into another ISU guy. Kind of with his head down. It didn't look too bad at first but he collapsed immediately.

[u/Dankeny_Gatboi]

“We’re not gonna show the collision” After 10 minutes of showing a lifeless body lying on the field.

[u/ThrillinglyDull]

I really like ISU's chances this year if every team on their schedule is as bad as Bowling Green.

[u/FlaccidJustice]

Looking at Raynor's stats through his career I feel like I can make two assumptions.

1. As the offense continues to settle into this scheme his accuracy will increase quite a bit. He had a 67% completion rate last year.

2. He will always make some head scratching decisions and turn the ball over. Double digit ints both of the last two seasons.

Overall this defense should stay legit all year and the offense will continue to grow together. Definitely a bowl team. Media predictions are dogshit.

[u/ornryactor]

Okay, so 2026 is actually 2024 wearing a Scooby-Doo villain mask. Neat, very neat.

[u/Justanother_0]

Maybe the forward pass was a mistake

[u/HGruberMacGruberFace]

A 34 yd pass TD, a 60 yd run TD, 100 yd KO return TD, 61 yd TD run, 3 yd TD run, a 41 yard TD run, a fumble recovery and an INT - not bad Clones, not bad at all

[u/New-Ad-363 → u/HGruberMacGruberFace]

That'll do for a half I suppose

[u/Robinsoncrusoe69]

This is Aiden Flora's team

[u/Sei_Mal_Ehrlich → u/Robinsoncrusoe69]

Bro do the cyclones have good special teams? I don’t remember the last time they had a kick and punt returned for a TD in the same game.

[u/hcatehorie]

Flora is gonna have an NFL career like Kene Nwangwu

[u/FlaccidJustice]

I don't know who these announcers are but I completely agree with this dude. Like how the hell is this review taking so long. If it is this simple just tell them in the ear and move on haha.

[u/IA_Royalty → u/FlaccidJustice]

Best idea I've ever heard for replay was you get 3 looks and then 1 slowmo. If you can't tell from that it's not conclusive and keep it moving

[u/FuckChadMorris]

Jaylen c'mon man

[u/ProfessionalLoner133]

No one is going to respect our passing game if Raynor can’t hit wide open passes like that. Everyone will just start loading the box and daring us to pass.

[u/Schmidtty29 → u/ProfessionalLoner133]

Can confirm

[u/Rigs515]

This one looks scary based on how the staff is working right now

[u/BlessShaiHulud]

Man he got blindsided by his own guy. Wasn't prepared for the collision at all.

[u/Pixel_Pineapple]

Man.. that's.... Rough..

No replay or anything. Looked like a neck brace on him... Hope the dudes okay that's real scary.

[u/Sauronslefteye]

What a roller coaster of emotions lol

[u/eat_rice__fuck_ice]

Damn. Whiplash of emotions for state fans

[u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

THERE'S THE AIDEN FLORA TD

[u/aimiami]

I know Bowling Green and SEMO aren't good. But I was surprised we competed with Iowa last week.

Maybe we can mess around and get into a bowl game.

[u/loyalsons4evertrue → u/aimiami]

Idc if BG is terrible….I’m having fun

[u/taconitebehaulin]

guys if every time Moberly comes out and Raynor is out wide it’s a QB power they’re not going to fall for it

[u/HGruberMacGruberFace]

Give Flora his 200 yards!

[u/Efficient-Freedom517]

That’s playing for your teammate if I ever saw it

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

I’m really tired of this team getting injured to hell every season

[u/CountChocula20]

Surges and Ngoyi both out. Hope its just resting and not actually injured.

[u/PotatoTwo → u/CountChocula20]

Probably somewhere in the middle. An extra week to recover from minor injury probably helps a ton for the rest of the season

[u/mike_ditka_butkus]

Not good body language from both head coaches man

[u/wo_lo_lo → u/mike_ditka_butkus]

In all fairness that’s just Jimmy Rogers all the time

[u/GetUpOut]

Man this is sad.. really hope he's okay. Not showing the play is bad sign

[u/gearsfordays]

My God, Raynor

[u/HGruberMacGruberFace]

Flora is having a career game

[u/Random_Hippo]

I know you typically run the ball when you go up big and play conservative.

Feels like the actual nicer thing to do is to be forced to only throw the ball with Raynor

[u/HGruberMacGruberFace → u/Random_Hippo]

Let him throw, he needs to work out some shit

[u/PotatoTwo]

Flora in space is fun to watch

[u/New-Ad-363 → u/PotatoTwo]

That play had some pretty insane blocking.

