First Look: Iowa State Cyclones

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2/2 BAYLOR (6–0, 3–0) vs. NR/NR Iowa State (2–4, 1–2) Oct. 24, 2015 | 11 a.m. CT Waco, Texas | McLane Stadium (45,140) TV: ESPN

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TV COVERAGE: ABC/ESPN2, 11:00 a.m. CDT
WEATHER FORECAST: Rainy with a high of 76°, SSW winds 5–10mph (wunderground puts game time temp at 73°)

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Stripe McLane Efforts

.@McLaneStadium looks great in stripes. Helps make it happen for #BaylorHomecoming: http://t.co/7YAIwRpumm pic.twitter.com/fNVj6xXnOT

— Baylor University (@Baylor) October 18, 2015

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Homecoming Game against Iowa State is another Stripeout for McLane Stadium. It’s not the same as last year, though, so you’ll want to check out the handy guide in the tweet linked above.

That’s some good information right there, especially since you’re doing to need it to buy some appropriately colored rain gear because…

MONSOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

I’ve been watching this map very closely all week long, and the only real fluctuation at game time is just how high the percentage chance of rain goes. It’s never dipped below 60%, and it’s been as high as 90%. My main purpose for watching it has been to make a determination on parade attendance. It’s a family tradition to bring the girls up for the parade and let them enjoy it. Sadly, the weather will quite literally rain on our parade.

At any rate, get your rain gear ready for this one, folks. It’s going to be wet. It looks like there might be some chance of thunderstorms and, of course, delays as a result, but speaking with the Baylor Weatherman on Twitter, he said that while it’s something to watch, they don’t anticipate it being too much of a disruption. We’ll see.

As far as green/gold rain gear, I know that the Bookstore and Fan Shops always keep gold ponchos in stock, but I don’t know about green ones. If anyone has good suggestions for green/gold rain gear, please add them to the comments!

ISU Cyclones 2015 Schedule

The ’Clones are 2–4 heading into the meat of their schedule; getting another win out of the final 6 games of the season may be a tall order for them. It’s unfortunate, really, because I can say pretty safely that HC Paul Rhoads is universally respected as a good head coach and an all-around excellent human being. But I digress. They looked incredibly sharp in the first quarter of their last game against TCU, even leading the game 21–14 at one point, but the Frogs held them scoreless the rest of the way, eventually taking out Iowa State 49–21.

ISU Cyclones 2015 Individual Stats

Quarterbacks

QB Sam B. Richardson is in his 16th season of eligibility (maaaaybe a stretch), and has taken the vast majority of snaps for the ’Clones. That being said, Joel Lanning got some reps behind center against TCU. And by some, I mean two: a 1-yard designed run, and a 77-yard TD pass. He was done after that. That said, Paul Rhoads went on record this week in saying that we will see more of Lanning this week in Waco. Whether that means 3 snaps, a full quarter or he’s the starter remains to be seen.

Rushing & Receiving Stats

The man to really pay attention to here is Sophomore Allen Lazard. He’s a legit receiving talent, and was the recipient of that 77-yard TD pass I talked about earlier. In the brief time that I watched their game against TCU on Saturday, I saw him make several catches in impressive fashion. Here’s what the folks at WRNL had to say about him following that game:

I keep coming back to Allen Lazard. He’s just a sophomore, and the man is becoming basically un-coverable. At 6–5, Lazard should receive at least a glance on every passing down, and hopefully that’s something Sam Richardson and/or Joel Lanning are beginning to take to heart. With just 18 career games under his belt, he’s hauled in 74 passes for 999 yards and 6 TD, putting him on pace for a program record for receptions, 3rd all-time in receiving yards and 2nd all-time in receiving touchdowns.

Given the weather forecast, though, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Cyclones try to rely more on their run game. On that side of the ball, where Mike Warren is the workhorse of the rushing attack. WRNL seemed pleased with a 50–50 split between rushing and passing last weekend in the article I linked, but Rhoads wished that they had run the ball more against TCU. We’ll see if they try that more against Baylor on Saturday.

2015 Iowa State Cyclones Team Stats and Rankings

It’s Question Time!

FIRST: Homecoming! I’m sure we’ve asked this before, but I’ve forgotten your answer. Give us your favorite Homecoming tradition.
SECOND: How is the rain affecting your Homecoming plans, if at all?
THIRD: How do you think the rain impacts the Bears’ offense?
FOURTH: Uniform prediction. And how do you think that the 11:00 a.m. start time impacts this determination? Gimme.