After a hard day of work outside, the leftover Ames Lager that I scored last week has been gushing down my gullet this evening. And it got me thinking.
Do we win last Saturday if Konrardy hits his first field goal? Here me out
1- Halftime score 13-3
2- 3rd quarter starts and proceeds as it did. We pick off their putz QB, drive the field, and score 7. Score 13-10 (instead of 13-7)
3- They drive the field with the run game and score a TD. Score 19-10 pending the PAT
4- With that score, it doesn't make sense for Iowa to go for 2. They kick the PAT and make it 20-10 (instead of 19-7)
5- Glorious bomb to Noel to make it 20-17. (instead of 19-14)
Here things get interesting. In the real game, Iowa went into their anaconda death grip mode that always works with a 5 point lead against B1G patsies like Minnesota and Mich St... ahem. Run, run, pass... run, run, pass, on repeat. Would they do that with just a 3 point lead? Or would they revert back to the somewhat creative offense that they had in the first quarter? Or is this all irrelevant, because Heacock was making McNamara his b*tch by this point?
In a perverted way, trailing Iowa by more than an FG gives you a bit of an advantage. They will become predictable and try to run out the clock. As long as you have some playmakers like we do, you can make them pay for this depression era way of thinking. But if the score is close, do they try and actually counter punch?
One last thought, if Konrardy hits his first FG, do we end up with a small lead late in the 4th? Do we go depression era conservative and try to run out the clock like they typically do? Does that bite us in the ass in the waning seconds of the game like it did them? Or is this entire post just worthless banter? (hint: yes it is)
Ames Lager + "Too much sorrow" by The Greenhornes fueled this worthless bye week post.
H
Do we win last Saturday if Konrardy hits his first field goal? Here me out
1- Halftime score 13-3
2- 3rd quarter starts and proceeds as it did. We pick off their putz QB, drive the field, and score 7. Score 13-10 (instead of 13-7)
3- They drive the field with the run game and score a TD. Score 19-10 pending the PAT
4- With that score, it doesn't make sense for Iowa to go for 2. They kick the PAT and make it 20-10 (instead of 19-7)
5- Glorious bomb to Noel to make it 20-17. (instead of 19-14)
Here things get interesting. In the real game, Iowa went into their anaconda death grip mode that always works with a 5 point lead against B1G patsies like Minnesota and Mich St... ahem. Run, run, pass... run, run, pass, on repeat. Would they do that with just a 3 point lead? Or would they revert back to the somewhat creative offense that they had in the first quarter? Or is this all irrelevant, because Heacock was making McNamara his b*tch by this point?
In a perverted way, trailing Iowa by more than an FG gives you a bit of an advantage. They will become predictable and try to run out the clock. As long as you have some playmakers like we do, you can make them pay for this depression era way of thinking. But if the score is close, do they try and actually counter punch?
One last thought, if Konrardy hits his first FG, do we end up with a small lead late in the 4th? Do we go depression era conservative and try to run out the clock like they typically do? Does that bite us in the ass in the waning seconds of the game like it did them? Or is this entire post just worthless banter? (hint: yes it is)
Ames Lager + "Too much sorrow" by The Greenhornes fueled this worthless bye week post.
H
