GAMELIVEOPENBLOGTHREADAMAZING: PITTSTACHE
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 20, 2008 10:00 AM CDT
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Is that toothpaste? Where did he get toothpaste?
All right, people. It's Iowa at Pitt. It's time to see what happens when the Hawkeyes face "actual competition" for the first time this year. It's Three Yards And A Cloud Of Albert Young vs. The Wannstache.
If you underestimate the importance of this game, don't; that's a grave error. There are only two possible outcomes:
- Iowa records their biggest non-conference road win since Penn State in 1983;
- We must sit here and explain away the fact that Iowa just lost to the Wannstache.
And that's it. Buck a quarter-century-long trend of reprehensible road play, or force us to drink suicidally and post a Wannstachalanche. No pressure, Hawks.
As for the thread, we'll be here as long as you are. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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Single Tear
It makes me sad that since this game isn’t on the Big Ten Network, I won’t get to see JoePa telling me to “COME TO PENN STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE!!!!!!! (SO I CAN EAT YOUR BRAINS)” I’ll really miss that.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
here ya go
just play it once every commercial break and you’ll be fine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfLYO3F4D78
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
by shake n bake on Sep 20, 2008 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Jake gets the start
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
Whoops
ESPN listed Swingin’ Dick Stanzi as an IMPACT PLAYER
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
Judging by early results
This could still be the case
Followed up by Ray Bentley saying "he had it out there swinging in the breeze"
Hurdy Hurdy Hur Hur
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
by Patrick Vint on Sep 20, 2008 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Bentley is also a fan of "slamming it in there"
Hur hur
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Not Dave Chappel needs to strap on the helmet
I said “strap on.” Hur.
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
Damn it
Pass on third and goal knocked down.
Nonetheless, Mossbrucker. Good. 3-0 Hawks.
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
So far
Pitt’s O-Line looks better than advertised. This is not good.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Our defense is getting really lucky right now
Other than Bradley’s break up the only positive plays have been Pitt fuck-ups.
Pam Ward jinxed us
Right before the drive started, she mentioned how Iowa hasn’t given up a TD yet. Of course, that pretty much guarantees that Pitt will get one here.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Come on
he broke two tackles with the exact same move
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
Fuckity fuckity fuck fuck
Touchdown by crazy skinny backup quarterback. 7-3 Fucksticks.
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
No pressure
The entire drive by our D-Line. That was supposed to be a mismatch in our favor. Not good.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Goddamn, Jake
Every completion is like a fucking battle.
Christensen hits DJK in the numbers..
…and that’s an additional 10 yards. God fucking damn it.
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
It's not that Jake isn't a good athlete
It’s that he never decides where he’s going to scramble. It’s like Whack-a-Mole back there.
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
Absolutely
He’s probably more likely to fuck up, but he’s also a lot more likely to make some big plays and get the offense going.
Robobubba has spoken
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
by Patrick Vint on Sep 20, 2008 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Man, I want the guy to do well, but when he turns into a fucking gelatinous mass in the backfield....
it gets a little ridiculous
I love it when the annnouncers are explaining something when the replay comes up
and then it’s obvious that they are wrong
“Great coverage by the Pitt CB”
“He just stuck right with Brodell and…
<CB puts his hand on the middle of Brodell’s chest and pushes him back as the ball goes by>
"Well, as long as the ball isn’t in the air that’s legal in college football”
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
I refuse
to lose to a team whose QB is rocking the pencil-thin goatee
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Tits McGee, in happier times
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
by Patrick Vint on Sep 20, 2008 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
After one quarter
I’ve thrown my toaster in the bathtub. I’m just waiting to jump in after it.
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
by Patrick Vint on Sep 20, 2008 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions
No time of posession for Iowa
under Jake, Iowa has had the ball for about 4 minutes. That’s too heavy o our D, too much of a downer this early in the game.
Sucks that Mr. Ball Control Greene is out, but think of something, Kirk!!!
Robobubba has spoken!
FINALLY the D-line shows up
That’s what they should have been doing pretty much all game against this O-line.
They're going to score
We need Stanzi to keep this team rolling for more than four plays on O
Defending against Jake is like fish in a barrel. He can’t run, can’t pass, can’t lead.
I’ll gamble with Stanzi and the pass to pull this one out
Robobubba has spoken!
Yeah, Stanzi really torched ISU.
Come on, man.
AKA Shadow
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 20, 2008 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, Jake has really torched...anyone
Look, I get that the fans booing him sucked, but you don’t need to go completely the other way and pretend that he’s anything other than a terrible quarterback. He’s clearly not getting it done, why not give Stanzi a chance? He’s got a lower floor, but his ceiling is way higher and maybe he makes a few plays. It’s worth a shot at this point.