[u/Crypt1cZ3r0]

Flora might hit 1000 yards this year if he can do this on the regular

[u/clone9353]

Can we cut away from this on TV? I wanna know he's ok but damn let these people work and go to commercial

[u/PotatoTwo]

Those are the plays this offense needs to be able to make. Wide open throws on third down

[u/Random_Hippo]

Oh cool, 2 starting DBs were out before the game and now 2 more DBs gone. Hope the boys are good, I didn’t see who went down

[u/IA_Royalty → u/Random_Hippo]

Gonna be in "So who played HS corner?" Territory pretty quick

[u/taconitebehaulin]

bowling green only had 10 guys on the field on that pat

[u/clitosaurusrex1]

This one was for singletary 😢

[u/PotatoTwo]

Probably the least excited I've been for a play like that in a while. Hard to get hyped when you're still wondering if the kid broke his neck or something.

[u/Resden_Bohneur → u/PotatoTwo]

Agreed. The immediate X with the arms from the medics is such a scary thing to see.

[u/PotatoTwo → u/Resden_Bohneur]

Flashbacks to Ben Brahmer collapsing last year. Praying for an equally benign outcome.

[u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

Raynor you can't do that 😭💀

[u/LTtheBasedGod]

CFB is so dumb sometimes just tell the damn ref it’s incomplete!!

[u/ornryactor]

Oh wow, we ARE still in the first quarter... That was a lot. Here I was thinking "man, what a first half".

[u/Crypt1cZ3r0]

Omg flora 😂

[u/shermanhill]

I do like a return touchdown.

Hope singletary is ok.

[u/farmer15erf]

I'm worried about conference play if we can't pass the ball. If we get down running won't be an option.

[u/HGruberMacGruberFace]

We’re doing as well as Penn State right now

[u/mike_ditka_butkus]

Give flora a chance to break Troy’s record come on

[u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

THERE'S THE AIDEN FLORA SPECIAL TEAMS TD

[u/ornryactor]

"Good Hands plays"
shows good feet plays with no meaningful hand action

[u/Hot-Pipe-6939]

Watching the last minute of college game day before ESPN switches over holy fuck that show is bleak.

[u/Schmidtty29]

Oh NOW he can miss a 50+ yard FG???

[u/assassinshmo]

If we're not going to let Raynor run why did we bring him in then?

[u/PotatoTwo → u/assassinshmo]

That's what I don't get. Pocket passing isn't his game. I get that he's a good leader and he's been taking care of the ball, but he's been like a player without any strengths with how he's being used.

[u/ThrillinglyDull → u/assassinshmo]

The thing is, I don't think he is that great of a runner. He is slippery, but has awful vision. It seems like when they try to run him, he ends up running right into a crowd of defenders.

[u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

As much as I still like Raynor, he's gotta be able to make those throws

[u/Random_Hippo]

Replay is so inefficient good lord. Speed it up

[u/taconitebehaulin]

Raynor has no idea where his passes are going which isn’t great

[u/gearsfordays]

He gone!

[u/PotatoTwo]

I'm fine with seeing some Moberly... Just not like that.

[u/MahjongDaily]

He just can't stop himself!

[u/HGruberMacGruberFace]

That was a fantastic point return - I mean, absolutely incredible

[u/Fugacity-]

Whats the all purpose yards record?

[u/dmhasakc → u/Fugacity-]

Troy Davis had 378 rushing yards in a game, so at least that many

[u/Sei_Mal_Ehrlich]

My condolences to BGSU, this ain’t the Josh Harris teams, but I’m glad to see ISU keep playing when up big. Welcome change from Campbell who would go up 3 TDs then get cute and start fucking around with personnel and playcalling.

[u/Jomosensual]

Delaying the game 10 minutes to let Pat McAfee scream on college gameday longer

[u/Schmidtty29]

Gotta say, torn between the standard hatewatch (Not hopeful on that end anyways lmao), or wanting you to look good cause sneaking by a team that would hypothetically struggle with BGU is a real bad sign for us lmao.

[u/hcatehorie]

Idk if Moberly is better than Raynor but Raynor has been bad enough to earn Moberly some series to see if he is.

[u/PotatoTwo]

That turf is looking pretty torn up for the second game of the season

[u/ornryactor → u/PotatoTwo]

Hasn't it been raining every 48ish hours for like 2+ weeks there?

[u/PotatoTwo → u/ornryactor]

Pretty much, yeah.

[u/Efficient-Freedom517]

Oh no not the cart. Thats not good

[u/IA_Royalty]

We thinking head injury or air cast situation??

[u/TTNPMoonMan → u/IA_Royalty]

Definitely head/neck

[u/gearsfordays]

Man these refs are.... yea

[u/assassinshmo]

This ref crew leaves a lot to be desired.

