What Did We Learn: Iowa Edition

[Hunter94]

He is our starting quarterback. You need to understand that.

Langsdorf says he didn't call a run because one got stuffed, but he has no problem calling up pass play after pass play when Armstrong is having a horrible passing day in sh*tty weather...does that make sense to you?...because that's what I need to understand, because it makes no frickin' sense to me at all. Especially since Imani bulled his way through the heart of the Iowa line for two TDs previously.

For a play caller, you have often more control over passing plays. Adjustments in the running game are made more on a play by play basis. Calling an effective running game requires more sequential understanding, more micro-adjustments with regards to blocking schemes. It's really a bit of a lost art, IMO.

Passing plays can be made to suit all purposes through the use of option routes and packaging plays together. Say you had a 2x2 set, one side can be running a zone concept, the other a man concept. Pre-snap dictates what 'play' you run. A lot of college offenses are primarily third or half field reads like this.

You can package running plays with passing plays, and I've seen signs we're doing some of that. The simplest example is using a twins set and optioning the slot defender. If he wants to leverage outside, you may have numbers in the box. If he leverages inside, you may have a wr screen. A lot of modern football has become reading that defender, whether it's a safety, nickel corner, outside linebacker.

As to our OC, it just seems when he's in a bind he prefers to go to the passing route where he can combine concepts to give more possibilities. Is it a lack of confidence in himself, the QB, the offensive line....whatever, I don't know. That's his comfort zone. Every OC has one.

your damn qb is throwing pics like crazy, how comfortable can you be calling more passes????

 

[ColoradoHusk]

MSU and Rutgers...Nothing else matters!

I think Texas A&M has claimed national championships based on 2-0 seasons.

 

[Branno]

Get real guys, Langsdorf called a great game. We out yarded them by about 150 yards, held a big time of possession advantage, they did not convert a 3rd down. All the coaches did a great job of putting the players in position to win. We just needed to replace one guy and we win by 21 or more. The future has never been brighter in the last 15 years.

NU never led at one point in that game. For 26 of the 30 minutes of the 2nd half, Iowa led by 11 points. NU was not threatening to win that game. Did the cold weather make it look like you were watching a different game?

All due to mistakes by one player and the tossing of Gerry. The playcalling was pretty damn good all game long.

You go boy! Way to throw the players under the bus. God know the coaches weren't seeing the same thing and calling mostly passing plays... Definitely only one player that cost is the game. PASS PLAYS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Pass plays beat Michigan St, brought us back against Miami, kept us in the game against Iowa. So we should ignor the strength of the team (our recievers) ranked as the best in the B10 and run the ball with our backs?????????? Really! I have no words for that.

PASSSSSSSSESSSSSSSSS FORRRRRREEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Honestly though dude. You're the one saying TA sucks. If your QB is throwing the game away, and you were making a million dollars to coach, wouldn't you maybe call fewer passes?

 

[RADAR]

Get real guys, Langsdorf called a great game. We out yarded them by about 150 yards, held a big time of possession advantage, they did not convert a 3rd down. All the coaches did a great job of putting the players in position to win. We just needed to replace one guy and we win by 21 or more. The future has never been brighter in the last 15 years.

NU never led at one point in that game. For 26 of the 30 minutes of the 2nd half, Iowa led by 11 points. NU was not threatening to win that game. Did the cold weather make it look like you were watching a different game?

All due to mistakes by one player and the tossing of Gerry. The playcalling was pretty damn good all game long.

You go boy! Way to throw the players under the bus. God know the coaches weren't seeing the same thing and calling mostly passing plays... Definitely only one player that cost is the game. PASS PLAYS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Pass plays beat Michigan St, brought us back against Miami, kept us in the game against Iowa. So we should ignor the strength of the team (our recievers) ranked as the best in the B10 and run the ball with our backs?????????? Really! I have no words for that.

PASSSSSSSSESSSSSSSSS FORRRRRREEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Honestly though dude. You're the one saying TA sucks. If your QB is throwing the game away, and you were making a million dollars to coach, wouldn't you maybe call fewer passes?

You play with what ya got.

 

[Branno]

Get real guys, Langsdorf called a great game. We out yarded them by about 150 yards, held a big time of possession advantage, they did not convert a 3rd down. All the coaches did a great job of putting the players in position to win. We just needed to replace one guy and we win by 21 or more. The future has never been brighter in the last 15 years.

