Brian Ferentz stubs his toe, then steps on his D$CK

[WinOneThisCentury]

Been traveling the past week so I wasn't able to comment on the Northwestern offensive show. I'm sure I missed a huge amount of intellectual discussion about the state of Iowa Football on this board. I've been a big supporter of Brian Ferentz as I truly believe he has installed an offense that make sense, is varied, and he was throwing the ball down the field. I'm here to eat some crow about last week. Brian Ferentz's game plan against NW was the worst thing I've seen in many years...2012 bad...think Greg Davis at his horizontal passing game worst. He was incompetent in this game. I may be wrong about him.

I wouldn't put the Wisconsin loss on the offense (turnovers), Penn State on the offense (Stanley's insanely bad day), or Purdue on the offense (36 points). Northwestern, however, I would place directly on the shoulders of Brian Ferentz...he deserves all the criticism fans can muster. He was awful.

I was at the game, and watching the NW defense line up with two safeties at 6-7 yards off the line of scrimmage was maddening. It was Iowa State's defensive game plan...everyone up...stop the run...take your chances one on one on any deep balls. We didn't learn anything. We ran into those fronts...we didn't challenge them enough deep over the middle...and we lost a game that should have been won easily. No excuses...Brian Ferentz sucked.

Any offensive coordinator worth his salary would have been throwing deep balls over and over against that defense. Although they are lower percentage throws...you have to do it and hope your guys make the plays. Running the ball is a losing game plan. There is the crux...everything KF and BF can't handle or appreciate having to execute what they feel are low percentage throws. "It will put us behind the chains", "we will be off schedule". If the defense dictates it...you have to take what is their weakness.

I've not given up on BF, but last week was a serious nut kick.

 

[vork22]

 

[Hawk90]

Been traveling the past week so I wasn't able to comment on the Northwestern offensive show. I'm sure I missed a huge amount of intellectual discussion about the state of Iowa Football on this board. I've been a big supporter of Brian Ferentz as I truly believe he has installed an offense that make sense, is varied, and he was throwing the ball down the field. I'm here to eat some crow about last week. Brian Ferentz's game plan against NW was the worst thing I've seen in many years...2012 bad...think Greg Davis at his horizontal passing game worst. He was incompetent in this game. I may be wrong about him.

I wouldn't put the Wisconsin loss on the offense (turnovers), Penn State on the offense (Stanley's insanely bad day), or Purdue on the offense (36 points). Northwestern, however, I would place directly on the shoulders of Brian Ferentz...he deserves all the criticism fans can muster. He was awful.

I was at the game, and watching the NW defense line up with two safeties at 6-7 yards off the line of scrimmage was maddening. It was Iowa State's defensive game plan...everyone up...stop the run...take your chances one on one on any deep balls. We didn't learn anything. We ran into those fronts...we didn't challenge them enough deep over the middle...and we lost a game that should have been won easily. No excuses...Brian Ferentz sucked.

Any offensive coordinator worth his salary would have been throwing deep balls over and over against that defense. Although they are lower percentage throws...you have to do it and hope your guys make the plays. Running the ball is a losing game plan. There is the crux...everything KF and BF can't handle or appreciate having to execute what they feel are low percentage throws. "It will put us behind the chains", "we will be off schedule". If the defense dictates it...you have to take what is their weakness.

I've not given up on BF, but last week was a serious nut kick.

 

[Hawk90]

I don't know if you could see it on TV, but Stanley had guys open 10-20 yards deep across the middle the entire game. Instead he threw to the flats time and time again. It was sickening how open some of the receivers were across the middle.

 

[HawkPrdatr40]

Been traveling the past week so I wasn't able to comment on the Northwestern offensive show. I'm sure I missed a huge amount of intellectual discussion about the state of Iowa Football on this board. I've been a big supporter of Brian Ferentz as I truly believe he has installed an offense that make sense, is varied, and he was throwing the ball down the field. I'm here to eat some crow about last week. Brian Ferentz's game plan against NW was the worst thing I've seen in many years...2012 bad...think Greg Davis at his horizontal passing game worst. He was incompetent in this game. I may be wrong about him.

