The bad news, is we will likely finish at the bottom of the worst division of the P5 conferences.
we remain in the race for the west...
i'm seeing the same. as long they stay motivated through all the games to the end, still can be a entertaining season.
I think they’ll have to run the table in the west because Purdue might not lose again if we don’t beat them, and we will definitely lose to Ohio State. Honestly, Illinois looks very tough today and worry me more than the rest. I think this Iowa team will have the most trouble with teams that just lineup and run it because it’s harder to create fumbles than it is to get interceptions against pass happy teams.
This loss is not on Petras. He looked better todaythan he has all year. That doesn’t say much but he was not the reason they lost. fantom penalties hurt us and our right tackle was terrible at the end
He had help, but he missed wide open receivers in key situations, killing drives, and his complete and total lack of mobility and horrendous pocket presence led to far more sacks than we should have taken. He definitely did his part.
Pretty tough To have good pocket presence when at times it looked like some on the offensive line were blocking like a touch football game.
Of course our OL is awful. I’m not debating that. But even an average QB can elude a rush now and then. With Petras, if an OL misses an assignment it’s a guaranteed sack. That absolutely kills an offense, and it’s a big reason why ours can’t sustain drives with any regularity at all.
I could see a losing record with the crap show of an offense Kirk has assembled.
To be honest I think saying that Iowa can win the West is simply a rational statement.
It's for sure like being the tallest midget. But I still want it.
whoever wins the west is going to get boat raced in the big ten title game worse than Iowa did last year. Ohio State and Michigan are much better than any team in the west
To me it’s wishful thinking to expect a team with this absolute %#$& show of an offense to finish ahead of MN, Purdue, IL, and WI. We may finish ahead one or two, but I find it extremely unlikely that we finish ahead of all 4, especially considering our schedule relative to theirs.
Was there not enough time in the first 2 quarters...asking for a friend named Alex Padila?
Michigan just won by 13 against what many on here are saying is at best the fifth best team in the west. If the game showed anything today it’s that the conference better hope Ohio State makes the playoff and is significantly better than Michigan or the Big will get “boat raced” in the playoff.
What part of reality is this based on? Iowa was within scoring distance with 6 minutes left in the 4th that would have made it 14-20. I get the negativity, but seriously the offensive line looked decent in pass protection throughout the 1st half at the bare minimum.
He did look better but he also continues to miss the layups. Overshooting wide open guys (which are rare with this offense) doesn't help anything.
Did you think he progressed though his reads properly, asking you and pistachio99.
I have admittedly not seen much of OSU, but I don't see Michigan beating them in the Shoe...
How in the hell would any of us know? Are you a college QB? Do you know what his reads are? Asking for a friend.
Lol, did you see any open WR/TE on the passes he made....asking for another poster that has zero idea what he is generally talking about...keep going
That’s the thing about Petras. He can be brilliant at times and then absolutely atrocious at others. I’ve never seen such dramatic inconsistency from a QB.
