*** Official #17 IOWA STATE vs Kansas Game(Day) Thread ***

[cymac2408]

When would a stud DL come to ISU anyway? They all go to UGA, Bama and LSU.

Good call Curt, but I guy can dream.

 

[CyGuy5]

The offense still bears lots of blame also. They did not get into the endzone again after the early TD drive until late in the 3rd quarter. That's a 35 minute TD drought. We only scored 36 points out of desperation. Sure the defense was bad but let's not pretend the offense was great either.

The first drive after half was a sorry display of play-calling especially. So was the last drive of the first half for that matter

 

[madguy30]

Yep. Bad oline. Guess who played oline. CMC. Ironic and sad isn’t it !

He didn't play OL.

 

[CyGuy5]

Why did Ta'Shawn James get so much playing time at safety today? He was awful. Wasn't there a better option than him?

I can’t remember a time I didn’t know the guys on the field like today. We had so many nobodies out there every single drive

 

[AllInForISU]

Yes but that dude was a freak on the outside and not on the interior line. The opposing tackles were sometimes left on an island with him. Offenses did do a lot of chipping with a running back or a tight end. He got most of his sacks when he was one on one.

That is not true. Maybe as a So year, but His Jr and Sr year he was doubled and sometimes doubled with a chip

 

[demoncore1031]

I can’t remember a time I didn’t know the guys on the field like today. We had so many nobodies out there every single drive

And the guys we do all know are just not playing as well as we hoped they would. Cooper and Onyedim were supposed to be great this year and have not been.

 

[KCyclone2010]

3-3-5 needs to stop. Either we don’t have the players for it or teams have figured it out.

 

[AllInForISU]

Yep. Bad oline. Guess who played oline. CMC. Ironic and sad isn’t it !

lol. What?

 

[3TrueFans]

lol. What?

People just be saying anything.

 

[Tpups21]

Maybe Blake Purchase will enter the portal. Not even playing at Oregon.

 

[Pizzapitter]

It's TAF w/o linebackers. I just can't be overly critical of the d when we are playing "3rd stringers," at the most critical d position.
We ain't the likes of Georgia, etc....where the backups are handsomely paid 4 stars.
And yeah, the likes of Georgia can lose the likes of Dom O, and barely skip a d beat. Not here

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

I'm not usually too critical of the coaching staff, but when it's clear the conference has you figured out on both sides of the ball and you can't counter it doesn't look good.

Injured. Offense is sloppy lately though.

 

[t-noah]

Would be nice to see ISU throw to the backs more than twice a game. Never a thing in Campbell's offenses.

The first score of the 4th Qtr. was a Becht to #12 Jackson, 27 TD pass. That worked.

I don't remember how many others we had. Did we do any screens or bubble screens? If so, how many and did they work?

 

[CyGuy5]

The first score of the 4th Qtr. was a Becht to #12 Jackson, 27 TD pass. That worked.

I don't remember how many others we had. Did we do any screens or bubble screens? If so, how many and did they work?

They ran one WR screen on the first drive of the game and gained 15+ yards, then that play never appeared again.

Rocco took one check down to Hansen for yet again another 15 yard gain and that was it.

Total failure from Mouser

 

[t-noah]

They ran one WR screen on the first drive of the game and gained 15+ yards, then that play never appeared again.

Rocco took one check down to Hansen for yet again another 15 yard gain and that was it.

Total failure from Mouser

Wow! So 3 very successful plays (pass to RB or WR screen), never to be repeated, in any form? Yeah, that seems like a little tunnel vision on what you want to do vs. what you should do.

Edit: Looks like one other targeted throw to a RB, an incomplete to Sama.

 

[Stevetasker]

They ran one WR screen on the first drive of the game and gained 15+ yards, then that play never appeared again.

Rocco took one check down to Hansen for yet again another 15 yard gain and that was it.

Total failure from Mouser

Missed Higgins on a 3rd down bubble screen.

 

[CyGuy5]

Missed Higgins on a 3rd down bubble screen.

On the 2nd or 3rd drive right? That play wasn’t going anywhere even if he completed the pass

 

[Stevetasker]

On the 2nd or 3rd drive right? That play wasn’t going anywhere even if he completed the pass

Agree with you.

 

[Pizzapitter]

I swear.... we were touted as having the best b12 secondary early in the pre/early season.
We got eaten today + plus 2 Kansas receivers dropped fairly long, EASY passes

 

[KCyclone2010]

We are the most predictable team on offense and defense. It’s literally pathetic.