Looks like Pitt watched the tape of the Maine game
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
Whoever the QB is
We need a TD on this upcoming drive or this game could be over.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Wait wait wait
When the fuck was Pitt nine-time national champions?
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
Really? Nine, I don't remember any of those...
by The Nihilist on Sep 20, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
WIkipedia answers
1910, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1930, 1936, 1937, 1976
Way to go Pitt.
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
by Patrick Vint on Sep 20, 2008 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Stanzi will be good in "nothing to lose" role
Wannsted isn’t going to punt today. He’s playin to win with all on the line.
Jake will get one moe series of downs. No score, hit the bench.
Stanzi, please.
No, he didn’t torch ISU, he’s young.
But he can fookin pass. That’s the only way out here.. short ones, then deep
Robobubba has spoken!
This is a classic Iowa road performance
How did we not see that coming?
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
Remember, Iowa fans
This ain’t over just yet. The Wannstache is involved, after all.
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
We were worried that's what you meant
AKA Shadow
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 20, 2008 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Fortunately, Morse is The Highlander
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
by Patrick Vint on Sep 20, 2008 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
The O-Line
is reverting to last year’s form. I guess it was the competition.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Shonn Greene's injury was an obvious turning point
We haven’t even attempted to run the ball since then, and it’s gotten ugly.
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
pitiful, pitiful, pitiful
Amaury translates into "Punisher of Spheroids" in the lost tongue of Atlantis. Marti means "Belgian Waffle." www.futureredbirds.net
"What? Macaroni and cheese with bacon isn't authentic Italian food?!"
“My feeble mind is BLOWNNN!!!!!!”
AKA Shadow
Insert Chris Farley "El Nino" Joke Here
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
by Patrick Vint on Sep 20, 2008 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
They're going to regret that
Iowa now thinks it’s a home game
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
by Patrick Vint on Sep 20, 2008 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm almost missing the BigXI Network Announcers
Because Ward and what’s-his-name are terrible. My ears are bleeding.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Who was Stanzi faking it to?
Is Tacopants lined up at FB? Because Stanzi almost handed it to no one.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
He's not second string
There’s a big fucking OR on the depth chart
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
by Patrick Vint on Sep 20, 2008 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously, the announcers said earlier that they needed someone who could put touch on the ball
now he says they pulled the trigger too soon! What, do we need to wait until we’re down by 21?
That was a horrible idea
And yet somehow worked. I’ll take it!
Well, he's left-handed
That roll right is more difficult. Not that KOK has ever figured that out
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
by Patrick Vint on Sep 20, 2008 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Pam's too busy
sowing her wild oats throughout college campuses nationwide.
AKA Shadow
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 20, 2008 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Welcome to Blitzburgh!
They’re just going come at as all day.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I heart Shonn Greene
33 yards. I love that the rush end stopped to make sure Stanzi wasn’t running a zone option
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
it ate my reply
but Bentley was flat-out wrong.
AKA Shadow
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 20, 2008 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
for the 3rd time
The Long pass, Stanzi being in the gun on the sack, and the LBs there
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
by shake n bake on Sep 20, 2008 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
She said inserted
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
Does Shonn Greene have grandkids?
What a solid dude.
Stanzi is more green than Greene, but what’s wrong with him can be fixed with time.
What’s wrong with Jake is unfixable.
Stay with him
Robobubba has spoken!
Greene at 89 yards already
Just need to use him to beat Pitt into submission.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Pitt lineman are literally blocking each other
And we STILL give up 6 yards
Shonn Greene is a Beast
Shonn Greene is a baller but our offense is still terrible. I just hope the D can stay off the field to get some rest. When did Fletcher become a lock down corner? I am impressed by his ball skills.
I agree Robobubba, let Stanzi earn his stripes on the field. Jake is total lost cause. It does not help when 3 Hawk WRs run to the same area on passing routes.
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
my wife just said
“Dear God, he looks like he should be picking kids up with candy in a black van” in regards to the Wannstache
Can you blame him?
Dude has to hang out with Pam Ward all day.
Fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck!
To steal a phrase from Hawkeye State
I still say that’s pass interference!
I feel a lot better going into halftime
But goddamn does it suck to miss that sort of opportunity. Could have totally changed the game.
OPS
There was more BHGP talk on Hawkcentral this week, I’m surprised Harty didn’t have a spontaneous Hernia!
I assume you mean in the comments.
AKA Shadow
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 20, 2008 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Ray Bentleys suckitude has been immortalized
http://www.awfulannouncing.com/
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
You guys just hear that?
tOSU fans are taking a page from Iowa fans and booing Todd Boeckman. Classy.
