Iowa Not Winning the Close Ones: A Closer Look

[Crimson]

ISU game tied with 6 minutes left... scores two TDs....

 

[PCHawk]

Now that we won one close game, it sure is funny that people were discussing how bad Kirk has been at it over a 16 year span.

 

[ThunderHawk]

There's not such thing as "bad luck"

Tell that to the kids afflicted with recessive genetic disorders.

 

[ThunderHawk]

Well they're winning the close games so far this year, and they are winning them specifically because of aggressive offensive strategy. So the representative sample may, knock on wood, be outdated.

 

[ChosenChildren]

Hard to define a close game. I would argue that any game in which the game is within 8 points at some point in the 4th quarter is a close game. I think the overall analysis is a little flawed. One thing I know: Iowa under Ferentz has played in a ton of close games and that trend will continue so long as Ferentz is the coach

 

[Bigtenchamp]

So far so good on this front... but it's way early.

 

[alexzelada]

The trend is not their friend...and this year is likely to see a lot of close ones

http://hawkeyenation.com/2015/hawkeyes-must-win-the-close-ones

This year we may be making up for lost time. And us loyal fans deserve whatever good fortune awaits us this season.

 

[hawkinn3]

We see so many close games because we leave so many points on the field against inferior teams. You let any team stay within a score and they can shock you.

I will give Kirk credit that we lost plenty of close games we should of been blown out in also, but a loss is a loss.