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Regardless of recruiting rankings and talent the offense has been the consistent weak link on the team. This particiular team lacks talent. Pile that on top of a horrendously unimaginative running scheme that appears to have no relationship with the passing scheme and you get 1 touchdown in...

The fullback could very easily have caught the ball, but it was a busted play that ended up with JVB rolling one way and our run blocking fullback having to switch directions and run the other way b/c ISU completely snuffed the play out. Weisman managed to get a half a step away from the...

I don't doubt for one second that KF believed playing Christenson in the second half against Pitt gave the team the best chance to win. I question the thought process that caused him to reach that conclusion. Look, we just scored 6 points after forcing 4 turnovers against at best a decent...

He threw a rocket to the fullback from 7 yards away while scrambling for his life after ISU completely snuffed out the play action. =

I don't know if Law should start ahead of Donnatel. So far the D has been plenty good. That said, the goodwill and benefit of the doubt, especially for message board discussion purposes, is dry. Tim Dodge started ahead of Matt Stockdale. Kyle McCann started ahead of Brad Banks. It took over...

Not calling a timeout at the end of the first half was also stupid. If Iowa calls a timeout with 35 seconds left, ISU does not try a 58 yard field goal (with the wind) b/c they wouldn't want to risk Iowa getting the ball at the 41 with two timeouts and 27 seconds left. ISU would likely have...

I also think the goalline/short yardage philosphy stinks. Ferentz is stuck in 1987 when the mindset was cram as many big bodies into a small space as possible to try to get one yard. We create a ton of congestion at the hole just with the formation, let alont the defense loading up to stop it...

Coach, I really like that play where Derby goes in motion across the field and we snap the ball just as Derby is about to get to the sideline and proceed to play 10 on 11. Will you continue to work with this and perhaps do a shift where both Derby and CJ run out of bounds before the ball is...

The coaching was not good IMO. Iowa ran 1 counter yesterday and it worked perfectly. The entire ISU defense flowed one way and the hole was huge. Bullock only got 6 yards, but the play was blocked and set up for a bigger gain. ISU did what teams have been doing for years - flow ridiculously...

The game was lost when we decided to run off tackle to short side of the field on first and second and goal, and then run a play action on 3rd down (as if anyone would be fooled by it). Iowa's goalline offense is the exact same offense it runs on 2nd and 8 from the 50. Iowa could have...

That's the one. He literally almost runs off the field! And then we run where he was. Seriously, it was 11 on 10 every time Derby ran in motion like that!

I have a new favorite play: the one where Derby goes in motion and basically runs off the filed and we proceed to play 11 on 10. Seriously, what in god's name are they trying to accomplish with that?

do other teams play the same defense on third and 12 that they play on say 2nd and 4 like we do?

do other teams play the same defense on third and 12 that they play on say 2nd and 4 like we do?

He just doesn't shed blocks well. He didn't last year or the year before. I think we have a stud in waiting with Alston who looked better in his limited action last year.

Nope. Gave up 16 points, completely shut NIU down when it counted. Continually gave the offense good field position. Other than that long QB run what gripes do you have against the D?

Punt and kick coverage was fantastic. Meyers made some clutch kicks. Special teams like this will at least help keep us in games.

REally other than long QB draw play the D played fantastic. Secondary is as good as advertised.

Wow! hats off to the D. Huge QB issues to resovle in 5 weeks when we next play on the road. Until then, hopefully good vandy shows up at home!

Need a big kick here!!!