It would be great if they lose to Nebby with the offense sputtering in epic fashion, but then later that week Wisconsin also loses and forces Iowa to go be a sparring partner for Michigan and lose by 50+.
F*CK IOWA
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Looked to me in real time like he was trying to wave to tell his teammates to get out of the way due to the short punt while he was pointing up at the ball.
Cooper and Kirk both said it wasn't a wave, it was just Cooper maintaining his balance while he was running. Watch the video and try not to laugh at that explanation.
That’s right. He was not trying to fair catch but def got his arms a little high, so it was the right call.
It seems like he did everything that you would do in an instance of a fair catch but wave his hand over his head. Seems kind of unfair to the kicking team because you can see the gunners essentially slow down assuming that it was fair caught.
I am surprised they aren't blaming the L on this week's Kid Captain.
I hate how they hold those kids hostage.
I hate how they hold those kids hostage.
Any ******** about that call and not being asked the follow up of “after the call… where were you on the field, how much time was on the clock, how many timeouts did you have left, and how many points did you need to win” is bad journalism.
What's really funny is, this call is the best thing to happen to the Ferentz family this season. It bought even more loyalty from a fanbase who's identity is tied to the w/l record of the team. They never get beat, they either get screwed over or the other team just treated the game like their super bowl.
Freerents has a rather large ego, and is used to getting his way, so when people are telling him he should step aside, he is going to do the opposite to show them that he still can coach.
He is also 4th all-time for wins by a B10 coach at the start of the season and can move into the 2nd spot next year, he would therefore not be far away from the most wins ever by a B10 coach, things like that look nice on the resume. He already has the most losses of any B10 coach, but people will let that slide. Last point is his winning percentage is a few points under 60% needed to get elected to the college football HOF as a coach. Having another 8-to-9-win season or two gets him to the needed 60% thereby making him eligible to get in.
I’ve heard from 3 separate hawk fans that, in fact, the refs made thousands of dollars with that call. Just a shame.
Look at Iowa’s TD drive: Minn with the unnecessary face mask when they stopped Hill on 3rd down. PI next play. Stop them on 3rd and goal from the 1 only to swat the ball and give them 1st and inches.
How did they get screwed?
This is the point that is crushing to Iowa fans. You will hear them say “if we had a semi-competent offense we’d be competing for national championships.” No. You. Wouldn’t. They do have a very good defense and have put a lot of guys in the NFL. But they do not have an elite defense. They just benefit greatly from playing against a bad offense 10 or 11 games every year.
Flip it around, if that had happened to ISU yesterday, how many people on here would be saying the refs got it right and it was the correct call? Very few would be, yes according to the rule book he made an invalid fair catch signal, but crap like that happens all the time, and is never called. The difference was this time the kid scored a touchdown.
Did the official throw his beanbag down indicating the play was dead marking the spot of the ball, why was the official not blowing his whistle after it was caught, saying he had called a fair catch.? Why did they allow the play to continue at all if there was a fair catch?
We all loved that it happened to EIU, I know I do, but damn, we can also admit, it was a little shady, but by the book. I will try to remember that the next time something like that happens to ISU. The refs called it according to the rule book, and therefore its correct.
A lot of their classy “fans” are ok with throwing cans and bottles on the field and at the visitors bench. Some of the sane ones are not. I hope the big 10 fines those clowns.
Bottom 6 passing (#128-133) YPG in FBS:
Nebraska - 133.7
Minnesota - 131.9
Army - 129.0
Iowa - 116.5
Navy - 99.7
Air Force - 88.4
Three B1G West schools and the three service academies.
Also hilarious: Air Force has thrown 33 passes all season (<5 per game) and only has 1 fewer TD pass than Iowa.
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A lot of things are overshadowed by that reversed call, WHICH WAS THE CORRECT CALL…
The all time horrible offense. This classless fan behavior. The fact that BF doesn’t ever have to talk to the media and justify his ineptitude. Being able to be that bad at offense and still having a chance to win because the teams on the schedule are basically MAC level competition.
No, it's not called very often, but that is because players who wave their arms and signal an invalid fair catch don't end up scoring touchdowns very often.
The refs made the correct call and it wasn't the least bit shady.