NU never led at one point in that game. For 26 of the 30 minutes of the 2nd half, Iowa led by 11 points. NU was not threatening to win that game. Did the cold weather make it look like you were watching a different game?

All due to mistakes by one player and the tossing of Gerry. The playcalling was pretty damn good all game long.

You go boy! Way to throw the players under the bus. God know the coaches weren't seeing the same thing and calling mostly passing plays... Definitely only one player that cost is the game. PASS PLAYS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Pass plays beat Michigan St, brought us back against Miami, kept us in the game against Iowa. So we should ignor the strength of the team (our recievers) ranked as the best in the B10 and run the ball with our backs?????????? Really! I have no words for that.

PASSSSSSSSESSSSSSSSS FORRRRRREEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Honestly though dude. You're the one saying TA sucks. If your QB is throwing the game away, and you were making a million dollars to coach, wouldn't you maybe call fewer passes?

You play with what ya got.

There are these mystical, magical plays from the long long ago. They called them the triple option. And the Dr Tom would use them to win the ultimate prize.

Some say these plays are just from our imagination, but I believe they truly existed.

 

[RADAR]

Get real guys, Langsdorf called a great game. We out yarded them by about 150 yards, held a big time of possession advantage, they did not convert a 3rd down. All the coaches did a great job of putting the players in position to win. We just needed to replace one guy and we win by 21 or more. The future has never been brighter in the last 15 years.

NU never led at one point in that game. For 26 of the 30 minutes of the 2nd half, Iowa led by 11 points. NU was not threatening to win that game. Did the cold weather make it look like you were watching a different game?

All due to mistakes by one player and the tossing of Gerry. The playcalling was pretty damn good all game long.

You go boy! Way to throw the players under the bus. God know the coaches weren't seeing the same thing and calling mostly passing plays... Definitely only one player that cost is the game. PASS PLAYS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Pass plays beat Michigan St, brought us back against Miami, kept us in the game against Iowa. So we should ignor the strength of the team (our recievers) ranked as the best in the B10 and run the ball with our backs?????????? Really! I have no words for that.

PASSSSSSSSESSSSSSSSS FORRRRRREEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Honestly though dude. You're the one saying TA sucks. If your QB is throwing the game away, and you were making a million dollars to coach, wouldn't you maybe call fewer passes?

You play with what ya got.

There are these mystical, magical plays from the long long ago. They called them the triple option. And the Dr Tom would use them to win the ultimate prize.

Some say these plays are just from our imagination, but I believe they truly existed.

Talent does not exist today, big difference.

 

[Jason Sitoke]

I learned that a team that gains 250 yards of offense and goes 0 for 9 on 3rd down is 'steady and solid' according to the media.

I also learned that when a team fumbles 3 times, with another nullified by an unrelated penalty, it's 'mistake-free' execution

 

[Bowfin]

So you would not have him throw all the passes that were caught?? The ones that beat Michigan St and Rutgers?

You probably don't know this, but we lost more games to bad passing than we have one with good passing this year. Illinois...Miami...Purdue with Fyfe...and Iowa. That is because there has been more bad passing than good passing this year, hence the 5-7 record.

My son was comparing Eric Crouch's passing with Tommie Armstrong's statistics, and they looked very similar as far as percentages. Crouch won the Heisman and finished 10-2 while the other guy is 5-7 and everybody is looking for his replacement to show up. The biggest difference is that Solich didn't try to make his running quarterback into a passing quarterback like Riley and Langsdorf are doing to Armstrong...back to the square peg / round hole thing.

 

[ZRod]

Get real guys, Langsdorf called a great game. We out yarded them by about 150 yards, held a big time of possession advantage, they did not convert a 3rd down. All the coaches did a great job of putting the players in position to win. We just needed to replace one guy and we win by 21 or more. The future has never been brighter in the last 15 years.

NU never led at one point in that game. For 26 of the 30 minutes of the 2nd half, Iowa led by 11 points. NU was not threatening to win that game. Did the cold weather make it look like you were watching a different game?

All due to mistakes by one player and the tossing of Gerry. The playcalling was pretty damn good all game long.

