Keenan Davis Quote-Can I get an Amen?!?

[SmalltownHawk]

“That’s one of the big things for this game,â€￾ Davis said. “They(coaches) gave us the green light to play like you can, and got (the ball) to the athletes — let everybody make the plays they can make. It was a big part of winning.â€￾

That is all.......

 

[MissouriHerk]

Amen. Makes you wonder how much un-utilized potential.

 

[OUTofTOWNHAWK]

Welp they would be 3-0 if they were allowed to play in Ames.

 

[SDK46]

Welp they would be 3-0 if they were allowed to play in Ames.

Better late than never.


Better late than never

 

[tweeterhawk]

“That’s one of the big things for this game,â€￾ Davis said. “They(coaches) gave us the green light to play like you can, and got (the ball) to the athletes — let everybody make the plays they can make. It was a big part of winning.â€￾

That is all.......

Huge quote. HUGE.

 

[iowamike21]

It's not exactly the same, since KF sends so many players on to the NFL, BUT his shackling of Iowa's talent DOES bear some resemblance to Lickliter. Players wanna PLAY and have FUN doing it. Is that so hard to understand? Stay with the basic offense, sure, but mix it up. That's what so many of us stupid fans have been saying most of the KF reign.

Now circumstances have forced his hand and shown him in plain daylight what the fans meant and what his players can do, when they're allowed.

So put it in the playbook and don't wait til it's 24-3 before you bring it out again. Imagine the consternation of Northwestern and all those other conference D-coordinators. Now they may have to actually work the week of the Iowa game instead of simply showing up on Saturday. Uncertainty in an opponent does wonders for KF's favorite word: EXECUTION. It's sooo much easier to execute if the opponent doesn't know exactly what you're up to. Evidence? Check Saturday's stats for the first 42 against the last 18.

 

[Saginawbay]

Lets, hope it continues moving forward we have talent let's stop with little Iowa and no talent let's play with condfidence knowing our players our talented.

 

[imported_ankle23]

yeah, you wouldn't want to play Ferentz-ball. The way he's played the game has really taken Iowa football down a few notches in historical perspective.

 

[smoot27]

yeah, you wouldn't want to play Ferentz-ball. The way he's played the game has really taken Iowa football down a few notches in historical perspective.

Two top-25 finishes in the last 7 seasons isn't exactly anything to brag about or sufficient evidence to suggest that what we are doing offensively has been working.

 

[olivecourt]

Seriously, watch the game again and tell me where our talent was handcuffed by our offensive scheme. Was it on the 26-yard play action bomb to Herman on the first play of the game? Was it on the 15-play, 86-yard drive that survived a ton of dumb penalties to get to the end zone, only to have JVB miss a wide open McNutt? Was it on the 2-minute offense at the end of the first half that survived two false starts and still set up a very makeable 40-yard field goal? Was it on our first touchdown drive run from our traditional set with JVB under center, a huddle, and a lot of play-action (5 plays, 60 yards, 1:55)?

We had 85 yards in penalties. That doesn't include the 65-yard kick return by Bernstine that was wiped out by a block in the back. And all anyone can do is complain about the same things they've been complaining about for the last ten years... which have also been the most successful 10-year run in the history of Iowa football. It boggles the mind.

 

[olivecourt]

So put it in the playbook and don't wait til it's 24-3 before you bring it out again. Imagine the consternation of Northwestern and all those other conference D-coordinators. Now they may have to actually work the week of the Iowa game instead of simply showing up on Saturday. Uncertainty in an opponent does wonders for KF's favorite word: EXECUTION. It's sooo much easier to execute if the opponent doesn't know exactly what you're up to. Evidence? Check Saturday's stats for the first 42 against the last 18.

They didn't bring anything new out when we were down 24-3. JVB played under center and we scored in 6 plays. It was all of the same play-action passes mixed with the run that you claim every other team has hardwired into their brains. Yet it somehow worked. How could that be? I thought that scheme handcuffed our talent?

 

[9YRPLAN]

i see both sides of this argument but i will say that JVB looked more accurate out of the gun.

 

[tweeterhawk]

i see both sides of this argument but i will say that JVB looked more accurate out of the gun.

And no huddle and hurry-up. That's not typical Iowa football.

 

[smoot27]

Seriously, watch the game again and tell me where our talent was handcuffed by our offensive scheme. Was it on the 26-yard play action bomb to Herman on the first play of the game? Was it on the 15-play, 86-yard drive that survived a ton of dumb penalties to get to the end zone, only to have JVB miss a wide open McNutt? Was it on the 2-minute offense at the end of the first half that survived two false starts and still set up a very makeable 40-yard field goal? Was it on our first touchdown drive run from our traditional set with JVB under center, a huddle, and a lot of play-action (5 plays, 60 yards, 1:55)?

We had 85 yards in penalties. That doesn't include the 65-yard kick return by Bernstine that was wiped out by a block in the back. And all anyone can do is complain about the same things they've been complaining about for the last ten years... which have also been the most successful 10-year run in the history of Iowa football. It boggles the mind.

26yard bomb?

Why don't you look at the success we had in the 4th with the no-huddle shotgun. It's difficult to dispute those results. I also disagree with you on our "great" 10 year run. We've had 4 really good years. Our 2002-2004 stretch was pretty amazing but dig into the results a little more.

