*** What we learned ***

[Haspula]

1. D-line is great sometimes and bad sometimes

[BIGREDIOWAN]

We still have issues with turnovers. Special teams needs to get it together! Rex is just as good now as he was before the knee injury. One of the Iowa fans I know said that when Rex came out in the 2nd half, "I knew we were screwed!"

[FriendlyLurker2007]

not much...glad we won tho

[MichiganDad3]

Every Nebraska high school player who is small or slow but can can catch a punt should have a good chance at being a starter on special teams next year.

[Foppa]

rex is a winner who wants to win.

 

Hack is a good poster who I was glad to see back.

[Blackshirt316]

I think we learned that this team can win even when everything goes against them.

 

Horrible weather? Check

Motivated opponent playing their best football? Check

More mental mistakes? Check

 

And still we gave up 0 points on our turnovers. And owned that game after their first drive.

 

Unfortunately weather and mental mistakes are not things that are going against us. Both teams played in the same weather and mental mistakes are our own issue. Was Iowa playing any better or more motivated than average? No. I've watched 7 or 8 Iowa games this season and they played just about like they always do: conservative, pretty well-coached and sparks of solid play here and there.

 

Sorry, no. That was Iowa's offense today, weather or no weather. That is how they play, power running and 3 yard passes and extremely conservative coaching - every single game.

 

That isn't what we try to do. We pretty much tossed out 4/5ths of the playbook today and beat Iowa using Iowa's own gameplan.

 

The weather created absolutely the perfect conditions for Iowa to have had any chance of an upset and we still beat them.

 

 

Not sure what your point is. Vandenberg threw some nice balls with the wind. Overall Iowa was Iowa. When we had the chance to go for the throat (which PSU and Michigan did successfully) we didn't/couldn't.

 

 

The point is that the weather was far more of a factor against the style of offense we run than that of Iowa so your contention that just because both teams play in the same weather that it isn't a factor that goes against Nebraska is incorrect.

[Blackshirt316]

multipost

[krc1995]

Maybe we should just put nobody back to return punts. Send the extra guy to try to block it.

[JTrain]

I think we learned that this team can win even when everything goes against them.

 

Horrible weather? Check

Motivated opponent playing their best football? Check

More mental mistakes? Check

 

And still we gave up 0 points on our turnovers. And owned that game after their first drive.

 

Unfortunately weather and mental mistakes are not things that are going against us. Both teams played in the same weather and mental mistakes are our own issue. Was Iowa playing any better or more motivated than average? No. I've watched 7 or 8 Iowa games this season and they played just about like they always do: conservative, pretty well-coached and sparks of solid play here and there.

 

Sorry, no. That was Iowa's offense today, weather or no weather. That is how they play, power running and 3 yard passes and extremely conservative coaching - every single game.

 

That isn't what we try to do. We pretty much tossed out 4/5ths of the playbook today and beat Iowa using Iowa's own gameplan.

 

The weather created absolutely the perfect conditions for Iowa to have had any chance of an upset and we still beat them.

 

 

Not sure what your point is. Vandenberg threw some nice balls with the wind. Overall Iowa was Iowa. When we had the chance to go for the throat (which PSU and Michigan did successfully) we didn't/couldn't.

 

 

The point is that the weather was far more of a factor against the style of offense we run than that of Iowa so your contention that just because both teams play in the same weather that it isn't a factor that goes against Nebraska is incorrect.

 

I disagree. Nebraska is much more of a rushing team than Iowa. 47 carries per game to 33 carries per game. Wind and cold should play more into the hands of the rushing team.

[Blackshirt316]

Sure if you completely oversimplyfy it to the point of being laughably soft on context.

 

Nebraska is going to have more running plays simply because Nebraska runs far more plays in general.

Nebraska has held the ball for 338.58 minutes this year (30.53 per game)

Iowa has held the ball for 326.39 minutes this year (29.14 per game)

 

Nebraska is also a far more up tempo team than Iowa and has far fewer short drives.

Nebraka has run a total of 816 plays, Iowa has only run 750 plays.

 

Nebraska also gains an average 8.1 yards per pass attempt (.3 tenths of a point below Michigan for best in the Big Ten)

Iowa only gains an average of 5.9 yards per pass attempt (.2 tenths of a point above Illiois for worst in the Big Ten)

 

But besides all that,

 

Iowa by design is a two tight end downhiill power team that though they pass often rarely pass for more than 10 yards through the air. Their passing game is predicated on short routes to the perimeter to draw the outside linebacker coverage to the edge and open up the middle for their halfback to run against a 6 vs. 6 matchup (4 D-linemen a linebacker and a saftey vs. 5 O-linemen and a fullback). They pass to be balanced not to be a passing team. (heck through todays game they have 365 pass attempts and 365 rush attempts on the season)

 

Nebraska by design is a spread team that runs the ball to the edge to wear the linebackers out running sideline to sideline before going up the middle all while drawing the safeties up against the run in order to go vertical down the field.(before the Minnesota game how many times have you seen a screen pass this year?)

 

Iowa has 41 receptions on passes thrown 20 yards or more on the season and 84 on passes that were thrown fewer than 10 yards.

