Question for those who saw KF's show last night?

[skinnykilmer17]

I normally don't watch the show with KF and Dolph because frankly other than a player profile it is not very compelling. KF doesn't say anything interesting. Just very vanilla coach-speak about not capitalizing on opportunities, or we took advantage of some things given to us, or we have to get back to work, etc. So I turned the sound down and had the CC on. Toward the end of the show I happened to look up and I thought Dolph was saying something about Ricky making a boo-boo but he that he would learn from it. ?? It seemed to be a positive exchange. KF seemed to be in agreement. Were they talking about the called timeout at the end. Were they implying it was Ricky's "fault"?

 

[hawkfaninTX]

probably more about the "farve-ish" like flick to A-Rob, i was screaming THROW IT AWAY. I think everyone who watched the sequence of the last drive knows it was on the OC/HC for the timeout. But whoever's fault that is, we still need to execute that first down.

 

[skinnykilmer17]

probably more about the "farve-ish" like flick to A-Rob, i was screaming THROW IT AWAY. I think everyone who watched the sequence of the last drive knows it was on the OC/HC for the timeout. But whoever's fault that is, we still need to execute that first down.

Thanks. I missed the start of that exchange. So we don't know if the ill-advised timeout was brought up by Dolph? but Ricky's bad shovel decision was? If so, does this qualify as throwing someone under the bus? Just wondering.

 

[hawkfaninTX]

Thanks. I missed the start of that exchange. So we don't know if the ill-advised timeout was brought up by Dolph? but Ricky's bad shovel decision was? If so, does this qualify as throwing someone under the bus? Just wondering.

^I would say so in typical life situations, but not at Iowa. We treat our players good, and this bunch as oozing respect for this staff.

But these moments are where a 5th year senior QB ignores the coaches (doesn't look over to them) walk up and spike it. If kirk ferentz would stand true to what he said, and i quote: "you could probably flip a coin there" then IF stanzi took the initiative to just spike it he couldn't be upset, because either decision would have worked if it is a truly 50/50 play. What's the alternative? Benching him? riiiight, i will say that drew tate would have spiked it. even JC would have, hell even sasquatch (chandler) may have spiked it, because it was the right thing to do.

Players make the plays, coaches will scheme around them. Do you think that it was ideal for stanzi to get shoe-string sacked and force us into a 2nd & 21? NO, but the staff had to plan around it. seriously i need to stop even myself, apologize in house (let it squeak out in the offseason "after reviewing tape" type thing), and move on. Learn from it and move on. We cannot worry about what if's now, only post january.

ps, i still smell roses!!! Come on Fans take the positives from this game, actually digest the stats, and our defense on that last drive (we forced 2 4th downs, and they were very fortunate to convert). Hell if Tolzien wasn't so lucky on the third down miss-snap, its 4th and 11+, but even then -we might have not been able to stop the fake, but it would have been tremendously harder to call for sure!

 

[tm3308]

He didn't look to the sideline until the ball got kicked around. From what's been said, that's when the coaches changed their mind on what to do. Could Rick have still spiked it? Yes. But he wasn't the one who called the timeout, and the ball and been whistled in yet when the timeout was called.

One thing I liked to see when I re-watched the last few plays: even though there was no hope, I loved seeing A-Rob hop up after getting tackled on the last play, and bust his a** to set up for a spike. I'm sure in the moment he didn't know there was NO hope, but I loved to see the effort all the way to the end from him. He's very quickly rising up the charts on my "Favorite Hawkeyes of All-Time" list.

 

[skinnykilmer17]

He didn't look to the sideline until the ball got kicked around. From what's been said, that's when the coaches changed their mind on what to do. Could Rick have still spiked it? Yes. But he wasn't the one who called the timeout, and the ball and been whistled in yet when the timeout was called.

One thing I liked to see when I re-watched the last few plays: even though there was no hope, I loved seeing A-Rob hop up after getting tackled on the last play, and bust his a** to set up for a spike. I'm sure in the moment he didn't know there was NO hope, but I loved to see the effort all the way to the end from him. He's very quickly rising up the charts on my "Favorite Hawkeyes of All-Time" list.

AMEN.

 

[tm3308]

AMEN.

You would think that we'd be at the point where his hustle, effort, and determination would cease to impress, where it's just business as usual. But he's such a special player, that it really never ceases to impress me. And to top all of it off, he certainly seems like THE most humble player I've ever seen. Not that I think guys like Greene were insincere when crediting the O-Line, but A-Rob seems to REALLY mean it when he puts the emphasis back on the team, it's not just coach-speak to him. I love watching the guy play, and it tickles me to death thinking that he's just a sophomore!

 

[woodyk1]

I normally don't watch the show with KF and Dolph because frankly other than a player profile it is not very compelling. KF doesn't say anything interesting. Just very vanilla coach-speak about not capitalizing on opportunities, or we took advantage of some things given to us, or we have to get back to work, etc. So I turned the sound down and had the CC on. Toward the end of the show I happened to look up and I thought Dolph was saying something about Ricky making a boo-boo but he that he would learn from it. ?? It seemed to be a positive exchange. KF seemed to be in agreement. Were they talking about the called timeout at the end. Were they implying it was Ricky's "fault"?

The mistake discussed on the show was the sack on the final drive. It was mentioned that Ricky said that was a mistake. The timeout and final flip to Arob were not directly discussed except for showing the play during the highlights.

 

[homes]

Hell if Tolzien wasn't so lucky on the third down miss-snap, its 4th and 11+, but even then -we might have not been able to stop the fake, but it would have been tremendously harder to call for sure!

That was quietly one of the big plays of the game. If Tolzien falls on it or Clayborn gets to him first, it's 4th and long instead of 4th and 5. I don't think Wisconsin fakes in that situation - too much ground to make up. Amazing he completed that pass as it looked like he was just trying to throw it away.

 

[IOWuh]

I watched it half-heartedly. I *think* Dolph was quoting Rick when he used the term "boo boo" and I *think* he was referring to getting sacked in that last drive.