Terrible Loss

[HawkIowa44]

He must have done something right being the winningest coach in Big Ten history. Fry was more of a gambler. I give you that. But we make that first down on that screen, we are in position to win by field goal. To me, that isn't playing not to lose.

I'm talking more in general how often he's played not to lose. I can't think of too many coaches that do that more often. He's won a lot of games, but how many of those were because he gambled?

 

[HawkPowerlifter]

I'm talking more in general how often he's played not to lose. I can't think of too many coaches that do that more often. He's won a lot of games, but how many of those were because he gambled?

I have no issue with your argument. KF and Bill Belichek's pic would be in Webster's Dictionary under the definition of conservative. But this just who he is. He has not changed, and some would argue that's the problem. But I see it as just a way to coach and his philosophy. He sticks to what he knows and I think the body of work speaks for itself.

Iowa football fans are special. And at times, it's hard to be a football fan when we look around the country at other college teams running wide open offense and etc. Throw in the offensive woes under Brian. It's sexy to score a bunch of points. That will never be KF.

IF we won every game by one point and scores were 7-3 or 10-7, we would all be ecstatic. However, we all know that is not happening. Sometimes it's the optics we evaluate our coaches an our teams.

 

[Glass1/2fullguy]

I’ve been to a helluva lot of sporting events, pro and college, probably ten different sports if I had to guess. I have never been to one in my life where a stadium went from that level of energy, excitement, and noise to dead silent and deflated so fast after that missed kick. We all knew as soon as he missed it the game was lost. Everyone just seemed to know they weren’t going to tie it with a FG, they were going to march down and walk in the end zone.

That’s why I feel so strongly after watching KF’s presser that he doesn’t have it anymore. He acted like it was absolutely no big deal, like we had just lost to Georgia on the road. He doesn’t care at the level he should care. He needs to publicly show it to his players how they can’t give away a dumb personal foul that lets the other team tie the game. They can’t fail on a 3rd down that would’ve put the game away. Can’t miss an easy FG when the pressure is on that would’ve made Cignetti play in panic mode instead of calmly walking down the field to score a TD because they knew their worst case scenario was overtime. You can’t let the other team have nothing to lose.

Instead he just stood there and meekly talked like a defeated, mumbling old man who just wanted to go home and go to bed because “shit happens” and that’s football. Those aren’t the messages you send your players after a game like that. Ask yourselves how Cignetti would’ve reacted in the post game if the tables were turned. We all know, but a lot of us are just blinded by KF’s cult of personality.

KF is no different than he's ever been. He's never had that 'let's win the NC' mindset or mentality. Never. It's the one thing that has always driven me crazy about him. He's a great coach and leader of men imo but he's never had that killer instinct it takes to be a championship level coach.

 

[Fryowa]

KF is no different than he's ever been. He's never had that 'let's win the NC' mindset or mentality. Never. It's the one thing that has always driven me crazy about him. He's a great coach and leader of men imo but he's never had that killer instinct it takes to be a championship level coach.

Sorry...he's got no wind in his sail anymore. Watch the presser.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

 

[haydensly]

He must have done something right being the winningest coach in Big Ten history. Fry was more of a gambler. I give you that. But we make that first down on that screen, we are in position to win by field goal. To me, that isn't playing not to lose.

I have to agree with your take. Playing not to lose would have been to run the ball up the middle and gain 1-2 yards. We went for the first down in an effort to put the game away. It looked to me like the call even surprised Indiana's defense. I just didn't work out.

 

[Fryowa]

3 plays lost that game. But it isn't that simple...you just have to succeed on any one of them and we win.

1) Not converting the 3rd down. Self explanatory

2) Most lame-brained roughing the passer in the history of Iowa football. Gave away 3 totally unnecessary points. Killed all momentum and you go into half tied instead of winning.

3) Missed easy FG with pressure on. Make that and Cignetti has to play in panic mode, and that drive is completely different. Make that FG and the Hawks just have to play contain. For those who say it's not a gimme, I don't know what to tell you. If you're going to play in the B1G that has to be a gimme or you might as well punt. Are you going to be Drew Tate under pressure or are you going to be Spencer Petras under pressure? Because the pressure ain't going away. You can cry about it all you want but that's the nature of football at this level.

Make any one of those 3 plays and the game is Iowa's.

 

[HawkPowerlifter]

3 plays lost that game. But it isn't that simple...you just have to succeed on any one of them and we win.

1) Not converting the 3rd down. Self explanatory

2) Most lame-brained roughing the passer in the history of Iowa football. Gave away 3 totally unnecessary points. Killed all momentum and you go into half tied instead of winning.

3) Missed easy FG with pressure on. Make that and Cignetti has to play in panic mode, and that drive is completely different. Make that FG and the Hawks just have to play contain. For those who say it's not a gimme, I don't know what to tell you. If you're going to play in the B1G that has to be a gimme or you might as well punt. Are you going to be Drew Tate under pressure or are you going to be Spencer Petras under pressure? Because the pressure ain't going away. You can cry about it all you want but that's the nature of football at this level.

Make any one of those 3 plays and the game is Iowa's.

I totally forgot about the roughing the passer call. Wow....that was horrible!

 

[Fryowa]

I totally forgot about the roughing the passer call. Wow....that was horrible!

Those 3 points aren't on the board for Indiana and it completely changes everything that happened in the 2nd half. Merriweather shouldn't see the field again for a while after that IMO. That was a 100% inexcusable mental error that can't happen. That's not bad coaching, bad technique, that's just dumb football and not thinking. Try again next year, dude.