Iowa State vs. Miami in Pop Tarts Bowl (Orlando)
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"Likely" AKA hopefully will be on the sideline using a walker
Damn- I don't remember being that annoying. Although you could probably hear my trombone over the rest of the band.
That kick looked good to me, BTW. It's wild to think about how mediocre Alabama was at the time.
Recently, I watched the replay of that game on CyclonesTV. At the very end of the show, I saw you walking on the field after the game. Very fun.
It seems ridiculous but the bowl promoters know EXACTLY what they are doing. The best part for them is that it can't really be copied by other bowl committees.
He says he is. Would surprise me, but maybe he only plays for a half or something. Projected high first round pick
Agree. I thought Mouser did a really good job for his first year. I think the players like him, he is open to suggestions and change, and he will get better with experience.
My expectation - He'll play two series and look amazing while ISU plays soft base defense. Then the backup will come in and we'll take two series to adjust to the new quarterback. Miami has 28 points on the first four possessions.
Not saying fire him but it's not like he was amazing this year. Pretty average stat wise in our conference. There were long periods in games where the offense was stagnant and also settled for field goals too much. We had 5 games with 22 or fewer points. With most defenses that doesn't win very many games. Hopefully he gets better with more experience but we will see.
I think he should start calling the plays where our O-Line blocks better. Why don't we see more of those plays?
If you just look at stats, his of course look okay, but I thought Rocco had not a great year (I wouldn't call it a "bad" year), he missed a lot of very makeable throws particularly short throws and throws to the flats, missed a lot of reads, and he really needs to get the throwing-it-into-the-D-line business sorted out.
The offensive line was inconsistent, had some great games yes but also some downright bad games.
Those were our main issues on offense that my amateur eyes saw. Don't think either are a OC playcalling/scheming issues, not primarily at least.
The offensive line was inconsistent, had some great games yes but also some downright bad games.
Those were our main issues on offense that my amateur eyes saw. Don't think either are a OC playcalling/scheming issues, not primarily at least.
On this note - I haven't played o-line since I was a center in 7th grade could someone fill me in - aren't there things OLinemen can do to DLinemen to discourage them from getting their hands up? Can't you chuck them in the gut while they are extended reaching up? That can be pretty painful when you are stretching up. Are there other things? I think Rocco's lack of looking off receivers is part of it, but is there more to it? I know he was throwing a lot of sidearm balls this year...
Agreed. Looking off his receivers Rocco struggled with imo.
I also think his mechanics need some work. I agree with the sidearm throws allowing DLs to bat balls. Also, his footwork, especially under pressure, looked like a mess to me too.
I think UCF unlocked the best way to disrupt our O and that was to blitz a lot. Seems like we saw quite a few more blitzes the latter half of the year and Rocco struggled as a result.
Love the kid and he’s the best clutch QB I’ve ever seen at ISU. Just some things to work on.
Curt Bladt always said keep something in their crotch, there is not a man alive who can put his hands in the air when that is happening. That was decades ago.
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