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Post by Master Blaster on Dec 29, 2010 0:44:54 GMT -6
FUCKKK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great job by the defense scoring when we needed them most then getting a stop. Goodbye Stanzi. KOK took your balls and made you a worse quarterback. I like the gunslonger mentality better. Great call by KOK on the 3rd and 3 to seal the game. I just threw up a bit saying that. Now have something to look forward to next year. Coker is fucking awesome. GO HAWKEYES!!!!!!!!!
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Post by The Bluzmn on Dec 29, 2010 6:41:05 GMT -6
Okay, I am glad we won instead of lost, but.......
Am I the only one that thought that was an ugly fucking game and we were fucking lucky not to lose by 3 TD's? Three points of offensive production in the second half? Stanzi looked absolutely lost in the second half and we were lucky that there weren't at least two more picks. Clayborn may as well have been in the locker room for 95% of the game. I think Troy Johnson just got beat again! WTF was with the "drop 8 and 3 stand around" defense in the first half - lucky that two more TD's didn't go up on the board in that half alone.
A win is a win, but that was atrocious and I want my lost sleep back. If I was a recruit, there is no way I would sign up to play that style of football and if I was less of a die-hard IOWA fan, I wouldn't bother to even watch it on TV. I am ready for some wrestling and a little basketball.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Dec 29, 2010 7:48:06 GMT -6
The drop 8, Clayborn stand around, two guys make a half assed rush D was fucking infuriating. And WTF is the deal with Bernstine - he looked like an actual DB. Did he call out Ferentz or something?
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Post by socal on Dec 29, 2010 8:00:48 GMT -6
While the game wasn't a MSU 2010 or South Carolina (bowl) like ass-whooping, overall they played pretty solid.
Get enough bend but don't break moments + a few turnovers... all while not having every drive be 3 and out - turned out quite well.
While a QB that passes for 400+ yds is the "talk", he did so at a 7.6 yd average... heck, Stanzi had a 9.5 yd avg. --- And Coker / the O-Line punched them in the nuts.
Overall I was happy with their performance.
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Post by NotMyKid on Dec 29, 2010 9:04:47 GMT -6
The drop 8, Clayborn stand around, two guys make a half assed rush D was fucking infuriating. And WTF is the deal with Bernstine - he looked like an actual DB. Did he call out Ferentz or something? Agree, it pissed me off as well but from the looks of how many times we ran it during the game that was Norm's game plan. Just to play devils advocate as well on that actual D it was what caused Gabbert to make that horrible throw that Hyde took for a TD. Watch it again, AC crashes the line, stops, takes two steps back, (clearly playing contain) and then when Gabbert rolled his way he ran him down and forced him to throw the pick. So it did work in that instance. Bend but don't break D to a T. Give up over 460 yards passing and they only score 3 TD's. As for Stanzi, love the guy but he played like shit for most of the game and made some horrible decisions. Throwing a couple of horrible picks and should have had a pick 6 if it wasn't for Chaney. Sure there were things that sucked but a win's a win and even though it's the shitty insight bowl it will make the off season a little less annoying hearing all the crying Iowa fans whine about how bad we suck.
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Dec 29, 2010 10:02:44 GMT -6
The drop 8, Clayborn stand around, two guys make a half assed rush D was fucking infuriating. And WTF is the deal with Bernstine - he looked like an actual DB. Did he call out Ferentz or something? Agree, it pissed me off as well but from the looks of how many times we ran it during the game that was Norm's game plan. Just to play devils advocate as well on that actual D it was what caused Gabbert to make that horrible throw that Hyde took for a TD. Watch it again, AC crashes the line, stops, takes two steps back, (clearly playing contain) and then when Gabbert rolled his way he ran him down and forced him to throw the pick. So it did work in that instance. Bend but don't break D to a T. Give up over 460 yards passing and they only score 3 TD's. As for Stanzi, love the guy but he played like shit for most of the game and made some horrible decisions. Throwing a couple of horrible picks and should have had a pick 6 if it wasn't for Chaney. Sure there were things that sucked but a win's a win and even though it's the shitty insight bowl it will make the off season a little less annoying hearing all the crying Iowa fans whine about how bad we suck. Agree with all of this...some of the "luck" that we got is from our defense scheme. It makes the opponent have to make a long string of mistake-free plays. Mind numbingly infuriating? Yes. But it worked last night. Only thing I would say about Stanzi - the pass to McNutt that was intercepted, it looked like McNutt gave up on the play. I don't think that one was completely on Stanzi. I still love the guy, but it's been disappointing to see him in crunch time this year. The win won't erase the memory of this egg the Hawks laid this year...but gives me a shred of optimism about next year. That's a lot more than what I would've said going into last night.
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Post by lpcalihawk on Dec 29, 2010 10:04:57 GMT -6
Stayed up for the game and was happy I did. Coker is the man. Bernstine comes up and challenges the WR that is why he hasn't played all year.....
