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Game Recap: Iowa St vs Texas Tech
by SF Ute
2010-10-05 16:26:08
I saw this game replayed on Fox College Sports today.
Recap:
Iowa St. was averaging a putrid 20 points a game until this game against TT.
They were a very inspired team on every play and throughout the game. Expect them to be VERY pumped playing against the #10 team in nation from a non AQ conference(Sorry, future Pac12 team).
The commentators mentioned the upcoming Utah game multiple times and gave the program props.
Iowa St raced out to a 24-0 lead on some big plays.TT came roaring back to tie it 24-24. Then Iowa St. took another lead to hang on at the end 52-38 win. The last TD was an onside scoop that Iowa St ran in ...crazy.The fans look very enthusiastic but it didnt seem too loud on opponents offensive plays.
Offense:
#4 Arnaud QB- Nimble on his feet and likes to run sometimes but has no speed whatsoever. Kind of like Wynn in a way. No threat. He does have a good strong arm and is somewhat accurrate. He was better on shorter routes than deep balls even though he completed on a deep pass. He has an injured left shoulder that bothered him all game. Before this game he had 2 TDs/ 5 INT. He had 4 TDs in this game with no INTs.
#33 Robinson RB- Kid is nails. Hes quick and fast. Hits hole and flies up the field. He will be the #1 stop for the Utes. He had over a 100 yards and a TD on limited carries.
He was 3rd in Big 12 in rushing last yr.
#25 Johnson RB- Freshman. He had his first 100 yard game with a TD. Hes also lightening quick like Robinson yet smaller.He will be also #1A on the Utes radar.
#32 Woody RB/FB: This is a bigger back whom gets short yardage stuff and an occassional carry or two. Didnt show me much in this game.
#88 Franklin TE- #1 target for their QB. He was open all over field and produced big numbers. Watch this guy closely.
#86 Hammerschmidt TE- also a target and used a lot in goal line set ups. This team focuses on their TE's big time.
#7 Reynolds WR- Fast wideout and their deepthreat. Didnt have too many targets his way though.Caught the one bomb.
#83 Williams & #19 Lenz WR- Both are possession type receivers and had a few balls their way.
Their receivers didnt seem to get much seperation, plus, the commentators said they have been struggling. Hence, the TE's being used heavily. Franklin will be the one to watch out for.
Defense:
To be honest. I couldnt really see any one individual player that stood out to me. They are a bend dont break type D. They give up underneath stuff. They were also beaten deep a few times though. #6 Reeves is a cornerback that is small and got picked on bigtime.
They seem to give up the running yards too. TT is not known for running but they had some big yardage gains when they ran.
The delayed screen killed Iowa St too.
The defense is suspect to me and I feel we can put some points up on the board against them.
Special Teams:
Solid. They came close to blocking two punts in the game which raised an eye brow or two from me considering we have been weak there. So expect that they will be bumrushing us on punts. Dont be surprised if we fake punt to negate that.
Analysis:
Turnovers have been the story for each game this yr. If we can limit them or at least be on the positive we should be ok.
Their offense has had one good game against a team that usually gives up points. Other than that they have struggled. But, their coach Paul Rhodes has them sold on the fact they will win this game. They will be pumped big time.
We should be able to score over 30 points easily. Their defense got limited pressure on the QB and we rank #1 in country in that category, I think.
I believe the tandom of Asiata bruising them up the middle and running Eddie "wide" will put them on their heels. Watch for Eddie to have a big game here.
We have more playmakers then they do overall on both sides of ball.
Being this game is on the road against a team that believes in the coach and system I wouldnt be surprised to see a close game that could actually go either way.
Their two RBs and TE are the players to watch for .
For the Utes sake,we stop the run and we win handily.
TT is very similiar to us on passing plays underneath.
I believe our speed will prevail.
Keeping dumb penalties and TOs down will put us in great shape!