Missed opportunities
Killed us last year. May do so again today. That’s been the most frustrating part of the past few seasons, poor execution, especially when it matters most.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
No matter what
Even if Stanzi throws us into defeat with an INT or something, you have to let him run this team — and Greene — from here on out.
Iowa should be up 21-14.
Wannsted is iowa’s 12th man today.
There is hope
Robobubba has spoken!
Amazing what a little Time of Posession can do for a team
Danger ahead: that hot Pittsburgh running back around the outsides, or with short passses. Our D can handle everything else. But watch out for him.
Robobubba has spoken!
Second half predictions?
The Pitt offense seems to have imploded, but who knows what happens after the break. Iowa has only scored 3 points in the third quarter after the break.
AKA Shadow
Hopefully
A quick stop by the D to start off (Pitt gets the ball). Would really hope set/maintain the momentum they built at the end of the 2nd quarter. Our first offensive drive HAS to go for a score (a FG would be fine), to keep the pressure on Pitt.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
It's really hard to say
Their offense basically turtled up in the second half. I’m still not sold on the pass defense, so if they open things back up, I could see them marching down the field on us again.
Gotta love the improvements for our offense though. Getting Greene back was huge and the offense just looks much smoother with Stanzi out there. He’s not carrying them or anything, but he’s better at giving himself time with his feet and can actually make some of those short, routine passes.
That 33 yarder from Greene
was as fast as I’ve seen him look this year. Still playing his way into shape?
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
"And treat opponents with the dignity they've earned."
“NONE MOTHERFUCKER, NONE! WOOO FUCK YOU!!!!”
AKA Shadow
Spievey sure can hit.
What a great pickup he and Greene were. Easily the two best additions to the team.
AKA Shadow
Three and out again!
Iowa blitzed all three times on that drive if I’m not mistaken. Interesting.
AKA Shadow
Oh what the fuck
Why would you take Stanzi out again? Why?
TONY TONY
Ferentz is such a QB guru
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
ARGH FUCK
Beautiful delay of game. Awesome.
AKA Shadow
by Adam Jacobi on Sep 20, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
That one is all KOK
You could see Greene and JC looking at the sideline trying to get KOK to send in the play. He of course looked confused.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Exceot we're not
Way to go KOK getting that play in quickly.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Anybody else remember
Ray saying you should go for it any time you are in the opponents territory earlier in the game?
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
Our coaching decisions are terrible. A high school coach is better than we are.
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Nice stop by Greenwood
Otherwise McSean LeCoy could have had a huge run.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Pam says 5, but I'll trust you over her anyday
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
by shake n bake on Sep 20, 2008 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
But they're punting away from Brodell
Smart on their part, but its hurting us on field position.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Well fuck me with Pam Ward's dick, she's right
Pitt doesn’t have a first down since the 1st quarter.
AKA Shadow
Can someone tell me why JC is till in the game?
Is Kirk trying to prevent him from transferring or what?
Although he has looked competent thus far in the 2nd half
I have to imagine it’s because of SG
by The Nihilist on Sep 20, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
So far
JC looks a lot better this half. Much calmer
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Bentley "I'm not sure how catchable that ball was"
Yeah, it’s tough when you’re being held.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Dumb dumb dumb playcall
Absolutely no need to go for TD there.
A pitch on 4th and short is pretty silly too
But it worked because Shonn Greene is Jesus
Ray doesn't like going for it on fourth there
inside the 40
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
When Ray is against something
It usually means it will workl
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Apparently Jake is a better hand-off to Shonn
no question they were planning to Greene that drive and only let Jake pass to the left. If W-Stache had a brain he could see that.
Robobubba has spoken!
Great offense
we’re showing here. Way to take advantage of the INT…
'They are who we thought they were!'
KOK is clueless. I bet anyone on this blog could roll him in Madden by 50
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Does Ken even know that Jake is lefthanded?
I think asking him to come up with a gameplan for a lefty and a righty may be too much for him to handle.
He was a big-time recruit.
Miami commit for a while, I think I read he was a 5-star at one point.
AKA Shadow
Especially since
Greenwood was giving up like a foot in height to him
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
This didn't have to happen
Goes back to 3-and-out with Jake…Time of Posession….fookin mess
Robobubba has spoken!
We're gonna see
SDS in the 4th quarter right? I mean, we have to, right? Right?
'They are who we thought they were!'
Okeefe
If we lose it is because of the play call after the interception. Running Greene we could have driven a stake into their heart.
