Probably their last real chance as a tandem to prove they can do what's listed in their job title and "coach up" their players to compete with an allegedly superior football team, and not get embarrassed on the national stage by an actual top 10 team and not just someone who is ranked at the time and then gets exposed later on like Penn State or Minnesota.
For Kirk, the clock is ticking and this may very well be his last trip to the Shoe with Iowa, so we'll see if he can inspire his team to more huge embarrassing failures as the woe is us little engine that couldn't program simply outmatched by all the elite recruiting and buying of players for a program like Ohio State.............or if he can dig deep into his soft brain tissue and remember how to not only compete but perhaps even dare to upset a top 10 team on the road like they did in 2009 against Penn State.
If not, then he can always lean back on how we won 8-10 games this year against similar competition, which counts for something to someone I guess.
As for Phil, the excuses need to stop. I'll never forget what his unit did just keeping the score to what it ended.up being in 2022, because any other defense gives up 70 in that situation vs Ohio State, including Georgia.
But the fact is, in numerous games against legitimate competition, it isn't just the offense that gets outclassed by the end of the game. Yes, the offense may be garbage from the start, or if we're being honest, before they even get off the bus...................but inevitably Phil's defenses get got/get figured out by these elite teams and it becomes a matter of waiting for the game to get over and hoping the score doesn't get too ridiculous.
So this game is just as much on Phil and his unit making this a 4 qtr game regardless of how little work the offense wants to contribute to the cause.
And if you disagree with these takes, deal with it and enjoy the game today!
For Kirk, the clock is ticking and this may very well be his last trip to the Shoe with Iowa, so we'll see if he can inspire his team to more huge embarrassing failures as the woe is us little engine that couldn't program simply outmatched by all the elite recruiting and buying of players for a program like Ohio State.............or if he can dig deep into his soft brain tissue and remember how to not only compete but perhaps even dare to upset a top 10 team on the road like they did in 2009 against Penn State.
If not, then he can always lean back on how we won 8-10 games this year against similar competition, which counts for something to someone I guess.
As for Phil, the excuses need to stop. I'll never forget what his unit did just keeping the score to what it ended.up being in 2022, because any other defense gives up 70 in that situation vs Ohio State, including Georgia.
But the fact is, in numerous games against legitimate competition, it isn't just the offense that gets outclassed by the end of the game. Yes, the offense may be garbage from the start, or if we're being honest, before they even get off the bus...................but inevitably Phil's defenses get got/get figured out by these elite teams and it becomes a matter of waiting for the game to get over and hoping the score doesn't get too ridiculous.
So this game is just as much on Phil and his unit making this a 4 qtr game regardless of how little work the offense wants to contribute to the cause.
And if you disagree with these takes, deal with it and enjoy the game today!
