KXNO Morning Show

[JDeMoney]

The opening 15 minutes of the first Monday show following an Iowa game consisted of three callers who wanted to ... wait for it ... complain about Iowa's play calling!

Yawn. Click.

Tim and Travis: There is already a radio show tailored for spoiled fans who make themselves feel good by calling in to complain about playcalling. It's called Soundoff and it airs on WHO right after each game. You guys are the gatekeepers of the airwaves. Please save us from these boring callers.

 

[nilkin]

If those types of calls are indicative of what the morning drive format will be, then it is nothing more or different than reading the message boards. That translates to boring and redundant. Basically ramblings of the ill-informed.

 

[hawkeye12345]

Thanks for your insightful input KOK. Now would you please get off the internet and go watch some game film of creative offensive teams?

Thank you,

Iowa Fan Base

 

[hawkfan8691]

If that's how the Iowa fan base feels, then I guess I'm not a fan. Wow, always thought I was

Thanks for your insightful input KOK. Now would you please get off the internet and go watch some game film of creative offensive teams?

Thank you,

Iowa Fan Base

 

[Hawkfromnorwalk]

It's their second day on the air. Give them some time on the air to get things situated before throwing them under the bus.

 

[JDeMoney]

Thanks for your insightful input KOK. Now would you please get off the internet and go watch some game film of creative offensive teams?

Thank you,

Iowa Fan Base

If you want creativity, stop by the UI Art Museum.

Signed,

Iowa Fan Base that realizes Iowa Football is in better shape right now than it has ever been in the history of the program and wishes "fans" who value "creativity" over winning would find some other team to watch -- and later complain about -- each Saturday.

Co-Signed,

Michigan fans who got their wish for "creative" coaches.

 

[keokuk1]

I feel people have to right to criticize if they want to and that doesn’t make them bad fans they just like everyone else love Iowa football and wont to see the team win. That said I don’t think the play calling was all that bad. It came down more to execution in the red zone. Everyone has to remember that our running back was out of the game and he was our go to guy in situations in the red zone. Our back up did a heck of a good job but he has a lot to learn in situations like that. At least that’s my opinion anyway.

 

[DexterMorgan]

The show was pretty good, at least kept me from flipping to M&M. They needed to interrupt the guy from "the largest tire manufacturer" there were numerous time they could have cut in. Not only that but then one of the guys says he "fell asleep" 10 seconds into the call. Well, what do you think your audience was doing?

Even though i agreed with him, I thought the comment about the caller was unnecessary.

 

[JDeMoney]

I feel people have to right to criticize if they want to and that doesn’t make them bad fans they just like everyone else love Iowa football and wont to see the team win. That said I don’t think the play calling was all that bad. It came down more to execution in the red zone. Everyone has to remember that our running back was out of the game and he was our go to guy in situations in the red zone. Our back up did a heck of a good job but he has a lot to learn in situations like that. At least that’s my opinion anyway.

Great post. Agree 100%.

 

[GO4ROZS]

If you want creativity, stop by the UI Art Museum.

Signed,

Iowa Fan Base that realizes Iowa Football is in better shape right now than it has ever been in the history of the program and wishes "fans" who value "creativity" over winning would find some other team to watch -- and later complain about -- each Saturday.

Co-Signed,

Michigan fans who got their wish for "creative" coaches.

Right on.

 

[DuffMan]

If you want creativity, stop by the UI Art Museum.

Signed,

Iowa Fan Base that realizes Iowa Football is in better shape right now than it has ever been in the history of the program and wishes "fans" who value "creativity" over winning would find some other team to watch -- and later complain about -- each Saturday.

Co-Signed,

Michigan fans who got their wish for "creative" coaches.

Win -- End of thread.

 

[tm3308]

I'm not somebody who b*tches for the sake of b*tching. I'm just a couple years removed from my playing days (football and baseball), and I was always a VERY self-critical player (comes with being uber-competitive and being a coach's kid), always looking for areas that needed improvement. I do that when I'm watching games, as well. Not just Iowa games, either. It could be two teams that I don't give a crap about, but I'm trying to find areas that could be improved to make the team better nonetheless.

I feel like the defense may need a little tweaking. Not as a global shift, just for teams like Indiana and Northwestern. They don't like to go deep all that often. They WANT what we give them, they don't settle for it. We can leave the safeties back as a safety net, but bring the corners up some and play tighter coverage underneath against the dink and dunk teams. Don't give them what they want to have, take them out of their comfort zone. That's what we do against 90% of our schedule every year, because most teams WANT to stretch the field with their passing games, so forcing them to go underneath (or suffer the consequences for going deep) gets them out of rythm. Against IU and NW, we give them exactly what they want. They don't play into our hands, we play into theirs. Which is a big reason why we've struggled with those two teams this decade.

 

[ISUhawk]

It's their second day on the air. Give them some time on the air to get things situated before throwing them under the bus.

I'm going to totally agree with you. Murph and Andy's radio show sucked for the first bit of it but now they have it down to a science...hopefully these guys can do the same!

 

[hawkeyebob62]

I'm not somebody who b*tches for the sake of b*tching. I'm just a couple years removed from my playing days (football and baseball), and I was always a VERY self-critical player (comes with being uber-competitive and being a coach's kid), always looking for areas that needed improvement. I do that when I'm watching games, as well. Not just Iowa games, either. It could be two teams that I don't give a crap about, but I'm trying to find areas that could be improved to make the team better nonetheless.

