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I'm not sure that if the coaches actually helped Fant. One could argue that the coaches believed Fant was leaving early so instead of giving him the majority of snaps, they used TJ so there wouldn't be such a drop-off in 2019. That strategy backfired because now TJ is a Mackey finalist, Fant...

Positives I see: A lot of defensive hustle Clogging the lane on more dribble drives Better interior feeds to our 4s and 5s CMac has demonstrated that he can play quality minutes against quality opponents Negatives Sloppy offense - too many turnovers Still too many open 3s on the baseline...

IowaLaw nailed it this week. The OC analysis is genius. Larry Station also made a great point re: HC's unwillingness to pull SOME starters who are struggling. This has been common issue throughout his tenure. What is perplexing is that other players get yanked quickly.

I agree with your points. It's just not the passing game has more options. When both Fant and Hock are on the field defenses must account for them and this also makes it easier on the running game.

This will likely be Fant's last game against Nebraska. If the coaches have any class at all, they should have Fant on the field A LOT and target him frequently. My guess is that you will also see some inspired blocking out of Fant because he wants to prove that coming to Iowa was the right...

Bingo - Especially the seniors and those leaving early for the NFL draft

Odds are better that Fant sees fewer snaps rather than Mansell playing in the hird quarter

Rumor on the street, GB was going to pay KF his bonus in pennies if he did't play Fant on more than half the plays

The title says it all

FWIW - Oregon is shooting ~49%, Bol has scored 24 pts, and they are ahead by 17 with about 4 minutes left in the game. So props to Garza and Kriener on their defense.

Just found the answer, here is a quote from Fran after the game: "I am proud of Riley Till, he played well. We were down Cordell (Pemsl), so I told Riley yesterday, you're No. 10 and you're going to be in there. He fought defensively and was always in the right place."

Any thoughts on why Till came off the bench so soon? He played smart while he was out there and was rewarded with extra minutes in the 1st half but not as much in the 2nd half.

Ducks shoot 26.7% in the first half. Watch them shoot 55% in the second half. With a couple of halftime adjustments and if they start hitting the the open 3s, it could happen. Hopefully that won't happen,

If both Hock and Fant are on the field, the defenses will need to respond with fewer than 9 in a box formations. I noticed that NW LBs and sometimes even a safety were only a step or two behind the DL. I thought that was a major contributor to our anemic running game.

Illinois ran for nearly 400 yards (7.8 per carry) last week against the Cornhuskers. So the key to winning this Saturday is limiting Corbin to short runs. I think the Hawkeyes will also be able to run too. The problem is that I don't think we'll have two score lead with under 6 minutes in...

The Hawkeyes have lost their confidence. Late season slumps are hard to turn around. Especially when the coaching staff refuses to feature the most potent offensive unit. Sad, but to the HC, he feels he cannot let family members force his hand again (I.e., Beathard family).

Turned on the radio to find out the Hawks up by 1 47-46 at half. Meh

That response isn't sufficiently conciliatory, doubt he will be targeted more than a couple of times in the last couple of games. The press is too scared of Ferentz to ask him hard, direct questions re: Fant. So they use Fant as their pawn and he is falling into the trap. He needs to keep his...

We haven't won a game and Fant has only been used marginally since this. Coincidence?

No way folks. Most likely scenario this year is 8-5 (beat IL barely and win a Pinstripe-level bowl game). This is your classic "get a bonus without really accomplishing anything" year. The heat will start to come next year - Iowa State & Nebraska are improving. Which means we get two OOC...