Drive Summary

[IAHWKGUY]

if you combine the double turnover play into a single drive instead of 2, and don't count the one with :50 seconds left in half where we just ran time out, we only had 9 drives total.

Drive 1 - 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:40. Should have ended in a TD, bad call IMO. Very nice drive to start the game.

Drive 2 - 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:42.
Had to score two TD's after the bogus taunting call on Wadley.

Drive 3 - 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:31.
Turnover on downs after getting good field position. Only 1 of 2 bad possessions of entire game.

But, it was this drive he missed both wide open deep balls to Vandeberg and Fant for TD's.

So close to three drives and three TD's to start the game.

Drive 4 - 8 plays, 39 yards, 2:49.
Yielded a FG. Be nice if every possession was a TD, but not realistic.

Drive 5 - 6 plays, -7 yards, 2:29.
Worst possession of game and clear we were going to run to try and run clock. Bad possession, but N TX never should have scored before half, 2 crappy penalty calls on that drive.

Half

Drive 6 - 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:52.
Nice long TD drive.

Drive 7 - 16 plays, 87 yards, 8:50.
Another nice long TD drive.

Drive 8 - 10 plays, 43 yards, 3:59.
Another TD.

Drive 9 - last possession of game, would have been a TD, but ended in victory formation.

If you count the TD on the first drive, and assume we would have scored on final drive of game, that would have been 6 TDs and 1 FG in 9 possessions, and the two missed deep balls would have been TD #7. Stanley did miss 3 deep balls again, which will come, and had to score two TD's on the Akrum taunting call, just not sure why folks are ripping on the O or the play calling?

 

[F6n6]

people are dumb and unashamed of it...
what I loved the most was running the ball... play after play... just running it down their throats....

and there wasn't a darn thing they could do about it.

loved it.... I thought the play calling was brilliant.

 

[Hawkfan5220]

I am more than happy with the play calling so far. Think of the difference if we execute some of the deep plays or the few "should have had it" passes. We would or could have a few more TD's overall.

 

[IAHWKGUY]

loved it.... I thought the play calling was brilliant.

I didn't think it was all that bad. A couple few play calls in stretches I definitely didn't agree with, but you are going to have some of that over the course of an entire game, and definitely easy to be an arm chair quarterback...

 

[IAHWKGUY]

A few additional notes:

Drive #3 where we had the turnover on downs, Stanley missed both a Wide open Vandeberg and Fant for TD's on that drive.

People are saying the only thing worse than the refs was Iowas play. But honestly, you count the first drives TD, rather than a turnover, and don't call the low hit on the QB with :33 seconds left in half, which would likely negate their score going in, and we win 38-7, going into victory formation rather than running the score up to 45-7. If people saw a box score of 45-7, they wouldn't be questioning things nearly as much. The refs cost Iowa 14 points of margin easy on just two shitty calls...

 

[F6n6]

A few additional notes:

Drive #3 where we had the turnover on downs, Stanley missed both a Wide open Vandeberg and Fant for TD's on that drive.

People are saying the only thing worse than the refs was Iowas play. But honestly, you count the first drives TD, rather than a turnover, and don't call the low hit on the QB with :33 seconds left in half, which would likely negate their score going in, and we win 38-7, going into victory formation rather than running the score up to 45-7. If people saw a box score of 45-7, they wouldn't be questioning things nearly as much. The refs cost Iowa 14 points of margin easy on just two shitty calls...

I don't like to argue.... but there were 3 bad calls.

#1
Nick Easley crossed the goal line with the football between his arm and his chest... it wasn't until after he crossed the goal line that the collision caused his arm, and the ball, to separate from the chest.
review it..... slow it down... you'll see I'm right.
and how in the world the replay booth decided to overturn the original call of a touchdown is beyond me..
you are suppose to have conclusive evidence before overturning...
the only conclusive evidence there was... was a touchdown.

#2
Akrum Wadley took 2 steps about 4 inches longer than a normal step.
you have to be stupid on purpose to make that call.... and even dumber to agree with it.

