As was predicted before the recent Big Ten expansion, wins are now harder to come by. This Iowa team is better than both of the last two Iowa teams that won the Big Ten West. This team is a couple bad bounces away from the playoff.
You can't judge a whole lot based on this level of competition, but what's clear already is, they'll play way better D. And even if the "pace of play" is slower, there'll be an intensity that makes the team an entertaining watch.
The problem isn't all McNamara, the problem is our OL is embarrassingly terrible at pass blocking. All 3 of those second half turnovers were because Cade had no time.
Our OL took a huge step backward after Tim Polasek left, and our offense has struggled to score ever since.
That was a pointless delay, and the announcers were wrong about all of that time nonsense. There were 40.1 seconds left at inbound, and 37.2 when the shot was released. 2.9 of the 3.0.second left on the shot clock.
Nah. There's not REALLY anything on the line when winning gets you to 8-4 and a date against one of two teams that already slaughtered us 6 weeks ago. We dodged another embarrassing loss next week.
A west title doesn't mean a whole lot when all the teams have at least 4 losses.
Losing to...
If DeJean plays the whole game, we win. It's really that simple. His replacement got burned twice for TDs.
That should have been a close game where our D took over late and we won by 7.
Them's the breaks.
Don't most sport parents believe their kid should be starting? I figure this allows them to save face a little bit, who wants to admit they aren't good enough to play ahead of below average starters? I've rooted for the kid since day one because, well - mostly because he has an awesome name, and...
Brian knows that he's unpopular and that he's mostly handcuffed by his dad's schemes.
Leaving for a place they recruit better athletes would be tempting. Get out of his dad's shadow, see what he can do. Fail and he could go be an OL coach somewhere or back to the NFL.
Then Kirk can promote KOK...
I liked his game and by all accounts I heard he was a great locker room guy. Apparently not enough catches to go around in this offense. Can't say I blame him, watch him go blow up somewhere good next year. I wish him well.
Apparently a decisive QB who goes through the read progression and gets the ball out on time is all we were missing.
A competent passing game opens up the running game.
Could we finish 6-6?
It's like the offense is a complete afterthought.
Kirk's philosophy seems to be....play good D, get turnovers, win the field position game, and then offense should be able to do just enough to win.
Except when none of that works, you look like a lost, clueless team.