Time to call a spade a spade.
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PR had a few good linemen. His teams sucked but in the several years he was here, we had KO at least.
What’s frustrating is that if ISU had won every game where they had more total yards than their opponent, they would be 9-1. It comes down to poor execution on a few key plays. Special teams mistakes, penalties, turnovers …
He's much better than Petras. The reason Iowa has put something resembling and offense out there lately is the emergence of Kaleb Johnson the last few games. We have no running game like that at all which puts all the pressure on our already bad QB and OL.
Agree.
While Iowa's O still isn't great, they have put in a few new wrinkles and adapted the past several games. They seemingly learned that they could use LaPorta more and free up Kaleb Johnson to run more. They won't be world beaters on O, but their D will keep them in most games and they are taking care of the teams they should.
Dekkers in over his head. RB’s not as good as were hyped, ST in shambles again, Oline is perennial issue, nfl talent wasted. Can we be honest and say CMC is over his head? Can the vitriol that generates be ramped down to stop saying best coach we have ever had? Operative word is HAD! Changes must be made or time for CMC to move on! Kohl is Dekkers 2.0. He is not the savior. Kai Black needs development - who on the staff can do that? It is time for the margins and process to be retired. Time to coach and not rah rah bs. Once the coach goes there he is done! Has no idea nor plan and relies on fan passion to exhort the team. Danny Mac and CPR and even Cheezit had better offenses than this. A disaster!
A sub-.500 this season wouldn't have been a shock. But this is the most mediocre Big 12 has been ... EVER. ISU has had numerous chances to win a couple and stay out of the bottom.
This doesn’t feel like the Rhoads or McCarney eras. We are what the scoreboard says we are, but it’s also true that we're a lot more competitive on the field.
Last place with the leagues best defense is something I worry about via portal transfers out.
The results are a bit different because there is more parity in talent. We aren't getting absolutely drubbed, but losses are losses
People comparing us to early 2010s are crazy. I remember getting smoked by 30+ points week after week back then. People are frustrated because we're in games even after shooting ourselves in the foot. There hasn't been a game this year, in the 4th, we couldn't have won. And that's with a bad OL and average talent players.
I too fear for defensive loses, but this message board would be wildly different if our WRs caught four specific pases this year. That's it.
I too fear for defensive loses, but this message board would be wildly different if our WRs caught four specific pases this year. That's it.
No one subscribes to the Bill Parcells doctrine more than me...except for this team, this season...I'll keep saying it and I'm supported by national statistics and rankings...this defense is elite and I don't recall seeing anything like this in 25 years as a Cyclones fan. It's beyond frustrating and heads should absolutely roll for squandering the talent and performance of this defense. Campbell owes them an apology. I wouldn't fault any of them for jumping into the portal as soon as they can. And some smart head coach is going to make a run at Heacock with a really simple pitch..."Here, you will get support"...
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Sooner or later the shotgun runs up the middle from short yardage situations will work if the team just executes better???
