Passing game — Fiesta Bowl

[Iluvteak]

Was there 1 attempted vertical throw today? 12 yard out to Kolar for a key 1st comes to mind. But was there anything over middle or deep. I can’t think of 1 ! Figured Purdy would light it up today. Is Oregon that quick we were scared of throwing downfield?

 

[isufbcurt]

Didn't need to pass, just feed Breece and Kene. There was a couple series where we tried to get cute and got away from what was working.

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

Biggest need for next year imo. Would love to get a big time receiver transfer

 

[Omaha Cy]

Iowa State has finally morphed into the Bill Snyder Wildcats, but with bowl game wins.

By putting a stake into the heart and finally killing Dracula to finish the 2018 season, Matt Campbell absorbed Snyder's powers and added them to his attributes. Now the transformation is complete!

Dark days are on the horizon for the Big 12,

 

[cmjh10]

 

[BCClone]

Hutchinson had one down the left sidelines. Did what we needed to.

 

[tolfbfan]

Longer pass plays were really risky today.

 

[Mr Janny]

This seemed to be by design. They definitely got conservative in the second half, and the coaches seemed fine with that. I can't argue with results. If they'd wanted to go deep, they would have.

 

[isucy86]

Seemed to me Oregon was selling out in second half and putting quick pressure on Purdy. So short routes were only passing option.

 

[Iluvteak]

Did I miss something. Was Oregon known to have stud corners and safeties. My hope is we get some speed thru the xfer portal. Purdy will need some speed on the outside to beat OU and Texas in 2021.

 

[SoapyCy]

Remember when Wisconsin played like this and everyone was like, "ugh so boring!"

Now I get it.

 

[Aclone]

Did I miss something. Was Oregon known to have stud corners and safeties. My hope is we get some speed thru the xfer portal. Purdy will need some speed on the outside to beat OU and Texas in 2021.

My hope is that a couple of the young guys develop.

Maybe no one noticed on the TV broadcast (I had it muted with Walters, Heft and Bruns on), but Derek Schweiger was playing RT a good part of the game.

There’s a reason we weren’t trying to pass more. The RT spot wasn’t healthy.

 

[tolfbfan]

Did I miss something. Was Oregon known to have stud corners and safeties. My hope is we get some speed thru the xfer portal. Purdy will need some speed on the outside to beat OU and Texas in 2021.

I believe it had alot more to do with Oregon's defensive line.

 

[SolarGarlic]

Purdy had that nice backshoulder to Hutchinson to get us into the red zone right before the half. That was the biggest play on one of the biggest drives of the game.

 

[keepngoal]

IMO, the play calling changed after the first half of FUBU. And they removed (or greatly reduced) the liability Purdy is with the deep ball, and started using a different passing attack.

 

[cyclo120]

I do think this is an area of opportunity for the future when in big games, but today didn’t require it. Xavier Hutchinson is an elite wide receiver his ability to get an additional 3 yds to move the chains is one of the most unheralded aspects of this team.

 

[FeedBreece]

The play to Hutchinson. Was a nice throw by Purdy.

Campbell didn’t exactly want an aggressive style of offense today. Campbell made it clear he had two major objectives: control the clock and win the turnover battle.

We dominated with both.

 

[Royalclone]

I think the plan was to control the football, which we did. They only had possession for 17 min.

 

[I-stateTheTruth]

We DO seem to be missing the vertical threat though. Either young speedsters develop, Tarique gets his mojo / health back and/or we get someone on the transfer market.

Will we have available scholarships for transfers? With guys like Allen coming back, I'm not sure what the dynamic will be. Loving-Black is officially in the transfer portal, so that's one scholly to use.

 

[Swanson10]

You don't give that DL time to rush.