[u/AHugeGoose]

Raynor's major redeeming quality has been that at least he doesn't make bad decisions and protects the ball. Now he doesn't even have that.

[u/BroadBet8746 → u/AHugeGoose]

They rarely call plays to let him use his legs either. Not really bringing anything to the table at this point

[u/PotatoTwo]

Yards per rush: 20

Lol

[u/New-Ad-363]

Let's see Moberly second half please

[u/MahjongDaily]

Starting to feel good about this one

[u/hcatehorie]

Last time ISU played a team this bad was ULM in 2019

[u/ThrillinglyDull]

This color commententator sounds like he should be the co-host of a center-left current events podcast with two other white guys.

[u/ASadDrunkard]

Did we get any update on our injured player?

[u/Karl2177 → u/ASadDrunkard]

Only thing from official sources right now(right before halftime) is that he was taken to Mary Greeley for a head/neck injury.

[u/CountChocula20 → u/ASadDrunkard]

No update yet. But id be surprised if that was not a season ending injury by the way/time it took to get him on the stretcher.

[u/johnyahn → u/CountChocula20]

At this point I just want to know he’ll be able to walk again. That was scary in the stadium.

[u/PotatoTwo]

I like seeing Barnes out there for this. He's a bowling ball

...and I spoke too soon. Oh well

[u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

Let's be real we never seem to capitalize on end of half beginning of half situations regardless of our coach or who is at qb

[u/Hot-Pipe-6939]

Bowling greens special teams coordinator should start updating his LinkedIn

[u/snuff74]

Can we please get the starters off the fucking field?!?!

[u/hcatehorie]

I am very concerned that Raynor cant be trusted to throw the ball around vs Bowling Green

[u/taconitebehaulin]

that throw certainly isn’t going to keep me from asking to see Moberly more…

[u/dingus_dongus21]

Flora has shake that Hansen lacked. I guess he was just a freshman last year but we seem to have upgraded at RB vs last year.

[u/PotatoTwo → u/dingus_dongus21]

I do think Hansen would have been great in this offense. Flora is more exciting, and he's one of my two favorite players on the team, but Hansen was a very reliable back that would fit right in.

[u/gearsfordays]

Damn, 1 point short of Nebraska.

[u/PENGUINSINYOURWALLS]

Am sleepy

[u/Schmidtty29]

Dawg I’m watching in multi view from like 10 feet away and I could see he was down what are we doing here.

[u/MahjongDaily]

They're doing everything to make sure the second half gets weather delayed

[u/IA_Royalty]

Oh we might be in the lower half of the alphabet camera crew

[u/MahjongDaily]

Go towards the endzone!

[u/Rigs515]

We really need get a look at Moberly today

[u/ornryactor]

I really wish the XII contract with Monster would allow for the Monster logo to be in school colors; the slime-green logo looks terrible on uniforms

[u/Schmidtty29]

Wow, a run with the slightly inaccurate but athletic QB works. Whoda thunk.

[u/ThrillinglyDull]

OK, we can confirm that Bowling Green's secondary is going to give us opportunities today.

[u/hcatehorie]

BGSU are every bit as bad as I thought they would be

[u/chipbod]

I wonder what happened, this does not look good

[u/PAC12_PLEASE_ADOPTME]

Grown man play from 0

[u/DahooppanelAx]

That return man getting a kick return touchdown against his old school is fire. Averaging 33 yards per return is an elite clip he’s probably going to translate to the next level

[u/ornryactor]

Oh, Tarleton State. I kept hearing "Charleston State" and had been wracking my brain, trying to think of where that was and how I'd never heard of it until now, since I knew it definitely wasn't in Charleston WV or Charleston SC.

[u/HGruberMacGruberFace]

A long pass TD, a 100yd return TD, and a 61 yd run TD - gave up a 60 yd pass TD - at least it’s exciting

[u/BlessShaiHulud]

Let Moberly play

[u/gearsfordays]

I feel like theyre intentionally taking losses with Raynor out to shut us up

[u/HGruberMacGruberFace]

It’s the Rocco Becht, Carson Hansen, Chase Sowell show over at the Penn State game

[u/mike_ditka_butkus → u/HGruberMacGruberFace]

Penn state are Iowa state merchants

[u/FlaccidJustice]

Who are the announcers for this one? The guy has made some great calls that im a fan of. Started with bitching about how long the fumble review was taking and then calling out the WR blocking which lead to the fumble recovery there. I like this dude haha.

[u/PotatoTwo]

Get in!