I wouldn't put the Wisconsin loss on the offense (turnovers), Penn State on the offense (Stanley's insanely bad day), or Purdue on the offense (36 points). Northwestern, however, I would place directly on the shoulders of Brian Ferentz...he deserves all the criticism fans can muster. He was awful.

I was at the game, and watching the NW defense line up with two safeties at 6-7 yards off the line of scrimmage was maddening. It was Iowa State's defensive game plan...everyone up...stop the run...take your chances one on one on any deep balls. We didn't learn anything. We ran into those fronts...we didn't challenge them enough deep over the middle...and we lost a game that should have been won easily. No excuses...Brian Ferentz sucked.

Any offensive coordinator worth his salary would have been throwing deep balls over and over against that defense. Although they are lower percentage throws...you have to do it and hope your guys make the plays. Running the ball is a losing game plan. There is the crux...everything KF and BF can't handle or appreciate having to execute what they feel are low percentage throws. "It will put us behind the chains", "we will be off schedule". If the defense dictates it...you have to take what is their weakness.

I've not given up on BF, but last week was a serious nut kick.

Cue 4thGoal sure he would like to chime in to this.

 

[tksirius]

I don't know if you could see it on TV, but Stanley had guys open 10-20 yards deep across the middle the entire game. Instead he threw to the flats time and time again. It was sickening how open some of the receivers were across the middle.

Sounds like a great game plan to me!

 

[karras]

I don't know if you could see it on TV, but Stanley had guys open 10-20 yards deep across the middle the entire game. Instead he threw to the flats time and time again. It was sickening how open some of the receivers were across the middle.

He's basically Rudock without the ability to get into Med School. The question is will the coaches demote him like they did JR? I wish last year they would've forced game-day competition between him and TW so there was no doubt the best was on the field.

 

[HawkGold]

He's basically Rudock without the ability to get into Med School. The question is will the coaches demote him like they did JR? I wish last year they would've forced game-day competition between him and TW so there was no doubt the best was on the field.

This is just not about Stanley. Iowa needs to promote back up coaches.

 

[uihawk82]

I don't know if you could see it on TV, but Stanley had guys open 10-20 yards deep across the middle the entire game. Instead he threw to the flats time and time again. It was sickening how open some of the receivers were across the middle.

So true and Stanley was throwing the ball sometimes without any pressure on him so he could have waited to see guys breaking open deep.

Stanley has been doing this since the PSU game rushing his reads and throws. Not sure if Nate has had the old KF dont make any mistakes mantra drilled into him so much that he is just very gun shy and now is a totally regressed wreck of a natural qb. not sure

If Nate plays great today then maybe he just doestn handle the big games well as today is not a big game against a poor team against a hawk team going the wrong direction

 

[ArvadaHawk]

Been traveling the past week so I wasn't able to comment on the Northwestern offensive show. I'm sure I missed a huge amount of intellectual discussion about the state of Iowa Football on this board. I've been a big supporter of Brian Ferentz as I truly believe he has installed an offense that make sense, is varied, and he was throwing the ball down the field. I'm here to eat some crow about last week. Brian Ferentz's game plan against NW was the worst thing I've seen in many years...2012 bad...think Greg Davis at his horizontal passing game worst. He was incompetent in this game. I may be wrong about him.

I wouldn't put the Wisconsin loss on the offense (turnovers), Penn State on the offense (Stanley's insanely bad day), or Purdue on the offense (36 points). Northwestern, however, I would place directly on the shoulders of Brian Ferentz...he deserves all the criticism fans can muster. He was awful.

I was at the game, and watching the NW defense line up with two safeties at 6-7 yards off the line of scrimmage was maddening. It was Iowa State's defensive game plan...everyone up...stop the run...take your chances one on one on any deep balls. We didn't learn anything. We ran into those fronts...we didn't challenge them enough deep over the middle...and we lost a game that should have been won easily. No excuses...Brian Ferentz sucked.