2002 - we had an NFL caliber O-line, an all-pro TE, all-pro safety, NFL staple DT in Cole and several others who had a cup-of-tea in the NFL. It didn't matter if you ran west coast offense or triple option with that line, you would score points.

2004 - you can't argue that we played typical Ferentz-ball this year. He was forced to adopt a pass heavy offense due to losing runningbacks

2009 - was another great year, but we were lucky to achieve what we did with a team loaded with future NFL talent. We barely beat UNI, Arkansas St., Michigan St. and Michigan . That year could have very easily been like 2008 when we underwhelmed our way to 4 losses in games we had 4th quarter leads.

Ferentz is a great at developing talent as proven routinely by his NFL draft picks. He is also one of the worst coaches in the Big Ten at closing out games and winning contests that he held a one possession lead in the 4th quarter.

 

[1st]

26yard bomb?

Why don't you look at the success we had in the 4th with the no-huddle shotgun. It's difficult to dispute those results. I also disagree with you on our "great" 10 year run. We've had 4 really good years. Our 2002-2004 stretch was pretty amazing but dig into the results a little more.

2002 - we had an NFL caliber O-line, an all-pro TE, all-pro safety, NFL staple DT in Cole and several others who had a cup-of-tea in the NFL. It didn't matter if you ran west coast offense or triple option with that line, you would score points.

2004 - you can't argue that we played typical Ferentz-ball this year. He was forced to adopt a pass heavy offense due to losing runningbacks

2009 - was another great year, but we were lucky to achieve what we did with a team loaded with future NFL talent. We barely beat UNI, Arkansas St., Michigan St. and Michigan . That year could have very easily been like 2008 when we underwhelmed our way to 4 losses in games we had 4th quarter leads.

Ferentz is a great at developing talent as proven routinely by his NFL draft picks. He is also one of the worst coaches in the Big Ten at closing out games and winning contests that he held a one possession lead in the 4th quarter.

This!

 

[olivecourt]

And yet by some mysterious alchemy we've won 6 bowl games in that span, all over BCS-conference teams.

This is a distraction from the argument, though. I still want to know how we were able to score so easily with our "limiting" pro-set offense at the end of the third quarter.

 

[smoot27]

This is a distraction from the argument, though. I still want to know how we were able to score so easily with our "limiting" pro-set offense at the end of the third quarter.

It probably had something to do with the fact that we threw the ball 3 times in a row to start the drive rather than the typical KF heavy run to pass ratio. We were also utlizing 3 wide reciever formations such as the 20 yard completion to KMM. If you think that drive was indicative of KF's typical style, you're nuts.

 

[olivecourt]

It probably had something to do with the fact that we threw the ball 3 times in a row to start the drive rather than the typical KF heavy run to pass ratio. We were also utlizing 3 wide reciever formations such as the 20 yard completion to KMM. If you think that drive was indicative of KF's typical style, you're nuts.

We threw the ball 23 times in the "conservative" first half, including 3 of the first 4 plays.

 

[Billso]

Originally Posted by olivecourt
Seriously, watch the game again and tell me where our talent was handcuffed by our offensive scheme. Was it on the 26-yard play action bomb to Herman on the first play of the game? Was it on the 15-play, 86-yard drive that survived a ton of dumb penalties to get to the end zone, only to have JVB miss a wide open McNutt? Was it on the 2-minute offense at the end of the first half that survived two false starts and still set up a very makeable 40-yard field goal? Was it on our first touchdown drive run from our traditional set with JVB under center, a huddle, and a lot of play-action (5 plays, 60 yards, 1:55)?

We had 85 yards in penalties. That doesn't include the 65-yard kick return by Bernstine that was wiped out by a block in the back. And all anyone can do is complain about the same things they've been complaining about for the last ten years... which have also been the most successful 10-year run in the history of Iowa football. It boggles the mind.

26yard bomb?

Why don't you look at the success we had in the 4th with the no-huddle shotgun. It's difficult to dispute those results.

 

[Ian]

26yard bomb?

Why don't you look at the success we had in the 4th with the no-huddle shotgun. It's difficult to dispute those results. I also disagree with you on our "great" 10 year run. We've had 4 really good years. Our 2002-2004 stretch was pretty amazing but dig into the results a little more.

2002 - we had an NFL caliber O-line, an all-pro TE, all-pro safety, NFL staple DT in Cole and several others who had a cup-of-tea in the NFL. It didn't matter if you ran west coast offense or triple option with that line, you would score points.

2004 - you can't argue that we played typical Ferentz-ball this year. He was forced to adopt a pass heavy offense due to losing runningbacks

2009 - was another great year, but we were lucky to achieve what we did with a team loaded with future NFL talent. We barely beat UNI, Arkansas St., Michigan St. and Michigan . That year could have very easily been like 2008 when we underwhelmed our way to 4 losses in games we had 4th quarter leads.

Ferentz is a great at developing talent as proven routinely by his NFL draft picks. He is also one of the worst coaches in the Big Ten at closing out games and winning contests that he held a one possession lead in the 4th quarter.

Player Development - A+

4th Qtr Management - Needs Improvement