Over the years I have become accustomed to Iowa State teams being up and down when it comes to football. We seem to play teams tough when we aren't supposed to, but we also have an innate ability to not be able to finish a football game and play a whole 4 quarters. A few key takeaways from today's game.
- Don't blame the referees, they may have missed a few calls, but at the end of the day, we didn't do enough to win.
- 4-11 at home over the last 2+ seasons - how are we so darn bad at home?
- 0 points the whole second half (2nd game in a row)
- 3rd and 1 - I can't keep track of how many times this team spreads out all the wide receivers, and tight end and runs the ball up the middle on 3rd and short. Opponent stacks the box and end of drive. Why can't we get it out of our heads that we are not a power running team?
- Bibbs (a preseason all American), Lazard and Montgomery are all 6'5", we can't throw a single jump ball to any of them on a downfield streak?
- Prevent defenses while we are ahead with little time left in the half or game. How many dang times do we have to show that this is a terrible scheme? I would rather get burnt deep on tight coverage than watch them dink and dunk all the way down the field for an easy 2 minute offense.
- When the pass is working we go away from it, when the run is not working, we run it more.
No excuses, the coaching staff needs to figure out a way to teach this team how to step on their opponents throat and go for the jugular and WIN! Time to call a spade a spade, we have to much talent on this team to allow this kind of product in the W-L column to continue to happen. Don't know what the answer is, but it seems like all we hear year after year is next year, and Rhoads preaching how young we are in same facet. At some point (5 years), you can't use that excuse and it is time to win. Those young men, played their heart out today, just sad to see it all go down the drain week in and week out.
Alright trolls, go ahead and blow me up.
- Don't blame the referees, they may have missed a few calls, but at the end of the day, we didn't do enough to win.
- 4-11 at home over the last 2+ seasons - how are we so darn bad at home?
- 0 points the whole second half (2nd game in a row)
- 3rd and 1 - I can't keep track of how many times this team spreads out all the wide receivers, and tight end and runs the ball up the middle on 3rd and short. Opponent stacks the box and end of drive. Why can't we get it out of our heads that we are not a power running team?
- Bibbs (a preseason all American), Lazard and Montgomery are all 6'5", we can't throw a single jump ball to any of them on a downfield streak?
- Prevent defenses while we are ahead with little time left in the half or game. How many dang times do we have to show that this is a terrible scheme? I would rather get burnt deep on tight coverage than watch them dink and dunk all the way down the field for an easy 2 minute offense.
- When the pass is working we go away from it, when the run is not working, we run it more.
No excuses, the coaching staff needs to figure out a way to teach this team how to step on their opponents throat and go for the jugular and WIN! Time to call a spade a spade, we have to much talent on this team to allow this kind of product in the W-L column to continue to happen. Don't know what the answer is, but it seems like all we hear year after year is next year, and Rhoads preaching how young we are in same facet. At some point (5 years), you can't use that excuse and it is time to win. Those young men, played their heart out today, just sad to see it all go down the drain week in and week out.
Alright trolls, go ahead and blow me up.
