cheekygeek Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 The headline is weird, but the article is pretty accurate, IMHO. https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/hawkeyes/iowa-football/iowa-football-2019-schedule-look-ahead-nebraska-game-20190617 1 Quote Link to comment
84HuskerLaw Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I suspect the author of the article is searching for reasons why his Iowa Hawkeyes are going to be competitive with Nebraska this fall. He targets and bashes the defense and even takes shots at the former Hawkeye (Chin - our Defensive Coordinator). Our defense last year was not great but it was in fact much better than the stats might indicate much like our 4-8 won loss record is not very indicative of the kind of team we actually fielded in November. We did make plenty of mistakes (penalties, fumbles, etc) and got off to a horrible start and it takes a while for an entire new staff and a load of new and or untested players to gel and get things better organized. Our QB play was not very good the first half of the year and this led to a couple of losses as well. Our Huskers were, as a matter of simple fact, not very good last year, but they slowly but surely showed signs and glimpses of what could be and made progress undoubtedly. Iowa won but it still took a last second field goal to do it. We also lost one in OT that we let slip away with a few costly errors. We were not a dominate team last year and probably won't be dominant this fall either but we should, as a team, be considerably better. Our offense was productive in many of the stats EXCEPT the most important one - points scored. That should get better as the entire team will have had a lot more time to practice and all get on the same page, etc. There will be fewer plays with receivers running the wrong routes, not blocking on the perimeter every play, etc. I would expect, conservatively, atleast an 8 point per game increase in scoring per game from the offense. That ought to translate into three or four more wins. The defense will be atleast 7 points a game better, conservatively, as we will have much more depth at the D line positions and much more experience operating Chin's defense. Our Defensive coaching is dramatically better than under Riley and even perhaps the last couple seasons under Pelini. This will help. Pure talent may not be dramtically better but the overall strength, conditiioning, stamina, guts and determination should be markedly better. I believe we will feel like we have Blackshirts out on the field, atleast most of the time. We are not deep enough across the back 7 yet to be top ten defensively, but I would suggest top 30 is quite reachable. Therefore, I respectfully disagree with the tone and tenor of the article cited and think a 14 point differential improvement in the scoring offense and defense will translate into a much better Husker season and will be good cause for anxst in Iowa City and Madison, etal. But we are going to need some miracles if we want to win more than 10 games in year 2 of the resurrection of Husker football. 1 Quote Link to comment
Scarlet Overkill Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I loved the part about asking if the reader was nervous about Chinander having been a player under Ferentz. It would actually be great to have somone nervous about our D or DC. Quote Link to comment
Popular Post Landlord Posted July 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2019 6 hours ago, 84HuskerLaw said: I suspect the author of the article is searching for reasons why his Iowa Hawkeyes are going to be competitive with Nebraska this fall. He targets and bashes the defense and even takes shots at the former Hawkeye (Chin - our Defensive Coordinator). Our defense last year was not great but it was in fact much better than the stats might indicate much like our 4-8 won loss record is not very indicative of the kind of team we actually fielded in November. We did make plenty of mistakes (penalties, fumbles, etc) and got off to a horrible start and it takes a while for an entire new staff and a load of new and or untested players to gel and get things better organized. Our QB play was not very good the first half of the year and this led to a couple of losses as well. Our Huskers were, as a matter of simple fact, not very good last year, but they slowly but surely showed signs and glimpses of what could be and made progress undoubtedly. Iowa won but it still took a last second field goal to do it. We also lost one in OT that we let slip away with a few costly errors. We were not a dominate team last year and probably won't be dominant this fall either but we should, as a team, be considerably better. Our offense was productive in many of the stats EXCEPT the most important one - points scored. That should get better as the entire team will have had a lot more time to practice and all get on the same page, etc. There will be fewer plays with receivers running the wrong routes, not blocking on the perimeter every play, etc. I would expect, conservatively, atleast an 8 point per game increase in scoring per game from the offense. That ought to translate into three or four more wins. The defense will be