Why do you think the team is doing so poorly this season?

[heitclone]

Didn't Maryland win at West Virginia?

Yup and Bowling Green won at Minnesota, where Wisconsin lost. Weird things happen in the non con.

Besides, look at Maryland's schedule. They werent great but 5 of their losses were to Iowa, Penn St, the Michigan schools and Ohio St. They played as tough a big 10 schedule as you can.

 

[tolfbfan]

The philosophy seems to be that if the basic offensive strategy is struggling, the staff isn't going to deviate much from that strategy to try and score more points, and are content to have close game. Like a score of 16-10 against an FCS team that finished the year 6-6. Also a great post in the Manning thread about continually trying (and failing) to out-Iowa Iowa, when other proven options are available.

A key to success in any endeavor is to recognize when persistence/stubbornness will eventually lead to a solution, or when it is just plain making things harder and preventing progress. I think the ISU staff struggles with this.

Hope you don't get any scars from your stitches.

I am just going to have to agree to disagree, MAYBE. In 36 years of coaching I have never seen a coach be content to have close game, without a very good reason. If this is code for playing/calling plays conservatively, then maybe I could be in agreement. When a coach believes he has found a weakness, I think they attack it. Result is higher reward and possible more risk. On the other had, when you think you are more disciplined and it allows you the best chance to win, conservative play is a correct choice. I didn't go to hospital for chin. Got out my wife's sewing kit and handled it myself.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

I am just going to have to agree to disagree, MAYBE. In 36 years of coaching I have never seen a coach be content to have close game, without a very good reason. If this is code for playing/calling plays conservatively, then maybe I could be in agreement. When a coach believes he has found a weakness, I think they attack it. Result is higher reward and possible more risk. On the other had, when you think you are more disciplined and it allows you the best chance to win, conservative play is a correct choice. I didn't go to hospital for chin. Got out my wife's sewing kit and handled it myself.

Do you disagree that our play calling for running the ball was lacking diversity? I can remember maybe a dozen true counters being ran the entire year. With teams loading up the box and keying on play action that is an easy call but Manning/Campbell just keep running that stretch/inside zone into a pile of bodies. Also Brock didn't make the greatest reads on his RPOs. Maybe the coaches are calling their number but many times he kept when he should have handed off and vise versa.