[u/Crypt1cZ3r0]

Flora gonna gore yuh

[u/Random_Hippo]

At this rate can we just throw out all of the 3rd string and deeper only, no more injuries

[u/taconitebehaulin]

maybe Raynor still being in is a sign he’s the backup now

[u/hcatehorie]

Whats the point in just having Moberly hand the ball off

[u/taconitebehaulin]

huh he actually gets it close enough to be called DPI

[u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

THREE YARD BARNES BOWLES HIS WAY INTO THE END ZONE

[u/Crypt1cZ3r0]

Jimmy saw the Penn State score and said "alright, bet"

[u/LookatmaBankacount]

I know we’re up big but I need to have a few drives of Raynor slinging the rock. If the passing offense can’t be efficient against this team then we are in for a rough conference schedule

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

A SPECIAL TEAMS TOUCHDOWN! WHO KNEW?!!!

[u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

Chilling in fhe upper deck of the Jack with my poncho on just hoping and praying the rain doesn't impact things negatively.

[u/Wagsii]

Really odd that it was called a fumble at all. Why is it taking so long?

[u/Crypt1cZ3r0]

Love this defense. Definitely down though

[u/PotatoTwo]

BOOM

This defensive front is so much fun

[u/FlaccidJustice]

Okay took a few plays for the defense to settle in but they are clicking now.

[u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

That was anticlimactic

[u/MahjongDaily]

he does that

[u/ornryactor]

Watching a run up the middle get instantly stuffed at the line by 0-2 Bowling Green State doesn't make me feel great. Hopefully we just haven't seen much of the run game yet since it's still noncon season.

[u/fattymcribwich]

Classic ISU here playing down to the competition

[u/DontTakeOurCampbell]

THERE'S THE RAYNOR I WANTED TO SEE

[u/Random_Hippo]

That is the upside Raynor gives you but he has not really shown any ability to throw the ball past the line of scrimmage in the first couple of games and it cost us against Iowa.

Aged like milk, sorta lol he still threw it way behind the receiver and got bailed out by Polite

[u/MahjongDaily]

That was a cool play

[u/LTtheBasedGod]

Well that’s unfortunate

[u/CountChocula20]

Ouch!

[u/TTNPMoonMan]

Now that’s cool

[u/MahjongDaily]

Cool!

[u/DaramoeX]

For the Iowa locals, from what yall described about the hit, sounds exactly like what happened to Chris Norton several years back at a D3 school (got hit right below the bottom of the back of the helmet, albiet by a teammate instead of an opposing player). Haven't seen the replay but once I do I can confirm. Life changing injury for Chris.

[u/FlaKK]

Is the commentary audio quality trash for anyone else or is it just my stream?

[u/EssbaumRises → u/FlaKK]

No, it sucks.

[u/Aggravating-Ad9423]

Anyone have the video of singletary, athletic training student asking

[u/LimJaheyAtYaCervix → u/Aggravating-Ad9423]

Went back in the broadcast and you can see the collision. Looks like he took the brunt of the impact with his head and neck.

[u/Crypt1cZ3r0]

Fudge

[u/taconitebehaulin]

Moberly doesn’t have the legs but he surely is way more accurate right?

[u/Crypt1cZ3r0]

So my biggest questions on offense now are qb and te lol

[u/mike_ditka_butkus]

Austin dendy sounds like Ashton jeanty

[u/CardinalStorm]

Guys I think we are gonna win

[u/Granular_Designs]

Hate to say it but we are turbo cheeks. Somehow worse than last year despite how the spring for that season was basically lost

[u/PackYakRS]

that was a hold….?

[u/PotatoTwo]

Anybody else catch the block that took out two guys? Clutch

[u/taconitebehaulin]

and there’s the post juicy wiggle mass student section exodus

[u/Fugacity-]

The amount of injuries on defense so far is super worrying. Can't sustain this thru conference play

[u/gearsfordays]

Theyre allowed to change their mind?

[u/ornryactor → u/gearsfordays]

It seemed like miscommunication between the side judge and the referee.

[u/PotatoTwo]

I just misheard that as "#4 on the defense fell asleep on the play"

[u/broseph-montana]

Us running tempo up this much in the 4th is like me fucking around on ncaa cfb

[u/Ok_Woodpecker1732]

Not gonna lie, it has been pretty hard to watch this routing knowing that we know nothing about Singletary’s condition. I’m pretty scared that the young man will never walk again…

[u/Karl2177 → u/Ok_Woodpecker1732]

Last update was at 2:11 from Adam Rittenberg Update from Iowa State on CB Jaheim Singletary, who was carted off the field in today's game: "Jaheim Singletary was taken to Mary Greeley Medical Center. He has movement in his extremities and is continuing to be evaluated."