cornographic
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Absolutely, I can't say as I've ever seen Jano lose yardage and he usually makes things happen.
Things we were told when Riley was hired...
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The point he's making is that on 4th & 1 with Tommy Armstrong as your quarterback, you don't call a pass. I guarantee almost nobody on this board would have called that play, and that's because its a stupid call to make.
I don't see how you can question that call ... I mean, if you have Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers and you are throwing to Megatron or Dez Bryant ... along with no running game ... YOU THROW THAT FADE EVERY TIME!!
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cornographic
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I generally hate the fade route as I think it is a lazy, predictable call, that frequently doesn't work--except for the types of players you describe there. This was a, what, 30-40 yard fade we had yesterday?! That's insane.
Tommy has had options all year and he has chosen the worst one many times, leading many to wonder why Riley / Langsdorf would once again put their trust into Armstrong's ability to find the open receiver when he regularly hasn't been able to do so...yet, that is exactly what they did (again!), it failed (again!), and you are defending it...(again!)
Which leads me to believe your insulting statement is more fitting for you than anyone else on this forum.
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MichiganDad3
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If you are going to call a low percentage play, why not just kick the FG?
HuskerMav11
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You seem to forget that it was 3rd and one before it was 4th and one. They could have stuffed us twice . Them what?
cornographic
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You know, the last time TA tried hitting a guy out in the flat, it was a pick 6 for them, so he can't be trusted to make even the simplest of throws. You go with the high % play.
It was less than a yard, I'd call a rush play, either up the gut with Jano or Cross, or fake that and boot leg TA to the edge. If we can't make a 1/2 yd rushing, then so be it.
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Hayseed
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SHAZAAAM!!!
What we didn't hear was this.
He was a .546 career coach at OSU.
He never finished higher than 20th in the polls
Most wins was 10
Has lost to FCS teams
Loses head scratches and then pulls an upset
To this day, there is no viable reason why this guy was hired to "right" a ship that had 7 consecutive 9 win seasons. I will say, Bo was not the right guy for the job (after 7 yrs), but no one in their right mind could look as Riley's resume and say "yea, this guy gets it". From his style of offense, his resume, a cultural clash from the west coast to the midwest etc....
We got a squared peg for a round hole. Why would we expect the results to be any different. As OSU, Michigan, MSU, Iowa, Wisky continue to maintain/gain steam, NU gets further behind. Recruits see this. They no a winner/winning program. On the sideline yesterday, Riley's body language was that of a man who was simply taking space. He looked like he would rather be anywhere than on the sidelines on NU......
The play calling was not crazy yesterday. Nor were the penalties. That is what he told us, had SE listened to his resume............... That's Riley's career. Sub par, sub standard. and not good enough for NU. Let him get "his" guys and watch the same play calling, coaching decisions and mistakes plague us...... The first two, not the last is what cost us games this year. The experienced staff and their great play calling....
He was a .546 career coach at OSU.
He never finished higher than 20th in the polls
Most wins was 10
Has lost to FCS teams
Loses head scratches and then pulls an upset
To this day, there is no viable reason why this guy was hired to "right" a ship that had 7 consecutive 9 win seasons. I will say, Bo was not the right guy for the job (after 7 yrs), but no one in their right mind could look as Riley's resume and say "yea, this guy gets it". From his style of offense, his resume, a cultural clash from the west coast to the midwest etc....
We got a squared peg for a round hole. Why would we expect the results to be any different. As OSU, Michigan, MSU, Iowa, Wisky continue to maintain/gain steam, NU gets further behind. Recruits see this. They no a winner/winning program. On the sideline yesterday, Riley's body language was that of a man who was simply taking space. He looked like he would rather be anywhere than on the sidelines on NU......
The play calling was not crazy yesterday. Nor were the penalties. That is what he told us, had SE listened to his resume............... That's Riley's career. Sub par, sub standard. and not good enough for NU. Let him get "his" guys and watch the same play calling, coaching decisions and mistakes plague us...... The first two, not the last is what cost us games this year. The experienced staff and their great play calling....
It'sNotAFakeID
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Kirk Ferentz is over 60 years old and he made a lot of changes after Iowa's 7-6 and 4-8 seasons.
Read a good article that said after last year, he really did some soul searching. Starting with deciding on Beathard as the starter in January. Re-worked the strength and conditioning program to make the end of the workouts harder than the beginning to simulate games (I'm sure the S&C coach did this).
IMO, Riley won't do this as he came in saying the right things i.e. will play to what we have, not a square peg/round hole guy, will see what works and use it.... none of this panned out in year 1. He kept with the same system to the tune of .546 at OSU. Just don't see it IMO.