Recent content by CP87

I am in the camp that this decision makes absolutely zero difference in the outcome of the game. Each game, you start one half with the ball. If its the first, you get a jump start in figuring out their defensive gameplan. If its the 2nd, you get a jump start in figuring out their halftime...

I think it is like a batting lineup (our offense) seeing a pitcher (their defense). The more times through the order, the better your chances of figuring things out. They want to see how the D is going to respond to certain formations right away and then get to working solving the puzzle.

KF at PSU would be an interesting alternate history. Let's say PSU leaders had any sort of moral compass, and they gave Joe the boot after finding out about Sandusky's heinous crimes and Joe's willing ignorance in 2001. They hire an interim coach, perform a thorough investigation, and then...

Thanks for putting in the work on that! I don't love that 0-5 over the past 3 years. I think if you expand it to all ranked teams over recent years, it looks even worse.

Yeah, any criticism of NBA regular season is totally legit. Across the league, there will be a dozen highlights per week that are mind-blowing, but watching an entire game would be a slog. But NBA playoff action is second to none.

For me, basketball will always be star-driven, and since the HS to pro era, and the subsequent one-and-done era, MBB just doesn't have stars. Whereas the NBA is lousy with stars (this has been aided by the influx of Euro talent). I don't sit down an watch games on a nightly basis, but I enjoy...

Football. WBB. Everything else. I have been to probably half-a-dozen wrestling meets, they are always amazing. I just don't have much background in the sport, hence I do not gravitate towards it. I have always liked NBA way more than college (it is the far superior game, you cannot convince...

Any possibility it looks like the 2020 PSU game? That was a super weird season with the COVID-delay, and then losing the 2 early one. We then kept gaining steam as the year went on. After thumping MSU and Minny, Iowa pushed around PSU pretty good (3x as many rushing yards, forced 4 TOs). It was...

And I think this is how we want Iowa to think. I have no evidence to support this, but I have always gotten the sense that KF teams play a more entertaining brand of football once all of their big goals become hopeless. I think KF's sphincter loosens a bit, and he lets the coordinators and...

I like the Hillmon comparison. I also look at someone like Aneesah Morrow, an uber athletic, under-sized post without perimeter skills who is very effective. She has better handles than Stuelke, and is a crafty finisher; but Stuelke is a better defender and a better passer.

I heard Clyde Hart (legendary Baylor T&F coach) speak at an Iowa T&F Coaches Clinic years ago. He was talking about developing 400m sprinters, discussing how generally they are either 200/400 athletes or 400/800 athletes. He mentioned that coaches always think they should try to bring up the...

Megan was a solid FT shooter at Iowa, which is a great predictor of the ability to expand out to the 3-pt line: Hannah has not shown the same prowess from the line:

Violence tied to right-wing extremism has been more prevalent over the last decade. Violence tied to left-wing extremism is on the rise. Overall political violence is on the rise. All of that is bad. Very little of this has to do with the rhetoric from our leaders. It is strongly impacted by...

I agree, and disagree. I don't think her future is ever going to involve shooting from deep. I would hope she averages less than 1 3FGA per game this year. But I do think she has a potential future in the W, and I think it is playing just like she did for the national team this past summer. She...

Am I the only one confused as to why Patterson doesn't get more run? It seems like he hits the hole as well as any back, and he always runs behind his pads. They must have pretty good trust in him, they have used him fairly frequently as a 3rd down back. I always want to see more of him, but I...