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Kirk Ferentz, Ken O'Keefe and Jake Christensen completely lost the game today by themselves. Absolutely unreal to not go back to Stanzi for one snap in the second half.
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"And are education is going to be even worser."
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Total panic move. To say Gus is definitely the guy for the rest of the season barring injury is just insane. What if Gus completely stinks? What if Gus stinks and you fall out of the playoff hunt? You going to stick with the 37 year old instead of seeing if Tarvaris has made any progress? Tarvaris has been bad and there's no disputing that. But you commit to him for 3 years, turn the keys over to him last year as a 2nd year player, rave about all of the progress he's making and then pull the plug after two subpar games to start the year? It's not even like he was losing games and turning the ball over. If they would have just opened up the offense and let him fail it would be another story. I wouldn't be surprised if Gus provides a nice short-term boost. But if he would have just said "Tarvaris is struggling and we want to give him a chance to step back and see what Gus can give us" or something along those lines, that's logical. Instead you completely change course of a multi-year philosophy based on two games. This just seems like it had to have come from Wilf or someone above Childress.
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If only they played one this week. it should still give us a better idea of where this team is. Maine and Florida International have provided a lot of the same competition we could have gotten from some of the D3 schools around here, and Iowa State is probably looking at another long season. by the way, I wasn't implying Pitt was good. it was subtle bitching about the lack of quality opponents early in the season. I'm expecting this team to host Wisconsin with a 6-1 or 7-0 record They have 3 road games against decent teams (Pitt, Michigan State and to a lesser degree Indiana) between now and then. 3-0 would be pretty impressive. I don't see any reason this team cannot beat all 3, but I wouldn't be surprised with a loss to MSU or Indiana. I don't see how they can lose to Pitt. You don't see how? They're a very talented (even if they're poorly coached) team that was preseason top 25 for a reason. We're playing in their stadium and we don't have our quarterback situation settled in any way.
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If only they played one this week. it should still give us a better idea of where this team is. Maine and Florida International have provided a lot of the same competition we could have gotten from some of the D3 schools around here, and Iowa State is probably looking at another long season. by the way, I wasn't implying Pitt was good. it was subtle bitching about the lack of quality opponents early in the season. I'm expecting this team to host Wisconsin with a 6-1 or 7-0 record They have 3 road games against decent teams (Pitt, Michigan State and to a lesser degree Indiana) between now and then. 3-0 would be pretty impressive.
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So I was a little worried about Pitt having this past weekend off and an extra week to prepare before the Iowa game. Then I saw that Pitt is like 0-5 after the bye under Wannstedt. It makes sense though. The more coaching he's allowed to do, the more damage can be done.
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Absolutely sickening. Dominate for the first 40 minutes then curl up into a ball for the last 20. That was some of the most pathetically conservative playcalling I've ever seen. And I've seen the first 2+ years of the Childress/Bevell era.
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Alright what bets do you all like on centsports (or otherwise) for tomorrow? I'm taking Kansas +3.5 tonight.
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That sucked. First half playcalling was predictable and Tarvaris was bad. I thought he played well in the second half until the pick which had to have been some kind of miscommunication. Pass rush was non-existent all night. The 3 TD's came as a result of 50+ yard plays (Jennings catch, Grant run, punt return). Rodgers was really good but I could not believe they didn't get more pressure on him. Losing Griffin in the first half didn't help nor did having a rookie FS make a couple mistakes. Now have an angry 0-1 Colts team, the Panthers, Titans and Saints before the bye. No McKinnie or Madieu Williams for the next 2-3.
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That didn't matter last year... Since Iowa State was outgained by Kent State this week, I'm not too confident. The rushing attack (outside of Bates) needs a lot of work, and the rush D is still awful. On the plus side, the pass D is much improved, and our kicking game looks better. Arnaud has been efficient passing, and Phillip Bates is easily our most athletic QB since Seneca Wallace (just needs some passing accuracy). If Iowa can do what South Dakota State and Kent State couldn't and limit their turnovers, they should be able to win with superior talent at home. A win by ISU wouldn't be too surprising though considering the recent history of the series. Go State! I think your second sentence will be the difference. It should be awfully tough for ISU to run on Iowa's front 7 and we should be able to run for 150 on ISU. So there will be a lot more pressure on ISU's young QB's on the road to make plays. Still don't have a good feel for our secondary and our QB's will face more pressure in the first quarter Saturday than they've seen in the first two games. The line (-13) is too high, but we really should win this game.
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Do not lose to Iowa State at home.
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And what an era it may be! 8-10 162 yards 3 TDs 5 rushes for 30 yards! This QB controversy is ovah! We'll see what he does next week against some real (okay fairly real) competition. But yeah Stanzi has been the man.
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Yep. I do listen to him more in the fall because he covers college football way more than any other national show. For football and some picks/gambling advice he's pretty decent. Anything else and he's terrible.
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Oh my goodness. This will ensure that no SEC team ever goes west again.
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Can Crompton answer? They need to pound the ball here. UT blew my large parlay and the side bet with the under (46) to cover what I put on the parlay. Unreal. Their defense went in the tank and Craft turned into Tom Brady.
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Why? I like the 40 second clock. Under the previous rules there were often more than 40 seconds between plays. Sometimes it was 43, sometimes it was 36. You had no idea when they would spot it. Now just need a pick 6 from UT.
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I thought UT -8 was an absolute lock. Now they've killed my big parlay on centsports. Crompton has stunk although they've been getting a ton of pressure on him this quarter. Their coverage on that last drive was just awful.
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Holy cow that's an awful decision by Neuheisel. Should have been elated to be tied at the half and try to get him settled down in the locker room. Then he says that he reminded him sometimes "punting is winning" yet he apparently doesn't want to follow that advice either. LOL at the replay of his reaction "No! Eff me!"
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Is it just me or is ESPN's game coverage starting to resemble Fox' baseball productions catering to A.D.D viewers? Immediately when the play is over cut to cheerleaders, then fans, then other fans. The second after that fumbled snap they instantly cut to some goofball fan signalling that it was UCLA's ball. I don't even know if the whistle had blown yet.
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Someone needs to call the Waaambulance. As far as Illinois goes, I think every team on the schedule will still want/try to force Juice to throw the ball all game and contain the running game. Don't get me wrong he showed much improved touch last night and the numbers were huge, but good lord he had guys streaking WIDE open all night. They need to find a combination that can at least compare to Mendenhall. Mizzou just needs to figure out what their problem was in the secondary. That offense is outstanding and if Maclin is healthy so are their ST.
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Could someone tell me what Mizzou's secondary is doing? Juice looking good.
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Ron Zook and Dave Wannstedt are cut from the same cloth.
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That Oregon State/Stanford finish was almost identical to Oregon/Cal last year. Both down by a touchdown, both had less than one minute to play, both fumbled inside the 2 yard line out the back of the end zone for a touchback. Seriously how goofy. You might see that happen once a year at best in that situation. It happens two years in a row in a Pac 10 game allowing each of the two Bay area schools to pull out a win against each of the two Oregon schools.
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Unfortunately for Iowa fans we won't find out anything about this team until at least September 13th. Still talk that Rick Stanzi is neck and neck with Christensen but we'll see. O-line and QB play will be the key but you can't learn much against Maine and FIU at home. Still exciting to get the season started and there will be a few good matchups on Saturday.
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Any chance of a Sopcast broadcast being available online?
