That’s funny because I read a lot about how bad he was in regards to dropping catches. But now we can ***** about butler doing that.
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That’s funny because I read a lot about how bad he was in regards to dropping catches. But now we can ***** about butler doing that.
I think everyone is taking for granted that Iowa's D was great. The question is how do we (*ahem, the coach) respond? Duh.
Amen to everyone and good validation for me, shaking my head when we run DM into a wall of great defensive line on 3 and 16. My question is, will CMC's coaching staff or anyone tell give him feedback? Can somebody please link Campbell to this thread.
?Amen to everyone and good validation for me, shaking my head when we run DM into a wall of great defensive line on 3 and 16. My question is, will CMC's coaching staff or anyone tell give him feedback? Can somebody please link Campbell to this thread.
I'd like to know if Jay Jordan will pick anything apart and show what was available. That would be frustrating but proof that trying the same thing was a bad choice.
When Manning announced he was leaving and everyone started to freak out, I thought CW reported that Campbell called the plays last year anyway. Which would have included the OU game.
My favorite offseason trope is hearing about all of our two-back sets, putting them in the slot, etc. It never happens, but it never keeps our fans from talking about it in July.
It's like we tried to beat Iowa at their own game. Really odd considering how last year's game went.
Our QBs suck.
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Eh, Iowa's d ends were eating Foster and Meeker alive. They played absolute awful, Foster has no business starting.
Newell won the starting job, but the staff thought experience should start against Iowa, right? Unless there was some injury I don't know about we should have gone with the lineup that started against SDSU. Losing reps in that first game probably drove that decision. Look how well Rose played. I'd like them to give things a try with the "best" line out there next week.
The question of the week leading up to the game was which team was at more of a disadvantage due to our cancelled game. I’d say our offensive coaches not knowing what to do trumped Iowa’s not knowing what we might do.
I agree completely and dont leave at halftime either ...If you want Campbell to stick around you had better keep filling the stadium for every home game.......
I agree with the OP. As much as I like Campbell. The offensive game plan was trash.
The 13 and 14 yard punts had nothing to do with the loss? When you start 75+ yards away from the goal line and the other team has to go 40 yards, the defense gets tired and the plays that can be called get fewer and fewer. Wish we had some two back sets also.
I couldn't for the life of me understand why so many people were excited about Kempt's 5th year. I know Zeb isn't a better option at the moment but who is the guy next year? If it's Zeb, I would have been happier with Kempt moving on and Zeb forced to step up.
Must be, I thought Newell was going to be at Center and JGJ was going to play tackle. Hopefully, JGJ moves to LT, Foster isn't ready to play.
Iowa definitely won the field position game. They flipped the field on us multiple times. But with our play makers we should still be able to move the ball. No excuses for not moving the ball.
Good news was that off of those piss poor punts they scored, what?.. 3 points?
I've had a few days to stew on this.
The playcalling was boring. Now I'm not one to sit here and suggest I know everything there is about football. I have no doubt that Campbell, being an intelligent person and all, called those plays based on what he saw in the defense and the limitations he knew we had offensively. I was really left hoping for something to get a guy on the edge, either a sweep play or a screen pass or something. Honestly, I think Campbell trusted his defense and was hoping Montgomery would make one of those real special plays of his and bust a touchdown. But the lack of creativity, while I'm sure well thought out by Campbell, did become a burden to watch.
I guess I'm just not sure where I'm at on Kempt. I will say I think Lazard made him look good on several occasions last year. But we are going to really struggle if he wont throw the ball downfield. It becomes really hard to score when the defense basically ignores any portion of the field further than about 8 years from the line of scrimmage. But on the other end, we've certainly seen in the past how a reckless QB can throw us out of games before we know it. So I appreciate the fact he's trying to be responsible with the ball.
At the end of the day, I think this team is much better suited to beat Big 12 teams rather than Iowa. Our defensive will be a great asset in the Big 12, probably Top 3 in the league. And this offensive will get things worked out and benefit from playing against far inferior defenses.
The playcalling was boring. Now I'm not one to sit here and suggest I know everything there is about football. I have no doubt that Campbell, being an intelligent person and all, called those plays based on what he saw in the defense and the limitations he knew we had offensively. I was really left hoping for something to get a guy on the edge, either a sweep play or a screen pass or something. Honestly, I think Campbell trusted his defense and was hoping Montgomery would make one of those real special plays of his and bust a touchdown. But the lack of creativity, while I'm sure well thought out by Campbell, did become a burden to watch.
I guess I'm just not sure where I'm at on Kempt. I will say I think Lazard made him look good on several occasions last year. But we are going to really struggle if he wont throw the ball downfield. It becomes really hard to score when the defense basically ignores any portion of the field further than about 8 years from the line of scrimmage. But on the other end, we've certainly seen in the past how a reckless QB can throw us out of games before we know it. So I appreciate the fact he's trying to be responsible with the ball.
At the end of the day, I think this team is much better suited to beat Big 12 teams rather than Iowa. Our defensive will be a great asset in the Big 12, probably Top 3 in the league. And this offensive will get things worked out and benefit from playing against far inferior defenses.
I too wish Zeb could have gotten all the 1st string reps in camp/practice. Zeb has a lot of upside. But he did skip pass a wide open WR Saturday. Reminded me of Barnett throwing to open receivers. It's not all his fault. Some WR simply dropped the ball (Butler).