Any offensive coordinator worth his salary would have been throwing deep balls over and over against that defense. Although they are lower percentage throws...you have to do it and hope your guys make the plays. Running the ball is a losing game plan. There is the crux...everything KF and BF can't handle or appreciate having to execute what they feel are low percentage throws. "It will put us behind the chains", "we will be off schedule". If the defense dictates it...you have to take what is their weakness.

I've not given up on BF, but last week was a serious nut kick.

what is your opinion of NOT throwing to Fant twice at the WUs 5 yard line and 2 yard line when Fant was split out wide with just 1 6'0" or shorter corner within 15 yards of him? As a reminder, Fant it 6'5" with a 42" vertical.

what is your opinion of NOT using Mansell at PSU when Stanley clearly was way, way off the mark?

Purdue the entire team wasn't ready to play. That's coaching.

jNW, the entire team wasn't ready to play. That's coaching.

 

[kameltoez102]

what is your opinion of NOT throwing to Fant twice at the WUs 5 yard line and 2 yard line when Fant was split out wide with just 1 6'0" or shorter corner within 15 yards of him? As a reminder, Fant it 6'5" with a 42" vertical.

what is your opinion of NOT using Mansell at PSU when Stanley clearly was way, way off the mark?

Purdue the entire team wasn't ready to play. That's coaching.

jNW, the entire team wasn't ready to play. That's coaching.

I think it is unfair to say the entire team wasn't ready for the jNW game. Our defense held them to zero points the first half. If the defense wasn't ready to play, it would have been worse.


Mansell should have gotten to play against PSU at the very least to calm Stanley down for a series or two and depending on how he performed maybe more

As for utilizing Fant, BF can only call the plays and it is up to Stanley to find and throw to the receivers. I have seen in the last few games where either Stanley is not seeing Fant or choosing not to throw to him when he is open. Maybe that s coaching, maybe it isn't.

Now why Fant has been in and out of the game so much is still a mystery. I think there have been a few times where Fant has pulled himself for a breather or banged up but not as much as he has been off the field. It is my opinion just looking at his gait and demeanor he does not look like the same player physically as he did up until taking the fall against the gophers. Most guys are banged up this time of year but is there more to the story?

What is going on during the week with these guys. Team chemistry and camaraderie is a huge thing and is not always something coaches can correct. They can try to manage but it is a touchy area especially with the egos involved in all areas


Purdue was more issues on the defensive side. Moss was continually torched which really hurt.

 

[WinOneThisCentury]

So true and Stanley was throwing the ball sometimes without any pressure on him so he could have waited to see guys breaking open deep.

Stanley has been doing this since the PSU game rushing his reads and throws. Not sure if Nate has had the old KF dont make any mistakes mantra drilled into him so much that he is just very gun shy and now is a totally regressed wreck of a natural qb. not sure

If Nate plays great today then maybe he just doestn handle the big games well as today is not a big game against a poor team against a hawk team going the wrong direction

Ding, ding, ding. Stanley appears to be a front runner. He gets a lead, he loosens up. If the game is tight...he's tight. My problem is that he hasn't shown the ability to be consistently accurate. As a junior, your mechanics should be good enough for you to deliver the ball accurately. Take the first throw to Smith today that was intercepted. That pass was two or three feet behind Smith. He had time...he got all speeded up and panicky...and threw a terrible ball. In the 11th game of the year...that shouldn't happen.

 

[tksirius]

Ding, ding, ding. Stanley appears to be a front runner. He gets a lead, he loosens up. If the game is tight...he's tight.

That's probably not gonna be a good thing on Friday.

 

[earlkoppelman]

I don't know if you could see it on TV, but Stanley had guys open 10-20 yards deep across the middle the entire game. Instead he threw to the flats time and time again. It was sickening how open some of the receivers were across the middle.

GD in the house? Anyway 35-0 at half.Should new QB ect rest of game pleese. One only hope huh?

 

[pythagoras]

 

[dahlhawk]

Been traveling the past week so I wasn't able to comment on the Northwestern offensive show. I'm sure I missed a huge amount of intellectual discussion about the state of Iowa Football on this board. I've been a big supporter of Brian Ferentz as I truly believe he has installed an offense that make sense, is varied, and he was throwing the ball down the field. I'm here to eat some crow about last week. Brian Ferentz's game plan against NW was the worst thing I've seen in many years...2012 bad...think Greg Davis at his horizontal passing game worst. He was incompetent in this game. I may be wrong about him.

