BSpringsteen
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1. We had a pick six, they had a pick 6, we had a turnoever deep in our territory that led to a touchdown and so did they. Those 14 points cancel eachother out.
2. That makes the difference in the game the kickoff return, which was truly appalling.
3. Offense vs. Defense score with drives starting on the offenses side of the 50 was Iowa 14, Arizona 13.
4. If Mossbreaker makes that kick and the defense was playing with the lead, I'm not sure the outcome changes, but I'm not sure it doesn't either. The mentality changes.
5. Our defense played fairly well, but definitely defined bend but don't break. I'm not crazy about it, but you can't argue with the points they give up.
6. That being said, every Iowa fan should have felt like we were in control with all that momentum and our defense on the field. When it counted the most, they broke.
7. These things happen, it is heartbreaking to lose a game that you came back so strongly from, and that is what is most depressing.
8. Stanzi and the WR should have had a field day with all that blitzing. Stanzi threw some nice balls and not so nice balls, but by and large, there were touchdowns left on the field for Iowa had our receivers looked over a different shoulder or simply caught the ball.
9. The total abandonment of the running game was frustrating to watch. I suppose they were doing the right thing based on the level of effectiveness.
6. That being said, I was horrified by the number of deep balls we threw, even if guys were open and they simply weren't executed. If our only remedy for 8 in the box and blitzes is to heave the ball 35+ yards, we are in BIG BIG trouble.
6a. Our offensive line was horrendous by any standards on the final drive. That was the lone coaching failure. You can't let your guys get manhandled like that, and if they are, you need to have more players blocking.
7. I still think we play Ohio State for the Big 10 championship. And that ought to be good enough for everyone.
8. The difference between true frontline powers and Iowa is this. This is a once in a decade type team for Iowa. True national frontline powers have this team year in and year out which is why they win national championships. If it was simply being better on paper, you wouldn't have to play the games. Alabama has this level of team every year, so when they lose 2 games, the next year they are just as good. Same with Ohio State... that year may be shot, but their fans always know that there will be another year with the same level of talent. We don't have that at Iowa... these years only come around so often, and it is frustrating to see the dream end so early.
9. My hope is that Iowa reloads each year to be considered a frontline Big 10 power, that is always in contention for the conference year in and year out. Knowing how fragile a national championship hope filled season is, Big 10 championships are my goal.
10. I missed the meltdown last night, but the team showed a lot od heart to come back. That being said, I don't think anyone that saw the last two drives of the game could argue that Arizona simply wanted it more and played with more heart. I said before the year that we have the talent to beat anyone so long as we always play with the Iowa chip on our shoulder that we need to play with more heart and want it more. Last night at the end simply proved that to be the exact case. They wanted it more at the end...
2. That makes the difference in the game the kickoff return, which was truly appalling.
3. Offense vs. Defense score with drives starting on the offenses side of the 50 was Iowa 14, Arizona 13.
4. If Mossbreaker makes that kick and the defense was playing with the lead, I'm not sure the outcome changes, but I'm not sure it doesn't either. The mentality changes.
5. Our defense played fairly well, but definitely defined bend but don't break. I'm not crazy about it, but you can't argue with the points they give up.
6. That being said, every Iowa fan should have felt like we were in control with all that momentum and our defense on the field. When it counted the most, they broke.
7. These things happen, it is heartbreaking to lose a game that you came back so strongly from, and that is what is most depressing.
8. Stanzi and the WR should have had a field day with all that blitzing. Stanzi threw some nice balls and not so nice balls, but by and large, there were touchdowns left on the field for Iowa had our receivers looked over a different shoulder or simply caught the ball.
9. The total abandonment of the running game was frustrating to watch. I suppose they were doing the right thing based on the level of effectiveness.
6. That being said, I was horrified by the number of deep balls we threw, even if guys were open and they simply weren't executed. If our only remedy for 8 in the box and blitzes is to heave the ball 35+ yards, we are in BIG BIG trouble.
6a. Our offensive line was horrendous by any standards on the final drive. That was the lone coaching failure. You can't let your guys get manhandled like that, and if they are, you need to have more players blocking.
7. I still think we play Ohio State for the Big 10 championship. And that ought to be good enough for everyone.
8. The difference between true frontline powers and Iowa is this. This is a once in a decade type team for Iowa. True national frontline powers have this team year in and year out which is why they win national championships. If it was simply being better on paper, you wouldn't have to play the games. Alabama has this level of team every year, so when they lose 2 games, the next year they are just as good. Same with Ohio State... that year may be shot, but their fans always know that there will be another year with the same level of talent. We don't have that at Iowa... these years only come around so often, and it is frustrating to see the dream end so early.
9. My hope is that Iowa reloads each year to be considered a frontline Big 10 power, that is always in contention for the conference year in and year out. Knowing how fragile a national championship hope filled season is, Big 10 championships are my goal.
10. I missed the meltdown last night, but the team showed a lot od heart to come back. That being said, I don't think anyone that saw the last two drives of the game could argue that Arizona simply wanted it more and played with more heart. I said before the year that we have the talent to beat anyone so long as we always play with the Iowa chip on our shoulder that we need to play with more heart and want it more. Last night at the end simply proved that to be the exact case. They wanted it more at the end...
