Consider in 09 we drove 70 yards on MSU to win the game with 1:31 remaining

Hey Iowa fan boy, go stick up for my crazy Basabe to the NBA after his JR season on the BBall board, I need some help over there.
 


No you just defend Ferentz no matter what. And the drive started at the 20, not the 17. Stop trying to change the facts.
I didn't say it started inside the 20, I said that Iowa would have had to performed their 2 minute drill from inside their 20 yard line. Which is a fact, seeing as it was 2nd and 13 from their own 17 yard line.

You must not follow my comments closely or often, there have been PLENTY of times I have been critical of this coaching staff. So, no, I do not defend KF and staff all the time.

However, in this instance, they made the right call in my opinion. And opinion that you don't agree with. That's fine, but it doesn't make me a Ferentz homer. I just call it as a I see it, always have.
 






By "fan boy", he means it in the sense that there are Apple "fan boys", or COD "fan boys". Basically, homer.

I'm not trying to insult you, just explaining what he means by that.
I know what the term "fan boy" means, I don't see how it's relevant in this context.
 




I know what the term "fan boy" means, I don't see how it's relevant in this context.

You contradicted yourself when you asked "If I were an Iowa fan boy, wouldn't I have wanted Iowa to be aggressive and go for the TD in OT?"

A homer would defend the decision to the hilt, no matter what it was.

Again, just playing a little devil's advocate.
 


You contradicted yourself when you asked "If I were an Iowa fan boy, wouldn't I have wanted Iowa to be aggressive and go for the TD in OT?"

A homer would defend the decision to the hilt, no matter what it was.

Again, just playing a little devil's advocate.

Correct. See, it's not hard to follow along.
 


Well, I guess if this staff has no play that they have any confidence in on second and thirteen, we'll start to see punts in that situation. I will never forget the lack of courage we saw in that same situation at OSU and I won't forget this one either. And I suspect that I am not alone. Bottom line: Both decisions resulted in defeats.
 


Well, I guess if this staff has no play that they have any confidence in on second and thirteen, we'll start to see punts in that situation. I will never forget the lack of courage we saw in that same situation at OSU and I won't forget this one either. And I suspect that I am not alone. Bottom line: Both decisions resulted in defeats.

:rolleyes:
 


Sorry Spank...weak sauce.

2-4th quarters, ISU had their way with our defense. We threw everything we had at Jantz and nothing worked. Nothing. During their tying drive, if memory serves me correctly, we had them at 3rd and 10, 3rd and 15, 3rd and 20, and 4th down. All for naught.

ISU was their own worst enemy quite frankly.

To simply sit on the ball and "hope" something good would happen in OT, considering the final 3 quarters, and especially, the final ISU drive, was dumb. Just dumb.

Edit: this is twice now KF has taken the ball out of Vandy's hands when the game(s) was/were very winnable. If it were Stanzi in both instances, I bet we go for it. Just sayn.

I agree completely. Also, those third and 10, third and 15, third and 20 conversions just were killers.
 


Every situation is different. Once it got to 2nd and 13 from inside Iowa's own 20 with a minute to go, the writing was on the wall.

I think too many people watch the NFL and guys like Brees and Peyton. The 2 minute drill works well in the NFL, but it college it's success rate is much lower, something like less than 30% result in scores. So with that in mind - Iowa had greater than 70% chance of giving the ball back to ISU after failing in their 2 minute drill. One more incomplete pass on 2nd down and suddenly the clock is stopped with a minute to go, 3rd and 13 inside Iowa's own 20 yard line, ISU has timeouts and didn't have to blow one on the incomplete pass. Now it just got scary. Incomplete pass on 3rd. Uh oh. Iowa's kick and punt coverages SUCK. S-U-C-K. So now you want the STs to suddenly cover kicks well after they've blown all day. Not to mention even if there isn't a return, the ball is likely somewhere around MIDFIELD for ISU. They need 15-20 yards in a minute's time with timeouts in their pocket and a kicker that already straight nutted a 53 yard FG.

The decision was the right one, guys.

I know a lot of you want to be the dangerous risk taking cool coach, but that's not going to happen. It doesn't make sense in this scenario.

1. You need to work on your scenarios. You list two possible outcomes. What might you be missing? Think about it. With your mind. (I am literally laughing at the thought that ISU had a >70% chance of getting the ball back. You are ******* crazy if you think that.)

2. How many of those 2 minute drill include data where the team must score a TD?

3. How many include data where the team must drive more than 45 yards?
 




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