#3
AJ Epenesa was grabbed and thrown down.... he wasn't bumped... he was grabbed and tossed down....
while sacking the quarterback low...
ok... if the defender is helped at all... there's no penalty...
so on this particular play... not only was Epenesa helped.... he was thrown toward the quarterback's legs...
from what I understand... they've got at least 2 referees looking at that play.. for every play (somebody correct me if I'm wrong)
so they got at least 2 different angles to see this...
how in the world this one was missed is concerning...
either these guys are too stupid...
or they are in on it.... it being something illegal.
(this is a reference from the movie Casino with Robert DeNiro where DeNiro fires the senator's son-n-law... or whoever that was.)
they are too stupid... or they are in on it.
either way they should be out.
typically that only gets called when the defender has a clear pathway to the quarterback... and he still goes low... its a good rule... I completely agree with the rule.... but... you can't call that against Epenesa yesterday... if anything... there should have been a holding call on the left tackle for grabbing Epenesa and tossing him... that's not a legal block.

well... anyway... the criminals running college football are happy because Iowa ended the game under the point spread.
its too bad these guys operate above the law.

 

[ih8iast8]

people are dumb and unashamed of it...
what I loved the most was running the ball... play after play... just running it down their throats....

and there wasn't a darn thing they could do about it.

loved it.... I thought the play calling was brilliant.

This. Our team is built for this & keeps the defense off the field.

 

[F6n6]

This. Our team is built for this & keeps the defense off the field.

I love it... when I played video football... that's exactly how I played it... hold on to the ball so the other guy couldn't score.
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[IAHWKGUY]

I don't like to argue.... but there were 3 bad calls.

#1
Nick Easley crossed the goal line with the football between his arm and his chest... it wasn't until after he crossed the goal line that the collision caused his arm, and the ball, to separate from the chest.
review it..... slow it down... you'll see I'm right.
and how in the world the replay booth decided to overturn the original call of a touchdown is beyond me..
you are suppose to have conclusive evidence before overturning...
the only conclusive evidence there was... was a touchdown.

#2
Akrum Wadley took 2 steps about 4 inches longer than a normal step.
you have to be stupid on purpose to make that call.... and even dumber to agree with it.

#3
AJ Epenesa was grabbed and thrown down.... he wasn't bumped... he was grabbed and tossed down....
while sacking the quarterback low...
ok... if the defender is helped at all... there's no penalty...
so on this particular play... not only was Epenesa helped.... he was thrown toward the quarterback's legs...
from what I understand... they've got at least 2 referees looking at that play.. for every play (somebody correct me if I'm wrong)
so they got at least 2 different angles to see this...
how in the world this one was missed is concerning...
either these guys are too stupid...
or they are in on it.... it being something illegal.
(this is a reference from the movie Casino with Robert DeNiro where DeNiro fires the senator's son-n-law... or whoever that was.)
they are too stupid... or they are in on it.
either way they should be out.
typically that only gets called when the defender has a clear pathway to the quarterback... and he still goes low... its a good rule... I completely agree with the rule.... but... you can't call that against Epenesa yesterday... if anything... there should have been a holding call on the left tackle for grabbing Epenesa and tossing him... that's not a legal block.

well... anyway... the criminals running college football are happy because Iowa ended the game under the point spread.
its too bad these guys operate above the law.

No worries, you aren't arguing, we are on the same page. Also the late hit out of bounds, when defender didn't shove the receiver, he just lost his balance and fell into the kicking netting.

Again, a prime example of the game being too fast for these refs, and them throwing flags for what they think they saw, rather than actually seeing the penalty itself. Too many shitty calls on Iowa that cost way too much.

 

[TKingpin]

I felt Rugamba deserved that penalty. He gave a final shove after they were well out of bounds.

Lots of other calls I didn't agree with, but I thought he deserved that one.

As far as the drives, it would be nice if we didn't get stopped on 3rd down so often, forcing us to decide on going for it on 4th down. Which is partly a function of so many 3rd and 7+.

Anyone feel we get 4 of 5 first downs going for it on 4th down against Penn States defense?

 

[fezzador]

If Iowa is going to beat PSU they are gonna have to connect on a couple of those deep balls.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

A few additional notes:

Drive #3 where we had the turnover on downs, Stanley missed both a Wide open Vandeberg and Fant for TD's on that drive.

People are saying the only thing worse than the refs was Iowas play. But honestly, you count the first drives TD, rather than a turnover, and don't call the low hit on the QB with :33 seconds left in half, which would likely negate their score going in, and we win 38-7, going into victory formation rather than running the score up to 45-7. If people saw a box score of 45-7, they wouldn't be questioning things nearly as much. The refs cost Iowa 14 points of margin easy on just two shitty calls...

But but but but but......the refs don't affect the game!