I feel like the defense may need a little tweaking. Not as a global shift, just for teams like Indiana and Northwestern. They don't like to go deep all that often. They WANT what we give them, they don't settle for it. We can leave the safeties back as a safety net, but bring the corners up some and play tighter coverage underneath against the dink and dunk teams. Don't give them what they want to have, take them out of their comfort zone. That's what we do against 90% of our schedule every year, because most teams WANT to stretch the field with their passing games, so forcing them to go underneath (or suffer the consequences for going deep) gets them out of rythm. Against IU and NW, we give them exactly what they want. They don't play into our hands, we play into theirs. Which is a big reason why we've struggled with those two teams this decade.

Unfortunately, you just gave the blueprint for why teams with semi-mobile QBs can execute the spread offense so effectively. Watch Denard Robinson or Dan Persa or Ben Chappell "at their best".

When the CB has to play "lockdown", the QB can "show" run. That leaves either S or CB to "commit" which, with even a semi-decent on-the-run-throw, leaves an over-committing defense WAY vulnerable. It also leaves us with what makes the uninformed portion of our fan-base scream, LBs in coverage.

It's pretty simple: play assignment football. It's when a player LEAVES his assignment that the real problems are created.

If we want to bump the WRs off the line, great. But we better be prepared to have LBs staying committed to the run because the safeties, once the CBs are "beat", will HAVE to remain committed to the pass unless/until the QB crosses the LOS. Which, of course, can leave us vulnerable to the middle of the field.

I know what you're saying, though, it can get frustrating when it appears our CBs don't seem to "want" to play on the ball, and instead "wait" to make the tackle versus attempting an INT or pass break-up.

 

[Rawkhawk73]

Thanks for your insightful input KOK. Now would you please get off the internet and go watch some game film of creative offensive teams?

Thank you,

Iowa Fan Base

I just don't get posts like this. We average over 400 yds of offense and about 35 points per game. What's not to like about that?

Like someone said earlier, go be a fan of Michigan if you want creative offenses......how's that working out for them?

By the way, we could bring in the most creative-minded offensive coordinator in the history of college football and we would be running the exact same thing we are now. Why? Because that's the way our head coach likes it. If you don't like it, then petition to have our head coach removed.

 

[tm3308]

Unfortunately, you just gave the blueprint for why teams with semi-mobile QBs can execute the spread offense so effectively. Watch Denard Robinson or Dan Persa or Ben Chappell "at their best".

When the CB has to play "lockdown", the QB can "show" run. That leaves either S or CB to "commit" which, with even a semi-decent on-the-run-throw, leaves an over-committing defense WAY vulnerable. It also leaves us with what makes the uninformed portion of our fan-base scream, LBs in coverage.

It's pretty simple: play assignment football. It's when a player LEAVES his assignment that the real problems are created.

If we want to bump the WRs off the line, great. But we better be prepared to have LBs staying committed to the run because the safeties, once the CBs are "beat", will HAVE to remain committed to the pass unless/until the QB crosses the LOS. Which, of course, can leave us vulnerable to the middle of the field.

I know what you're saying, though, it can get frustrating when it appears our CBs don't seem to "want" to play on the ball, and instead "wait" to make the tackle versus attempting an INT or pass break-up.

I'm not saying bump and run coverage on the outside, but shorten up the cushion we give. Those teams don't run that many routes past 15 yards, so a 4-5 yard cushion is pretty reasonable IMO.

But by playing tighter (not TIGHT, but tighter) coverage on the outside, you can lessen the stress on the linebackers in pass coverage, which does make it easier for them to defend the run.

Chappell is far from a mobile QB, he's no serious threat on the ground. Michigan also goes downfield much more than an Indiana or Northwestern, so our typical philosophy works better.

Serious question: how many passes did Indiana attempt that was over 15 yards? Not including passes from the 10 to the back of the endzone and such.

 

[carneyhawk]

Thanks, RawkHawk!!!! That, sir, is the most accurate & intelligent post I've read on this board in a while. KOK calls the exact type of game KF wants called. KOK is not out on an island doing his own thing - he follows the company line & philosophy. Play calling reflects KF's thinking - nothing more & nothing less. ******** about KOK's play calling is futile & mis-directed.

 

[deanvogs]

I'm not saying bump and run coverage on the outside, but shorten up the cushion we give. Those teams don't run that many routes past 15 yards, so a 4-5 yard cushion is pretty reasonable IMO.

But by playing tighter (not TIGHT, but tighter) coverage on the outside, you can lessen the stress on the linebackers in pass coverage, which does make it easier for them to defend the run.

Chappell is far from a mobile QB, he's no serious threat on the ground. Michigan also goes downfield much more than an Indiana or Northwestern, so our typical philosophy works better.

Serious question: how many passes did Indiana attempt that was over 15 yards? Not including passes from the 10 to the back of the endzone and such.

You do understand that Iowa WANTS the teams to take those short passes don't you? The whole defense is predicated on keeping everything in front of you, and making tackles. Make teams have 10+ play drives and execute the whole way down the field. Why would we shorten up coverage, unless we changed our whole defensive philosophy?

 

[dchawk75]

Deanvogs, you have succintly stated Iowa's defensive philosophy. Why people think we need to change is beyond me. This team is in the top few teams in the Big 10 in every meaningful category year in and year out. Is it maddening at time, of course it is. However, Indiana scored 13 points Saturday and Northwestern had 10 last year on offense and a fumble recovery in the end zone for their other 7. How it is that the defense was to blame for the outcome is beyond me. Even last year's IU game only resulted in 24 points for the Hoosier with five interceptions contributed by our offense.

 

[WhitUp]

What I don't get is they don't even have their website setup yet for podcast. You'd think you got a new show you'd want to get as many people to listen to it as possible. Yet no podcasts, I guess it's because of the "quick turnover" between morning show. Had no time to prepare.