So really what Ray wanted to say is
If you are between you’re opponents 30 and 40 you should go for it
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
You Fooked Up Captain Kirk
Jake and Kirk gave the ball back to a despondent team
Robobubba has spoken!
Run Game
Yeah, picking up 6+ per is a bad idea, better throw it. What the fuck…
'They are who we thought they were!'
Nice pass by Jake
I think they’re better off with Stanzi, but credit where credit’s due.
The end around with Stross???
Really? The guy who’s been out with a sore HAMSTRING When we have Brodell on the team? Jeebus Christ!
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
3rd and 5
How about a short TE cross here? Something for about 6-7 yards?
'They are who we thought they were!'
How many a game does JC throw in the dirt?
5? 6? It’s getting ridiculous.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
This pizza hut commercial
makes me want to punch everyone in it in the face
'They are who we thought they were!'
Mossbrucker is pretty good
I think it’s safe to say that we can shelve Murray for anything under 50.
My worst fear
Pitt methodically drives the ball down the field, and even if they only get a field goal, Iowa’s left with 4 minutes to get in the end zone. Hilarity ensues.
AKA Shadow
I think he might be better than Ballard
At least as a pass rusher.
Donahue did his job
Tough play for Spievey, but I’ll take this. Make Pitt’s offense work.
AKA Shadow
Didit occur to Kirk we're losing by one and 6 minutes left
Wannsted 4th down conversions: 3
Iowa??? 1
Robobubba has spoken!
I was focusing on the positive, but on replay, yeah, he could have
Dude was a **** TE coming out of High School too, you’d think he’d have better hands.
Dear Christian Ballard,
Sorry I said mean things about you earlier.
Just the type of scenario our O was built for!
We’re so fucked.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
At least there is plenty of time to run the ball.
Shonn needs to get the ball at least once on every set of downs.
Five bucks
Says KOK calls a pass here on first down. Because why run?
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
JC is too short
Way too many of his passes get batted down in teh middle of the LOS.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Nice Toss
I have never seen team with a bad passing game throw this much with a tailback averaging 6 yards a carry, sorry to beat the drum
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Typical
Bad play calling. JC holds the ball too long, Sack.
That play was, in a nutshell, the whole reason Stanzi is our better bet.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
And of course
Donahue has a shitty punt. Least clutch punter ever. Great average. Not clutch.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Where the fuck was Stanzi going there?
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
*Christensen
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
by shake n bake on Sep 20, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Im glad are coach makes top5 money
He sure earns it!!
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Defense
is playing well late. Now our offense has to reward them…
'They are who we thought they were!'
Ferentz is already thinking about taking a safety! :)
Man that roll sucked
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
That was a good play for the first down.
When he’s not thinking so fucking much, he’s serviceable.
AKA Shadow
Come on Hawks, Where is Moeaki?
hit tony over the middle
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
No Ray
Christensen is not a better runner than Stanzi
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
Ray says it was a fumble
so were safe
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
Typical way to end a game that Ferentz and KOK had no real plan on winning.
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
No one has that play in their playbook
But KOK consistently calls the wrong play for the time and situation. That bubble screen call isn’t an outlier, it is par for the course with him. End around with Stross instead of Brodell (or even DJK)? Typical KOK. Wrong call at the wrong time has become his M.O. and I’m tired of it.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
FUCK
"I'm not racin', I'm just sprintin'
Cuz I don't wanna finish
they diminish, I replenish"
-Lil Wayne "Let the beat build"
Just painful watching Jake blow it
I won’t pay attention to another Hawk game until JC is on the bench
This one is all on Kirk and O’Keefe for letting him play, and letting Jake be Jake
Robobubba has spoken!
Well,
we make that FG and it’s 23-20, I hate to put it all on JC and the coaching staff, but you have to in this situation. There is going to be some SERIOUS hate and venom spewed JC’s way this week. Can you imagine the crowd reaction had this game been in IA city?
Greene runs alll over Pitt but rarely sees the ball in the 4th quarter. That is all poor coaching. The Hawks have average talent with an out dated stubborn coaching staff stuck in a bygone era.
The D played solid and the Oline had some holes. Special teams sucked.
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Granted, but at least try to run some play action and make them THINK
that SG might be getting the ball!
by The Nihilist on Sep 20, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I just acn't fathom
what was going through the coaches’ heads there, was Stanzi hurt, did he make a joke about Kirk’s mom during halftime? NOT ONE SNAP IN THE SECOND HALF! NOT ONE! WHAT KIND OF GARBAGE IS THIS! AAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!
I know that JC is going to catch
a lot of flak for this, but the play calling has to come into question here. Why the bubble screen on that last drive? Maybe it was poor execution, but my god did we throw this one away!
