Gosh, I can’t imagine why our running game might struggle at times, when we’re missing at least two, probably three of the expected starters.
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Gosh, I can’t imagine why our running game might struggle at times, when we’re missing at least two, probably three of the expected starters.
Gosh, I can’t imagine why our running game might struggle at times, when we’re missing at least two, probably three of the expected starters.
In the end, you have to be successful with the players who can suit up. If ISU is going to be a top 25 team, injuries can't be an excuse!
I don’t know whether I’m taking something someone said sarcastically too seriously or not, but someone earlier said that TCU has one of the best pass defenses in America. If that’s the case, then yeah, the passing game was never going to look great today. That being said, Purdy didn’t look good again today. Missing receivers, throwing into coverage, making bad decisions. And that INT was the most whiskey tango foxtrot thing I’ve ever seen. Hopefully that had to do more with who we played and less that Purdy has regressed that much.
Always cool to see the people who don’t know the difference between a “reason” and an “excuse”.
You just stood up and waved your hand at the class.
I thought the receiving group improve a lot over game 1. I don’t recall any drops. We still need to improve, but getting Milton and Kolar back to 100% will help. Kolar didn’t look 100% yet, but hopefully another week will help.
As Rumsfeld said you go to battle with the army you have not the army you want.
If we had to be 1-1 after our first two games.... it's 10x better to have lost the first and won the second... that's for sure!
Ummm,
So it would have been better if Hall had stopped and kneeled 10 yds into the run so we could show more consistency?
You do realize when we hit a big play, the opportunity to have additional shorter plays evaporates?
Hardly a picture perfect day but I am going to roll with the win and say that having patience paid off today allowing the big plays to happen. I will take some numbers next week please.
Just for giggles, anyone know what % of ISU games historically we have even had 175 yards rushing?
Any win is good.
I couldn't watch but it sounded like an ISU-style win...looks decent sometimes. and at other times it's one big WTF moment after the next whether it's throwing the ball backward while being sacked or not sticking with what's there, and in the end you're just hoping for that clock to get to zero before something really bad happens.
I couldn't watch but it sounded like an ISU-style win...looks decent sometimes. and at other times it's one big WTF moment after the next whether it's throwing the ball backward while being sacked or not sticking with what's there, and in the end you're just hoping for that clock to get to zero before something really bad happens.
No. It means our running game has a long ways to go. It does not allow us to sustain long drives and give our defense much needed rest...
Breece over a hundred in the first two games, first since Enis Haywood in 2001.
They have some dudes back there. I was really impressed with how well they covered and tackled.
"That being said, Purdy didn’t look good again today. Missing receivers, throwing into coverage, making bad decisions. "
18-22, 1 TD, 0 INT, 82% completion rate
4 misses. WTH do you want? Perfection? Or the most popular player on the team, the 2nd team QB.
18-22, 1 TD, 0 INT, 82% completion rate
4 misses. WTH do you want? Perfection? Or the most popular player on the team, the 2nd team QB.
I'd like for the guy not to throw directly at a defensive player trying to avoid a sack he should have eaten, and had the defender dropped it it still would have been a fumble as it was a backwards pass. That was a bad decision that is inexcusable, so quit trying to defend it.
TCU was loading the box all game. That means you're going to have a lot of running plays get stuffed for little or no gain. That also means that if the running back gets through that first wave, it becomes a foot race to the end zone, which is what happened on the 3 long TD runs.
You can't defend the play Purdy threw it to TCU; it was inexcusable. That said, he didn't let it get to him, as he came back later in the quarter to get a big run, followed by a dime to Scates. I didn't think we were going to win when he had that bad play, so props to him for not sulking. Just don't do that again.
Agree, Purdy was fine outside of the one blunder. Our receivers are having a very hard time getting separation which is leading to some tightly contested throws. Same thing happened throughout the Louisiana game. They are really struggling against man coverage. Although it looked a little better today with Wilson and Scates both beating their man for big plays. Opposing teams clearly don't fear or receivers outside of Kolar.
