Why do you clown fans even post here. I have never ever and dont want to go to your sites;
Trying to be as objective as possible, as an ISU fan.
The good-
We had a couple of promising drives slayed by penalties at the worst time. We had two plays into the red zone called back, and turned potential touchdowns into field goals. We statistically dominated and if we clean up shooting ourselves in the foot, the game would not have been in doubt.
While the penalties were untimely, we were good on the sort of penalties I would blame on coaching/preparation/discipline. No false starts. No motion penalties. Ok, one stupid 12 men in the huddle.
While we didn't have a single dominant running back, we had good production from all of them, which points to the O line doing it's job.
The defense was stellar. the UNI run game was essentially a non factor. Uni, especially late in the game, was bailed out by McElvain's elusiveness and creativity. UNI had one offensive touchdown, in OT so they didn't have to drive the field, had to convert a 4th down, and needed crazy plays from McElvain.
The bad-
Offense didn't produce. Penalties or not, we needed more from them.
We missed Butler and Montgomery very very badly. We had a serious lack of explosive plays. We didn't take deep shots. Maybe by design with it being the first game. Maybe due to WR's not making the plays to get open.
Pass blocking was... questionable, I suppose? Not awful, but not great. We sometimes had issues picking up the blitz.
Purdy felt a little hesitant to either throw or run at times. Maybe due to missing Butler and WRs not getting themselves open. He seemed more effective outside the pocket last year, but sometimes scrambled too early. I understand they're trying to coach him to stay in the pocket longer.
Kicking hicuup, again. Make all the field goals and the game doesn't go to OT.
The I Don't Know, Overall
We obviously looked far from convincing, and undeserving of the top 25 ranking. As with basically every first game of the season, it's hard to say if we're worse than advertised or if UNI played out of their minds/is teriffic or some combination thereof.
I will say that UNI is a consistently good team and tough game, both for us and for you. I hope we were finding our groove, figuring out life without Butler & Montgomery, playing conservatively, etc.
As a rule, I try to avoid emotions like optimism and hope when it comes to ISU. It makes the inevitable kick in the balls easier to stomach. I'm glad we have a bye for plenty of time to prepare and tinker. I'm not looking forward to playing you guys. I can't imagine I will ever in my life feel confident about it.
I'm trying to engage with you all in good faith. I don't enjoy just posting in a Clone friendly echo chamber, I like the discourse in debating with people who don't agree with me. Feel free to unleash your insults and calls for me to go back to my own messages boards, etc
Good post.Trying to be as objective as possible, as an ISU fan.
The good-
We had a couple of promising drives slayed by penalties at the worst time. We had two plays into the red zone called back, and turned potential touchdowns into field goals. We statistically dominated and if we clean up shooting ourselves in the foot, the game would not have been in doubt.
While the penalties were untimely, we were good on the sort of penalties I would blame on coaching/preparation/discipline. No false starts. No motion penalties. Ok, one stupid 12 men in the huddle.
While we didn't have a single dominant running back, we had good production from all of them, which points to the O line doing it's job.
The defense was stellar. the UNI run game was essentially a non factor. Uni, especially late in the game, was bailed out by McElvain's elusiveness and creativity. UNI had one offensive touchdown, in OT so they didn't have to drive the field, had to convert a 4th down, and needed crazy plays from McElvain.
The bad-
Offense didn't produce. Penalties or not, we needed more from them.
We missed Butler and Montgomery very very badly. We had a serious lack of explosive plays. We didn't take deep shots. Maybe by design with it being the first game. Maybe due to WR's not making the plays to get open.
Pass blocking was... questionable, I suppose? Not awful, but not great. We sometimes had issues picking up the blitz.
Purdy felt a little hesitant to either throw or run at times. Maybe due to missing Butler and WRs not getting themselves open. He seemed more effective outside the pocket last year, but sometimes scrambled too early. I understand they're trying to coach him to stay in the pocket longer.
Kicking hicuup, again. Make all the field goals and the game doesn't go to OT.
The I Don't Know, Overall
We obviously looked far from convincing, and undeserving of the top 25 ranking. As with basically every first game of the season, it's hard to say if we're worse than advertised or if UNI played out of their minds/is teriffic or some combination thereof.
I will say that UNI is a consistently good team and tough game, both for us and for you. I hope we were finding our groove, figuring out life without Butler & Montgomery, playing conservatively, etc.
As a rule, I try to avoid emotions like optimism and hope when it comes to ISU. It makes the inevitable kick in the balls easier to stomach. I'm glad we have a bye for plenty of time to prepare and tinker. I'm not looking forward to playing you guys. I can't imagine I will ever in my life feel confident about it.
I'm trying to engage with you all in good faith. I don't enjoy just posting in a Clone friendly echo chamber, I like the discourse in debating with people who don't agree with me. Feel free to unleash your insults and calls for me to go back to my own messages boards, etc
Why do you clown fans even post here. I have never ever and dont want to go to your sites;
