Barta Needs to Learn from the 1973 Iowa AD
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I have to be honest—my understanding of Iowa football has never produced an erection, difficulty level aside.
I was at that game as a 12 year old (although I think it was 1975) in the south endzone. I had almost convinced myself by now that I had imagined that play because I have never been able to find a boxscore of that game. Thanks for verifying that it actually happened.
I think Wisconsin also had a 100 yard kickoff return in the game.
The "you just" is the hard part. How many tries and years has it taken Illinois. Bret also turned Arkansas around for 1 year before things headed south again.
This doesn't mean you should never make a change, but when fans cherry-pick the few current year success stories (illinois, Tennessee) that came about from another coaching change, they ignore the more likely result that the change results in no improvement and several more years of bad football.
And Illinois is not going to hang with Michigan or Ohio State if they make the BTCG. Not like Illinois is at stellar levels and I would argue Lovie was not a college coach but was decent at recruiting so Bert had some talent when he got there.
Who remembers this stinker of a bowl game ...........................
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Game Day: December 31, 1997
Arizona State (9-3) relied on Steve Campbell, a career backup quarterback making his first collegiate start, running back Mike Martin, and its defense to completely dominate an Iowa Hawkeye team that came into the game averaging 424 yards and 37 points per game.
Martin, the C.M. Hendricks Most Valuable Player, rushed for a personal best 169 yards on 27 carries and scored on a one-yard run to allow Arizona State to control the tempo of the game and take pressure off Campbell.
The Sun Devils dominated the running game, rushing for 268 net yards, while Iowa barely broke ground with only 19 total rushing yards. The Sun Devil defensive line also compiled six sacks for a total loss of 39 yards.
The powerful Iowa offense managed just one score, a 26-yard touchdown pass with only 49 seconds remaining in the game, when Randy Reiners found Richard Carter. The Sun Devil defense stopped the Hawkeyes on fourth down attempts on three consecutive series in the second half.
The Sun Devils’ defensive rushing tackle Jeremy Staat, who had six tackles and three sacks, was named the Jimmy Rogers, Jr. Most Valuable Lineman.
Iowa’s Jason Baker was the recipient of the John Folmer Most Valuable Special Teams Player award after returning two kickoffs for 44 yards and four punts for 16 yards.
Iowa wide receiver Tim Dwight was a consensus All-American for the 1997 season.
Arizona State also featured All-American linebacker Pat Tillman, who was inducted into the Legends of the Sun Bowl in 2004. Tillman finished the game with eight tackles (four solo), a half of a sack, one pass breakup and three quarterback hurries.
Arizona State17
Iowa7
Game Day: December 31, 1997
Arizona State (9-3) relied on Steve Campbell, a career backup quarterback making his first collegiate start, running back Mike Martin, and its defense to completely dominate an Iowa Hawkeye team that came into the game averaging 424 yards and 37 points per game.
Martin, the C.M. Hendricks Most Valuable Player, rushed for a personal best 169 yards on 27 carries and scored on a one-yard run to allow Arizona State to control the tempo of the game and take pressure off Campbell.
The Sun Devils dominated the running game, rushing for 268 net yards, while Iowa barely broke ground with only 19 total rushing yards. The Sun Devil defensive line also compiled six sacks for a total loss of 39 yards.
The powerful Iowa offense managed just one score, a 26-yard touchdown pass with only 49 seconds remaining in the game, when Randy Reiners found Richard Carter. The Sun Devil defense stopped the Hawkeyes on fourth down attempts on three consecutive series in the second half.
The Sun Devils’ defensive rushing tackle Jeremy Staat, who had six tackles and three sacks, was named the Jimmy Rogers, Jr. Most Valuable Lineman.
Iowa’s Jason Baker was the recipient of the John Folmer Most Valuable Special Teams Player award after returning two kickoffs for 44 yards and four punts for 16 yards.
Iowa wide receiver Tim Dwight was a consensus All-American for the 1997 season.
Arizona State also featured All-American linebacker Pat Tillman, who was inducted into the Legends of the Sun Bowl in 2004. Tillman finished the game with eight tackles (four solo), a half of a sack, one pass breakup and three quarterback hurries.
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Are you sure you watched it, dude? IL starting QB who is having a great year, got hurt early; and they had to play the majority of the game with their backup who is very Petras like.
