Well if PSU makes it to the playoff

[HaydenHawk56]

Alabama will likely give them a thumping like they did to MSU. Really hurts, but Iowa played with tons of heart (Defense in particular today). It is just a shame that Iowa struggles so much in scheme against countering relentless blitzs against good teams through majority of games like this.

That said, how many times have we seen where Iowa just needs to make one play on defense in end of game situations in the big games like this. I can think of some Ohio St games at Kinnick going back to the early 90s. The Big Ten Championship game against Michigan St.

That said, they certainly have had there share of success at Kinnick at night in these games to.

I hope they can pick themselves off the mat and maybe get a rematch against these guys. But, Iowa has such a tough schedule this year.

Yes, this loss hurts. Just hope they can grow from it.

 

[Garandx]

Id love nothing more than for lord sabin to hang 60 on PSU.

 

[tksirius]

I remember back to 2002, thinking man! we're gonna have this kind of offense at Iowa? Hell yeah! How silly I was then.

 

[Mrke1]

Alabama will likely give them a thumping like they did to MSU. Really hurts, but Iowa played with tons of heart (Defense in particular today). It is just a shame that Iowa struggles so much in scheme against countering relentless blitzs against good teams through majority of games like this.

That said, how many times have we seen where Iowa just needs to make one play on defense in end of game situations in the big games like this. I can think of some Ohio St games at Kinnick going back to the early 90s. The Big Ten Championship game against Michigan St.

That said, they certainly have had there share of success at Kinnick at night in these games to.

I hope they can pick themselves off the mat and maybe get a rematch against these guys. But, Iowa has such a tough schedule this year.

Yes, this loss hurts. Just hope they can grow from it.

It’s always one more play on defense. But in reality, the defense has already made 30 more plays than it should have to make and it’s the offense that failed them time and time again.

 

[pythagoras]

They play like that they won't

 

[thefizz]

If they make it to the playoff... championship teams usually have at least one game, maybe two where they escape. Sometimes it's against an opponent that shouldn't hang with them. Hell, sometimes one of those teams beats them. I'm not rooting for Penn State, but this game only shows a possible glimpse into their playoff hopes against a team like Alabama. Alabama did lose to a team that somehow lost to Pitt last year...

 

[HaydenHawk56]

It’s always one more play on defense. But in reality, the defense has already made 30 more plays than it should have to make and it’s the offense that failed them time and time again.

Can't really argue that. Problem 1 starts with the offense scheme, and problem 2 of defense getting the other team off the field at the end of the game is a systemic problem of number 1.

 

[Herky4Prez]

They won't make it to the playoff...they're essentially a one man team. Iowa would have won easily w/o #26. I don't see him making it with the team riding him like that.

 

[uihawk82]

I remember back to 2002, thinking man! we're gonna have this kind of offense at Iowa? Hell yeah! How silly I was then.

Yeah, well we didnt realize at the time that CJ Jones and Mo Brown were really really good receivers with Clark at TE. Plus we had the great cut back runner in russell.

 

[Drakebulldog93]

Remember Franklin is their coach... They won't make it to the playoffs...
I'm sure the idiot from Vanderbilt was one of Franklin's recruits that shot his mouth off about Alabama... Look how that turned out today.