The difference

Herky4Prez

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If you take out everything we know about ferentz and Iowa tendencies and just look at this game, the difference was Gordon. Think if Gordon was on the Iowa sideline, Iowa would have won.

I think this game just came down to the talent difference at key positions. Aka, Iowa needs a legit RB.
 


If you take out everything we know about ferentz and Iowa tendencies and just look at this game, the difference was Gordon. Think if Gordon was on the Iowa sideline, Iowa would have won.

I think this game just came down to the talent difference at key positions. Aka, Iowa needs a legit RB.

Had nothing to do with Gordon, and everything to do with the coaching staff in the first half doing the same old conservative garbage that most fans are fed up with.
 


If you take out everything we know about ferentz and Iowa tendencies and just look at this game, the difference was Gordon. Think if Gordon was on the Iowa sideline, Iowa would have won.

I think this game just came down to the talent difference at key positions. Aka, Iowa needs a legit RB.

Herky.......THANKS for posting this. I was just about to start a thread on same topic.

4 years ago, when M Gordon flipped to his home state, I tried to believe that
1 prospect 'doesn't make a major difference'. Iowa played a Very good game on Saturday.
Can you imagine, though, what the Iowa record, in 2014 would be, IF Gordon was in our
Backfield, with Mark Weisman? We'd be knocking on Playoff door.
Admitting, I was wrong 4 years back.......but, still Great to be a Hawkeye
 


Actually, I think the commitment of Greg Garmon on January 3, 2012 cost us that game. We were pursuing Tevin Coleman, who I honestly think is a touch better than Gordon but on a materially worse team, so he doesn't get the love or attention that Gordon does. When Garmon committed to Iowa, Coleman went to Indiana and we got Barkley Hill as our second RB a few weeks later. If Coleman was on Iowa right now, this team would be darn near unstoppable, save for some weaknesses in the back 7 on defense.
 


Actually, I think the commitment of Greg Garmon on January 3, 2012 cost us that game. We were pursuing Tevin Coleman, who I honestly think is a touch better than Gordon but on a materially worse team, so he doesn't get the love or attention that Gordon does. When Garmon committed to Iowa, Coleman went to Indiana and we got Barkley Hill as our second RB a few weeks later. If Coleman was on Iowa right now, this team would be darn near unstoppable, save for some weaknesses in the back 7 on defense.

This is spot on. The kick to the nuts is that both Gordon and Coleman could've been Hawkeyes, but such is the luck of the draw. I had no idea how much losing our 3 LBs last season would still hurt the team this far into this season...I guess those guys made it look so easy last year that I forgot that they went through their growing pains along the way as well and our back 4 can give up the edge with the best of 'em when it comes to the run game. Not a great combination.

Oh...and that vertical passing game we saw yesterday? Can we keep THAT??? I know 4 yard outs are used by every team and there's always someone running one on any given pass play, but that doesn't mean it has to be Option A, B, and C...(D being "find the TE on a 2-3 yard cross" on 3rd and 5)...
 


This is spot on. The kick to the nuts is that both Gordon and Coleman could've been Hawkeyes, but such is the luck of the draw. I had no idea how much losing our 3 LBs last season would still hurt the team this far into this season...I guess those guys made it look so easy last year that I forgot that they went through their growing pains along the way as well and our back 4 can give up the edge with the best of 'em when it comes to the run game. Not a great combination.

Oh...and that vertical passing game we saw yesterday? Can we keep THAT??? I know 4 yard outs are used by every team and there's always someone running one on any given pass play, but that doesn't mean it has to be Option A, B, and C...(D being "find the TE on a 2-3 yard cross" on 3rd and 5)...

Thumb UP. The LBs last year iced the Michigan and Northwestern games and were likely the difference between 6-6 and 8-4. I think we win at least two more games this year had that crew been back. You give us Coleman and last year's LB corps and this team would have had the one or two inexplicable Ferentz losses, but would probably be a solid top 15 level team.
 


Thumb UP. The LBs last year iced the Michigan and Northwestern games and were likely the difference between 6-6 and 8-4. I think we win at least two more games this year had that crew been back. You give us Coleman and last year's LB corps and this team would have had the one or two inexplicable Ferentz losses, but would probably be a solid top 15 level team.

I think "it" moved when the thought of Iowa State trying to stop Coleman ran through my mind just now... :eek:
 


I think "it" moved when the thought of Iowa State trying to stop Coleman ran through my mind just now... :eek:

Yep. Coleman is an exceptional RB. Knowing our luck as fans, dude would have fumbled on his third carry as a freshman and would currently be fourth on the depth chart, though.
 


If you take out everything we know about ferentz and Iowa tendencies and just look at this game, the difference was Gordon. Think if Gordon was on the Iowa sideline, Iowa would have won.

I think this game just came down to the talent difference at key positions. Aka, Iowa needs a legit RB.

It wouldn't have made any difference if gordon was at iowa. He fumbles too much and would NEVER play under ferentz! If you have watched iowa under ferentz, you know that is probably the truth. that is the joke about it
 


Yep. Coleman is an exceptional RB. Knowing our luck as fans, dude would have fumbled on his third carry as a freshman and would currently be fourth on the depth chart, though.

Haha...well done, but the fact that Akrum Wadley is still getting touches leads me to belei...hope that policy has changed...some...sorta...
 


The difference is turnovers. Other teams get them from us, we can't get them from other teams
 




The difference is turnovers. Other teams get them from us, we can't get them from other teams

And that comes down to LBs. When we have veteran LBs, they get TOs. And in games where they don't get TOs, they make tips that get picked by our secondary or they occupy a passing lane just enough to cause the QB to overthrow it a touch and put it right into one of the satety's chest.
 




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