atleast 7 points a game better, conservatively, as we will have much more depth at the D line positions and much more experience operating Chin's defense. Our Defensive coaching is dramatically better than under Riley and even perhaps the last couple seasons under Pelini. This will help. Pure talent may not be dramtically better but the overall strength, conditiioning, stamina, guts and determination should be markedly better. I believe we will feel like we have Blackshirts out on the field, atleast most of the time. We are not deep enough across the back 7 yet to be top ten defensively, but I would suggest top 30 is quite reachable. Therefore, I respectfully disagree with the tone and tenor of the article cited and think a 14 point differential improvement in the scoring offense and defense will translate into a much better Husker season and will be good cause for anxst in Iowa City and Madison, etal. But we are going to need some miracles if we want to win more than 10 games in year 2 of the resurrection of Husker football. Nobody reads your posts because they are too long. 11 4 Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 11 hours ago, 84HuskerLaw said: Our defense last year was not great but it was in fact much better than the stats might indicate Ahahahaha 2 Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 11 hours ago, 84HuskerLaw said: I would expect, conservatively, atleast an 8 point per game increase in scoring per game from the offense. That ought to translate into three or four more wins. It would have been about 5 more wins with last season's schedule. Quote Link to comment
swmohusker Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 11 minutes ago, The Dude said: Ahahahaha Defense played poorly in wiscy, Michigan, prob Purdue game. Other than that they were okay. Talking about a couple plays a game and each of those games are wins. Defense will take a big jump this year. Depth up front and the improvement of the secondary will help them take the next step. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 That's a pretty decent assessment of the team. I've read a few of Marc's pieces over the years, and I think he's pretty good writer. Quote Link to comment
broganreynik Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Quote The Huskers could just try to outscore everyone. Opposed to the games where they don’t? Pretty sure that’s what a team should try to do every game, regardless. Man, that phrase really irritates me. I’m too irritable. 1 Quote Link to comment
runningblind Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 21 minutes ago, broganreynik said: Opposed to the games where they don’t? Pretty sure that’s what a team should try to do every game, regardless. Man, that phrase really irritates me. I’m too irritable. Quote Link to comment
cheekygeek Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 On 7/8/2019 at 5:44 PM, 84HuskerLaw said: Our QB play was not very good the first half of the year and this led to a couple of losses as well. Agreed, but this can be attributed directly to unexpectantly losing Gebbia, to whose strengths SF could have modified his offensive game plans to accommodate. Dropping all the way back to #3 QB Bunch and NOT pursuing the Vedral eligibility ruling (until way too late) were VERY probably very costly, in retrospect. However, I believe this year EVERYONE is trying to recruit more with Transfer Portal losses in mind. Quote Link to comment
cheekygeek Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, runningblind said: Inferring from this that the offense is more important is the mistake. Defenses can both score points themselves and limit the scoring of the other side. The result is always "the team with the most points win". It's HOW they ended up with the most points that matters, and can change from game to game. Quote Link to comment
cheekygeek Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 8 hours ago, Landlord said: Nobody reads your posts because they are too long. "Nobody with extremely short attention spans reads your posts because they are too long." Fixed that for you. Also thanks for speaking for EVERYONE on this forum, godlike one. (Clearly applies to all who upvoted your comment, and those that roll eyes on this one.) Shoot... I'm the Poster Boy for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder and I even I can read a longer post. 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Chinander has been looked at #1 since the jump. Florida wouldn't take Frost if he took Chin with him Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 3 hours ago, cheekygeek said: "Nobody with extremely short attention spans reads your posts because they are too long." Fixed that for you. Also thanks for speaking for EVERYONE on this forum, godlike one. (Clearly applies to all who upvoted your comment, and those that roll eyes on this one.) Shoot... I'm the Poster Boy for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder and I even I can read a longer post. It's not hard to understand when something is meant to be taken generally and not literally. But the eye roll function is gone so fear not! 4 Quote Link to comment
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