Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

[Purple Cat]

I only saw highlight clips and stat sheets. I firmly believe that UNI will not face anyone the caliber of ISU the rest of the way. UNI lost a lot of mature leadership , but I believe that they will bounce back. Go PANTHERS!

[Mudrafan]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

we'll face plenty of ISU's caliber...starting this week against 6th ranked Eastern Washington. ISU had the better team on this night. I personally feel that that is the worst opener UNI has had in the Farley era. The issue is that it wasn't any one thing. Penalties, turnovers, poor QB play, poor tackling, horrendous special teams. I blame it on the lack of experience on the staff & the budget cuts. I've been expecting a drop off for several years & fear it has finally caught up. We need to find a punter & decide on a QB that gives us the best chance to win (throwing & not getting sacked). I'd like to see Bailey run a Wildcat set, but also line up at wideout. I would give the ball to Sawyer & let him run the team. When he is off, run the Dunne kid in, but play him as a relief pitcher with the thought that he will be the man next year. Bailey & Demos at wideout along with Fountain, Brown & Owens Jr will give us a lift offensively while playing the hot hand of Sawyer/Dunne. I thought Miller was fine at tailback w/ the rest although he needs to focus on the game instead of yapping after every play.

[Neighbor]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

My niece who went to the game said, "it was a very bad football game played by two terrible football teams".

[UNIdad]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

Both teams had huge amounts of change this year with loss of mature leadership and additions of transfers.

Iowa State went into the game with a 5th year QB and absolutely no QB competition, so he got all the reps in practice and the team could find its sync.

UNI seemed to be having a four-way QB battle (I've never heard of such a thing) and it must have had an impact on the team getting synced.

Certainly there are other factors, but Iowa State has really struggled with its opener in the last two years . . . preceded by stiff QB competitions leading up to the season.

I think the QB position should be determined in the Spring.

[SteinPizza]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

ISU appears to be improved from last year. Their new D Line did well to shut down our running game. Sure, they had six sacks, but when the coaches look at film, I'll bet they see at least half or more were on Bailey. They got some pressure, but there were also times where he had plenty to make a throw and didn't.

Our D ran out of gas from way too many short offensive possessions, so it's hard to give ISU complete credit for the 31 points. ISU also had a bunch of short fields due to our poor punting game. It was still hot and humid in the second half, and it worked to ISU's advantage.

Bottom line...there was way too much offensive and punting ineptitude to really draw conclusions.

[UNIdad]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

This was a game that proves the point about how field position wins games.

UNI's average starting line of scrimmage was their own 21. Iowa State's was their 48!

Poor kicking by UNI and good returns by Iowa State really helped the Cyclones a lot.

[Alum 99']

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

Our special teams coach should be let go...that was embarrassing. ...we keep running a punter out there that can't kick the ball higher than a house...their returner would get the ball and have 20 yards to run before he had a chance to be tackled....most high school teams have a better punter....unreal

[Blue42]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

UNI's coaching roster on their web site does not list a special teams coach.

Interesting.

[Panther/Statesman]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

Good bad or indifferent, ISU did what was necessary to get the win. I was overhyped about our offense, foolish in hindsight. A week should pretty much answer the question.

[Panther100]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

Uni terrible. ISU marginal. Uni poor special teams, Oline, and running game. ISU average QB, special teams, defense. Poor running game. UNI 6-5. ISU 3-9. Farley and Rhoads should be fired.

[EVSPanther]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

Most practices I remember at UNI special teams punting was about 1-2% of practice time. Maybe that needs to be bumped up some? Maybe times have changed since I went there, but it always seemed like 1st string punters would get a couple punts live and then the "others" would get 1-2. Any different now? I guess it isn't a problem when you have a decent punter.

[Kyle]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

UNI's offensive and defensive line is very bad.

The jury is still out on the overall quality of both UNI and ISU's football team this year.

[Newsbreaker]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

ISU isn't any good. Whether we're good enough to do some damage in the Valley remains to be seen, particularly considering no one else in the league save for SDSU has looked particularly good.

The score of this game is irrelevant. Short field plus a hot night against a deeper team is going to lead to a score that is uglier than deserved. The defense did a nice job in several key spots, and truthfully if the offense had found any rhythm in the first half, UNI would've looked like the better team.

Saturday is a really tough spot, but hopefully with one guy getting the majority of snaps with the first unit this week, the offense should look better.

[SteinPizza]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

UNI's offensive and defensive line is very bad.

The jury is still out on the overall quality of both UNI and ISU's football team this year.

The D Line wasn't bad at all, they got pressure on Richardson, and none of the ISU RBs really did anything. They got burnt by a horribly executed punting game, and way too many short posssessions by the offense on a hot, humid night. To lay some blame on the D Line is misguided.

Also, the O line was better at pass blocking than you think. How else else do you think Bailey has the time to overthrow open receivers on routes being run 30 yards downfield?

[run&blade]

Re: Quick Question? Was UNI very bad or is ISU that good?

Iowa state sucks. Two or three wins tops. Their qb horrible. He had lots of time and guys were open, he just can't find them.

Iowa will destroy them and Rhoades will be fired at the end of the year.