Cyhawk postgame thread
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Iowa State is the big dog in this state and Hawkeye fans know it. All they have for hope these days is that ISU athletics will collapse due to realignment/budget issues. That's their big comeback in every conversation.
He said "us" numerous times referring to the hawk football team. I'm curious what number this guy wears on the team.
They run both.
The formation for this particular play was 22 personnel with double TEs on the right.
The TEs both crash down into the line and they pulled the RG and FB to lead block.
That play was certainly designed to go outside the double tights with Abu to read his pulling blockers against would be tacklers and use them as leverage to cut inside or bounce it out.
It was very loud. Sama, the outside TE, and the split WR on the left (all three the furthest from Rocco and Sama obviously behind) certainly didn’t hear the snap count and are all 3 late to move. This isn’t anyone’s fault but has an impact on timing.
Abu Sama’s body language and demeanor looked unsure in his post snap actions, he was a fraction late on the snap and stutter stepped. His path leads him forward and then slightly out.
However, the formation and the blocking scheme indicate the play was designed to go outside of a double tight end formation. Which is two gaps outside of the off-tackle C gap.
The ball was wet,
The stadium was loud,
22 personnel
The players were late
TEs crash down
RG and FB pull
Abu Stutter-steps
Rocco fires a pitch “high”
Goes through Abu’s hand (who BTW only had 8 Receptions last year)
Fumble
Play call (Rocco audible? ) was questionable considering conditions with down and distance.
We have our share of negatives, but I rarely, if ever, hear the "they aren't really that good, we suck" that you get every time we beat Iowa.
I think it's just as simple as they ran it in the downhill concept no matter the personnel like they've done before and fumbled and that's it. It doesn't need some sort of deep dive analytics.
Rocco's very good at sneaks and 1st or 2nd and goal at the 1 should imo be automatically just that instead of unnecessary risks.
OC's tend to overthink things and that may have been the case there.
Agree QB sneak was the call,
I think Rocco audibles into the pitch , but usually Mouser gives him two plays. So likely it’s on Mouser if he had that play in the choice.
It’s not just the formation, it is the blocking scheme and where the runner’s point of attack will be, which is outside of where Abu was running downhill. He’s supposed to be outside more.
And if it was “downhill” then why the hesitation and stutter?
Maybe Abu didn’t hear the call switch because the FB turns to tell him.
You see it's just an intractable law of nature that the Cyclones can never be good no matter what!
All you have to do is ignore our record, our awesome coaching staff, our rock solid QB play, our defensive track record, and our elite fans, culture, NFL players, player development, recruiting wins, 63 yard kicks, TEs from Cedar Rapids you didn't offer....
And what does Iowa State actually have going for it, really????
Good. Then they are admitting that we are the better team.
The "games could have gone either way" but they could have also been just as easily been bigger wins by margin of victory. Oh and refs...
My Iowa friends are so sick of this. 4 and 2 from midfield and Ferentz refuses to go for it. They just want something different.
The classic “the team that beat us is not very good because they didn’t beat us by a lot” argument.
Seems like Heacock is sick of only beating these teams by one score, also. Says we need to keep them from scoring after our TDs so we can put them away. I like that attitude.
lol is this the play he threw into triple coverage?
Good sir, if that PI didn’t occur, you would have only overthrew the receiver by 10 yards, not 20
I’m sure this has been stated over and over, but the defender was not blocked into Townsend.
For them to pick that flag up , was ludicrous.
And I believe it was Eskildsen on a go route that was for sure held.
Two really big No calls.
For them to pick that flag up , was ludicrous.
And I believe it was Eskildsen on a go route that was for sure held.
Two really big No calls.