Not enough McNutt. The 3rd and 3 call to Reisner to seal the game was a good call BUT I called it 1 minute before it happened. So, Ken Keefe is no genius when a dude drunk on absinthe sitting in his living room at midnight can call that play.
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Post by hawkeyescott on Dec 29, 2010 10:44:27 GMT -6
All the shit the D took this year, I'm glad they finally won this game for the team. I thought for sure the 2 long drives that resulted in FG's instead of TD's was going to bite us in the ass. But the D finally fucking stepped up when they had to.
With that said, Thank God Troy Johnson is a fucking senior and won't be back next year.
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Post by thunderhawk on Dec 29, 2010 12:12:28 GMT -6
The drop 8, Clayborn stand around, two guys make a half assed rush D was fucking infuriating. And WTF is the deal with Bernstine - he looked like an actual DB. Did he call out Ferentz or something? Our defensive scheme fucking sucks. I'm so goddamn sick and tired of watching QBs pick us apart, especially on 3rd and long. What's even worse is that we don't hit the receivers off the line of scrimmage. Thank God for Micah Fucking Hyde and Marcus Fucking Coker. The young guns bailed out the old bastards.
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Post by Solar Stud on Dec 29, 2010 12:37:42 GMT -6
Germaine told me this game reminded her of a nice swig of Crown after a load ends up in her mouth.
It doesn't get rid of all the slimy aftertaste, but close enough.
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Post by twine on Dec 29, 2010 12:44:11 GMT -6
I felt this victory was about as awesome as the one against Indiana. If I were a Mizzou fan I would be crying about what ifs and how we beat ourselves.
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy I stayed up and watched the end of the game after contemplating going to sleep but it was incredibly frustrating to watch. If Mizzou would have just kept running 5 to 10 yard out pattens the whole game they would have won.
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Dec 29, 2010 12:59:52 GMT -6
I felt this victory was about as awesome as the one against Indiana. If I were a Mizzou fan I would be crying about what ifs and how we beat ourselves. Really?? I'll give you that it was a bit sloppy on defense, but I felt like the Hawks were much more in control of the outcome than a dropped TD pass.
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Post by twine on Dec 29, 2010 13:11:26 GMT -6
I felt this victory was about as awesome as the one against Indiana. If I were a Mizzou fan I would be crying about what ifs and how we beat ourselves. Really?? I'll give you that it was a bit sloppy on defense, but I felt like the Hawks were much more in control of the outcome than a dropped TD pass. Yes, that is what I really thought. It seemed to me that almost all of the incompletions by Gabbert were due to recievers simply not catching the ball rather than anything our secondary was doing. Other than the two interceptions, which were huge, I don't recall our players batting down too many balls. Hell, the most important play of the game was the overturned completion on 4th and 6 (or whatever it was). Had that not been overturned I'm about 90% certian we'd have lost the game. On that paricular play there wasn't a Hawkeye defender within three yards of the reciever. Also, the ability of Missouri to convert on third and long was insanely frustrating to watch. Even on third and ninteen you didn't feel at all comfortable with our defense's ability to force a fourth down, and rightfully so as we failed to do so.
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Dec 29, 2010 13:44:44 GMT -6
Really?? I'll give you that it was a bit sloppy on defense, but I felt like the Hawks were much more in control of the outcome than a dropped TD pass. Yes, that is what I really thought. It seemed to me that almost all of the incompletions by Gabbert were due to recievers simply not catching the ball rather than anything our secondary was doing. Other than the two interceptions, which were huge, I don't recall our players batting down too many balls. Hell, the most important play of the game was the overturned completion on 4th and 6 (or whatever it was). Had that not been overturned I'm about 90% certian we'd have lost the game. On that paricular play there wasn't a Hawkeye defender within three yards of the reciever. Also, the ability of Missouri to convert on third and long was insanely frustrating to watch. Even on third and ninteen you didn't feel at all comfortable with our defense's ability to force a fourth down, and rightfully so as we failed to do so. I guess we just see it differently. I was excited to see Coker explode. Makes me a bit more excited for next year. Indiana was more mid-season, so I didn't give a shit about who was contributing. The offense moved the ball consistently, something that can't be said for the Indiana game. The defense did step up on Mizzou's last two drives. Whether you think it was luck with the Hyde interception...the D was putting them into 3rd and long. We at least forced them into a 4th down situation. With Indiana, it felt like they simply ran out of time...and again, a perfectly thrown ball that was just flat-out dropped. I'm not drinking the Kool-Aid, it WAS ugly. I WAS still disgusted with the defense. But, in the end, I felt the Hawks made a play to win it, as opposed to the other team flat-out fucking it up.
