DesMoinesHawki
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Amen, amen, amen. Maryland is an average team. We played a well-below average game. That IS frustrating.
Maryland WAS favored
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Amen, amen, amen. Maryland is an average team. We played a well-below average game. That IS frustrating.
ThunderHawk
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Not after the first 5 minutes, they weren't
I can't believe after watching that pile of dog crap on Saturday someone would take the time to say "oh but they were favored." Who cares, we have enough players to not only win that game, but blow them out. But we shot ourselves in the foot, and the coaches.........I don't even know how to express my frustration with the coaches on Saturday. It was an embarrassing effort, no matter who was favored.
1977Hawkeye
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They also lost at home, by double digits, to Akron. They aren't very good.
Iowa hasn't beaten a good team all year, and nearly lost (or did lose) to some other teams they have no business losing to.
If we can't condemn Iowa for losing when Vegas says they are the underdog, then we also have to give criticism where it's due for losing games where they are favored (ISU, for example).
Iowa losing games where they are favored has happened waaaaay too often the past 8 years or so.
Biggusblockus
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We lost. It happens and I'm not losing any sleep, beating my wife or kicking my dog over it. Quite the opposite actually. It doesnt bother me when we lose and I'm happy when the Hawks win one. The frustating things about this game and the original point of the OP happen to collide nicely and prompt me to post up an opinion.
The way we lost this game is a perfect snapshot of the current state of the program. Do you think a Norm Parker defense would have missed a season worth of tackles in a single game? Kurts stubbornness to give at least a series to CJB when the wheels had fallen off the Iowa offense in the second half considering the pick 6 and how CJB played at Pitt. Nothing new here folks. How about the abhorrent clock management at the end of the game? Deja Vu anyone? Special team mistakes? Check.
To pass this off as "Maryland was favored" is trying to polish a turd. The reason Maryland was favored at all is in the above paragraph.
The way we lost this game is a perfect snapshot of the current state of the program. Do you think a Norm Parker defense would have missed a season worth of tackles in a single game? Kurts stubbornness to give at least a series to CJB when the wheels had fallen off the Iowa offense in the second half considering the pick 6 and how CJB played at Pitt. Nothing new here folks. How about the abhorrent clock management at the end of the game? Deja Vu anyone? Special team mistakes? Check.
To pass this off as "Maryland was favored" is trying to polish a turd. The reason Maryland was favored at all is in the above paragraph.
ArvadaHawk
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If folks don't think that Vegas and all handicappers have figured out KF, then you may be missing something. The reason Iowa was the underdog against an inferior team is, well, because of what happened. Wrong players plays, same ol same ol offense/defense (MD defense was literally pointing to which side Iowa would run when we audibled and the Iowa staff didn't notice?), miss use of players; some gathering dust instead of player, some playing instead of gathering dust.
What aspect within the entire Iowa program would lead us to believe Iowa can win ANY road game, ever, under KF? Hell, we're lucky the MAC teams are still willing to play us at Kinnick or we'd probably be losing more often to MAC teams and on the road.
What aspect within the entire Iowa program would lead us to believe Iowa can win ANY road game, ever, under KF? Hell, we're lucky the MAC teams are still willing to play us at Kinnick or we'd probably be losing more often to MAC teams and on the road.
HawgEyeState
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theboat
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I love how people give the thumbs down but don't refute the points.
Our schedule is one of the easiest first 7 games of an FBS team ever. This team is being coached into the toilet.
^^ are you crazy for writing the bolded part above. The hawks are like 6-1 in their last seven on the road not counting the last bowl game.
The hawks are tough on the road, road warriors.
I cant believe you said that.
Now I am not giving the coaches absolution for a pathetic effort at Maryland which should have been a win.
DesMoinesHawki
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HawgEyeState
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The pick 6 didn't help either. Personally, I would have been OK with even that if it hadn't come on yet ANOTHER 3 yard pass.
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DDStretch
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This. 100%.
I also had them losing from the beginning of the year. I felt Maryland was just too talented in terms of offensive playmakers for the Hawks to keep up. What's bothersome is that Maryland handed Iowa a 14-point lead at the beginning of the game, and Iowa still passed the ball 50 times and could not control the clock via the run. What's also bothersome is Iowa putting up 31 points and still losing.
I was also very annoyed that the Hawkeyes allowed Maryland's best player (Stephon Diggs) to be such a huge factor. He should have been much more heavily accounted for than he was. Then again, with as easily as Maryland was gashing Iowa with that read option, slowing down Diggs may not have mattered.
HawgEyeState
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Had opportunities ?? We lead 14-0..........Yeah, I'd say so. It was a close game against an
ABOVE average team.
Maryland's only losses are to Ohio and West Virginia, (by 3 pts). YES, West Virginia that just Knocked-off
the vaunted, #4 ranked Baylor Bears.
Some fans.........well, I'll just say I rest my case
Again, Maryland was down to their 3RD STRING QB!. We didn't throw the ball down the field, our offensive line looked sleepy, and the tackling was **** poor. I don't care what Maryland did in the past. We played a horrible football game. We have the weapons to win a game like that, but it appears we don't have the coaches. I hope they all prove me wrong November 1.
