THE SUNDAY AFTER: TCU
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Way too long for me to read it all tonight. I know lawyers get paid but can't ISU get Jay up there for some $100/hr consulting? There is just no creativity or misdirection. I mean its not the draw up the middle three plays in a row era but we are getting close. None of the sets are used to actually set up another play.
Running off the edge has worked though.
Great analysis but it makes me question CMC which I don't enjoy since generally things are pretty good in the grand scheme.
But not using the athletes at hand to their strengths is a travesty.
Great analysis but it makes me question CMC which I don't enjoy since generally things are pretty good in the grand scheme.
But not using the athletes at hand to their strengths is a travesty.
If you're suggesting that ISU resort to this kind of gimmick on offense, things are worse than I thought.
If it's just to hit someone who's open and can get a 1st down, that's good.
Great analysis as always. It is frustrating watching other games throughout the day that run spread concepts and are infinitely more creative than Campbell’s offense has been.
Have we tried a jet sweep this season? Several times a game we have Jones or Milton motion across the formation but we never give it to them. The same with the read option, it really isn't an option since Zeb never keeps it.
So we shouldn't run reverses, flea flickers, screens, or plays like that? Many times, what people consider gimmick plays are ones set up to exploit a weakness like an over aggressive blitz. I love the people who say we need to play "real" football. Those are people that usually think only running up the gut is true football. I consider real football is running an offense that will keep the defense more vanilla so you can exploit their weaknesses.
Great analysis, as always. I hate that I'm comparing our current OC to Courtney Messingham. But it's a fair criticism.
This is what happens when you don't have an OC. CMC put this team at a disadvantage entering the season.
That was a very tactful and indirect, yet complete and total evisceration of Campbell's play calling.
We need an OC. I don't know why anyone is resisting that at this point.
We need an OC. I don't know why anyone is resisting that at this point.
Are the Miami Huricanes at a disadvantage because Mark Richt is their HC and OC?
Just because some guys can do it doesn't mean Campbell can.
He's clearly a great HC. He's clearly a good OC (from his previous stint). He's clearly struggling to make mid-game offensive adjustment while trying to do his HC duties.
It's not that he isn't good at either of these things, but he's not doing a very good job of doing them at the same time, and we're in danger of not making a bowl because of it. Maybe he'll get it figured out by the end of the year, but I have little doubt that Tom Manning would have found enough points to beat Iowa and TCU given how our defense played.
I think it goes past just this year. ISU scored 23 or less in 5 of the last 6 games last year.
Matt Campbell needs to take a good...long...look in the mirror this week and the 2 guys in the box helping with the offense need to have a sit down with CMC. it is literally like we just handed the play calling duties to Kirk Ferentz without the OL..Terrifying.
Running more under center...A occasional jet sweep to the WR in motion...2 backs in the backfield on rare occasion..TE drag routes...Slant passes...Oh and a QB that can actually keep the ball on zone reads every now and then.
We are doing none of these things and defense are just teeing off on DM and Zeb.
Running more under center...A occasional jet sweep to the WR in motion...2 backs in the backfield on rare occasion..TE drag routes...Slant passes...Oh and a QB that can actually keep the ball on zone reads every now and then.
We are doing none of these things and defense are just teeing off on DM and Zeb.
