Kyler Murray is still the gold standard in my mind for how you beat the Heacock defense. Seemed like ISU was always in position and it didn't matter, he'd either skip away from pressure or toss the ball perfectly into a gap.
On to Kansas Week Thread
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ISU's defense is superior to Kansas' in every category, and overall we have more weapons on offense. Daniels is going to do his thing, but so is our offense. Clones win 35-27
Based off how slow he looked on Saturday, I hope Reeder isn't used as a spy because he'll be way too slow
Haha, having the Heisman winner and an NFL QB that's doing the same thing to NFL defenses? Yeah, that's definitely one way to do it.
Kidding of course, he was so clearly the best player on the field that day. There was nothing we could do.
True, but he was also a DUDE. He's doing the same sh!t in the NFL now isn't he?
Not surprising.
Still, if the Big XII has enough money for schools to pay coaches millions, you would think they could come up with enough money to hire full-time refs. Or maybe some agreement with other conferences to all chip in and get full-time refs.
were creeping into iowa territory while kansas has a defense issue
also, poor colorado
I think our competition has caught up to our defense...and that could be disastrous for the next couple of weeks
I am hoping and praying that Heacock comes up with a better game plan for the KU game!!
I am hoping and praying that Heacock comes up with a better game plan for the KU game!!
My take on the Baylor game and how it impacts this week vs KU and ROS.
Gonna avoid talking about the BS penalties bc we all aware of how horrible they were and how large of an impact they had on each of the drives.
- First off, Baylor is a top 15 maybe even top 10 team in the nation and they certainly played like one last week vs ISU. They made no mistakes and took advantage of the calls they got and the situations they were in. Aranda is really good and Grimes is a high level offensive mind. They will be tough to beat especially if their QB/OL/DL can continue to play the way they did Saturday.
- Losing B. Freyler on the 3rd play of the game hurt more than I think a lot of people realize. He is one of if not the most important guy on the Cyclones defense - especially vs a run heavy/power team like Baylor. His ability to stop the run from his safety position is unmatched, and he can cover too. After he was ejected, Baylor continuously went at the middle of the field and in particular at Freylers backup - Mason Chambers - who really really struggled. To the point where he was benched in the 4th Qtr. Chambers was poor in coverage and found himself out of position numerous times. It truly was unfortunate that Freyler was tossed, because due to Isheem Young and Craig McDonald transferring this past offseason, safety (and in particular, Freyler’s backup spot) is the position we are likely the thinnest at. (Clearly the Baylor staff was aware of that too). I expect having Freyler back this week will make a huge difference, and it will again be noticed just how vital he is to this team.
- TE questions. The group at TE has been mediocre at best so far this season, and given how much they are on the field, whether it be 1, 2, or even 3 TE sets, that is an issue. We have had the luxury of having 3 excellent TEs the past several years - who really were elite at blocking. This group so far - besides Rus at times - is not there yet. That issue really presented itself vs a DLine like Baylor. Now, KUs DLine and front 7 are not near as good, big or tough as what we just saw. Which is a good because this TE room needs to grow up fast.
FWIW - I think Kansas is much improved from years past BUT I still don’t think they are capable of beating top half B12 teams. The double OT shootout with WVU is a solid win but both Duke and Houston are outside the top 65 in terms of overall power rankings so I am not as impressed with their season as other seem to be. I expect the Cyclones to win by 10+ Saturday.
Gonna avoid talking about the BS penalties bc we all aware of how horrible they were and how large of an impact they had on each of the drives.
- First off, Baylor is a top 15 maybe even top 10 team in the nation and they certainly played like one last week vs ISU. They made no mistakes and took advantage of the calls they got and the situations they were in. Aranda is really good and Grimes is a high level offensive mind. They will be tough to beat especially if their QB/OL/DL can continue to play the way they did Saturday.