Prediction: Utah 35- Iowa St. 24
Game Recap: Iowa St vs Texas Tech
by SF Ute
2010-10-05 16:26:08
I saw this game replayed on Fox College Sports today.
Recap:
Iowa St. was averaging a putrid 20 points a game until this game against TT.
They were a very inspired team on every play and throughout the game. Expect them to be VERY pumped playing against the #10 team in nation from a non AQ conference(Sorry, future Pac12 team).
The commentators mentioned the upcoming Utah game multiple times and gave the program props.
Iowa St raced out to a 24-0 lead on some big plays.TT came roaring back to tie it 24-24. Then Iowa St. took another lead to hang on at the end 52-38 win. The last TD was an onside scoop that Iowa St ran in ...crazy.The fans look very enthusiastic but it didnt seem too loud on opponents offensive plays.
Offense:
#4 Arnaud QB- Nimble on his feet and likes to run sometimes but has no speed whatsoever. Kind of like Wynn in a way. No threat. He does have a good strong arm and is somewhat accurrate. He was better on shorter routes than deep balls even though he completed on a deep pass. He has an injured left shoulder that bothered him all game. Before this game he had 2 TDs/ 5 INT. He had 4 TDs in this game with no INTs.
#33 Robinson RB- Kid is nails. Hes quick and fast. Hits hole and flies up the field. He will be the #1 stop for the Utes. He had over a 100 yards and a TD on limited carries.
He was 3rd in Big 12 in rushing last yr.
#25 Johnson RB- Freshman. He had his first 100 yard game with a TD. Hes also lightening quick like Robinson yet smaller.He will be also #1A on the Utes radar.
#32 Woody RB/FB: This is a bigger back whom gets short yardage stuff and an occassional carry or two. Didnt show me much in this game.
#88 Franklin TE- #1 target for their QB. He was open all over field and produced big numbers. Watch this guy closely.
#86 Hammerschmidt TE- also a target and used a lot in goal line set ups. This team focuses on their TE's big time.
#7 Reynolds WR- Fast wideout and their deepthreat. Didnt have too many targets his way though.Caught the one bomb.
#83 Williams & #19 Lenz WR- Both are possession type receivers and had a few balls their way.
Their receivers didnt seem to get much seperation, plus, the commentators said they have been struggling. Hence, the TE's being used heavily. Franklin will be the one to watch out for.
Defense:
To be honest. I couldnt really see any one individual player that stood out to me. They are a bend dont break type D. They give up underneath stuff. They were also beaten deep a few times though. #6 Reeves is a cornerback that is small and got picked on bigtime.
They seem to give up the running yards too. TT is not known for running but they had some big yardage gains when they ran.
The delayed screen killed Iowa St too.
The defense is suspect to me and I feel we can put some points up on the board against them.
Special Teams:
Solid. They came close to blocking two punts in the game which raised an eye brow or two from me considering we have been weak there. So expect that they will be bumrushing us on punts. Dont be surprised if we fake punt to negate that.
Analysis:
Turnovers have been the story for each game this yr. If we can limit them or at least be on the positive we should be ok.
Their offense has had one good game against a team that usually gives up points. Other than that they have struggled. But, their coach Paul Rhodes has them sold on the fact they will win this game. They will be pumped big time.
We should be able to score over 30 points easily. Their defense got limited pressure on the QB and we rank #1 in country in that category, I think.
I believe the tandom of Asiata bruising them up the middle and running Eddie "wide" will put them on their heels. Watch for Eddie to have a big game here.
We have more playmakers then they do overall on both sides of ball.
Being this game is on the road against a team that believes in the coach and system I wouldnt be surprised to see a close game that could actually go either way.
Their two RBs and TE are the players to watch for .
For the Utes sake,we stop the run and we win handily.
TT is very similiar to us on passing plays underneath.
I believe our speed will prevail.
Keeping dumb penalties and TOs down will put us in great shape!
Prediction: Utah 35- Iowa St. 24