Greene was hurting? I must have missed that. When does Kirk Ferentz or his staff get held accountable for anything at all?
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Yes, you did miss it
He came away from a play with an obvious limp right around the time they stopped feeding him the ball. This is Kirk Ferentz team we’re talking about, if they could have kept running him, they would have. There are plenty of things to get pissed at the coaching staff for, that wasn’t one of them and you’d know that if you’d been paying attention.
We should list the top 10 bad play calls of the game. My vote for number one would be after the 2nd half Int, On first down, rolling Jake out to his right for another incomplete pass leading eventually to a quick 3 and out.
My disgust for this program is sooooo deep. Maybe some lazy Iowa Sports media can finally call out Ferentz and his staff for mailing another game in with dumb decisions.
This staff caught some lighting in a bottle from 02-4 and that is it.
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
I'm not saying this...
to pile on JC. While he made a few mistakes, he wasn’t terrible out there today, especially in the second half. I really question some of the playcalling, particularly late in the game. Even if Greene was hurt, at least play fake to him if you’re going to pass since he’s already on the field anyway. I put that on KOK.
My issue with JC is this: after 17 games (NIU in 2006, last season and this season) in which he has been the starter or gotten significant playing time, he’s still making the same errors/mistakes that he did in game one of last year. Half a dozen passes in the dirt per game and he still hasn’t learned how to throw with any real touch which means we can’t go vertical on defenses when he’s in there (that long ball to DJK is a stastical outlier). He holds the ball too long and always looks nervous in the pocket, completely understandable given what happened last year but is no longer excusable. Christensen has shown promise, but quite frankly, it looks like he’s not going to develop any further. I’m not convinced Stanzi is the answer, he needs significant improvement, but at least there seems to be an upside with him. With Jake, I think we’ve hit the ceiling on what he is going to give us. And that’s why it’s time to go with Stanzi.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Thank you.
There are ways to express your desire to see Stanzi play without firing cheap shots and insults at Christensen. I’m glad it found a voice here.
AKA Shadow
I think that's how most of us feel about the situation
OPS, it seems like you’ve grown really sensitive towards criticism directed at Jake after the booing, which is sort of understandable, but I don’t think most of the stuff said about him here is that bad. Most of the “insults” you see here are generally pretty mild stuff like “shit he threw another pass short” or something like that. I guess I don’t really see how calling out a quarterback for his history of poor play is unfair or cheap. He’s a good kid and I really do wish him the best, but he has not been a good quarterback. The team is better off giving Stanzi a shot.
Well,
what can we say about the upcoming Big Ten season?
-Our D is very very good, we should be able to slow almost any RB we face (Ringer, etc.)
-Our OCoordinator is a blind a-hole (seriously, I have given this man some leniency, but this game, ugh)
-We should be able to stick in pretty much any game because of our D
-The Hawks will probably end up 7-5, with a trip to Alamo Bowl or Insight Bowl
-Kirk will not make any changes to the coaching staff once again during the off-season
Two things to add there Nihilist
-The Running game as really emerged this year better than we thought it would going in.
-Offensive line is starting to gel together which will hopefully improve as the season rolls on.
Norse Hawk, I watched Iowa air out several times last year when they should have ran it more. First half of Purdue comes to mind.
Hoya, you are spot on with Jake. He is a 4th year player with experience that is making the same mistakes. Somehow he is actually getting worse as he plays more.
Stanzi at least deserves some snaps in the 2nd half.
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
I think we need a coach that can develop a quarterback. I agree with Hoya JC doesn’t appear to be getting any better. He has little pocket poise but I don’t think he deserves all the blame.
And that bubble screen play call was terrible.
Just because Jake hasn’t devloped doesn’t mean they can’t develop quarterbacks. Stanzi has taken a gigantic leap from last year to this year. Brad Banks developed from a good athlete who happened to play quarterback to a Heisman contender and the nation’s leader in QB rating. Drew Tate, even though he got more publicity as a sophomore, took a gigantic leap forward in his Junior year (and then crashed back to earth the next season, but that’s because he got hurt).
No argument from me on the play-calling though.
Settle down...
It was the first game away from IC…after an emotional win. There is so much good to take from this game. We will be respectable. Remember, we are playing with guys who have not learned how to win tough games yet. We had a .500 identity and we need to turn that into some attitude. We are not there yet but after film this week, I expect these guys to think they are just a mindset away from being very dangerous. I think we will see Stanzi from here on out. We are not protecting a clean record anymore. We are fighting for respect. That changes everything. I will be shocked if he doesn’t take 75% of the snaps tthe rest of the season.
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