Tired

[CascadeClone]

I just think it kind of "is what it is" with Campbell at this point. Great culture guy, great talent evaluator, poor in-game coach. I truly think we are at a coaching disadvantage just about every week in terms of X and Os and clock management.

Well, there's some hope for change. Think I posted earlier, he did EVENTUALLY hire a ST coach. Kicking and screaming, but he did it. Maybe he will hire an in-game tactician, or maybe Scheelhaase is (or can become) that person.

I think if CMC would see himself more as the CEO and managing his managers that would be better overall for the program and for wins/losses. But I bet he wants to be as close to the players as he can, because that is what he loves - helping those guys grow up. It's tough to be in charge.

 

[BigM]

We're talking about what is, not what was.

And more frustrating than that is the fact that our offense doesn't work especially well against teams not named Iowa, so even the reasoning of "Iowa is just a bad matchup for us" falls flat.

-You


How would we be talking about what is if you're talking about how the offense works? we haven't hardly seen it vs teams not named Iowa.

The system works when players run it correctly, young players make mistakes, we are extra young this year because we lost a 4th year QB, 5th year RB, Sr. TE, and a Sr. RT to this gambling ****

 

[FarminCy]

Some guys are gamers and shine when it’s game time. Other guys are practice all stars who fall flat when the lights come on

That is complete BS. Sure there are practice drill and conditioning all stars. But players have the same trends in performance in live action regardless if it’s practice or games. That’s why 1 v 1 scrimmages and limited series in practice exist throughout the season instead of always going against scout team.

I can tell you from 5 seasons of first hand experience that “practice all stars that fall apart in live action” don’t make it into a starting line up. Sure there are players/positions that have more risk and perform worse than others but that is a known risk and are in the field because they are the best option.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

They scored the same amount as us, and Iowa has much better offensive talent than we do.

I don't know about much. Advantage at QB for sure, RB probably a wash, WR a wash, TE slight edge Iowa, mostly because Lachey is experienced upperclassmen compared to most of ours being RS FR and true FR. Brahmer will be a stud.

 

[LtRaczack]

He does. Behind closed doors. He’s going to be as dainty as he can be to reporters but behind closed doors he’s not that way.

He has a vicious killer instinct beyond all comparison to stick with the exact same approach on the field. There is no arguing that point.

 

[Cloned4Life]

I just think it kind of "is what it is" with Campbell at this point. Great culture guy, great talent evaluator, poor in-game coach. I truly think we are at a coaching disadvantage just about every week in terms of X and Os and clock management.

This.

 

[MyNameEhJeff]

That is complete BS. Sure there are practice drill and conditioning all stars. But players have the same trends in performance in live action regardless if it’s practice or games. That’s why 1 v 1 scrimmages and limited series in practice exist throughout the season instead of always going against scout team.

I can tell you from 5 seasons of first hand experience that “practice all stars that fall apart in live action” don’t make it into a starting line up. Sure there are players/positions that have more risk and perform worse than others but that is a known risk and are in the field because they are the best option.

5 seasons of first hand experience? So you must attend the ISU practices then?

 

[Gunnerclone]

That is complete BS. Sure there are practice drill and conditioning all stars. But players have the same trends in performance in live action regardless if it’s practice or games. That’s why 1 v 1 scrimmages and limited series in practice exist throughout the season instead of always going against scout team.

I can tell you from 5 seasons of first hand experience that “practice all stars that fall apart in live action” don’t make it into a starting line up. Sure there are players/positions that have more risk and perform worse than others but that is a known risk and are in the field because they are the best option.

I agree. I believe that this can be true for basketball, but for a sport like football it doesn’t hold up.

 

[FarminCy]

5 seasons of first hand experience? So you must attend the ISU practices then?

I don’t think this is the comeback you think it is. So are you saying that Campbell and staff are doing this and don’t know how to evaluate who performs in live action??

 

[FarminCy]

I agree. I believe that this can be true for basketball, but for a sport like football it doesn’t hold up.

Even in basketball it doesn’t hold up. It’s knowing who has the ability to deliver and who doesn’t. Your “clutch” performers are just the ones who are the most effective. There isn’t some dude that’s garbage in practice that just magically shows up when the “lights are on”. Players have abilities, habits, and trends which is what coaches are paid to evaluate and know how to best use them in situations.

