Matt Millen
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SCHawkeye2
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Through 3 quarters, Iowa had 20 1st & 10's (fresh set of downs)
On 15 of these 1st & 10's we ran the ball between the ends with the following results:
-1
2
3
2
-1
15
7
1
2
9
4
7
4
3
-1
On 15 of these 1st & 10's we ran the ball between the ends with the following results:
-1
2
3
2
-1
15
7
1
2
9
4
7
4
3
-1
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Seth53
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And that nets 56 yards with an average of 3.73
We should pass the ball every play QB under center until the defense backs off. Just straight 3 and 5 step drop backs would work and some roll outs. Wadley is too easily arm tacked and running him into 8 man fronts makes no sense. If we had Wisconsin's RB it could work or maybe if we used Toren Young but we aren't.
NEIChawk
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Millen=pulling no punches. I was more interested in listening to him than watching anotber run to the short side, a sack, or another td pass to dgouboudi boo boo boo, or whatever his damn name was.....Matt Millen says what's on his mind, do why can't the good old captain? Or the damn press corps?
It's like they didn't learn a thing from the OSU game... So 6 out of the 15 plays gave the O a 2nd down and 6 to go or less... The lack of self awareness/scouting the Iowa coaches must do is unreal. Did they think by going back to what they always used to do would be switching it up? Or did they just flat out think that they could run it all over them regardless of the front they showed? Both of which are pretty flawed both before the game and in hindsight.
If those are in order I bet the last 3 or 4 of those came while down 2 scores as well making that even worse. One of them came at the end of the 2nd q when they decided to half assed run a 2 min O. They took 3 TOs to halftime with them and didn't even try to get in field goal range. Not really any way. I feel bad for the kids because despite the drops, 'lack of execution' and other mistakes the coaches did this team no favors at all. It was a team loss if there ever was one but more so on the coaches
HawkGold
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I don't think we needed Matt Millen to call this. It's been obvious for years.There are a Significant 7 on here who want to tear up anyone not saluting KF that have refused to acknowledge what is plainly evident. A few of them have jumped off wanting now to be shown how smart they are, a few who are straddling the fence and a few left overs wanting to blame the players.
This isn't about an O Coordinator needing to learn the job. It's KF.
This isn't about laziness. It's KF.
This isn't about players. It's KF.
This isn't about Iowa City. It's KF.
This isn't about officiating. It's KF.
What has changed is that there is no doubt it's not about anything else but KF. Recruits now know the real score. Boring predictable offense and bend but not bread defense.
Can he pull another rabbit out of the hat. Not as likely, but possilbe. We have the QB he has always wanted. Gutsy, good, not going to make mistakes. There is no CJ in the arsenal. If you don't make 1st team, you are rarely going to get to play ever until someone leaves or gets hurt and you are going to be handicapped. If you are a talented RB you get to run into stacked walls. Without Dwayne Crutchfield, James Hadnot, or Earl Campbell, it's not going to work.
Why Jewell, Wadley, or Jackson would ever play in a bowl game now is completely beyond what I could understand.
The guy is 12-21 as a head coach prior to Iowa. Naturally he was quite comfortable in hiring an OC without much experience.
How many have ever thought that KF is a 40 percent win coach or less if he were at Purdue, IU, MN, NW, and maybe Nebby? Is it being Iowa that has allowed him to be as successful as he's been?
This isn't about an O Coordinator needing to learn the job. It's KF.
This isn't about laziness. It's KF.
This isn't about players. It's KF.
This isn't about Iowa City. It's KF.
This isn't about officiating. It's KF.
What has changed is that there is no doubt it's not about anything else but KF. Recruits now know the real score. Boring predictable offense and bend but not bread defense.
Can he pull another rabbit out of the hat. Not as likely, but possilbe. We have the QB he has always wanted. Gutsy, good, not going to make mistakes. There is no CJ in the arsenal. If you don't make 1st team, you are rarely going to get to play ever until someone leaves or gets hurt and you are going to be handicapped. If you are a talented RB you get to run into stacked walls. Without Dwayne Crutchfield, James Hadnot, or Earl Campbell, it's not going to work.
Why Jewell, Wadley, or Jackson would ever play in a bowl game now is completely beyond what I could understand.