- Losing B. Freyler on the 3rd play of the game hurt more than I think a lot of people realize. He is one of if not the most important guy on the Cyclones defense - especially vs a run heavy/power team like Baylor. His ability to stop the run from his safety position is unmatched, and he can cover too. After he was ejected, Baylor continuously went at the middle of the field and in particular at Freylers backup - Mason Chambers - who really really struggled. To the point where he was benched in the 4th Qtr. Chambers was poor in coverage and found himself out of position numerous times. It truly was unfortunate that Freyler was tossed, because due to Isheem Young and Craig McDonald transferring this past offseason, safety (and in particular, Freyler’s backup spot) is the position we are likely the thinnest at. (Clearly the Baylor staff was aware of that too). I expect having Freyler back this week will make a huge difference, and it will again be noticed just how vital he is to this team.
- TE questions. The group at TE has been mediocre at best so far this season, and given how much they are on the field, whether it be 1, 2, or even 3 TE sets, that is an issue. We have had the luxury of having 3 excellent TEs the past several years - who really were elite at blocking. This group so far - besides Rus at times - is not there yet. That issue really presented itself vs a DLine like Baylor. Now, KUs DLine and front 7 are not near as good, big or tough as what we just saw. Which is a good because this TE room needs to grow up fast.
FWIW - I think Kansas is much improved from years past BUT I still don’t think they are capable of beating top half B12 teams. The double OT shootout with WVU is a solid win but both Duke and Houston are outside the top 65 in terms of overall power rankings so I am not as impressed with their season as other seem to be. I expect the Cyclones to win by 10+ Saturday.
Interesting point, you make.
And I think it' would just be too much trouble to get enough reviewers to review and grade every game, in terms of refs.
Plus, well....
Against Baylor 1 Int was on X tossing the ball to the defender and the other was on 4th down were the ball had to be thrown. He does need to learn to throw the ball out of bounds sometimes but the interception concerns are exaggerated.
I'm still undecided if I'm worried about this game or not. Historically we do well slowing down high power offenses, but at the same time, we struggle against highly mobile QBs. KU is both. My biggest concern is that mobile QBs are controlled by LBs, and I don't feel that our LBs have played well this far due to breaking in new talent.
Our offense also hasn't performed greatly against real competition, but KU's defense is pretty poor against much worse competition than us. We should be able to throw at will and hopefully we can generate some rushing early on as well. If we play our normal ball control game and do it well, that will limit KUs offensive impact substantially.
That's a tough read. I suppose if I'm having thoughts about it, I'm probably worried to some degree.
Our offense also hasn't performed greatly against real competition, but KU's defense is pretty poor against much worse competition than us. We should be able to throw at will and hopefully we can generate some rushing early on as well. If we play our normal ball control game and do it well, that will limit KUs offensive impact substantially.
That's a tough read. I suppose if I'm having thoughts about it, I'm probably worried to some degree.
So you are telling me that Iowa doesn't have the worst offense in all of college football?
Agree, he got blown past by Dillon freaking Doyle. That TD was super cringe.
Hopefully the spy is Malik Verdon, but if it has to be a true LBer, maybe Gerry Vaughn.
The "X tossing the ball to the defender" int was on Dekkers IMO. X knew he was going to get lit up on that play if he committed to the catch, and he still kinda did anyway. Hunter threw it at him while he was in the middle of the freeway. Bad read and decision led to the pick IMO.
You bring up a great point about the TE's. I'm not an expert with regards to blocking schemes, so won't comment as to how they could or should be doing there, but they have not been super active as a pass catching group. Flashes from Hanika, as Dekkers seem to look for him in the red zone, but that has been it so far. Long season yet, so I won't push the panic button on them, but it has been a considerable step down from what we've come to expect.
I'm sure X was confident that if the D blew him up as a defenseless player that the zebras would throw a flag...
Knowing is one thing...putting yourself in harms way like that isn't easy. Point I'm trying to make is I don't think Hunter should have made that particular throw. I know X is amazing and easy to want to throw to, but Hunter needed to show some better perception there IMO.
