For those who thought it couldn't get worse...
Iowa has passed for 131 yds through the first 2 games.
Iowa had 350 yds passing in first two games last year.
https://www.si.com/college-football/forde-yard-dash-end-for-coaching-greats
"But his program is broken in one of the foundational elements of modern football, the passing game. And it doesn’t matter what changes—coordinators or quarterbacks—nothing is fixing it."
https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/national_ranking?academic_year=2026.0&division=11.0&ranking_period=9.0&sport_code=MFB&stat_seq=25.0
Iowa is 133 / 134 in Passing Offense
Iowa is 118 / 134 in Total Offense
13th in Total Defense
The Song Remains the Same
It's less about the offensive schemes and talent and more about the predictable Kirk 'tendencies'.
We could have Tom Brady at QB and Andy Reid as OC, but when the defense knows the first down and second down plays will be a zone read run 98% of the time, it's not hard to defend.
How many times...