I’m the ultimate pessimist, ask any one of our staff members or any of my friends. But even I was able to trust the process when Iowa State was down 24-7, I said to myself, no matter what happens, the defense is going to adjust and give the offense the ability to come back.
I knew that despite the rocky start, Jon Heacock was going to suffocate Oklahoma in the second half. Well, suffocate he did, the Sooners scored just three points that came on the last drive of the game. The defense forced five straight punts before the final field goal.