***OFFICIAL: WEST VIRGINIA @ IOWA STATE GAME(DAY) THREAD***

[swarthmoreCY]

Impressed with Sam, especially considering how many times he has to deal with being off schedule due to Mess calling a slow-*** zone-read designed to allow a DLineman up-field.

 

[CyLoboClone]

Isnt it 1 (23) 4 For wind?

 

[PhillipJCY]

Really need defensive adjustments. Offense seems to be getting in a groove, but SR is having to bail it out due to the line getting blown up on some running plays. Definitely more concerned about the defense though.

 

[TheSammo]

I'm in the upper section near the students. Security is really cracking down on beers, more aggressive policing than I've seen before. Because we are on national TV you think?

Why did the teams exit different sides at the half?

 

[clonedude]

I have a question regarding our safeties...Where is Jared Brackens? And why is he not starting of Schaeffer? Schaeffer is getting worked over by WVU and has missed a ton of tackles. The staff obviously though enough of Brackens to not redshirt him last year, so it's a bit puzzling to see Schaeffer instead.

Brackens either has to be injured or in the doghouse for some reason? Schaeffer has never played before Brackens before last week. And there's no way Schaeffer is better. No way.

Defensively, I think we were a bit too concerned about Tayvon Austin in that 1st half. We did as good of a job stopping him as anyone has, but everyone else is killing us. We're all following Austin on his end arounds, but they're faking it to him and gutting us right up the middle with Alston. Until we decide to stay home and stop Alston, they will keep killing us with Alston.

 

[GrindingAway]

Seems like a lot of doom and gloom on here. The defense has been awful, but holding them this offense to 17 isn't awful. The offense has been moving the ball well. The D needs to make a couple big plays in the second half and we'll be fine.

 

[clonedude]

Isnt it 1 (23) 4 For wind?

I thought since we took the ball first, then WV gets to choose whether they want the ball to start the 2nd half, which of course they will, and then we get to choose the end of the field? At which point we'd probably make them go into the wind to start the 3rd quarter, which would mean we'd be going into the wind in the 4th, right?

 

[GrindingAway]

Dang we miss Jake.

 

[xboxfever]

Klein should have had him.

 

[Prone2Clone]

Need to turn them over...can't seem to get a stop. Or hope for holding. That helps.

 

[KFitzy87]

Klein should have had him.

That's Tavon Austin. I don't care who it is... 1 on 1, TA wins 9 out of 10 times

 

[Prone2Clone]

SACK!

 

[GrindingAway]

That's Tavon Austin. I don't care who it is... 1 on 1, TA wins 9 out of 10 times

Unless it's a fist fight with Jeremiah George on the sideline - then I got JG.

 

[xboxfever]

NICE!! I thought Geno was going to get away for a second.

 

[clonedude]

Defense is starting to show some passion. I like it!

We're coming after them now. Go Wally go!

 

[GrindingAway]

Let's trade FGs for TDs in the second half.

Although seeing their punter would be nice.

 

[Prone2Clone]

LOL at the fan yelling "Horse ****!" as the kick floats through the uprights.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Love the energy and attitude out of the D to start the half.

 

[xboxfever]

A scoring drive here to take the lead could swing momentum in a big way towards ISU.

 

[clonedude]

Well, if we hadn't given them the wind to start the half, we'd have forced a punt, but oh well, it will pay off for us in the 4th quarter when we have the wind and Arceo kicks the game winning FG!