This is what Kirk Ferentz does not understand about college football

[Bigtenchamp]

and costs them so many wins.

From USA Today Last November 2012:

"Major college football is about to make scoring history.

Through Tuesday, the 124 teams in the Bowl Subdivision have scored 36,130 points over 1,232 games, an average of 29.3 points per team per game. If that average holds, it would break the record of 28.4 points a game set in 2007."

We just don't know as a staff how to produce enough points... and it's not about talent (see Indiana scoring avg)

 

[ssckelley]

Posted this on the wrong forum. You need to post this on the Mildcat forum since they only scored 10 points today.

HAWKS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bigtenchamp]

Posted this on the wrong forum. You need to post this on the Mildcat forum since they only scored 10 points today.

HAWKS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you want me to post the other 8 losses at home in our 5-13 home record over the last couple years?

I'm happy we won also but - doesn't change reality.

 

[ssckelley]

Nope, I don't give a rats @ss. Iowa wins today, beating a team that has had our number that past few years. I am going to enjoy it.

 

[Bigtenchamp]

if you didn't give a rat's @ss then no need to respond to my post about scoring offense /shrug.

 

[ColoradoHAWKEYE]

you want me to post the other 8 lopsses at home in our 5-13 home record over the last couple years?

I'm happy we won also but - doesn't change reality.

Is it 5 and 13 or 5 of last 13? Heard them mention stat, just not sure what I heard without looking up.

 

[HawkPrdatr40]

Love the victory but damn.. Is all I can say. KF lost me today, I really can't wait for him to retire. This team IMO bailed his *** out today.

 

[ICHawk24]

We just don't know as a staff how to produce enough points... and it's not about talent (see Indiana scoring avg)

Indiana is exactly the winning program we should emulate.

GO HAWKS!!!!

 

[Bigtenchamp]

Indiana is exactly the winning program we should emulate.

GO HAWKS!!!!

emulate their offense maybe yes?

Is their some rule that you can't have a good offense if you have a good defense?

 

[SpiderRico]

and costs them so many wins.

We just don't know as a staff how to produce enough points... and it's not about talent (see Indiana scoring avg)

I swear some of you would rather lose 63-47 (a la Indiana vs Michigan last week) than win 17-10 like we did. Its all about style with you guys isnt it?

Good Lord!

 

[DDThompson]

That is a dopey stat to use as a foundation for just about any argument.

Each conference has a different personality.
The goal is to win your conference. Not a scoring title. This will be more obvious when the four team playoff starts.

and eventually when there will be an eight team playoff with conference champs as automatic qualifiers.

 

[Clark]

Is Weisman hurt? It's the only reason I can think of for him to have that few of carries and for Bullock to have that many.

 

[DDThompson]

I swear some of you would rather lose 63-47 (a la Indiana vs Michigan last week) than win 17-10 like we did. Its all about style with you guys isnt it?

Good Lord!

Why are you talking about the Lichliter era? Some people won't let go of Alford. Some won't let go of Lichliter. Shhheeeeesh!

 

[Bigtenchamp]

That is a dopey stat to use as a foundation for just about any argument.

Each conference has a different personality.
The goal is to win your conference. Not a scoring title. This will be more obvious when the four team playoff starts.

and eventually when there will be an eight team playoff with conference champs as automatic qualifiers.

it's not dopey at all .... our defense historically is good... we don't score enough points on offense to win as much as we could.

It's pretty simple and straightforward.

If we could find a way just to produce a bit more offense (in a college football landscape were some teams score as much as 4x what we do) then we could really improve.

Baylor beating ISU 61-7... so spare me with all the if we score a lot of points we have Indiana scores.

That's my fault I guess... I was trying to show that it doesn't take great talent to score points just a good scheme - but yet somehow simpletons want to twist things around to say that I wan't to be like Indiana's program.

Sure this is a message board and people twist stuff around...

But my point is not really that complicated - we don't score enough and that's why we lose games we shouldn't - against teams that are inferior physically.

 

[Bigtenchamp]

Jon has posted evidence about our offensive and scoring failures in the past... so I'm not posting anything all that new or mind boggling.

 

[ssckelley]

I would be all over this had we lost, I came here to celebrate a win with fellow hawk fans and all I see is complaining.

 

[Bigtenchamp]

I was excited at the end of the game - was satisfied but just like the coaching staff is right now I'm looking to the future.

I want to win more games than just this one.

I feel satisfied that they won but I still have angst towards the future.

 

[DDThompson]

it's not dopey at all .... our defense historically is good... we don't score enough points on offense to win as much as we could.

It's pretty simple and straightforward.

If we could find a way just to produce a bit more offense (in a college football landscape were some teams score as much as 4x what we do) then we could really improve.

Baylor beating ISU 61-7... so spare me with all the if we score a lot of points we have Indiana scores.

That's my fault I guess... I was trying to show that it doesn't take great talent to score points just a good scheme - but yet somehow simpletons want to twist things around to say that I wan't to be like Indiana's program.

Sure this is a message board and people twist stuff around...

But my point is not really that complicated - we don't score enough and that's why we lose games we shouldn't - against teams that are inferior physically.

I understand what you're saying.

Iowa's defense is historically good at points allowed. But that's in comparison to other defenses. I don't think Iowa's defense has finished in the bottom half of the Big Ten is conference scoring defense during the KF era.

Comparing Iowa's defense (or offense) when Alabama beats FIAU 75-0 means nothing to Iowa's offense or defense. The MAC scores are meaningless. And adding up all the scores from all games today and getting the average game score will mean nothing to Iowa's 13.5 per team score today.

That's why I say it's a dopey stat. (Not that you were)

If the comparison is made within a conference, .... then you have a foundation for making an argument. Better yet, if the comparison within division games. That's where round-robin play is and a control comparison can be made.

 

[Bigtenchamp]

I would be all over this had we lost, I came here to celebrate a win with fellow hawk fans and all I see is complaining.

I've posted support for both Rudock and The Oline... just disappointed with the inability to put points on the board and put teams away.

 

[PCHawk]

I swear some of you would rather lose 63-47 (a la Indiana vs Michigan last week) than win 17-10 like we did. Its all about style with you guys isnt it?

Good Lord!

I would rather win 31-10 like we could have had we had a competent offensive game plan.