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- Thread starter SwirlyBird
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Coaching. We knew the team wouldn't be good. I did, however, expect coaches that had been billed to us as this genius group of guys to appear to have stepped on a football field.
The good thing is that if they do anything right next week, I'll be impressed. They certainly started so badly that they'll have to improve.
I honestly don't get blaming this on Lanning. He threw for 250 yards and 3 TDS, and also threw 2 35yd+ TDs. Park would have done no better, and I personally guarantee that. If we can't win games with 250+ & 3, we have bigger problems than QB.
If anything, it was lame playcalling otherwise, and the utter absence of anything resembling a running game. I honestly hated our playcalling for the most part, it was very vanilla and seemed easily predictable. I'm aware that Lanning also threw 2 INTs in crunch time, but Warren fumbling in there didn't help either. One of the picks appeared to be a miscommunication about routes between him and a receiver (not sure if I blame Lanning, receiver, or coaching calling route changes for that), and the other was a forced pressure throw trying to make a play happen--that one was a bad decision. The fact that we had about 50 total rushing yards with a previous 1,300-yard RB at the helm is a very serious problem.
Giving up 250 rushing yards to UNI wasn't good, either, but I can get why. We had a hell of a time trying to contain Bailey.
If anything, it was lame playcalling otherwise, and the utter absence of anything resembling a running game. I honestly hated our playcalling for the most part, it was very vanilla and seemed easily predictable. I'm aware that Lanning also threw 2 INTs in crunch time, but Warren fumbling in there didn't help either. One of the picks appeared to be a miscommunication about routes between him and a receiver (not sure if I blame Lanning, receiver, or coaching calling route changes for that), and the other was a forced pressure throw trying to make a play happen--that one was a bad decision. The fact that we had about 50 total rushing yards with a previous 1,300-yard RB at the helm is a very serious problem.
Giving up 250 rushing yards to UNI wasn't good, either, but I can get why. We had a hell of a time trying to contain Bailey.
As for Lazard, it's not like we underused him. He had what, 9 catches for 130 yards and a TD? He can't do much better than that, that's a great game. He did his part for sure.
Another small detail I didn't like: Netten missing the XP. Not sure if it was a bad hold or what.
Another small detail I didn't like: Netten missing the XP. Not sure if it was a bad hold or what.
I thought Lanning was pretty good in the pass plays downfield for most of the game. I also thought that Lanning HAS to know better and the coaches have to drill it into his head that he has to throw it away at the end. Also the safety was a freaking disaster. He almost fumbled it out of the end zone. Turns out that would have been better because we gave up a TD right after it.
I think the worst play of the game BY FAR was the play call to give Warren the ball late when he fumbled. There wasn't a lot of time left. Lazard was in a zone. The running game had been non existent all game. And Warren now has a habit of fumbling late in games when the game is on the line.
98% of "Hawk fans" never stepped foot in a U of Iowa classroom and most can't name two starters on their adopted team, yet love to lecture us
too funny
I was at the game so I don't have first hand experience but the tv stuff sounded really bad.
I don't mind razzing and smack talk from Iowa fans who actually are U of Iowa alums (We deserve it)
Nothing worse than the UNI grad who wears Hawkeye attire at an UNI-Iowa FB game and cheers against their alma mater, and then despises ISU and mouths off to ISU grads.
Those people the biggest wannabee d#cks ever.
on a related note, my 40-something friend that I rode with was walking in the night post-game to our car which was parked off Beach Ave in a frat lot.....a group of 6-7 UNI students who were walking were harassing and cursing my ISU buddy from behind
Is it me or are some of these millennial a-holes simply have ZERO respect for GenX and younger baby boomers? It's really sad
Nothing worse than the UNI grad who wears Hawkeye attire at an UNI-Iowa FB game and cheers against their alma mater, and then despises ISU and mouths off to ISU grads.
Those people the biggest wannabee d#cks ever.
on a related note, my 40-something friend that I rode with was walking in the night post-game to our car which was parked off Beach Ave in a frat lot.....a group of 6-7 UNI students who were walking were harassing and cursing my ISU buddy from behind
Is it me or are some of these millennial a-holes simply have ZERO respect for GenX and younger baby boomers? It's really sad
Well be practically gave UNI a touchdown when he fumbled it. Him taking that safety didn't help much either... That's now even mentioning the TWO chances he was given for a game winning drive, and just threw an INT both times. Garbage
Just what we need, some Hawk commenting on the ISU broadcast. I guess not everyone is up to the standard set by Ed "Passed out on the Pentacrest Lawn (after looking down some porker's shirt)" Podolak.
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After Arky's own laughable performance I'd bet Paul hasn't unclenched yet. It looked like whatever virus ISU has spread to Arkansas.
This loss was the direct result of 4 years of recruiting mostly DII talent linemen.