How about also having far fewer penalties from the OL? 1 penalty for just -0 yards vs WVA is something I do no recall seeing from an ISU team, ever!
Let’s talk Offensive Line
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Clanton is the man. It's only year two, we will get even better on the OL.
3 years ago db's had hands of stone, now they catch everything. New coaches have helped.
The smaller, slot-type receiver to replace Noel next year, will be a combination of Eli Green, Carson Brown, and maybe Eskildsen? Anybody else? Any true speed guys, like Noel? Noel has just been so good this year and last. He will be hard to replace but we've got some guys.
We will also really miss Jayden Higgins! He catches everything and has a knack for getting open and/or positioning himself well against a defender. There again, we've got some guys waiting in the wings. But Higgins is special and will be fun to watch on Sundays!
Both Higgins and Noel are great mentors for our 2nd and 3rd unit receivers and the young ones coming up.
Kudos to the OL as well!
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Yes and no, there have been a few dropped picks including one last week, I think the difference is that they seem to be getting far more opportunities this year compare to some leaner years.
a pretty common thing for young RB's to do is to auto bounce to the outside immediately if the line looks congested. A bad habit picked up by young RB's that are physically superior to everyone else in HS. That tactic works in HS because they can simply outrun everyone. Does not work at this level and beyond (for most). He'll be fine as long as his vision and patience develope.
I hope you are joking. he is a true sophomore. He'll be fine. It wasn't that long ago that he ran for over 275 in a game.
I kinda expect they’ll partly cover by using an extra tight end in the slot, the way they did with Kolar and Allen. That will be the extremely veteran group helping compensate for whatever WR inexperience we may (or may not) wind up with.
Also would expect that they’re saving a schollly for a Portal player.
Greatly aided by the 6 inches of snow. Has he had more than one long run in any other game the last two years? Really bad in the bowl game. He was late to the RB thing in high school I believe and was recruited as a defensive back by most schools. The good news is that means he doesn't just have bad vision; he is still inexperienced with room to grow. I do hope he lives up to his potential, but he is not there. He is the 3rd choice at back right now and I hope we have a few blow outs so he can get the ball a lot more. The emergence of Jackson and Hansen is one of the biggest reasons for the 6-0 start. The RB position had me worried at the beginning of the year.
I'd like to see Sama as a kick returner since he is not getting RB reps. This would give him open field opportunities like the bears did with Gale Sayers. Noel is fair catching too much lately. Noel all 3 conference games: 1 KR 22 yd 2 PR 2 yd. Announcers keep saying Noel is an excellent returner - one of the nation's best ??
He'll be fine. He is a true sophomore. There seems to be some recency bias here. Sama outperformed CH agains ND, Iowa, Houston. I expect the staff will use all three all season continuing to do what they have done thus far; go with the hot hand. That was Hansen last game, but has not been all season.
To answer you bolded question, sama had a 77 yarder against Houston bringing his career total of 60+ yard TD runs to 4. The other 2 RB's have a combined 0. CH has a career long of 33 yards as far as I could tell.
Sama is the home run threat at RB.
I like that idea.
Noel has been dinged up in the last two games, let's keep him healthy and where he is most valuable to the team, WR.
Keep the dynamic talent of Sama on the field, making plays for the team.
And that is the problem, he is only a home run threat. He missed so many 2 to 3 yard gains in the Iowa game that it very well could have cost us the game. Not giving up on him by any means, but he needs to study film and become more consistent.
Easily Campbell's best Oline and probably the best since KO was at ISU, or one of Steve Loney's.
Oline and LB play are beyond exceptional considering expectations.
Abu is like that young fast QB who takes off and runs too early instead of moving up in the pocket and throwing. But a RB who runs into a wall and then runs sideways looking for the opening that isn’t there.
He should hopefully figure it out with a little coaching, film study, and patience.
He should hopefully figure it out with a little coaching, film study, and patience.
Rushing numbers this year.
ND 22-86, 3.9
Iowa 28-89, 3.2
Ark St 48-237, 4.9
Bay 45-265, 5.9
Hou 38-240, 6.3
WV 45-129, 2.9
I think it tells me that teams with good front 7s can stop them running much. But then you have a real good pass game, so you can still score enough to win. I don't think too many teams can really shut down both.
Also, averaging 40+ rpg in conference play is nuts. Some of that is killing clock up 2 or 3 scores, but still...
ND 22-86, 3.9
Iowa 28-89, 3.2
Ark St 48-237, 4.9
Bay 45-265, 5.9
Hou 38-240, 6.3
WV 45-129, 2.9
I think it tells me that teams with good front 7s can stop them running much. But then you have a real good pass game, so you can still score enough to win. I don't think too many teams can really shut down both.
Also, averaging 40+ rpg in conference play is nuts. Some of that is killing clock up 2 or 3 scores, but still...