You go boy! Way to throw the players under the bus. God know the coaches weren't seeing the same thing and calling mostly passing plays... Definitely only one player that cost is the game. PASS PLAYS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Pass plays beat Michigan St, brought us back against Miami, kept us in the game against Iowa. So we should ignor the strength of the team (our recievers) ranked as the best in the B10 and run the ball with our backs?????????? Really! I have no words for that.

PASSSSSSSSESSSSSSSSS FORRRRRREEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!Honestly though dude. You're the one saying TA sucks. If your QB is throwing the game away, and you were making a million dollars to coach, wouldn't you maybe call fewer passes?

You play with what ya got.

There are these mystical, magical plays from the long long ago. They called them the triple option. And the Dr Tom would use them to win the ultimate prize.

Some say these plays are just from our imagination, but I believe they truly existed.

No he didn't.

 

[adc7236]

Get real guys, Langsdorf called a great game. We out yarded them by about 150 yards, held a big time of possession advantage, they did not convert a 3rd down. All the coaches did a great job of putting the players in position to win. We just needed to replace one guy and we win by 21 or more. The future has never been brighter in the last 15 years.

NU never led at one point in that game. For 26 of the 30 minutes of the 2nd half, Iowa led by 11 points. NU was not threatening to win that game. Did the cold weather make it look like you were watching a different game?

All due to mistakes by one player and the tossing of Gerry. The playcalling was pretty damn good all game long.

You go boy! Way to throw the players under the bus. God know the coaches weren't seeing the same thing and calling mostly passing plays... Definitely only one player that cost is the game. PASS PLAYS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Pass plays beat Michigan St, brought us back against Miami, kept us in the game against Iowa. So we should ignor the strength of the team (our recievers) ranked as the best in the B10 and run the ball with our backs?????????? Really! I have no words for that.

PASSSSSSSSESSSSSSSSS FORRRRRREEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Honestly though dude. You're the one saying TA sucks. If your QB is throwing the game away, and you were making a million dollars to coach, wouldn't you maybe call fewer passes?

You play with what ya got.

True. Perhaps playing to their strengths and not their weakness should be considered?

 

[RADAR]

Get real guys, Langsdorf called a great game. We out yarded them by about 150 yards, held a big time of possession advantage, they did not convert a 3rd down. All the coaches did a great job of putting the players in position to win. We just needed to replace one guy and we win by 21 or more. The future has never been brighter in the last 15 years.

NU never led at one point in that game. For 26 of the 30 minutes of the 2nd half, Iowa led by 11 points. NU was not threatening to win that game. Did the cold weather make it look like you were watching a different game?

All due to mistakes by one player and the tossing of Gerry. The playcalling was pretty damn good all game long.

You go boy! Way to throw the players under the bus. God know the coaches weren't seeing the same thing and calling mostly passing plays... Definitely only one player that cost is the game. PASS PLAYS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Pass plays beat Michigan St, brought us back against Miami, kept us in the game against Iowa. So we should ignor the strength of the team (our recievers) ranked as the best in the B10 and run the ball with our backs?????????? Really! I have no words for that.

PASSSSSSSSESSSSSSSSS FORRRRRREEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Honestly though dude. You're the one saying TA sucks. If your QB is throwing the game away, and you were making a million dollars to coach, wouldn't you maybe call fewer passes?

You play with what ya got.

True. Perhaps playing to their strengths and not their weakness should be considered?

Blah Blah Blah That's crap, we don't have the O-line to be one dimensional or the backs! live in the real world.

 

[adc7236]

Get real guys, Langsdorf called a great game. We out yarded them by about 150 yards, held a big time of possession advantage, they did not convert a 3rd down. All the coaches did a great job of putting the players in position to win. We just needed to replace one guy and we win by 21 or more. The future has never been brighter in the last 15 years.

NU never led at one point in that game. For 26 of the 30 minutes of the 2nd half, Iowa led by 11 points. NU was not threatening to win that game. Did the cold weather make it look like you were watching a different game?

All due to mistakes by one player and the tossing of Gerry. The playcalling was pretty damn good all game long.

You go boy! Way to throw the players under the bus. God know the coaches weren't seeing the same thing and calling mostly passing plays... Definitely only one player that cost is the game. PASS PLAYS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Pass plays beat Michigan St, brought us back against Miami, kept us in the game against Iowa. So we should ignor the strength of the team (our recievers) ranked as the best in the B10 and run the ball with our backs?????????? Really! I have no words for that.

