I watched Sama's run one frame at a time and Hufford just pulls him out of the hands of the Houstan player and pushes down the field on his way.
*** Official #18 IOWA STATE vs Houston Game(Day) Thread ***
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61 had a bad game. Penalties and every play that was blown up, it was his guy in the backfield disrupting things.
I agree but he also did much better just hitting the hole this game. If he can shed his propencity to turn a 2 yard gain into a 2 yard loss, he will be really good. Like a quarterback who refuses to throw the ball away he needs to just take what is there.
People were talking them up before the game. I didn't get it then. And I definitely don't get it now.
If I remember it was supposed to be a quick pass but it was covered and Higgens improvised. Probably an RPO and the OL were blocking for the run.
It was the Iowa game. He was fairly animated. I wonder if he was still pissed about Barrett being too far downfield the play before
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At that point in the game we were just killing ourselves with mistakes or not quite executing. That will give you a nuclear Campbell 10 out of 10 times.
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Wasn’t there a lineman who had to run out there at the last minute?
Yet he had the best blocking on Sama's long TD run (collapsed the back side & took 2 defenders out) On the illegal downfield call, I'd wager he held when he threw the defender to the ground & had he not been so aggressive & not even engaged, he would have avoided any penalty. However, given our OL play of recent seasons, I welcome the aggressiveness.
The offense wasn't great, but again:
As underwhelming as most of that game felt, they won it. They played better as the game went on. Lots to learn from on tape.
This team played like a C/C+ overall, and won by 20, on the road. That's not terrible, not at all. But they will have to be better at WV, and at KU, etc.
- good UH defense
- offense doesn't travel as well as defense
- first long road trip for all
As underwhelming as most of that game felt, they won it. They played better as the game went on. Lots to learn from on tape.
This team played like a C/C+ overall, and won by 20, on the road. That's not terrible, not at all. But they will have to be better at WV, and at KU, etc.
He was. It was hard to read his lips but it was definitely something to the effect of "that's because of that ******* call."
It was an RPO but the initial quick throw wasn't there so Rocco had to hold it a little longer which then allowed the lineman to get to far down field.
Definitely looked that way. Not sure if OL have something of a count in their head to go downfield after the initial block. If so, you could see how it happened.
I like that Mouser seems to like running it more. Manning seemed to go away from it even Purdy was really good at making those reads and throwing a decisive strike.
RPO has got to be a real ***** to defend as a LB or safety.
Felt like I was watching an Iowa game. Offense kept grinding. Defense was a wall. Keep pounding until they break.
Need to be able to win multiple ways because this offense isn't good enough to just blow teams out of the water every game.
Main difference is that we have a Higgins and they don't.
Need to be able to win multiple ways because this offense isn't good enough to just blow teams out of the water every game.
Main difference is that we have a Higgins and they don't.
Yes, this was the kind of win Campbell is just pining for. We broke them.
Sports Illustrated has ISU at #1 in the Big 12 power rankings. Target is on our back now.
I was at the game. Rocco is not injured. He made some really good throws in the second half. Houston's defense is legit and was pumped up last night. The metrics going into this game confirmed UH having a pretty stout defense. I really think the key to this game was ISU's offense in the first half, while struggling a bit, they took care of the ball. One turnover in that first half could have flipped this game completely.