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Post by hawkeyescott on Dec 29, 2010 14:11:34 GMT -6
I felt this victory was about as awesome as the one against Indiana. If I were a Mizzou fan I would be crying about what ifs and how we beat ourselves. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy I stayed up and watched the end of the game after contemplating going to sleep but it was incredibly frustrating to watch. If Mizzou would have just kept running 5 to 10 yard out pattens the whole game they would have won. Hell Missouri could have stopped throwing the ball in the 4th quarter and ran it down Iowa's throat and won the game. For whatever reason dumb fuck Pinkel thought it would be cool to keep throwing when they were getting around 7 yards a carry on the rush. I honestly think he is as dumb as the Zooker when trying to make in game adjustments.
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Post by NotMyKid on Dec 29, 2010 16:05:21 GMT -6
Yes, that is what I really thought. It seemed to me that almost all of the incompletions by Gabbert were due to recievers simply not catching the ball rather than anything our secondary was doing. Other than the two interceptions, which were huge, I don't recall our players batting down too many balls. Also, the ability of Missouri to convert on third and long was insanely frustrating to watch. Even on third and ninteen you didn't feel at all comfortable with our defense's ability to force a fourth down, and rightfully so as we failed to do so. Off the top of my head: -Prater knocking down what would have been a TD on their first drive had to kick a FG -Drive before the half tipped by Iowa guy that led to Greenwood's pick -As for Gabbert doing whatever he wanted I have to agree he did have 440 yards or whatever it was but guess what bend but don't break seemed to work since they scored 3 td's and one FG. -Troy Johnson was personally responsible for about 200 of the yards Gabbert racked up in the first half whether it was getting beat like a rented mule or not getting deep enough in his drop when they were in zone. There was a very good reason why he didn't see the field in the 2nd half. Love the kid for his heart and tough play but there is a reason why he was a back up LB and only playing due to how many injuries we had at LB.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Dec 29, 2010 16:08:50 GMT -6
Who are the starting LBs next year? Morris definitely, but then who else?
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Dec 29, 2010 16:35:13 GMT -6
Yes, that is what I really thought. It seemed to me that almost all of the incompletions by Gabbert were due to recievers simply not catching the ball rather than anything our secondary was doing. Other than the two interceptions, which were huge, I don't recall our players batting down too many balls. Also, the ability of Missouri to convert on third and long was insanely frustrating to watch. Even on third and ninteen you didn't feel at all comfortable with our defense's ability to force a fourth down, and rightfully so as we failed to do so. Off the top of my head: -Prater knocking down what would have been a TD on their first drive had to kick a FG -Drive before the half tipped by Iowa guy that led to Greenwood's pick -As for Gabbert doing whatever he wanted I have to agree he did have 440 yards or whatever it was but guess what bend but don't break seemed to work since they scored 3 td's and one FG. -Troy Johnson was personally responsible for about 200 of the yards Gabbert racked up in the first half whether it was getting beat like a rented mule or not getting deep enough in his drop when they were in zone. There was a very good reason why he didn't see the field in the 2nd half. Love the kid for his heart and tough play but there is a reason why he was a back up LB and only playing due to how many injuries we had at LB. Also, Gabbert was heavily pressured on the interception to Hyde. Bad decision on his part, but it was a decision under duress.
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Post by Plez Azkins on Dec 29, 2010 17:57:27 GMT -6
Who are the starting LBs next year? Morris definitely, but then who else? Nielsen is back, but who knows how bad is neck injury is. The other LB will be Debona, the dude who roasted his knee in AZ or Pluggi (I think it's Pluggi anyway.)
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Dec 29, 2010 18:32:48 GMT -6
Poggi - another Maryland kid.
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Post by germaine on Dec 29, 2010 20:48:45 GMT -6
We briefly thought Ed Hinkel made an appearance on the field.
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Post by Justhawks17 on Dec 29, 2010 21:45:08 GMT -6
I remember about half of the 4th quarter. Damn. I dont remember the pick 6. Damn.
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Post by NotMyKid on Dec 30, 2010 9:03:04 GMT -6
Who are the starting LBs next year? Morris definitely, but then who else? Nielsen (if healthy), Morris, Kirksey (coaches love him) Also interested to see what they do with Bruce Davis when he is healthy. If Nielsen isn't healthy we could be starting 3 Sophmores at LB.
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Post by thunderhawk on Dec 31, 2010 0:05:48 GMT -6
Who are the starting LBs next year? Morris definitely, but then who else? Nielsen (if healthy), Morris, Kirksey (coaches love him) Also interested to see what they do with Bruce Davis when he is healthy. If Nielsen isn't healthy we could be starting 3 Sophmores at LB. Morris will be first team all big ten in a couple of years. What about Derby? Is he switching to LB?
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Post by The Bluzmn on Dec 31, 2010 6:42:11 GMT -6
Morris does look good. I just hope he gets a little bigger. The kid's definitely a player, though.
I am interested in seeing a healthy Davis, too. He always looks good to me when he is in there.
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