Locksley gives little credit to The Hawkeyes
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Didn’t read. Is he saying if it had been played on Saturday we’d have lost?
No. Of course not. That would be silly.
He said if only Maryland had full membership in the Big Ten, the outcome would have been different. 😉
"Give Iowa credit, they’re a good football team that took full advantage of the opportunities we presented them."
They presented or Iowa created?
The game wasn't as close as the score.
Who cares? We just beat them by 5 TD’s in maybe the most important game since their arrival in the B10. The scoreboard says it all.
In his defense, BTN’s post game was all about what’s wrong with Maryland, not what’s right with Iowa. And when a quarterback who is considered one of the best in the conference throws 5 interceptions, that does need to be addressed.
But it was clear that Iowa made some fantastic adjustments after Maryland’s first touchdown drive. None of that was discussed.
But it was clear that Iowa made some fantastic adjustments after Maryland’s first touchdown drive. None of that was discussed.
the dude looked lost on many occasions on the sideline... little wonder the game's outcome reflected this.
What I would like is they get a mic in front of the human sprinkler, Lou Holtz, for his expert analysis of how Maryland didn’t take advantage of their Offensive talent superiority and overall better athletes.
Just replay his audio after any Notre Dame loss and you’ll pretty much have it.
Seriously looked like someone killed his dog
About half way through the second
Shell Shock is a horrible thing.
Iowa doesn't create turnovers. They're all gifted to us by the offense, or we just got extremely lucky. Ask every head coach of a team that "gifted" us a turnover or every sports analyst or podcaster that "knows" what really happens in football............
Iowa’s defense has has what, 3 or 4 QB’s, get pulled this year to protect their psyche because of what our defense did to them. That might be the most telling stat this year.
^^^^^^^^
And highly touted, and supposedly more talented QB’s.
And highly touted, and supposedly more talented QB’s.
Not impressed by Locksley. His team is undisciplined. He might be a good recruiter but not much of a coach IMO.
You are correct, Good recruiter but does not seem to make it pay off on the field.
People read way too much into coachspeak. His job is to talk about Maryland, not Iowa.
Imagine if all those "athletes" could be molded and disciplined?
Looked like he was going to cry on the sidelines. The amount of times Iowa was throwing the ball up 44-7 shows KF has no love for Locksley.
To be fair…. On top of the butt f*cking Iowa was giving them, they were committing a lot of undisciplined mistakes. They had so many penalties that gave Iowa first downs.
so not to take anything away from Iowa, but Maryland didn’t exactly help themselves either
so not to take anything away from Iowa, but Maryland didn’t exactly help themselves either
Maybe so, but I would imagine that Brian Ferentz was trying to polish up the passing game when he had the opportunity.
Agree. Our offense needed the reps going into next week and beyond. We gained some much-needed continuity and confidence on offense last night.
I don’t watch much Maryland football, so I’m just spitballing here, but could it be said Iowa’s defense is so stout they force other offenses to play out of character because they are so rattled? Yes, discipline is relevant in that scenario, but after watching highly touted offenses like Indiana’s and Iowa State’s uncharacteristically implode vs. Iowa, would it be more accurate to say Iowa’s defense is just that frickin good instead of just automatically diminishing the competition?
This. Iowa was up that big with an entire half left, this gave them a chance to work on spacing, timing, routes, and live in game reps against a big ten defense with little consequence. That experience is invaluable
Yeah, that’s how I interpreted it. I don’t think it was about disrespect. I think it was about a coach recognizing Iowa has had a lot of offensive deficiencies needing worked out.
Tbh, I’ve never bought into this narrative that Kirk is purposely “unsexy” on offense. Frankly, it probably is more amusing to him than anything. I think Kirk’s main goals on offense are to be balanced and take care of the football. That’s usually a winning formula for any team. But this idea that Kirk is opposed to big plays and scoring too many points is ridiculous. I 💯 percent guarantee you his goal is to score a touchdown every possession sans victory formation and related circumstances.
This. It would be impossible not to talk about all of their mistakes - most of those INT’s were just very bad passes, not great defensive effort. I saw the stat that our six first half scoring drives averaged 35 yards each. As a the losing coach you’re going to see this as a result of your own miscues.
Saw some interesting comments Maryland fans that Iowa didn’t look like they were anything special, certainly not like a #5 team, but it was really just that they were playing that badly.
It sounds so familiar...
It sounds so familiar...
exactly. Who the hell in all of America gives a flying **** what he has to say when he was just out-coached 51-14 at home in his 3rd year
Locksley got outcoached...and it would have happened without the turnovers. Sure, it would have been a much closer contest, but after watching Maryland try to stop our offense...we would have won this game because our coaches saw something on film and exploited it. They didn't just exploit it once...they kept exploiting it.
For example...how many times did Iowa run the naked bootleg? At least 4 that I remember and there was no one picking up La Porta and one other time to Tracy...no one even in the area. The other, is the Goodson pass play...we ran it twice and both times almost turned into touchdowns...one did for 67 yards. BF schemed to force their safeties to the boundaries...that left a linebacker to guard Goodson...with no one deep.
Locksley can talk all he wants about turnovers...sure...it was bad...but your defense was going to be exploited regardless.
For example...how many times did Iowa run the naked bootleg? At least 4 that I remember and there was no one picking up La Porta and one other time to Tracy...no one even in the area. The other, is the Goodson pass play...we ran it twice and both times almost turned into touchdowns...one did for 67 yards. BF schemed to force their safeties to the boundaries...that left a linebacker to guard Goodson...with no one deep.
Locksley can talk all he wants about turnovers...sure...it was bad...but your defense was going to be exploited regardless.
And we get lucky a LOT! So lucky in fact that Iowa has been "gifted" far more interceptions in the last 5 years than any other team in football.
The Maryland coach needs to spend a little time coaching his team how not to get stupid penalties, among other things. Oh, and maybe how not to throw SIX INTs. LOL
This is another reason I loved how Hayden almost never called off the attack. Who gives a damn about the other team? If they don't want to get embarrassed, then do something about it. Deuce should have been tossing passes into the end zone on that last drive instead of just handing the ball off. Why should Hogan and the rest of the backups play with handcuffs on because the fellas on the other sideline might get miffed? BS on that. Hayden knew better.
BTW: Locksley should just tell everyone Maryland won and demand a recount to prove it. That's how losers in half the country respond to facts they don't like, am I right? LOL
This is another reason I loved how Hayden almost never called off the attack. Who gives a damn about the other team? If they don't want to get embarrassed, then do something about it. Deuce should have been tossing passes into the end zone on that last drive instead of just handing the ball off. Why should Hogan and the rest of the backups play with handcuffs on because the fellas on the other sideline might get miffed? BS on that. Hayden knew better.
BTW: Locksley should just tell everyone Maryland won and demand a recount to prove it. That's how losers in half the country respond to facts they don't like, am I right? LOL
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"Locksley should just tell everyone Maryland won and demand a recount to prove it. That's how losers in half the country respond to facts they don't like, am I right?" : Only difference there is, Iowa didn't cheat and steal the game from Maryland .