I wouldn't put the Wisconsin loss on the offense (turnovers), Penn State on the offense (Stanley's insanely bad day), or Purdue on the offense (36 points). Northwestern, however, I would place directly on the shoulders of Brian Ferentz...he deserves all the criticism fans can muster. He was awful.

I was at the game, and watching the NW defense line up with two safeties at 6-7 yards off the line of scrimmage was maddening. It was Iowa State's defensive game plan...everyone up...stop the run...take your chances one on one on any deep balls. We didn't learn anything. We ran into those fronts...we didn't challenge them enough deep over the middle...and we lost a game that should have been won easily. No excuses...Brian Ferentz sucked.

Any offensive coordinator worth his salary would have been throwing deep balls over and over against that defense. Although they are lower percentage throws...you have to do it and hope your guys make the plays. Running the ball is a losing game plan. There is the crux...everything KF and BF can't handle or appreciate having to execute what they feel are low percentage throws. "It will put us behind the chains", "we will be off schedule". If the defense dictates it...you have to take what is their weakness.

I've not given up on BF, but last week was a serious nut kick.

Absolutely BF got lit up by Fitz. So many smart coaching plays by NW. Hopefully Brian can learn from this. I agree should have made that game a lauger, instead Fitz laughed to a division title.

 

[oldhawk12]

Been traveling the past week so I wasn't able to comment on the Northwestern offensive show. I'm sure I missed a huge amount of intellectual discussion about the state of Iowa Football on this board. I've been a big supporter of Brian Ferentz as I truly believe he has installed an offense that make sense, is varied, and he was throwing the ball down the field. I'm here to eat some crow about last week. Brian Ferentz's game plan against NW was the worst thing I've seen in many years...2012 bad...think Greg Davis at his horizontal passing game worst. He was incompetent in this game. I may be wrong about him.

I wouldn't put the Wisconsin loss on the offense (turnovers), Penn State on the offense (Stanley's insanely bad day), or Purdue on the offense (36 points). Northwestern, however, I would place directly on the shoulders of Brian Ferentz...he deserves all the criticism fans can muster. He was awful.

I was at the game, and watching the NW defense line up with two safeties at 6-7 yards off the line of scrimmage was maddening. It was Iowa State's defensive game plan...everyone up...stop the run...take your chances one on one on any deep balls. We didn't learn anything. We ran into those fronts...we didn't challenge them enough deep over the middle...and we lost a game that should have been won easily. No excuses...Brian Ferentz sucked.

Any offensive coordinator worth his salary would have been throwing deep balls over and over against that defense. Although they are lower percentage throws...you have to do it and hope your guys make the plays. Running the ball is a losing game plan. There is the crux...everything KF and BF can't handle or appreciate having to execute what they feel are low percentage throws. "It will put us behind the chains", "we will be off schedule". If the defense dictates it...you have to take what is their weakness.

I've not given up on BF, but last week was a serious nut kick.

I’ve said it a million times. What team in America has a former center as their offensive coordinator. Take your time

 

[pekurhawk]

I don't know if you could see it on TV, but Stanley had guys open 10-20 yards deep across the middle the entire game. Instead he threw to the flats time and time again. It was sickening how open some of the receivers were across the middle.

He's going pro, they love him, another Big Ben, doesn't quite look like Will Ferrell, but may he can treat some women badly after he had reached fame.

 

[Robowe]

I’ve said it a million times. What team in America has a former center as their offensive coordinator. Take your time

Pat Shurmur (now coach of the NY Giants) was a center for 3 seasons at Michigan State. He was an offensive coordinator for the Rams, Eagles, and Vikings. Now, this isn't college, but still ...

 

[okeefe4prez]

I’ve said it a million times. What team in America has a former center as their offensive coordinator. Take your time

What team has a former lineman who spent a summer in Spencer Iowa and then went on to call Pasadena "the most boring town ever" and thereafter adopted a young son on a hit television program?