I think he would say we had no push upfront at any time. They also must have had some strong backups on their defensive line.
It's okay to be pissed
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And this year's football poster is "Raise the Standard". Woof. Last night was a huge step backwards and totally frustrating as a fan. Wait nine more days to see this against OU.
Should have sent Park with the Ames varsity team last night and had the Ames QB Evan play for ISU. Evans completed 34 of 43 passes for 524 yards and five touchdowns and scored on three 1-yard quarterback sneaks and the backup QB threw a 56 yard pass for a TD>
Every time Parks rolled out last night, he just floated the ball up so only the players on the sidelines could catch it or the Texas DBs could.
Every time Parks rolled out last night, he just floated the ball up so only the players on the sidelines could catch it or the Texas DBs could.
Only 51,000 tickets sold for texass.....In the Walden and Criner eras the tickets sold would be 20,000 and 10,000 fans in the stands.....
Im still confident that Matt Campbell will get it done at ISU.....that said the fans need to brace themselves for a few really ugly games ...until Campbell and co get this Rhoads Mess turned into a consistent winner....
Go Cyclones
Im still confident that Matt Campbell will get it done at ISU.....that said the fans need to brace themselves for a few really ugly games ...until Campbell and co get this Rhoads Mess turned into a consistent winner....
Go Cyclones
I kind of agree with that. The o-line was getting their ass handed to them last night whether Texas was rushing three or sending blitzers. If they couldn't hold up pass blocking then why bother thinking they'd have any more luck running the ball? I'm not thrilled with the play calling or game management by the coaching staff, but when the o-line is getting destroyed on every play it handcuffs the playcaller. Nothing worked last night. With that said, why they didn't do more to get Montgomery the ball in space where he could maybe make a couple guys miss and jumpstart the offense is beyond me.
On the bright side, I thought the defense hung in there and gave the offense multiple chances. Can't ask for much more than that.
As for Park, he didn't respond well to the pressure. That's a bit alarming, but let's keep things in perspective. He has what, seven or eight career starts? He'll get better at recognizing pressure and reacting accordingly with experience. I'm disappointed about the game, but overall still bull-ish on the direction of the program.
Texas was equally as bad. They just kept giving ISU chance after chance to do something with the ball and we just gave it back to them. Totally intimidated by Texas in our own stadium on national TV. This should of been the game ISU needed to showcase the new and improved Cyclones. Just embarrassing. Hell the TV play by play guys were talking about other games in the 4th, don't blame them.
I think we all need a picture of some fluffy kittens to feel a little better...
One of the biggest ones for me I keep forgetting to mention, was the punt on the 33 yard line. That one said to me this coaching staff came in with no confidence, was scared and had a game plan of not to get blown out, instead of a plan to win the game. The play calling was bad offensively, but that punt is the one that is the most baffling to me.
This was one of the most frustrating games I've watched since the McCarney era. (There have been others since, for sure, but this one really stands out.) It had that McCarney coached game feel to it. More of a "Let's hope good things happen" instead of going out and making things happen." It really reminded me of the time Mac decided to kick a field goal, with less than a minute left in the game and we were down by 7.
The worst part was the announcers were saying everything I was saying. I can't stand announcers normally, but when they are going on and on about all the mistakes the staff is making, it makes it even worse. I mean how many times did they say, "Get it to Montgomery, if it's a screen pass, swing pass, whatever, just get the ball in his hands. And then you watch the staff do the exact opposite.
Crazy thing is I never really got pissed the entire game, it was too frustrating to get me mad. I really had no other emotion than frustration.
This was one of the most frustrating games I've watched since the McCarney era. (There have been others since, for sure, but this one really stands out.) It had that McCarney coached game feel to it. More of a "Let's hope good things happen" instead of going out and making things happen." It really reminded me of the time Mac decided to kick a field goal, with less than a minute left in the game and we were down by 7.
The worst part was the announcers were saying everything I was saying. I can't stand announcers normally, but when they are going on and on about all the mistakes the staff is making, it makes it even worse. I mean how many times did they say, "Get it to Montgomery, if it's a screen pass, swing pass, whatever, just get the ball in his hands. And then you watch the staff do the exact opposite.
Crazy thing is I never really got pissed the entire game, it was too frustrating to get me mad. I really had no other emotion than frustration.
Let's be honest- Campbell is not that good at coaching. Every "big " game has him choking royally. I am not impressed and his apathetic attitude is wearing me out. Passion is lacking with this guy - and it showed last night. TM is overmatched and clueless. The miracle worker at Olines got his ass handed to him all night. The OC. Job is too much for him and CMC won't acknowledge it . CGC and CPR made same mistake. Tenure will be short after another 3-9 season.
This was always my concern with bringing over your entire staff of young guys. They are inexperienced and haven't learned from a number of systems. It is time to go get an experienced OC. And now I'm not just going from one game. How many times have we run the same play 2-3 times in a row in the past year?
It is like they watched film and became WAY too scared of a couple D-linemen. Then they coached scared and then the team played scared. That is disappointing but hopefully something to learn from.
It is like they watched film and became WAY too scared of a couple D-linemen. Then they coached scared and then the team played scared. That is disappointing but hopefully something to learn from.
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IMO Park has not been sharp the last two games. He has not seen pressure like he saw last night all season.
Some harsh facts: the Texas defense is way too athletic for us to handle. No contest, and although I agree with many comments about our play calling etc., our OL could not handle them. Hard to win when dominated in the trenches. Also, I agree our defense played pretty good, but the Texas offense is not good. Judging from one game, they might be the worst offense we have played ... or at least equal to UNI and Akron. But their defense is light years better than the vaunted eiu defense. We were lucky to score 7. Our offense is not as good as many want to believe. I think Montgomery and Butler are very good.
I think it's fair to hand the coaching staff on offense an F for this game. The players didn't grade out well either. Drops, poor run blocking, terrible pocket presence, lack run attempts, lack of gusto to go for it on 4th when you should, confusion, just a horrible grade for the entire offense.
Defense, minus two bad penalties might have held Texas to only 3 points last night. I didn't agree with the 3 man rush, but it worked.
Defense, minus two bad penalties might have held Texas to only 3 points last night. I didn't agree with the 3 man rush, but it worked.
I'm sorry, maybe you're being sarcastic and I'm just not picking up on it. But are you seriously suggesting that Lazard's tweet played a major part in their performance last night?
ISU was just manhandled, so I will say no, but I am also sure that his tweet caused several hours of meetings to determine what players were thinking, how to respond, a press conference, etc. In other words, I am sure it didn't help the team get ready for last night.
I think we all need a picture of some fluffy kittens to feel a little better...
I think I needed that.
I'm just pissed I had to basically watch a big ten game. Idk how big ten fans do it.
I think I'm kinda here...nothing was surprising about last night. It's not like ISU's been winning a lot or didn't find a way to lose a winnable game just 3 weeks ago.
I didn't think they looked too sharp at Akron, and although I only caught the 2nd half last night, they still didn't look like a team on the verge of anything interesting.