Nebraska has 68 receptions on passes thrown 20 yards or more on the season and just 33 on passes that were thrown fewer than 10 yards.

 

(all stats except the one I specifically stated otherwise are through last weekend and don't have today's game factored in)

 

 

Today's weather was perfectly suited for how Iowa likes to play on offense and completely detrimental to how Nebraska does.

[Branno]

Sure if you completely oversimplyfy it to the point of being laughably soft on context.

 

Nebraska is going to have more running plays simply because Nebraska runs far more plays in general.

Nebraska has held the ball for 338.58 minutes this year (30.53 per game)

Iowa has held the ball for 326.39 minutes this year (29.14 per game)

 

Nebraska is also a far more up tempo team than Iowa and has far fewer short drives.

Nebraka has run a total of 816 plays, Iowa has only run 750 plays.

 

Nebraska also gains an average 8.1 yards per pass attempt (.3 tenths of a point below Michigan for best in the Big Ten)

Iowa only gains an average of 5.9 yards per pass attempt (.2 tenths of a point above Illiois for worst in the Big Ten)

 

But besides all that,

 

Iowa by design is a two tight end downhiill power team that though they pass often rarely pass for more than 10 yards through the air. Their passing game is predicated on short routes to the perimeter to draw the outside linebacker coverage to the edge and open up the middle for their halfback to run against a 6 vs. 6 matchup (4 D-linemen a linebacker and a saftey vs. 5 O-linemen and a fullback). They pass to be balanced not to be a passing team. (heck through todays game they have 365 pass attempts and 365 rush attempts on the season)

 

Nebraska by design is a spread team that runs the ball to the edge to wear the linebackers out running sideline to sideline before going up the middle all while drawing the safeties up against the run in order to go vertical down the field.(before the Minnesota game how many times have you seen a screen pass this year?)

 

Iowa has 41 receptions on passes thrown 20 yards or more on the season and 84 on passes that were thrown fewer than 10 yards.

Nebraska has 68 receptions on passes thrown 20 yards or more on the season and just 33 on passes that were thrown fewer than 10 yards.

 

(all stats except the one I specifically stated otherwise are through last weekend and don't have today's game factored in)

 

 

Today's weather was perfectly suited for how Iowa likes to play on offense and completely detrimental to how Nebraska does.

 

I cannot +1 you enough!

[JTrain]

Sure if you completely oversimplyfy it to the point of being laughably soft on context.

 

Nebraska is going to have more running plays simply because Nebraska runs far more plays in general.

Nebraska has held the ball for 338.58 minutes this year (30.53 per game)

Iowa has held the ball for 326.39 minutes this year (29.14 per game)

 

 

Pretty impressive verbiage there. Here's the full context, as to not "oversymplyfy":

 

Iowa had run 730 offensive plays. 365 rushing. 365/730 = 50% rushing

Nebraska had run 816. 513 rushing. 513/816 = 62% rushing

 

Nebraska is still significantly more of a rushing team.

 

Nebraska is also a far more up tempo team than Iowa and has far fewer short drives.

 

Don't know what that means. Do you mean they had more short drives? Faster tempo = shorter drives. But not sure how that relates to weather either way.

 

...rarely pass for more than 10 yards through the air.

 

Average yards per completion is 10.17. That's average. Meaning completions of over 10 yards are not particularly rare at all.

 

Iowa's best play on their lone scoring drive was a perfectly thrown 25 yard corner route. In the second quarter, Iowa had a wide open receiver for a 30-yard touchdown and the wind held it up. Would have been 14-3 had it been complete.

 

When we had the wind at our backs, Taylor was Taylor and threw it to the deep route without reading the safety. The pass looked really nice, and was right to the Iowa safety. He dropped it.

 

Today's weather was ... completely detrimental to how Nebraska does.

 

To say that wind and cold is completely detrimental to an offense that runs the ball on 62% of its snaps is absurd, regardless of who the opponent is.

 

But anyway, what is the ultimate point you're trying to make? That because Nebraska throws more deep passes, the weather was the primary cause of this game being close? That had it been 55 degrees with no wind, we would have won 35-7? I'm afraid not. It was the same questionable calls, poor execution (in certain areas) and sloppy play. Not wind or cold. It was just a lot of the same issues we've had throughout the season (which has been great weather, by the way) that has allowed mediocre teams like Iowa, Michigan State and Northwestern to come dangerously close to beating us. Feel free to show me specific plays where we were hurt by the weather in a way that Iowa was not. Or show me evidence of the absurd claim that Beck "tossed out 4/5ths of the playbook". You'll have a very difficult time convincing me or any fairly unbiased observer that intently watched this game, in its entirety, that Iowa significantly benefited from the wind. And I'm not saying that wind did not affect plays. Just that it didn't significantly benefit Iowa.

[JTrain]

I'd really hate to see a really downfield passing offense like Baylor have to play in a little wind and cold. They'd be lucky to break 50 yards.

 

[JTrain]

Let's beat the sh*t outta Michigan. Have a good night.

[NoLongerN]

Couldn't agree more JTrain.