USC Loss

[hawkdrummer1]

This is really the point. It's pick your poison.

The problem was less our D (we held USC 14 points under their average) than the fact that our offense came up empty in the second half. USC hasn't shut out anybody else in the second half this year.

 

[Fryowa]

They went after Mendoza, and it worked until it didn’t. Sharat beat Lee on that dig route, Montgomery couldn’t quite get home, and that was the ball game. Lemon or Lane break one off, without safety help over-the-top, and we would be criticizing that as well.

You mean Maiava?

 

[Fryowa]

If nothing else, blitzes are going to make them mix up their approach, and it's going to make them hurry. As has been said already, we were getting torched regardless, make them torch you with linebackers in their face. There's nothing bad that could happen from repeated blitzes that wasn't already happening.

Listened to part of a USC podcast yesterday and heard multiple times how everyone was saying they couldn't believe Iowa never pass rushed once. They basically couldn't understand why Iowa stayed in the coverage they did the whole 2nd half and just let Maiava stand there and work.

Yeah it's the d-line's responsibility to get to the QB, but they weren't. Instead of mixing things up Iowa just kept beating their heads against the wall thinking it was gonna work.

Oh and you know what? That time way back when when Iowa beat OSU? Iowa inexplicably blitzed the hell out of Urbs. It can work.

 

[trj]

You mean Maiava?

No I meant Mendoza. They blitzed him quite a bit. They beat him up, but he made a money throw to Sharat with Montegomery in his face off a blitz.

 

[SwirlinLingerie]

If nothing else, blitzes are going to make them mix up their approach, and it's going to make them hurry. As has been said already, we were getting torched regardless, make them torch you with linebackers in their face. There's nothing bad that could happen from repeated blitzes that wasn't already happening.

Listened to part of a USC podcast yesterday and heard multiple times how everyone was saying they couldn't believe Iowa never pass rushed once. They basically couldn't understand why Iowa stayed in the coverage they did the whole 2nd half and just let Maiava stand there and work.

Yeah it's the d-line's responsibility to get to the QB, but they weren't. Instead of mixing things up Iowa just kept beating their heads against the wall thinking it was gonna work.

Oh and you know what? That time way back when when Iowa beat OSU? Iowa inexplicably blitzed the hell out of Urbs. It can work.

It's like my college track coach said. You don't want to die healthy, you want to die sick. He was an old school world class runner in his day, and also a smoker. So a lot to unpack there. If you die sick, it means you got to experience some different things before you kicked the bucket. Had a little fun along the way.

If you are getting killed in football, may as well try some things before you are fully dead. Die sick.

 

[HawkPowerlifter]

Speaking of the offense, since the announcers were busy glazing Lincoln Riley and USC the whole time I guess I didn't realize Dunker, Stephens and Pieper were all out. Any update how significant their injuries are? That is somewhat telling of our ineffectiveness in the 2nd half.

 

[HuckFinn]

Speaking of the offense, since the announcers were busy glazing Lincoln Riley and USC the whole time I guess I didn't realize Dunker, Stephens and Pieper were all out. Any update how significant their injuries are? That is somewhat telling of our ineffectiveness in the 2nd half.

Maybe today, Tuesday? Nothing yet.

 

[kicker22]

I think Phil would say that USC has two NFL caliber WR and no one in the Iowa secondary was capable of covering them 1-1. And, he would be right.

That said, I agree with you that that kid was carving us up. He looked incredibly comfortable back there. Our DEs have been disappointing this year. I still find it hard to believe that lose could not help on passing downs.

Didn't matter. Even with 2-3 guys (ie. the TD pass) it didn't matter they were still hauling it in. IMO your best bet is send the house and try to disrupt his rhythm. Worst case scenario you have one less guy in the vicinity to tackle them after they make the catch, because let's be honest they were catching everything when the game was close.