MVP vs UNI
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And when he went out was when UNI started moving the ball. He is going to be huge for us this year.
1. Cooper
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2. Rocco Becht
3. Onyedim
4. Perkins
Cooper wins this hands down IMO. I'm a big believer in how one certain action can lead to an entirely different outcome in the end. Like taking one job offer over another offer could lead to an entirely different life.
If Cooper doesn't get that pick six, and UNI takes the opening kickoff down the field and puts up 7, or even 3, we could have seen an entirely different outcome IMO. Sports is so much about momentum and confidence. If UNI takes the early lead, the doubt starts to creep in, everyone gets a little more anxious, etc, etc. It's hard to say for sure, but that pick six might have won that game for us.
I also want to mention Rocco though.... if he had looked like Kohl out there yesterday, we likely would have lost. It just shows how much even one full year and some small amount of live action helps a player. He was ready to go, and Kohl wasn't quite yet. Had Rocco not been ready for the moment, it might not have went very well.
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2. Rocco Becht
3. Onyedim
4. Perkins
Cooper wins this hands down IMO. I'm a big believer in how one certain action can lead to an entirely different outcome in the end. Like taking one job offer over another offer could lead to an entirely different life.
If Cooper doesn't get that pick six, and UNI takes the opening kickoff down the field and puts up 7, or even 3, we could have seen an entirely different outcome IMO. Sports is so much about momentum and confidence. If UNI takes the early lead, the doubt starts to creep in, everyone gets a little more anxious, etc, etc. It's hard to say for sure, but that pick six might have won that game for us.
I also want to mention Rocco though.... if he had looked like Kohl out there yesterday, we likely would have lost. It just shows how much even one full year and some small amount of live action helps a player. He was ready to go, and Kohl wasn't quite yet. Had Rocco not been ready for the moment, it might not have went very well.
I'm rewatching the game now. The ref literally said "there is no flag for roughing the passer".
They accepted PI because that was the only penalty. Also, the penalty is the same (15 yards)
Watching that yesterday... I thought for sure it was going to be 30 yds for UNI... both penalties stacked together.
Mr. Citrus pancaked Day. Rude awakening to the game for sure. His helmet came off from the impact and rub of Dom sliding over top of him. It could have gone either way, but I agree I thought it was going to be called.
Touché, my point still stands though with the hit that orange put on him made home uncomfortable the rest of the day.
The Special Teams Coordinator gets my vote, feels like a decade since we've had a good one.
There appears to maybe be a rejuvination of different players going to make a play that's been missing.
Poor fr(?) flag girl who at half time thought she was in wrong position, ran the length of the field and then realized she was right the first time. She then ran all the way back and missed only one song, but was flawless but pooped the rest of the half. I would have said #### it and sat down.
Could be even more of a total point swing if you factor the unknown of what happens without the turnover.
Likely not the way our D was playing but who knows.
2 punt returns, 60 yards, one game
Here is last season punt returns...
1 for -2 yards (SEMO)
2 for 8 yards (Iowa)
1 for 12 yards (Ohio)
1 for 2 yards (Baylor) four games and this is just 20 yards TOTAL
2 for 8 yards (KU)
2 for 15 (KSU)
0 (Texas)
0 (OU)
1 for 6 yards (WVU)
3 for 38 yards (OKST) 10 games in to get past yesterday's 60 yard total for the year
0 (Tech)
0 (TCU)
87 yards of punt returns for entire season, almost half of it in one game vs OKSt.
Out of curiosity for some frame of comparison I checked out Iowa's yards by game...
17
20
41
0
1
0
15
40
17
85
24
-2
42
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300 yards, doesn't sound like a ton each game but ends up being an entire game's worth of yardage if you at least try. I don't think Iowa even had great return weapons, they just coach it and try to do it.
I'd love to see the dline have that kind of physicality as the season goes on.
Cooper, Onyedim close 2nd. He is like Spears on steroids. Maybe that isn't a good comparison in sports 
Cooper, Onyedim close 2nd. He is like Spears on steroids. Maybe that isn't a good comparison in sports
Is it safe to say this team is comfortable taking a gamble to make plays?
If you HAD to give it to just one guy it's probably Cooper. Guy made an awesome play on the ball and housed it. Huge momentum play that took the pressure off us and on UNI. The pick later in the game was a gimme but Cooper made plays all game long. It's a dynamic we didn't have/show last year.
But...any time a freshman QB comes in and shows poise, makes good decisions and displays accuracy, all while under duress, it deserves a shout out. Rocco delivered more than I was expecting, especially considering we weren't mauling them with the run. Had he struggled early UNI could have loaded the box and made for a very frustrating day.
I also agree with nateizking on the special teams. We made Fgs, we made the 3rd longest in ISU history with 10 yards to spare, booted kickoffs deep, punted well, covered well AND returned well. Can I get an Halle-*******-lujah? If we can get anything NEAR this, for the majority of the season, it would add 2 wins (if not more) in close games, something we didn't have all last year.
But...any time a freshman QB comes in and shows poise, makes good decisions and displays accuracy, all while under duress, it deserves a shout out. Rocco delivered more than I was expecting, especially considering we weren't mauling them with the run. Had he struggled early UNI could have loaded the box and made for a very frustrating day.
I also agree with nateizking on the special teams. We made Fgs, we made the 3rd longest in ISU history with 10 yards to spare, booted kickoffs deep, punted well, covered well AND returned well. Can I get an Halle-*******-lujah? If we can get anything NEAR this, for the majority of the season, it would add 2 wins (if not more) in close games, something we didn't have all last year.