I think Samas is going to get some traction and the play action etc. will be there.
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I think Samas is going to get some traction and the play action etc. will be there.
Who do you think we are better than in the Big 12?.Yeah we will probably find a win or two in conference but to be honest I wouldn't be shocked if we lose next week. This program has fallen off the cliff quickly and unexpectedly. I would expect better 4th quarter game/clock management from a middle school coaching staff. Fans concerns are not unreasonable at this point.
Campbell had a real shot after 2020 and 2021 to really make this program jump to a whole other level, but honestly failed to do that. This program should have became stronger after those teams. It really does feel we are almost going backwards.
Defense is strong enough to be competitive in nearly every game. Offensively, team will get better as the year progresses as there is a lot of youth in skilled positions
5-7 seems very reasonable, but they could be anywhere from a 4 to 7 win team with that defense.
5-7 seems very reasonable, but they could be anywhere from a 4 to 7 win team with that defense.
Unless Kohl progresses quickly to starter and becomes some kind of superman making ridiculous throws, 4 is the ceiling again imo. Our offense won't score enough points to win games in the big 12.
We will not see a defense as good as Iowa’s until the last two weeks. I think the offense will continue to improve I’m a little more concerned about the defense and how it reacts to a decent offense (which ISU has yet to face).
I think we have a kicker that can make FGs. Our punter is blasting the ball. And at least we’re trying to return punts.
I think we have a kicker that can make FGs. Our punter is blasting the ball. And at least we’re trying to return punts.
This is why I usually stay away from this site following a loss. Many people don’t look at the big picture. Let me help
Freshman QB, freshman RB, freshman TE, underclassmen at WR (mostly). These skilled positions will get better as the season progresses as they are quite young. They faced a TOP 5 defense yesterday. Of course they wouldn’t look explosive.
Have you seen some of the other defenses in the big 12? The offense will be able to move the ball much easier in conference play.
4 wins is definitely not their ceiling. But I guess some people only see doom and gloom after a loss
We have seen longer routes but no one ever gets separation. We sold our ticket yesterday because that was what I expected and we didn’t want to deal with the circus so not as sure about yesterday. We have seen plenty of opportunities for the WRs to get separation and they don’t.
Last year we lost our run game in the Kansas game and the entire offense struggled the rest of the year. We forced to much responsibility on a freshmen? QB with questionable decision making. Our offense looks significantly better this year than it did the majority of last year. It isn’t good but it isn’t one of the worst in the country.
My prediction is anywhere from 5-7 wins.
The amount of meltdowns yesterday would send a kindergarten teacher running. People need to relax
I am stunned how casual people are talking about this game at Ohio, saying it’s a get right game etc. we really need it and should win it but feel it’s going to be an absolute grind.
That's because we are going backwards.
We're trying to do the same things we did before that required NFL caliber talent to achieve.
We no longer have NFL caliber talent.
Obviously we are going backwards.
Horribly.
Other teams either beat us with superior talent, or if evenly matched, copied Iowa's gameplan and executed better than we did.
Fan sites are fan sites.. you win and things are over the top, you lose and all is lost. Yesterday was an even game. The pick 6 was huge, and effectively turned out to be the difference. Statistically we won most areas but did lose in the margins. I think our offense will get better as we go along and it seems the defense in general is reasonably good. We are 2 games into a season, so not all is lost.
You mean beating Iowa and having a poor conference season? Yeah…. I’m sure we can use last year to project this year’s outcome. SMH
Prior to the season and after last week, I thought six and six was about where we would be at. If things fell our way, possibly seven wins. Now…I’m down to 3-9. This looks eerily like a nightmare season where, like Iowa a year ago, the defense is going to have to win games. Not sure the D is built to do that. Right now I’m just not sure where the third win is going to come from and that assumes we beat Ohio.
Our offense is statistically worse in every catagory than last year so far, which is an incredibly low bar. Could change as the season goes on, but. . .
Not in every category like you claim. Here are the main offensive stats through 2 games for this year vs last year. Keep in mind, this year’s squad is much, much younger at the skilled positions than the 2022 year as well. As you can see, they actually have more points this year than last year and have quite a few fewer turnovers. The 2022 squad was plagued by bad turnovers all season
| 2022 | 2023 | |
| Points | 42 | 43 |
| First Downs | 47 | 30 |
| Rushing Yds | 305 | 221 |
| Passing Yds | 477 | 319 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
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