WinOneThisCentury
Well-Known Member
Did you ever see that Twilight Zone episode where aliens come to earth and they give humans a book that is not decipherable but is labeled "To Serve Man". They abolish hunger and end all the wars on earth and everything is prosperous. At the end of the episode, the humans figure out the book "To Serve Man" is a cookbook.
Well, I've figured out KOK's Playbook and what it means. It's all about keeping the game close and us Hawkeye fans have the wrong objective. Our objective should not be to win games...it's to keep them close. We have gone three years without losing by more than one possession. It's truly amazing how successful KOK has been if you think of the objective of his play calling and coaching, as keeping it close. WE ARE NUMBER #1!!!!!
No other team in America is as successful as Iowa...as a matter of fact...it's not even close. We are the National Champions of "KOK". "Keeping it Klose"
Prioritized Objectives of KOK's "Keep it Klose" Playbook
1) Stay predictable - Nothing keeps things close like allowing the other teams to prepare for your tendencies, then living up to those tendencies time and time again.
2) If a part of the game plan is working - go to it sporadically and at the wrong time for down and distance. For example, they couldn't guard the slant today, but throw the fade on 3rd and 4 as it's more of a lower probability of completion. That keeps it close every time. (ie Indiana in the red zone when we were running all over them...throw the fade...take the field goal).
3) Run the ball into 8 man fronts regardless of success as often as you can...everyone knows this. This is the great equalizer...keeps the games close when you need to. Keep pounding the rock.
4) Never and I mean never, continue to exploit another teams defense until they change their scheme. Make sure your attack is gradual and measured so as to not score points in bunches.
5) Manage the clock like a moron. This again, is the last and most dependable of the "keep it klose strategies"...nothing keeps it close like giving up seconds and timeouts at the end of games. It almost assures you of not scoring and ruining an already close game.
I'm sure there are more that I'm missing. Please feel free to add.
Keep it close...keep it close...keep it close.
Well, I've figured out KOK's Playbook and what it means. It's all about keeping the game close and us Hawkeye fans have the wrong objective. Our objective should not be to win games...it's to keep them close. We have gone three years without losing by more than one possession. It's truly amazing how successful KOK has been if you think of the objective of his play calling and coaching, as keeping it close. WE ARE NUMBER #1!!!!!
No other team in America is as successful as Iowa...as a matter of fact...it's not even close. We are the National Champions of "KOK". "Keeping it Klose"
Prioritized Objectives of KOK's "Keep it Klose" Playbook
1) Stay predictable - Nothing keeps things close like allowing the other teams to prepare for your tendencies, then living up to those tendencies time and time again.
2) If a part of the game plan is working - go to it sporadically and at the wrong time for down and distance. For example, they couldn't guard the slant today, but throw the fade on 3rd and 4 as it's more of a lower probability of completion. That keeps it close every time. (ie Indiana in the red zone when we were running all over them...throw the fade...take the field goal).
3) Run the ball into 8 man fronts regardless of success as often as you can...everyone knows this. This is the great equalizer...keeps the games close when you need to. Keep pounding the rock.
4) Never and I mean never, continue to exploit another teams defense until they change their scheme. Make sure your attack is gradual and measured so as to not score points in bunches.
5) Manage the clock like a moron. This again, is the last and most dependable of the "keep it klose strategies"...nothing keeps it close like giving up seconds and timeouts at the end of games. It almost assures you of not scoring and ruining an already close game.
I'm sure there are more that I'm missing. Please feel free to add.
Keep it close...keep it close...keep it close.
