This is my hope too. Didn't the coach a position group that gave up an absurd number of sacks last year. Yup... sounds like he is ready for a promotion.
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This is my hope too. Didn't the coach a position group that gave up an absurd number of sacks last year. Yup... sounds like he is ready for a promotion.
The bolded part cracks me up. Please name the breaks that went Iowa's way last year.
You must have been thinking of Iowa State, 4th most in the country. Gave up 12 more sacks than Iowa and played 2 fewer games.
ISU gave up a sack once every 9.78 attempts, Iowa did once every 12.3 attempts.
http://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=MFB&division=11
Sagarin ranked their schedule as the 52nd toughest in the country, so that puts them in the upper half of the FBS.
How about the 57 yard fg to beat Pitt, who was missing their best offensive player? Or the narrow win against Wisconsin when the Badgers couldn't capitalize on multiple short fields? Or Tommie Armstrong going into full meltdown mode and just putting the ball up for grabs? Iowa made plays for sure and give them credit for doing so in tough spots, but you're nuts if you think stuff like that is going to happen every time. That's how the game goes. Sometimes those close plays go your way and sometimes they don't. Your boy KF has even said as much. What's the quote he has out there about a whole season turning on a half dozen plays?
Their regular season schedule was one of the weakest in all of P5 football. Iowa State had the 3rd toughest schedule in the country according to Sagarin if you'd liek to compare
You know there are 65 Power 5 schools, including Notre Dame, right?
If they meh their way through the season, the "retirement contract" will bring on some epic hilarity with the loyal fanbase.
You are bound to have a tough schedule when you play a BCS bowl team out of conference and dont have to play the 9th best team in a 10 team conference.
Why would you compare Iowa's SOS with Old Dominion's?
Drilling a 57 yard FG that would have been good from 65+ is called execution, not luck.
Armstrong threw INT's all year, without looking I would guess he led the B1G in picks.
All your examples involved Iowa making plays.
Iowa had more bad luck than good last year. CJB not being healthy from the Pitt game on. Drew Ott only playing the equivalent of about 3 full games. Injuries along the OL and to our top 2 RB's throughout the year. #1 WR not being 100% for a good chunk of the middle of the year.
I think playing 3 of the top 8 teams in the country was the reason Sagarin had our SOS 3rd overall. Look at the bright side you got another pathetic schedule again this year to enjoy
Smart move by Barta, KF has been here before and historically follows up an over achieving year with a few years of mediocrity. The moment the tail spin begins, Barta will have the contract with appropriate clauses in place to fall back on.
Colin Cowherd went off on this again the other day.
https://twitter.com/theherd/status/757638245857370112
