turns out the holding call on Kittle was a big deal
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Certainly a big moment...but I just can't woulda coulda shoulda this game right now.
Still utterly baffled at the overall play calling of the second half. "Coaching scared" is all that comes to mind. Hell, the most creative play calling of the game was once CJ got hurt...then crawled right back into a shell.
The only way Iowa moved the ball well today was when they attacked with the passing game. And they abandoned it after the 3rd TD drive.
Still utterly baffled at the overall play calling of the second half. "Coaching scared" is all that comes to mind. Hell, the most creative play calling of the game was once CJ got hurt...then crawled right back into a shell.
The only way Iowa moved the ball well today was when they attacked with the passing game. And they abandoned it after the 3rd TD drive.
I didn't mean to play the coulda shoulda woulda game. I'm just saying that at the time of the play I didn't realize that it would have such a big affect on the outcome. You're right. Our WRs outmatched them and we decided to ignore that advantage.
Disagree. The guy hooked himself by turning his body while he was being driven out of the hole. If that was holding, then there should have been 10-12 other holding calls today.
No, Kittle's hold was pretty much #1, and it wasn't close. That call cost us 60+ yards, a virtually guaranteed 21-7 lead, and momentum. No other single play came remotely close to having that kind of impact.
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Wish there was a dislike button. HELLO, that hold put us 1st and 20 rather than 1st and goal at around the 5. HELLO????
He wasn't pulling him though. He was still driving him. It was an excellent block.
At least on TV, it looked to me like a good block and a ticky-tack call. Not a great view on TV, though.
I do think it was borderline whether he was actually holding him but I'm sure if it happened the other way our fans would be saying it was a definite hold.
Then call it on NDSU too.....makes a difference.
NDSU beat us fair and square. Having said that, an OL tackled Jewell on the QB draw on their last drive.
Correct. Like the blatant hold by the NDSU OT in space that gave them time to complete a 1st down pass. Hard to understand how that was missed. Couldn't have been more obvious.
That seems contradictory then.......doesn't it.
Hats off to NDSU! They played good and deserved to win. We looked awful...if you look at the stats it's hard to believe we even had a chance to win. I expected a tough game, never thought we would be outplayed and coached this bad. Some of the bad play was a result of what NDSU was doing...we looked lost. Coaching not to lose cost us again, the old ball coach is back!
Ya it was a terrible call. NDSU got away with holding the whole damn game and we get called for that? I thought the officials were just 1 or 2 levels below Ferentz on the terrible job scale.
I think that was Jaleel Johnson that was held out in the open in the backfield, not called, and they completed a 3rd and 13 pass for a 1st down. Don't recall if they scored or not afterward, doesn't matter, they missed a blatant hold, and several other things. Kittle's "hold" was on a guy who had already run himself out of the play to the inside. Had nothing to do with the end result of the play. Stupid call.
Look moron, it was a terrible call and a big momentum changer. However, no Iowa fan is blaming that call on the loss as ndsu outplayed Iowa the rest of the way. Worst part about that call was the ridiculous amount of no calls in the first half against Iowa. I am surprised #99 and #67 still had their jerseys on they were held so much in the first half.
It was a big call and I can see how they would or would not call it. It probably cost Iowa going up 21-7 early and who knows what happens after that?!
My PROBLEM with them calling it is that they call that hold but throw no flag when Jaleel gets his jersey torn off in the 2nd Q.
My PROBLEM with them calling it is that they call that hold but throw no flag when Jaleel gets his jersey torn off in the 2nd Q.
This x1000. 2 holding calls pretty much defined/decided the game.
Kittleson block was no hold. Hands inside his frame.
If he gets his arm under or on the shoulder of his pads, it's a no-call. But he got the arm on top of the shoulder pads and so the ref assumed he was holding............stupid.
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