What has gotten into Kirk Ferentz???
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Bottom line...don't rely on a QB and a kicker to bail out the family.
Get the game over before the 4th Q and get some PT for the younger guys.
The IOWA offense doesn't rank in the top 50 in rushing offense or passing offense. Though they DO rank in the top 50 for sacks allowed. The offensive line coach/running backs coordinator should be fired immediately. He didn't have the credentials to be hired at all.
I won't paint the picture completely black as IOWA does have the 16th best defense in the nation at this time....
In a nutshell.... IOWA just doesn't have an offensive mindset to put a package together. They seem to have a bit of a knack to find offensive linemen that can play on Sundays; but they have no idea how to organize them on Saturdays.
Get the game over before the 4th Q and get some PT for the younger guys.
The IOWA offense doesn't rank in the top 50 in rushing offense or passing offense. Though they DO rank in the top 50 for sacks allowed. The offensive line coach/running backs coordinator should be fired immediately. He didn't have the credentials to be hired at all.
I won't paint the picture completely black as IOWA does have the 16th best defense in the nation at this time....
In a nutshell.... IOWA just doesn't have an offensive mindset to put a package together. They seem to have a bit of a knack to find offensive linemen that can play on Sundays; but they have no idea how to organize them on Saturdays.
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There's not a single person here who is perfect at their jobs, and it usually takes a dark moment to occur to spur one into truly changing. Apparently the Nebraska game was exactly that.
But to lay the (so far) success solely on CJ over JR I think is simplistic. To me, the changes appear in many respects across the board yet subtle in each facet.
At best, I'd label them as across the board tweaks. It's not like they suddenly went to the read option and 46 defense, and he changed as far as his public demeanor becoming the second coming of Bo Pelini.
Kirk didn't need a wholesale makeover because Iowa football still needs to espouse the things that usually translate into success here at Iowa. We ALL know what those are. The formula is still exactly the same as it was last year. Just needed some sanding and polishing and tuning up some things that were unnoticeable to Kirk before the 2014 Nebby game. By his own admission. He knew then he had to change...it's just the bowl game wasn't the time to do it, too short a timeframe to start that many changes.
And quite frankly...I don't think we see what we see now without the Tennessee game occurring the way it did. It's like "The Moment" came when he yanked Jake in the first half. True Change started right there.
But to lay the (so far) success solely on CJ over JR I think is simplistic. To me, the changes appear in many respects across the board yet subtle in each facet.
At best, I'd label them as across the board tweaks. It's not like they suddenly went to the read option and 46 defense, and he changed as far as his public demeanor becoming the second coming of Bo Pelini.
Kirk didn't need a wholesale makeover because Iowa football still needs to espouse the things that usually translate into success here at Iowa. We ALL know what those are. The formula is still exactly the same as it was last year. Just needed some sanding and polishing and tuning up some things that were unnoticeable to Kirk before the 2014 Nebby game. By his own admission. He knew then he had to change...it's just the bowl game wasn't the time to do it, too short a timeframe to start that many changes.
And quite frankly...I don't think we see what we see now without the Tennessee game occurring the way it did. It's like "The Moment" came when he yanked Jake in the first half. True Change started right there.
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