SpiderRico
Well-Known Member
Sure, the 4-8 record sucks and the 6 straight losses to end the season really blows. But I'm probably more upset at the coaches just flat out lying to us this year. For example:
1. We heard GD gushing over the talent of CJ and how much of a mismatch he was going to be and how they were going to get him the ball at every opportunity they could. That was a lie. It took until the very last game of the year before he was targeted for farther than 20 yards downfield.
2. We heard GD brag about how he adjusts his offensive philosophy to the talent he has. That was a lie. I've never seen an offense try to force a square peg into a round hole as this offense did.
3. We heard from Phil about how our secondary was our strength and we'd be playing more man coverage than we had previously. That was a lie. Once we got into B1G play, it was the same ol' same ol'. By the way, the secondary, save for Hyde (and even he got burned more than usual), was atrocious.
4. We were told by Phil that, while he doesn't believe in blitzing a ton, that we'd blitz more this year since the strength of the team was not on the DL and we'd have to manufacture some pressure. That was a lie. I swear Norm blitzed more than Phil ever did this year. Gardner is still in the Michigan backfield surveying the field as we speak.
5. We were told by GD that he loves to take chances downfield following a turnover. That was a lie. I can't tell you the number of stretch play left or stretch play right we ran the play following our defense getting a turnover. In fact, I can't recall a single time in the first play following a turnover that we didn't try to go for the big play and immediate score.
6. We were told by GD that he has always thrived in a 2 minute drill situation. That was a lie. I never thought it would be possible to say this, but we were worse in our 2 minute drills this year than we've ever been. Even the "great" KOK never got a delay of game penalty in the 2 minute drill. At times, I literally laughed out loud watching us try to run a hurry up.
As far as I'm concerned, the whole damn lot of them can go.....they've managed to set Iowa football back a decade in the last 3 years. And with the schedule getting increasingly more difficult next year, I put our W/L at 2-10.
1. We heard GD gushing over the talent of CJ and how much of a mismatch he was going to be and how they were going to get him the ball at every opportunity they could. That was a lie. It took until the very last game of the year before he was targeted for farther than 20 yards downfield.
2. We heard GD brag about how he adjusts his offensive philosophy to the talent he has. That was a lie. I've never seen an offense try to force a square peg into a round hole as this offense did.
3. We heard from Phil about how our secondary was our strength and we'd be playing more man coverage than we had previously. That was a lie. Once we got into B1G play, it was the same ol' same ol'. By the way, the secondary, save for Hyde (and even he got burned more than usual), was atrocious.
4. We were told by Phil that, while he doesn't believe in blitzing a ton, that we'd blitz more this year since the strength of the team was not on the DL and we'd have to manufacture some pressure. That was a lie. I swear Norm blitzed more than Phil ever did this year. Gardner is still in the Michigan backfield surveying the field as we speak.
5. We were told by GD that he loves to take chances downfield following a turnover. That was a lie. I can't tell you the number of stretch play left or stretch play right we ran the play following our defense getting a turnover. In fact, I can't recall a single time in the first play following a turnover that we didn't try to go for the big play and immediate score.
6. We were told by GD that he has always thrived in a 2 minute drill situation. That was a lie. I never thought it would be possible to say this, but we were worse in our 2 minute drills this year than we've ever been. Even the "great" KOK never got a delay of game penalty in the 2 minute drill. At times, I literally laughed out loud watching us try to run a hurry up.
As far as I'm concerned, the whole damn lot of them can go.....they've managed to set Iowa football back a decade in the last 3 years. And with the schedule getting increasingly more difficult next year, I put our W/L at 2-10.
Don't do it..
