It sounds like there could be something sour about the Scarlet Knights.
So, do we have to worry about Rutgers stealing our sideline signs?
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No way, Kirk is changing things around and there will be 4 players with red ball caps on the sideline and 2 guys holding up placards. No way they are stealing signs.
But seriously, this is both so crappy that teams might be sending undercover peolple to video an opponent's game that shows each play and the signals going in.
But seriously, this is both so crappy that teams might be sending undercover peolple to video an opponent's game that shows each play and the signals going in.
Can't let Rutgers know which side of center our up-the-middle runs are going!
I think Kirk would even laugh at that one. One thing Rutgers can't plan for is Cooper on offense. Just saying.
I’m pretty sure the down and distance tells Rutgers whether it is a run or pass based off of tendencies so no need to steal signs.
At this point I'm not certain if the opposing defense left the field that the play called would actually work
It's doubtful. Every coach in the league and most of the players have already declared that they know exactly what Iowa will attempt to run. Why steal plays you are already familiar with?
It depends on how witty and artfully done the signs are. A particularly cutting one, like "What are Rutgers?", might get stolen for placement in a freshman's dorm room.
opponents don’t steal our signs. their defense just lines up in ways that dictate the presnap play they want our high iq qbs to try. that’s why the scripted plays are more successful
Knowing the play is of no benefit when the opposing team cannot execute that play.
Bean old buddy...why did you make it plural?
I shoulda known better.
That is so wrong.
It goes: Run for no gain, Run for no gain, incomplete pass, punt.
If you need to steal Iowa’s sign(s?) to shut down their offense, fire your defensive coordinator…
This question gave me a thought (a different question): What if Iowa’s offensive woes are 100% attributed to other teams ability to steal all of our signs, every game, for the last 3-4 years (or longer)? What if we basically have no real disguise for signals and it never occurred to our staff that maybe every team knows almost every play?
How do you inform your players of an intercepted sign for being punched in the face? Welcome to Iowa City, Tony Soprano.
What is the sign for “slow developing run play with no blocking?”
Kirk has always said Or inferred that Iowa doesn’t change what they do, they don’t change which plays are called. So even if signs were stolen, it ain’t no thang for Iowa.
There is a new one added this year: 4. Hill fumble.
I am pretty sure opposing defenses, if they are half decent anyway, can figure out what’s coming simply from tendencies and formations…
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