Iowa Game Expectations

[QCCyclone]

After a rough start to Campbell's tenure, what is everybody expecting to see at the very least next Saturday? Fewer turnovers? Fewer penalties? More rushing yards? Cleaner overall execution? The W (you're probably crazy to expect this one)?

I'm of the opinion that the coaches did a very poor job yesterday, even for a debut. I'd like to see our embarrassing mistakes cleaned up big time.

 

[C.John]

I want to see drastic improvements in penalties and decision making by both players and coaches.

 

[Bubbahotep]

I expect to be drunk watching it.

 

[Daserop]

Horrible ISU offense and an ISU defense that get trieds and gives up points due to being on the field a lot. So a repeat of the past couple years.

 

[CyCrazy]

No expectations, Iowa is going to beat our asses.

 

[weR138]

Pain.

 

[jbindm]

Fewer penalties and a heavy dose of Warren and Montgomery early in an attempt to jump start the run game and control the clock. Whether that actually works or just results in an unending string of three and outs is anyone's guess.
I don't think the staff is anywhere near ready to give up on Lanning, but he has to be a much better game manager.

 

[FarminCy]

I expect to be doing something productive on Saturday night. I'd rather get myself ready for fall than watch this oncoming train wreck. If only I had this same view for last night, I could have gotten a lot done yesterday!

 

[Dopey]

#********

 

[Dopey]

As long as ferentz is at Iowa, they will be the antithesis of us. Talented or not, they will be well prepared, in shape, and fundamentally sound. Stack that up against us and we'll lose every time.

 

[jbhtexas]

Fewer penalties and a heavy dose of Warren and Montgomery early in an attempt to jump start the run game and control the clock. Whether that actually works or just results in an unending string of three and outs is anyone's guess.
I don't think the staff is anywhere near ready to give up on Lanning, but he has to be a much better game manager.

Iowa is going to to the same thing UNI did, which is to press the line of scrimmage and take the run away. Lanning just doesn't seem to be a good enough down field passer to make teams pay for that strategy.

 

[psyclone51]

I do not understand the angst with this year's team. Rhoads had the B12's worst recruiting classes the last two years; Campbell had almost no time before Feb. signing to get his coaching staff in place and recruit. Rhoads left the cupboard bare. I have great faith in Coach Campbell, but he needs at least 2 years to clean up the mess he inherited.

 

[jbindm]

Iowa is going to to the same thing UNI did, which is to press the line of scrimmage and take the run away. Lanning just doesn't seem to be a good enough down field passer to make teams pay for that strategy.

You might be right. Plus if King draws Lazard in single coverage then it's going to force Lanning into his second and third reads. The worst case scenario is that Lanning does an Austen Arnaud impression and throws three or four picks in the CyHawk game.

We'll see. Unfortunately all early signs point to a blowout but you never know when it comes to rivalry games. Goofy stuff happens.

 

[MartyFine]

ISU is going to lose to Iowa and probably everyone else on the schedule. When ISU loses to UNI it always means a terrible season will follow

 

[weR138]

I do not understand the angst with this year's team. Rhoads had the B12's worst recruiting classes the last two years; Campbell had almost no time before Feb. signing to get his coaching staff in place and recruit. Rhoads left the cupboard bare. I have great faith in Coach Campbell, but he needs at least 2 years to clean up the mess he inherited.

He should start by replacing the qb he inherited.

 

[FarminCy]

I do not understand the angst with this year's team. Rhoads had the B12's worst recruiting classes the last two years; Campbell had almost no time before Feb. signing to get his coaching staff in place and recruit. Rhoads left the cupboard bare. I have great faith in Coach Campbell, but he needs at least 2 years to clean up the mess he inherited.

I think everyone knew the talent wasn't there. It's how unorganized and unprepared the team looked that has me insanely concerned.

 

[CyFanInChiLand]

As usual, i have no clue what to expect. We have taken an L against UNI only to turn around and beat Iowa before. Hoping for a repeat of that, but certainly not expecting it to happen.

 

[jbindm]

I do not understand the angst with this year's team. Rhoads had the B12's worst recruiting classes the last two years; Campbell had almost no time before Feb. signing to get his coaching staff in place and recruit. Rhoads left the cupboard bare. I have great faith in Coach Campbell, but he needs at least 2 years to clean up the mess he inherited.

I agree to an extent. There was some stuff that happened last night that really didn't have anything to do with the talent level, though - penalties, poor execution, generally looking unprepared. That sort of thing is on the staff. I'm not giving up on them after one game, though. You're absolutely right that Rhoads left big holes on the roster at really critical position groups. It's going to take time and better recruits to fix that.

I get the meltdown mentality here. Any loss to an FCS program (even a good one like UNI) is not acceptable. ISU has too many advantages as an FBS program to write off a loss this bad. But it's one game. The coaches will get better. The players will get better. This is a rebuild, not a patch job. Give it time.

 

[jsb]

I don't expect to win. I don't expect to keep it close.

I do expect our coaches to act like they've seen a football before. And if it's not too much to ask, maybe they can act like they've coaches s game before.

 

[heitclone]

He should start by replacing the qb he inherited.

Or at least let him be the qb he is rather than trying to make him into a pocket passing QB. We went through the square peg round hole stuff with Sam Richardson not being allowed to run his last two years. We played against a team last night who built their offense around the strength of their QB, even though its not how they traditionally play.