Wow. Iowa comes in knowing UCLA is one of the top rushing defenses in the country and proceeds to help them prove it . . . over, and over, and over, and over, and over . . .
Anybody ever heard of "scratch where it itches"?
When the opponent has a top rushing defense and a near-the-bottom pass defense, whatever should you do against them? Well, run into a stacked box of course. And so Iowa did, and so Iowa lost.
Sullivan connected on Iowa's longest pass play of the season on Friday night, but that was the one and only deep ball Iowa threw. No completions to the TE. Where's that seam route? Where are the slants? Where's the wheel route? Why didn't Wetjen touch the ball ONCE on offense all damn night?
And then the Iowa defense let one of the poorest rushing teams in the country run all over them. More poor tackling. I thought defense was supposed to travel.
The Rose Bowl grass seems to make Iowa look slow and small. UCLA dominated the game, but its turnovers and penalties allowed Iowa to keep the score close. The final easily could have been in the range of 41-10. And that's how it felt as I sat there freezing in the worst venue in America for fans. The Rose Bowl is a great setting, but it's impossible to get there, the "food" options are disgusting, although they are expensive--$7 for a bucket of salt disguised as popcorn anyone? The scoreboards are tiny and unreadable. The videoboards are undersized and unreadable. They don't even have a videoboard at the south end. And no matter where you sit, you are miles away from the field. There was no energy in the building all night long. The 54,000 fans managed to make no perceptible noise. It was like watching the game in your living room through the wrong end of binoculars. I swear I'll never waste my time and money at the Rose Bowl again.
Anybody ever heard of "scratch where it itches"?
When the opponent has a top rushing defense and a near-the-bottom pass defense, whatever should you do against them? Well, run into a stacked box of course. And so Iowa did, and so Iowa lost.
Sullivan connected on Iowa's longest pass play of the season on Friday night, but that was the one and only deep ball Iowa threw. No completions to the TE. Where's that seam route? Where are the slants? Where's the wheel route? Why didn't Wetjen touch the ball ONCE on offense all damn night?
And then the Iowa defense let one of the poorest rushing teams in the country run all over them. More poor tackling. I thought defense was supposed to travel.
The Rose Bowl grass seems to make Iowa look slow and small. UCLA dominated the game, but its turnovers and penalties allowed Iowa to keep the score close. The final easily could have been in the range of 41-10. And that's how it felt as I sat there freezing in the worst venue in America for fans. The Rose Bowl is a great setting, but it's impossible to get there, the "food" options are disgusting, although they are expensive--$7 for a bucket of salt disguised as popcorn anyone? The scoreboards are tiny and unreadable. The videoboards are undersized and unreadable. They don't even have a videoboard at the south end. And no matter where you sit, you are miles away from the field. There was no energy in the building all night long. The 54,000 fans managed to make no perceptible noise. It was like watching the game in your living room through the wrong end of binoculars. I swear I'll never waste my time and money at the Rose Bowl again.
