I think the short play clock is intentional. We have seemed to shorten the games under Campbell.
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I think the short play clock is intentional. We have seemed to shorten the games under Campbell.
Epenesa is the second coming of KGB from the packers 10 years ago. Fantastic pass rush specialist, when he can’t pin his ears back, he struggles and gets worn down. Miami of Ohio LT basically handled him with very little help. We did chip and help at first, but less and less as the game wore on.
Right, it is a good FCS level secondary, one we should have exploited more. But that’s true in general. Like the UNI game, we facilitated it coming down to a single possession in which a miscue and bad call are game ending. That game should have been over by the fourth.
Exactly. My point is going forward, besides the result, I feel more confident about ISU's rest of the season than Iowa's. ISU just gave Michigan/PSU/Wisconsin/Nebraska the playbook on how to torch Iowa. Take care of our mistakes and this one was put away earlier.
Throw in the fact we definitely looked like the more talented team on top of all that
Iowa did a great job playing mistake free and also has a great punter/kicker. That can account for a lot.
Also, Stanley made some good throws and used his feet to get out of trouble. Can't discount that either.
Oh, well if that is what FPI says, then why even play the games. It's already apparently been determined...
And he also made some really bad throws that can't be taken out of the equation. One could have been a pick six and the other takes the go ahead field goal off the board.
I don't even think other teams' special teams are great--they're just basic...they just look so much better than ISU because of how bad ISU's are.
Did anyone feel confident if the game came down to a field goal for ISU?
And I don't know if I've ever seen a punt return collision that bad.
Epenesa is really failing to live up to the hype so far. I was led to believe he was the 3rd Bosa brother but that’s not even close to the reality. Iowa might be better off using him as a situational pass rusher again this year.
I'm not completely sure until I see the game again but I have a general sense that the O-line play was at its best in the second half. I was screaming for them to keep feeding no 3 the ball and feel like we could have won the game at the end if we just ran the ball on first and second downs instead of getting into a 3rd and long. Our line was in the flow.
And the one tackle he got was as the backside DE 10 yards down the field when Kene was making a cut. Pretty athletic tackle but you would think he would get one closer to the LOS.
Well let's be honest. Three times he was all but dead but the field was so slippery ISU gets flew past him.
I'd agree, but the Big 10 West outside of Wisconsin has been underwhelming, and Big 12 is looking well-rounded. While I think ISU beats Iowa seven out of ten times and primed to be a better team over the course of the year, even getting third or fourth in the Big 12 will be a dogfight with ISU, TCU, Baylor, OSU, and perhaps KSU all in the mix. Might be a slew of 4 and 5 conference win teams, because Tech, WVU and (maybe) even Kansas will probably steal one each from that group. Third probably finishes 6-3 in league.
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Think this was the best I’ve ever seen our o-line look