2nd half problems

[MiniMoeHawk]

It is pretty obvious that Iowa is one of the worst second half teams in the nation. They continually have a lead going into halftime or face a small deficit when going to the locker room but seem to get blown out in the second half or lose the game in the final minutes when they carry the lead. Is Fran consistently getting outcoached at halftime and not making enough adjustments to the game or is the the players getting tired mentally or physically?

There are a few pieces to the second half puzzle missing....Discuss on what you think the problem is.

 

[imported_ankle23]

It is pretty obvious that Iowa is one of the worst second half teams in the nation. They continually have a lead going into halftime or face a small deficit when going to the locker room but seem to get blown out in the second half or lose the game in the final minutes when they carry the lead. Is Fran consistently getting outcoached at halftime and not making enough adjustments to the game or is the the players getting tired mentally or physically?

There are a few pieces to the second half puzzle missing....Discuss on what you think the problem is.

The Big Ten has figured out how to beat Iowa. Not that complex.

 

[MiniMoeHawk]

The Big Ten has figured out how to beat Iowa. Not that complex.

So they just let Iowa win the first half since they know they will win the game? It isn't that simple

 

[ryno]

It's in their heads. They don't have the confidence when a couple plays don't go their way and they panic. You can say that's the coaches' fault, but it really comes down to the PLAYERS!

 

[MiniMoeHawk]

It's in their heads. They don't have the confidence when a couple plays don't go their way and they panic. You can say that's the coaches' fault, but it really comes down to the PLAYERS!

Part of the confidence issues is on the coaches too. Players are unsure of their roles on the team and play with several lineups. I wonder if the first half success is directly correlated to playing the starters for the first 4-8 minutes of the game.

 

[imported_ankle23]

So they just let Iowa win the first half since they know they will win the game? It isn't that simple

watch the games. watch how the opposing teams change their strategy in the 2nd half v. iowa. it's not rocket science.

 

[parahawkeyes]

watch the games. watch how the opposing teams change their strategy in the 2nd half v. iowa. it's not rocket science.

Neither is his point. If there's always some fix-all against Iowa sitting in the bag why wait until halftime to pull it out?? If you're correct, this wouldn't be something complex if everybody can do it just like that, certainly nothing needing a while 20 minutes to plan out. The biggest kink in your theory is nobody being able to convincingly beat Iowa. Even at our worst, getting the worst luck at the worst part of our schedule, Michigan St. only beats us by 10. In this conference, obvious weaknesses don't get exposed to the tune of paper-thin victories.

Nope, the problem is what I said in a post ealier: FT Attempts. The one thing our offense revolves around is controlled by an outside entity. There's nothing we can do better, nothing we can fix with a timeout and substitutions. If the refs swallowed their whistles, we're going to have large droughts, we're going to lose on the road, we're going to lose in any late and close situation. Refs favor the home teams and swallow the whistles in games that go to the wire. Is it not a coincidence we struggle worst in those exact situations? I guarantee you the games we didn't come out of halftime struggling were tightly officiated ballgames.

 

[Skeets77]

You knew Izzo was coming out 2nd half in attack mode but what do we do to ward off these runs. Fran seems more focused on keeping his anger outbursts under control and it distracts his coaching focus. We have so much physical talent but so weak mentally. Is this on Fran not motivating our guys to take it up a couple notches. We just keep °issing these winnable games down our legs.

 

[parahawkeyes]

You knew Izzo was coming out 2nd half in attack mode but what do we do to ward off these runs. Fran seems more focused on keeping his anger outbursts under control and it distracts his coaching focus. We have so much physical talent but so weak mentally. Is this on Fran not motivating our guys to take it up a couple notches. We just keep °issing these winnable games down our legs.

LOL, you really think Fran was distracted by what he might say to the refs and it cost him the game?? They closed their eyes and hit everything they threw up. We got great looks and didn't cash in. Unlike the first half, where Marble and Oglesby were dropping bombs on them. That was the difference. Marble and Oglesby stay hot, we're celebrating a convincing road win. Pure. Simple.