Put TILLER IN (BUILD FOR FUTURE.. NOWWWWWWWW)
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Don't throw the season out but with the upcoming schedule and today's performance, maybe some room for concern.
Hopefully we it will look much brighter all over this board after next weeks game.
Yes we got our arses kicked and yes, Austen was at least partially to blame. Iowa is good. Best team in the country? Top 5? Top 10? Don't know - we'll see as the season progresses, but they are good.
We didn't go down field because we couldn't - pass rush was too strong. Receivers didn't catch the balls thrown because they were either blanketed by defenders or the pass was off the mark. I only counted two dropped balls. Austen does seem like a deer in the headlights against any defense that has a pass rush and a fast backfield. He just seems lost.
He's seemed that way for three years now. I've never felt comfortable with Arnaud as our QB. He seems like a great guy, but he hasn't shown yet in his entire career that he deserves to be the starting QB at a BCS school. I know he'll continue to lead the team and I'll be rooting for him, but with him at the helm it wouldn't surprise me if we don't win another game this year.
Austen has won 9 of 26 games as a starter - 2 of those wins were FCS teams (South Dakota State & North Dakota State), 3 were MAC teams (Kent State twice, Northern Illinois), and the remaining were rebuilding and simply not very good (Army, Baylor, Colorado, and Minnesota). When he has played teams that had talent and speed in the defensive backfield, he hasn't been able to handle it. His throws have been inconsistent at best. His decision making has been suspect. He's had happy feet any time there has been any kind of rush. He has thrown when he should have run and has scrambled when he should have thrown. I wanted Philip Bates to be the guy, but our previous coach started Austen instead. Just another way Chiz**ck screwed us. I played college football and know that blame unfairly gets put on skill position players too often, but given Austen's performance history I really don't think there's much hope that his play will vastly improve. I don't think anyone is an idiot for questioning whether it is time to give our young QBs some experience so we can come out firing next year, and I don't think we'd be any less likely to go bowling this year with someone else at QB.
We didn't go down field because we couldn't - pass rush was too strong. Receivers didn't catch the balls thrown because they were either blanketed by defenders or the pass was off the mark. I only counted two dropped balls. Austen does seem like a deer in the headlights against any defense that has a pass rush and a fast backfield. He just seems lost.
He's seemed that way for three years now. I've never felt comfortable with Arnaud as our QB. He seems like a great guy, but he hasn't shown yet in his entire career that he deserves to be the starting QB at a BCS school. I know he'll continue to lead the team and I'll be rooting for him, but with him at the helm it wouldn't surprise me if we don't win another game this year.
Austen has won 9 of 26 games as a starter - 2 of those wins were FCS teams (South Dakota State & North Dakota State), 3 were MAC teams (Kent State twice, Northern Illinois), and the remaining were rebuilding and simply not very good (Army, Baylor, Colorado, and Minnesota). When he has played teams that had talent and speed in the defensive backfield, he hasn't been able to handle it. His throws have been inconsistent at best. His decision making has been suspect. He's had happy feet any time there has been any kind of rush. He has thrown when he should have run and has scrambled when he should have thrown. I wanted Philip Bates to be the guy, but our previous coach started Austen instead. Just another way Chiz**ck screwed us. I played college football and know that blame unfairly gets put on skill position players too often, but given Austen's performance history I really don't think there's much hope that his play will vastly improve. I don't think anyone is an idiot for questioning whether it is time to give our young QBs some experience so we can come out firing next year, and I don't think we'd be any less likely to go bowling this year with someone else at QB.
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Good post, AllN4Cy. After the first two games, I am having subtle doubts about the offensive line. Take away the 63 yd. run against NIll. and the running game has been pretty lackluster so far, at best. Offensive schemes are dependant upon the threat of a run and we have not established that this year. We showed a big improvement in week 3 last year in KC and I hope I see the same thing again...if not, look out.
You pull for ISU football - how is your outlook on the future any different today than it was say 1 year ago, 5 years ago, 20 years ago.............
I am a bit torn on this situation. I think Austin Arnaud probably gives us the best chance to win games right now. The problem is that the offense clearly hasn't "clicked" yet for him, and he has shown no signs that he is ready to turn the corner. If he is not going to get the offense under wraps and get things figured out, maybe it is time to start looking for someone else to run the show. As of now it feels like every snap taken by Arnaud is a wasted rep for someone who may be able to lead us in the future.
Agreed. If things don't go well for Austen in KC, we really need to look at someone else to try to revive the season and build for the future.
