Think back to the season
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1977Hawkeye
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For me, probably the loss to ISU in Kinnick, although I had concerns after the Ball State game. But the Minnesota game really iced it for me. I haven't seen a KF coached team get their arses handed to them like that in a long, long time.
After the Ball State game because everything looked like this years offense should be explosive if not at least higher scoring. I was sitting in the stands at that game not believing we had 3 points with 5 minutes to go.
I remember the first offensive series against UNI and Ball St were weak 3 and outs IIRC and I just shook my head.
I remember the first offensive series against UNI and Ball St were weak 3 and outs IIRC and I just shook my head.
HawkPrdatr40
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Ball State..
HaydenHawk56
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UNI when it shreded our defensive secondary.
Seth53
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^^This^^
So, once again I talked myself out of reason....young LBers, jitters, etc.
Then, the 13-3 deficit vs Ball St at the end of the 3rd quarter (!)
That was the point I knew there were going to be season-long issues.
guffus
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I was a little slow to accept it. There were early season issues but sometimes the team gets better as the season progresses.
The message board meltdown after the Maryland game absolutely baffled me. Then Willies quit and it was like Armagedden had come. It made it seem like the team was at war with itself.
But then the team came back from the bye and blew out NW, jake and the offense, the defense, special teams all looked good and there was hope.
But then came the blow out loss to Minny. But then Iowa blew out ILL, was 7-3 and still had good chance to win the division playing last 2 games at home.
So it was not until Iowa lost its last 2 games at home to Wiscy and Neb that I gave up hope.
really though its when Jake started against Indiana, because that should have been the game where CJ took over for good. That is when you knew CJ was not going to save the season and that was what was giving me hope
The message board meltdown after the Maryland game absolutely baffled me. Then Willies quit and it was like Armagedden had come. It made it seem like the team was at war with itself.
But then the team came back from the bye and blew out NW, jake and the offense, the defense, special teams all looked good and there was hope.
But then came the blow out loss to Minny. But then Iowa blew out ILL, was 7-3 and still had good chance to win the division playing last 2 games at home.
So it was not until Iowa lost its last 2 games at home to Wiscy and Neb that I gave up hope.
really though its when Jake started against Indiana, because that should have been the game where CJ took over for good. That is when you knew CJ was not going to save the season and that was what was giving me hope
Ball State game. If though we won the game, it felt like we lost.
That crazy comeback, saved this team from a 6-6 record and a bowl game in Detroit.
You think UIowa is having trouble selling tickets to Jacksonville, you could buy property in Detroit cheaper than what UIowa is selling bowl game tickets for. Maybe, even, multiple properties.
I keep thinking that Kirk Ferentz's team get better as the year goes on, but I have heard that so many times, that I/we take that as fact, and it really isn't.
This is why we, somewhat, brush off these early season turds.
That crazy comeback, saved this team from a 6-6 record and a bowl game in Detroit.
You think UIowa is having trouble selling tickets to Jacksonville, you could buy property in Detroit cheaper than what UIowa is selling bowl game tickets for. Maybe, even, multiple properties.
I keep thinking that Kirk Ferentz's team get better as the year goes on, but I have heard that so many times, that I/we take that as fact, and it really isn't.
This is why we, somewhat, brush off these early season turds.
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm...we scored on our first drive against UNI. Set up by Weisman's 50 yard KO return.
Iowa St
Coming off 2 very poor performances I felt the team would either really wake up and play well or we had seen what was going to be this season. Turns out what we saw against UNI & Ball St was in fact reality, not bad games.
If there was a specific moment in the ISU game it was when KF went for it on 4th & 8 in the red zone. I get that he didn't trust his kickers and Iowa ended up scoring a TD. But that move reeked of desperation. So out of character for a Ferentz coached team that usually kicks FGs to the point of annoyance, plays D and field position. As unexciting as that brand of football is, that is the winning formula for this program under KF. At that point, I knew Iowa was in pretty serious trouble.
Coming off 2 very poor performances I felt the team would either really wake up and play well or we had seen what was going to be this season. Turns out what we saw against UNI & Ball St was in fact reality, not bad games.
If there was a specific moment in the ISU game it was when KF went for it on 4th & 8 in the red zone. I get that he didn't trust his kickers and Iowa ended up scoring a TD. But that move reeked of desperation. So out of character for a Ferentz coached team that usually kicks FGs to the point of annoyance, plays D and field position. As unexciting as that brand of football is, that is the winning formula for this program under KF. At that point, I knew Iowa was in pretty serious trouble.
STILLBUSTER
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In general, 2008.
This season, specifically, last May - when Morris, Kirksey and Hitchens graduated.
(I thought it would just be defense issues but, par for the course, it evolved into a pervasive team and coaching issue. This bore out with each avoidable loss (ISU, Maryland, Nebby) due to der KirkFer's lie about using both QB's as situations and performance dictated and insistence on Weisman as the feature RB in a horizontal based scheme.)
I feel pretty comfortable the answer for the next several seasons is, "right now."
This season, specifically, last May - when Morris, Kirksey and Hitchens graduated.
(I thought it would just be defense issues but, par for the course, it evolved into a pervasive team and coaching issue. This bore out with each avoidable loss (ISU, Maryland, Nebby) due to der KirkFer's lie about using both QB's as situations and performance dictated and insistence on Weisman as the feature RB in a horizontal based scheme.)
I feel pretty comfortable the answer for the next several seasons is, "right now."
herkytime
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This is a fallacy. Stop spreading this rumor or accepting it as fact.
After Ball State and UNI, I had this sick feeling in my stomach due to Iowa's inability to run the football. Then the Iowa St. loss said to me, clearly, that we had real problems that were not going to go away. There were some brief glimmers of hope, Pitt, NW, but some real lows, Maryland, Minnesota. This was just not a very good football team, and the signs were there early on. Although I may not agree with all of the BHGP article, I certainly recognize that this analysis makes a whole lot of sense. If you have not read it, take the time to do so.
