Initial CyHawk Game Predictions
- Thread starter Lemmiwinks
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you actually have to be able to formulate a thought before you can be creative.
We will rarely win this game playing the way they play. I genuinely think we'd do better slinging it around the yard every year this game than continuing to attempt the power football, clock control thing.
For that reason alone I can't pick ISU to win with any confidence, regardless of all other factors.
For that reason alone I can't pick ISU to win with any confidence, regardless of all other factors.
I think there might be some recency bias to this. Last year we obviously were conservative, but the year before that we put up 38 points in regulation against Iowa.
And we did that by... Slinging it around the yard 45 times to the tune of 350 yards (7.5/att) and 4 TD's. The offense didn't fail us that game, our defense did, giving up 330 yards and 5 TDs over the air of their own.
We also had some big, risky plays in there. 30 yard TD pass. 74 yard TD pass. Multiple other passes >20 yards. How much of that did we see on Saturday?
The offense is unleashed and the defensive does what it does. Excitement back post game, as ISU wins 42-27
Do you think ISU' Oline can block long enough to have a receiver run a 20 yard route?
Can you imagine the salt about that? It'd be hilarious, even if petty. First win in what, 4 games now, likely against a ranked Iowa when we aren't ranked? CFB media would even back us up on it.
No, and that really bothers me. Apparently our line in 2017 was much better (at least in pass pro) than our current one is. Park is not more mobile than Purdy would be, and we know Purdy can hit the throws already -- it's coming down to the guys infront of him, or miraculous footwork, to make these kinds of plays
We will not achieve higher as a program being a one-dimensional team. Someday, somehow, we must develop an all-around line.
We had one of the best deep ball QB's in the nation last year and the same O-line as well. I think we'll be fine in that category.
Those TD's against Iowa came on plays where they played man-to-man coverage on our WR's and we torched them. UNI sat back and played zone the entire time and sagged off on every single play. We would've been throwing the ball into double teams almost every time unless there was some sort of miscommunication. I think we should've tested the defense deep a few times, but I understand the concept behind getting the 6 yard pass play every time.
That is nuts. Iowa is generally good at protecting the football, but big element of luck involved in going 3 straight years without a turnover.
It's been fairly clean in regards to turnovers the last 3 years. ISU has only had one each season in this game the last 3 years.
In fairness, many of those successful pass plays were because McIlvaine avoided the rush and ran around and bought time for his receivers to get open. Several times it was along the boundary and the receiver was able to add YAC. I don't see Stanley making those kinds of plays.
(And of course now that I've said it, he probably will.)