 

[Clonefan32]

you may want to consider the fact that people smarter than you are singing the same tune, and you aren't

I get it, but that touchdown drive was objectively bad. There's just no excusing the pace they played with. I understand we got a stop and got the ball back, but we had a precisely 0% chance of marching down the field with our offense with no timeouts against that defense. The strategy made no sense.

And if we want to talk about considering the opinion of people smarter than us, how about the completely objective announcers who were entirely baffled by how long we were taking on offense.

 

[clonedude]

My favorite is clonedude taking from it that he hates the fans.

He thinks they are all idiots. So does KF. Most coaches do.

When the fans and media question our special teams, he says it’s a myth and a farce…. thinks we’re all stupid. When in fact he’s lying through his teeth.

 

[madguy30]

I get it, but that touchdown drive was objectively bad. There's just no excusing the pace they played with. I understand we got a stop and got the ball back, but we had a precisely 0% chance of marching down the field with our offense with no timeouts against that defense. The strategy made no sense.

And if we want to talk about considering the opinion of people smarter than us, how about the completely objective announcers who were entirely baffled by how long we were taking on offense.

That slow roll hand off to end it felt like a situational scrimmage play, like nothing was needed.

How in P5 is there not a package for the actual situation they were in?

 

[Gunnerclone]

I get it, but that touchdown drive was objectively bad. There's just no excusing the pace they played with. I understand we got a stop and got the ball back, but we had a precisely 0% chance of marching down the field with our offense with no timeouts against that defense. The strategy made no sense.

And if we want to talk about considering the opinion of people smarter than us, how about the completely objective announcers who were entirely baffled by how long we were taking on offense.

Everyone should stop focusing their anger on the obvious and focus their energy on the absolute **** show that was the last drive of the game. One was garbage, the other was a flaming city dump with 100 tires being added to the fire every hour.

 

[MyNameEhJeff]

I don’t think this is the comeback you think it is. So are you saying that Campbell and staff are doing this and don’t know how to evaluate who performs in live action??

You said you have 5 years of firsthand experience, please elaborate how “firsthand” your experience is. I’m not looking for a comeback, I’m looking for you to support what you claim.

With 5 years of firsthand experience, surely you’ve been to hundreds of ISU practices to see this, firsthand, right?

 

[FarminCy]

You said you have 5 years of firsthand experience, please elaborate how “firsthand” your experience is. I’m not looking for a comeback, I’m looking for you to support what you claim.

With 5 years of firsthand experience, surely you’ve been to hundreds of ISU practices to see this, firsthand, right?

So you are completely ignoring the question. That tracks with your history. Moving on.

 

[NY Chicago Fan]

Could be our QB and how they think he reads the field and his willingness to accept risk also, especially after the pick 6. (Which turned out to be the difference in the game).

Edit: Don't think we see that touchdown throw unless our backs are against the wall.

The problem with the INT was it was a long throw across the field which is more likely to lead to a pick 6. Vs throwing vertical long down the field which more likely ends up like a punt. I get that IA plays safeties back to take away deep but attacking middle or deep corners would probably be safer then horizontal to wide side of field

 

[tavrncy]

Tired - really, really tired - of this:

Campbell definitely has some fairly glaring weaknesses as a coach (really I think he has most of the same strengths and weaknesses as Ferentz, which is probably why these games are usually a complete **** show) but the freakout over this quote is way overblown. It's like the ridiculous "actually our goal is to be the most together team of all time" thing from a couple years ago. Yes it sounds extremely stupid, but it's harmless and I doubt he even believes it. He's just a coach-brained meathead who is bending over backwards not to throw the team under the bus.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Campbell definitely has some fairly glaring weaknesses as a coach (really I think he has most of the same strengths and weaknesses as Ferentz, which is probably why these games are usually a complete **** show) but the freakout over this quote is way overblown. It's like the ridiculous "actually our goal is to be the most together team of all time" thing from a couple years ago. Yes it sounds extremely stupid, but it's harmless and I doubt he even believes it. He's just a coach-brained meathead who is bending over backwards not to throw the team under the bus.

That doesn’t seem very 5 star culture. Should probably just be straight up.

 

[rosebowliowa]

A lot of this chatter sure sounds like what Iowa fans complain about.