ISU was a better second half team than first half team last year
This isn't correct. Last year with Iowa you could tell what kind of game it was going to be based on how the first quarter went. If they were out of synch there was no getting back in synch. This was the worrisome part of the game last week when they came out and looked out of synch on offense. They corrected at the half and things started to click. Like it or not momentum has an impact and with the dropped ball by Fant right out of the gate it seemed to snowball for a while until after half time. Last year you kind of knew which Iowa showed up based on what the first quarter looked like.
Just to clarify, I meant half of games not half of season. Just wanted to make sure we were discussing the same topic. Iowa has done very very well in the past several years with halftime adjustments. I didn’t look up ISU.
ISU played better after halftime last year and was good at making adjustments is what I meant
Just making sure. I’m flying blind here, but hasn’t Iowa out scored ISU by quite a bit in the 2nd half the last couple of years?
Same guys as last week so another huge Iowa advantage in captaining for a real game. Hope they don't screw up the coin flip.
Will listen to hawk games when in the combine. Best thing I ever heard about coin tosses was from dolphin. Announced Iowa was receiving the kick and that they won the toss. Added that now they had won the toss something like 91% of the time over the last four years.
I heard him say this a couple games in a row. It may have been Eddie (probably showed up later and was not fully tanked), who explained that maybe the other team won and deferred to second half. Spent a few minutes explaining the concept to him. You could tell dolphin had no clue that most teams defer but Iowa takes the ball. Between the two it’s why Iowa usually received, not Iowa guessing the toss right over 90% of the time.
Why do I find that believeable, haha... Gotta love announcers sometimes. Harry Carey was one of the worst actual play by play guys ever, but how could you not love that guy.
Tough start for the Cyclones with no game experience.
Iowa does not have the explosion on offense to really capitalize.
14-3 at half
Iowa State comes out in the second half and plays our game...
The offensive line proves surprisingly efficient
David Montgomery makes fools all over the place
Kempt is super duper efficient about managing the game and third down
Air sucked out of the ball.
Our D-line asserts itself. Iowa only manages one more touchdown in the second half.
Iowa State eventually grinds out a 24-21 win.
Why do I find that believeable, haha... Gotta love announcers sometimes. Harry Carey was one of the worst actual play by play guys ever, but how could you not love that guy.
Not sure. I was talking about ISU as a whole and not just one game
Iowa significantly out scored their opponents in the second half last year.
Will listen to hawk games when in the combine. Best thing I ever heard about coin tosses was from dolphin. Announced Iowa was receiving the kick and that they won the toss. Added that now they had won the toss something like 91% of the time over the last four years.
I heard him say this a couple games in a row. It may have been Eddie (probably showed up later and was not fully tanked), who explained that maybe the other team won and deferred to second half. Spent a few minutes explaining the concept to him. You could tell dolphin had no clue that most teams defer but Iowa takes the ball. Between the two it’s why Iowa usually received, not Iowa guessing the toss right over 90% of the time.
Dolph is definitely a homer (what you would expect in that situation, Walters is for us). What irritates me at times about him and Eddie is they can go 10 minutes yammering about a guy standing on the sidelines and then tell you the hawks kicked a field goal. I'm thinking, when did that happen, Purdue (or whoever) had the ball on Iowas 25 and something had to happen. They can forget they are explaining the game to you and important parts is down/distance, and ball placement. Not what Eddie had for supper at some restaurant when he played for the chiefs.
ISU- 459
Iowa- (-6)
Seriously though, I cant wait for this week to get over. Way too much stupid all over