Im going to break this down to shock a lot of people how easy it could have been to get the win yesterday. Meyer had already hit a 50 yarder. Iowa started on their own 20. That means if they could move the ball 45 yards they would have a shot. 45 yards in 1:17 is not hard at all. Throw 2 timeouts in the mix and it should be a piece of cake. Each play takes roughly 6-8 seconds, 77(seconds left in the game)/7(seconds per play) = 11 plays to get 45 yards, factor in the fg as one play you get 10 plays plus two timeouts. 45/10 = 4.5 measly yards average per play. Feel your gut sinking??? Now to get you feeling worse, Iowa had 29 pass attempts and 43 rush attempts. 72 plays. They had 365 total yards in the game. take 365(total yards)/72(total plays) and you get...5.1 yards a play. Iowa average 5.1 yards a play and only needed to get 4.5 a play. Now I understand the play calling would be a little different, but still. This is the math, it doesn't lie. Did anyone else just become even more ****** off that we didn't go for it. I am
We would have won in the last 1:17 yesterday...proof that is hard not to believe
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cozmotaylor
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I think the reasoning was..if we don't get that 1st down,,they are already in FG range and had kicked a long FG as well.
uofihawkInation
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I didn't get more ******, because I was irate and about to throw my laptop across the room when KF sat on it. I realized we needed only a FG and Meyer was on all day. Hell, even one big pass to McNutt or Davis, who continuously beat his guy, sets that up. I've calmed way down since then, though.
ssckelley
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^ this!
Heck McNutt was what? A foot taller than the one defending him? Ok so I am exaggerating but he was noticeable taller than the one guarding him. All you do is drop back and throw the ball up to him and have him go up and get it. If it doesn't work the first time you lineup and do it again.
uofihawkInation
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And where did that slant play to McNutt go that we saw 09 at MSU? Was it even ran once when it would have been needed yesterday?
That's kind of reach, but ok. They could have also fumbled, thrown a pic, or missed a field goal.
hawkfan340
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True, but waiting until overtime to incur these risks did not gain us anything. It did however, give away our advantage of having the ball last with a chance to win.
I agree. Terrible call from Kirk. Just like it was a terrible call versus Ohio St. He needs to nut up.
This, and the fact that there was only one turnover the whole game and it was a fumble, chances are we wouldn't run it unless we needed like 2-3 yards for a first. Or wait, nevermind its KOK so we would run it until we had to predictably pass it.
SDK46
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True, but irrelevent....we'll never know just as we'll never know versus OSU.
RocknRollface
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Overall, I think its fairly obvious that KFs "approach" leaves the team in no better shape than would playing to win.
Playing it safe at the end of both halves has resulted in losing just as much as it has resulted in avoiding losing.
The chances of winning a tied game in regulation when you have the ball are probably better than 3 to 1 vs the chance of the other team somehow scoring on defense. Where as letting it go to over time is 50/50 at best if the teams are fairly even.
Thats the most frustrating part is that its not even the smart play, its just chicken ****.
Playing it safe at the end of both halves has resulted in losing just as much as it has resulted in avoiding losing.
The chances of winning a tied game in regulation when you have the ball are probably better than 3 to 1 vs the chance of the other team somehow scoring on defense. Where as letting it go to over time is 50/50 at best if the teams are fairly even.
Thats the most frustrating part is that its not even the smart play, its just chicken ****.
1977Hawkeye
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I didn't get any more PO'ed than I already was, because I knew darn well even before ISU's kickoff what KF was going to do with that last possessin - hand off and kill the clock.
STILLBUSTER
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As did anyone who's watched Ferentz-led Iowa football. Insanity is ...
It is simply shocking how really poor of a decision that was -- borderline complete incompetence relative to the awareness of this particular game situation.
It was far worse than Ohio State because at least there you had momentum, the offense had shown the ability to trade punches and the defense was capable of stopping them. At ISU, you squandered an opportunity to allow your only possible strenth -- the offense -- to win the game. So you not only dropped your sword, you handed it directly to the opponent. Had KF not watched how progressively poor his defense was playing throughout the 4th? Had he not watched how Jantz put on the Persa cape and was making his defense look silly?
There is simply no rational explanation to EVER conclude some strategic advantage was gained by given the ball to ISU 25 yards from the end zone when they had coverted 3rd-15, 3rd-20, 4th-1 in the previous drive.
Fool me once, shame on you! Fool me twice, shame on me! Fool me again and again and again and again ... well, there isn't any cliche for that because most would try to change something before it ever got to that point.
Thats how I feel about it as well. I understand KF's approach, but it does not have to be so dam rigid. Sometimes you have to just let the dogs loose and attack. Call a timeout, rally the troops and make the push.
What I am most disappointed in was the "sit back and wait" attitude was also in the players. You have got to get mean, you have to make a play on the ball, and GOD DAMMIT you have to be willing to meet them in the gap. Almost the whole D played like a bunch or puzzies out there. I dont care if they do have 20 pounds or so on you, stay in your god dam assignments and be the arrow, not the frigging target. There were a few players, playing ball, but 2 or 3 players out of the whole D, just wont cut it. Gut check time now, time to grow a pair (coaches and players alike).
SDK46
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+1 Post of the month re: ISU/Iowa game
