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*****Official IOWA @ Penn St Game Thread*****

The offense has got to play much better if we're going to get out of here with a W. Just a very strange half all the way around, if either of those errant balls from punts slow down in the end zone it could be a different game. I expect both teams to look cleaner in the 2nd half.
 
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It’s only going to get tougher for the offense. They will be sending everyone since they know Stanley can’t make a throw.
 
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Not feeling good, as PSU is moving the ball and our Offense is all over the place.

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Neither team is really moving the ball, both had one decent drive. Offense stats are nearly tied. If our D stays the course, we have the edge.
 
Terrible play calling. Cmon Nate!!! Defense needs to pin their ears back for mcsorley!
Couldn’t agree more. McSorley is clearly still gimpy. His backup has given us problems. I’d rather go against an immobile McSorley. His throwing motion seems to have been affected, too, as he missed at least a couple open receivers in a row in the same series.

I’d pressure him and make him try to run it. Maybe force a hurried throw.
 
It’s only going to get tougher for the offense. They will be sending everyone since they know Stanley can’t make a throw.

Before the false start and fumble in the last poseposses, Stanley made some throws, felt like things were clicking a bit. Hopefully pick up in the 2nd
 
This sucks trying to analyze a game when you've been drinking ;)........

But also for the fact that our possessions are so flippant, you can't get a good read on what's going wrong and what's going right.

Our RBs can't seem to figure out when to zig when they need to and zag when they need to, and Nate is playing so f***ing tight and afraid to make a mistake. I just don't get it. Our defense really isn't doing anything wrong, except maybe shedding our blockers a little sooner to limit their QB scrambling ability. Started strong then all of the sudden we're getting jammed up.

That's what happens when you don't capitalize on their mistakes. It gives them more freedom to call their game offensively. Limit their options as well as their possessions and you're gonna find it a lot easier to defend them.
 
Nate Stanley is playing the worst game I have ever watched an Iowa quarterback play. Get him the hell out of the game!

Go watch some Christensen games. Still, that was his worst half ever. I think missing Hawkenson on that 3rd down play really screwed his head up.
 
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I don’t think he is either, Stanly is clearly #1. But you can’t tell me sitting a series on the bench to collect his s*** would make this any worse.

Not saying Mansell is the answer, especially in this inept offense. I’m not sure Peyton Manning is the answer.

But to say that, after 3rd and long, on a trick formation with two QBs in. “See?” Like you just proved a point or something.
 
The offense has got to play much better if we're going to get out of here with a W. Just a very strange half all the way around, if either of those errant balls from punts slow down in the end zone it could be a different game. I expect both teams to look cleaner in the 2nd half.
Good point. We weren’t far away from 10 additional points on those two PSU punts.
 
And he'll hit Fant for a bigun. Just watch. I feel like everyone's way too down today. PSU isn't dominating us so its not like we are just hanging on by a thread.
But their D-line has pretty much dominated our O-line, which is concerning. They’re shutting down our run game and Nate has had little time to throw and is therefore clearly flustered. This has to change for us to pull this one out.
 
Not able to watch but it really sounds as though neither teams wants to win? Am I getting that right? You guys crack me the f#%* up.
 
Had both bad coaching decisions and terrible QB play for the second straight week. Guess he can't play in bad conditions. O line needs to hold them out a little longer.
 
There’s something about Iowa-PSU games in Happy Valley that causes bizarre things to happen.
 
Wow — beautifully blocked for Sargent. Hopefully a sign of good things to come.

Gotta run right at these guys. Nothing doing running wide.
 
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