All week long every one said

[NCHawker]

everyone said, on ever podcast that Iowa created a mismatch with MSU the said. I started to have my doubts. When you only have to stop one guy (and now throw in injuries) nope.

MSU looks so much more athletic than Iowa

 

[Bordone]

Neither of our lines showed up and we still don't have a QB 7-5 here we come

 

[STILLBUSTER]

Neither of our lines showed up and we still don't have a QB 7-5 here we come

That’s winning football! Giddy up bowl bonuses!

 

[Bordone]

i really don't see this team winning a friday night game on the west coast and Wisconsin and Nebraska are coin flips so could very well not have a winning record at the end of the season. But the important thing is Cade and all the seniors that stuck around got to be leaders right?

 

[Sparky]

Iowa. Can't. Tackle.

 

[JoeyLabasForPresident]

Our starting DBs had already struggled, and we saw a lot of dudes from lower on the depth chart today. Couple that with whatever Cade is, and you’re in for a world of hurt against competent teams.

 

[NCHawker]

If it’s any consolation nobody is paying attention to Iowa’s plight.

 

[NCHawker]

….. and I think we’ve all lost any perspective about what a REAL/ORDINARY 10-2 team looks like.

Of course good defense, we know that

An offense that can compete with nearly any other team - not getting shut down

 

[trj]

Neither of our lines showed up and we still don't have a QB 7-5 here we come

With the exception of 2002, losing to Iowa St. means a season with 4 or more losses. We should have all seen this coming.

 

[RobHowe]

I don't think it was all week long and everyone

 

[NCHawker]

 

[Scott Leclair]

How are the # 7 rated D from last season, who basically brought back most of their starters, struggling so bad? It’s just baffling how they all have forgot how to tackle.

 

[#1DieHardHawk]

The poor tackling is something I don't think any of us saw coming, and I'm sure it is driving Phil absolutely nuts. It's like a virus has infected the whole defense.

Even Jackson's tackling has been off. He traditionally has made up for his lack of size with good pop and leg power, but this season he's not as explosive, and is arm tackling more as opposed to driving through. Same with both of our starting safeties.

The current stable of corners has never really demonstrated great tackling, but we used to at least see them set the edge and turn players back to the middle. Now they just take bad angles and whiff.

 

[Glass1/2fullguy]

That’s winning football! Giddy up bowl bonuses!

A bowl championship yippie.