The guy is 12-21 as a head coach prior to Iowa. Naturally he was quite comfortable in hiring an OC without much experience.
How many have ever thought that KF is a 40 percent win coach or less if he were at Purdue, IU, MN, NW, and maybe Nebby? Is it being Iowa that has allowed him to be as successful as he's been?
I think a lot of schools will run into players having to make decisions on that... Ole McCaffery may have opened a can of worms with what he did last yr. It's not just the top 10 players risking careers for 'nothing'. If I had to guess Jewell would play come hell or high water. The other two I'm not as sure about. Jackson being an underclassman makes his decision interesting and Wadley I could seriously see going either way. I bet his Mom would like him to stick it out but once agents get to talking logic and dollars and cents to him ya never know.
hawkdrummer1
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Millen was a lousy executive for the Lions, but he knows football. How is it that Kirk is the only one... who can't see these things?
I've always liked listening to Millen. Even back before he went and took the Lions gig. If it wasn't for that black eye on his resume he'd be really revered around football more I bet. I'd rather listen to him then Aikman, Romo or any of those other color guys honestly. He doesn't sugar coat things and tells it like it is. He really knows football. Just thought drafting WRs in the 1st round 3 yrs in a row was a good idea among other bad decisions....
Why dont KF's assistants speak up to him about deferring if they win the coin toss with the high wind or the 2 pt conversion or using the last possession of the first half to open it up and try to at least kick a fg. Or this or that or that or this.
I dont mind the punt block call because the old coaching adage is to take chances early in the game because you have a lot of time left to overcome a bad outcome and you dont plan on two of your players running into each other and then into the punter.
I think he went over the line, way too far in giving too many personal opinions. He is supposed to add commentary to the action on the field, not go off on tangents about other people's jobs or whether a judgement call was correct. This sounds like another out of state football guy jealous of all the money Ferentz is making, not reasonable football game commentary. Its like that one bowl game where the color guys just stays "that play call didn't make a lot of sense....."
I didnt listen to the TV call and what Millen said except that he said "dont go for 2 pts but kick the PAT" like Podolak also said. Maybe you heard Millen giving a lot of personal opinions.
I disagree though if Millen comments about a coaches judgment call on a game decision. Those decisions are totally fair game for a color analyst to talk about.
I read that B Bielema went for it on 4th down in his own territory last Saturday. That is a head scratcher depending on the score and time left in the game.
To each their own I guess but I honestly don't have a problem with that. It's one thing to agree or not agree with the opinions. I kind of like when they stick their necks out and have a take on something. Like the whole going for 2 down 9 thing... I don't even have a problem disagreeing with their takes I'm just glad when they have one. Even though it's fun to agree with them when you can tell you had the same thought at the same time.
MelroseHawkins
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Most important key stat of a game. Success on first down. This has killed Iowa all year.
It effects so many other things in a team's offense game.
mopkins
King Kong
I thought he was well justified in what he said. He wasn't saying anything I wasn't saying at home. Going for 2 was the dumbest thing I've seen in football all year. I would have said that even if they successfully converted it.
The play calling IS madness. it needs to be called out. Stanley didn't throw a single pass over 25 yards vs Purdue. He threw it over 20 yards twice. The vast majority of his passes are within 10 yards. Guess what that means? Teams aren't afraid of selling out against Iowa. They sell out to stuff the run, if its play action they don't care because they get pressure on the QB anyway and he gets sacked or checks down for 2 yards.
Absolute worst case scenario they give up a pass for 6 yards. Who wouldn't take those odds? Its really simple math. Its sad that all of us can notice this but the coaches either don't notice it or dont care
SCHawkeye2
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By contrast, in the first three quarters of OSU game, Iowa had 30 plays on 1st & 10. Passed on 18 of the 30 plays.
HawkGold
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Dear Percussionone. Let me explain. Kirk does get it. The dude knows how to coach. 12-2 and blow out of OSU prove that. The issue is how he wants to coach. The dude does just enough to survive on his quest for someday dominating a season 12-0 and making a Championship run. He has been close. He is frustrating as hell.
The problem I fear is that he may have totally destroyed his chances this time. Then again, he has a few years to get it done. He knows how to survive.
