Wow, horrible defense 3 and outs us on vanilla playcalling and their offense shreds us all the way down the field. Horrible slow-footed play by Johnson to give up a TD where Denard doesn't even look at another receiver.
Why can't stanzi ever figure out that when there is a wr triple covered then somebody else has to be open???? I wish I had a dollar for every pass he throws into double and triple covereage.
Two three and outs by the Michigan D? I guarantee they haven't done that all year. It's really shaping up to be a long day if we don't get this ship righted RIGHT now. We can not be down 2 scores at the big house.
We could not have started much worse. Terrible play calls. 2 drops. 6 man front allowing them to run the ball down our throat. 1 bad punt by Donahue, and the 2nd one our coverage team didn't show up to even try to down the ball. We need a stop on D or its going to get tough
I had a bad feeling after we won the toss and started close to midfield and then ran it right up the middle on the first two plays. If there is a cure for a poor defense, it's usually our offense.
Bye-week sluggishness. We have to keep them within reach in the first half. If it bulges past a 10-14 point deficit, we'll be in genuine trouble.
I predict a fire will be lit @ halftime, and we'll see the 'real' Hawkeyes in H2.
Stanzi has had good pockets. They need to start looking deep to soften up the run - it's been open. They are really stacking the box right now daring Stanzi to win with his arm. Right now, he's playing right into it. O'Keefe needs to tell him to look deep and not bail out. There are people open.