17 points wins this game.
Hawks can't win without a short field(blocked punt) or turnovers.
Gonna be another ugly game.
Hawks can't win without a short field(blocked punt) or turnovers.
Gonna be another ugly game.
Iowa fans not all that confident
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You must be confusing me with someone else as well. NEVER said Powell was not a loss on the D…
That wasn’t the question …the post was about Iowa and its inability to score points… 24 pts. was the total mentioned that they would put up against our D. If we are depending upon one guy then we are in B1G trouble.
Winning games with the worst offense in the country isn't a sustainable plan.
It's not a great model of offense if it works against one team per year or only bad teams. It gives you a ceiling.
No one is saying that the current RU offense is ideal, just that if they don’t get cute and put in the same performance they did against OSU, minus the pick six, the 15-20 points that would result would be enough to beat Iowa.
Take away the pick 6 deep in their end and we win. 3 back breakers in all 3 of our losses. Don’t pass inside the 10. Kick the FG, get +3 instead of -7. 10 point swings that killed all 3 games. Run run run
I agree that he does not lead in stats but it is like saying Jeter wasnt really the most important player on the Yankees all those years(outside of Mo) - because there were better hitters and fielders on the team and better SS's around the league too.
Powell is the defensive QB
And that "one play" sort of changed the game...just saying
for a couple of people talking about Jennings and Toure playing well enough to replace Powell- you guys do understand that all 3 of them play the majority of all snaps together when all 3 are healthy. Toure/Powell/Jennings on the field is way better than any combo we can put out there missing Powell.
He is a huge loss but the good thing- we do have a lot of very good players on defense.
He is a huge loss but the good thing- we do have a lot of very good players on defense.
Well- we are 5th in the B1G in scoring and there are 6 teams in the B1G alone that average less yards per game...
Not sure how that equates to the worst offense in the country. Are you using some other way besides points and yards to make your statement?
The thread is about Iowa and specifically the post I responded to was about the Iowa fanbase, correct?
Iowa offense
PPG: 18.9 (#115 out of 133)
YPG: 225.3 (#133 out of 133)
That's how it equates.
Not sure why you're talking about our offense.
https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/stat/yards-per-game
And they had beaten Wisconsin because they knocked out their QB in the 1st Half.
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From turnovers. If the offense can take care of the ball and score 14 points, then Rutgers will win. Wimsatt is excellent at not throwing interceptions but he has to hit the receivers to help the running game. Iowa's plan is no secret, they will line up to stop the run and try to pick off Rutgers passes.
That’s not what you really meant but ok . Still doesn’t impact our offense that much. Though very good his play is not helping them score the “ predicted” 24 points Rutgers 23 - Iowa 16.
stop... love your approach to a lot of things but now you want to use Jeter as your bar?I agree that he does not lead in stats but it is like saying Jeter wasnt really the most important player on the Yankees all those years(outside of Mo) - because there were better hitters and fielders on the team and better SS's around the league too.
Powell is the defensive QB
And that "one play" sort of changed the game...just saying
full stop, one play doesn't win or lose a game, it's a series of mishaps or good plays
let's restart this
if we can't throw, we lose this game. need to be able to throw and I've not a lot of confidence in Gav
they will shut our run down and will stack the box more than anyone has. We absolutely will need to throw in this game. Think about it, they can lock up the West, know the strength of our team is geared to run the ball, the weak spot on the offense is our passing game, top in forcing opponents to punt so what do you think they are going to do?
OSU was giving up just under 100 yds on the ground before we put up almost 250...Iowa gives up 120 on the ground and we give up 122...
The big difference is that we average 185 on the ground and Iowa averages 114 on the ground.
It is more likely we stack the box and shut them completely down and that we are able to run on them. My big concern is tun overs- and that has only been happening in the passing game and punt returns. Game plan, as much as so many on here hate it is to run the ball unless they somehow get 2 scores up. And even if we are going into the half averaging 3 yds a run- just keep running it. and on punts- fair catch ever single one of them.
Conference play only:
Yards allowed:
Rutgers - 303.2
Iowa - 303.7
Yards gained:
Rutgers - 298
Iowa - 187
Wimsatt passing efficiency - 101.2 (not good)
Hill (Iowa) - 78.8. 41.1% completion percentage
Iowa TD drive last week - 7 plays 25 yards after a blocked punt
TD drive vs. Minnesota - 6 plays 46 yards, helped by four penalties for 32 yards, three of which gave them first downs. They also managed a 70 yard FG drive to start the game fueled by three completions for 18, 10, and 36 yards.
TD drive vs. Wisconsin - 3 plays, 90 yards - mostly an 82 yard TD run on 3rd and 2. Other than that play, they gained 155 yards all game long.
TD #1 vs. Purdue - 2 plays, 80 yards - mostly a 67 yard TD run.
TD #2 vs. Purdue - 6 plays, 46 yards - one 15 yard run, one 22 yard TD pass
TD #1 vs. MSU - 5 plays, 80 yards - passes for 32, 17, and 13 yards plus a roughing penalty.
TD #2 vs. MSU - 70 yard punt return by Cooper
Don't let Cooper return any punts, don't throw a pick six/fumble deep in our territory. Grind it out and win the game.
Yards allowed:
Rutgers - 303.2
Iowa - 303.7
Yards gained:
Rutgers - 298
Iowa - 187
Wimsatt passing efficiency - 101.2 (not good)
Hill (Iowa) - 78.8. 41.1% completion percentage
Iowa TD drive last week - 7 plays 25 yards after a blocked punt
TD drive vs. Minnesota - 6 plays 46 yards, helped by four penalties for 32 yards, three of which gave them first downs. They also managed a 70 yard FG drive to start the game fueled by three completions for 18, 10, and 36 yards.
TD drive vs. Wisconsin - 3 plays, 90 yards - mostly an 82 yard TD run on 3rd and 2. Other than that play, they gained 155 yards all game long.
TD #1 vs. Purdue - 2 plays, 80 yards - mostly a 67 yard TD run.
TD #2 vs. Purdue - 6 plays, 46 yards - one 15 yard run, one 22 yard TD pass
TD #1 vs. MSU - 5 plays, 80 yards - passes for 32, 17, and 13 yards plus a roughing penalty.
TD #2 vs. MSU - 70 yard punt return by Cooper
Don't let Cooper return any punts, don't throw a pick six/fumble deep in our territory. Grind it out and win the game.
That made me look even deeper- both teams give up 300 a game - we played both OSU and Michigan. By far, the two top offenses in the Conference. And our offense has over 100 more yds per game and we have 2 of the top 3 defenses that we played.
I get it I really do
each game is different and for them to win the West, they need to shut us down. They will force us to be one dimensional, I think. I can't imagine any gameplan for them that doesn't include shutting the run down at all costs and forcing Gav to be a qb who can throw.
would you do it any different?
We'll see lots of man and accompanied packages
Your still not explaining where their offense is coming from outside of us throwing picks or fumbling the ball to them. Their OL was garbage to begin with and it sounds like they will be quite a bit banged up. I’ll be pretty disapppointed if they somehow develop a resurgent offense against us.
The trick is- can they do it...OSU has an even better defense and they couldn't stop our current run game.
You are right that it may have to come down to GW making a play with his arm- but also a good chance, he may never have to do so.
I don't think OSU was as focused on shutting down our run as Iowa will be. Iowa may lose (hopefully), but they will not let Mongo get a 100yds
is what I believe