The Cowboys’ defense got burned on Saturday in Ames. And then it got burned again. And again. And again. I’ll spare you the repetition and get straight to the facts.
Iowa State, an offense that even now ranks dead last in the Big 12 in long scrimmage plays, broke loose for nine plays of 15 or more yards against the Cowboys on Saturday (and one of 14). Those plays amounted to 240 total yards and three of the Cyclones’ four touchdowns.
It’s hard to win many games when you pad a team’s season highlight reel vault like that.