If your QB cannot reliably get them the ball, then are they still a strength?

 

[adc7236]

Get real guys, Langsdorf called a great game. We out yarded them by about 150 yards, held a big time of possession advantage, they did not convert a 3rd down. All the coaches did a great job of putting the players in position to win. We just needed to replace one guy and we win by 21 or more. The future has never been brighter in the last 15 years.

NU never led at one point in that game. For 26 of the 30 minutes of the 2nd half, Iowa led by 11 points. NU was not threatening to win that game. Did the cold weather make it look like you were watching a different game?

All due to mistakes by one player and the tossing of Gerry. The playcalling was pretty damn good all game long.

You go boy! Way to throw the players under the bus. God know the coaches weren't seeing the same thing and calling mostly passing plays... Definitely only one player that cost is the game. PASS PLAYS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Pass plays beat Michigan St, brought us back against Miami, kept us in the game against Iowa. So we should ignor the strength of the team (our recievers) ranked as the best in the B10 and run the ball with our backs?????????? Really! I have no words for that.

PASSSSSSSSESSSSSSSSS FORRRRRREEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Honestly though dude. You're the one saying TA sucks. If your QB is throwing the game away, and you were making a million dollars to coach, wouldn't you maybe call fewer passes?

You play with what ya got.

True. Perhaps playing to their strengths and not their weakness should be considered?

Blah Blah Blah That's crap, we don't have the O-line to be one dimensional or the backs! live in the real world.

I don't speak blah blah.

 

[krc1995]

Get real guys, Langsdorf called a great game. We out yarded them by about 150 yards, held a big time of possession advantage, they did not convert a 3rd down. All the coaches did a great job of putting the players in position to win. We just needed to replace one guy and we win by 21 or more. The future has never been brighter in the last 15 years.

NU never led at one point in that game. For 26 of the 30 minutes of the 2nd half, Iowa led by 11 points. NU was not threatening to win that game. Did the cold weather make it look like you were watching a different game?

All due to mistakes by one player and the tossing of Gerry. The playcalling was pretty damn good all game long.

You go boy! Way to throw the players under the bus. God know the coaches weren't seeing the same thing and calling mostly passing plays... Definitely only one player that cost is the game. PASS PLAYS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Pass plays beat Michigan St, brought us back against Miami, kept us in the game against Iowa. So we should ignor the strength of the team (our recievers) ranked as the best in the B10 and run the ball with our backs?????????? Really! I have no words for that.

PASSSSSSSSESSSSSSSSS FORRRRRREEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!Honestly though dude. You're the one saying TA sucks. If your QB is throwing the game away, and you were making a million dollars to coach, wouldn't you maybe call fewer passes?

You play with what ya got.

True. Perhaps playing to their strengths and not their weakness should be considered?

Blah Blah Blah That's crap, we don't have the O-line to be one dimensional or the backs! live in the real world.

Armstrong has enough time on each play to sit down and look at a map. The o-line is more than adequate

 

[RADAR]

Get real guys, Langsdorf called a great game. We out yarded them by about 150 yards, held a big time of possession advantage, they did not convert a 3rd down. All the coaches did a great job of putting the players in position to win. We just needed to replace one guy and we win by 21 or more. The future has never been brighter in the last 15 years.

NU never led at one point in that game. For 26 of the 30 minutes of the 2nd half, Iowa led by 11 points. NU was not threatening to win that game. Did the cold weather make it look like you were watching a different game?

All due to mistakes by one player and the tossing of Gerry. The playcalling was pretty damn good all game long.

You go boy! Way to throw the players under the bus. God know the coaches weren't seeing the same thing and calling mostly passing plays... Definitely only one player that cost is the game. PASS PLAYS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Pass plays beat Michigan St, brought us back against Miami, kept us in the game against Iowa. So we should ignor the strength of the team (our recievers) ranked as the best in the B10 and run the ball with our backs?????????? Really! I have no words for that.

PASSSSSSSSESSSSSSSSS FORRRRRREEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!Honestly though dude. You're the one saying TA sucks. If your QB is throwing the game away, and you were making a million dollars to coach, wouldn't you maybe call fewer passes?

You play with what ya got.

True. Perhaps playing to their strengths and not their weakness should be considered?

Blah Blah Blah That's crap, we don't have the O-line to be one dimensional or the backs! live in the real world.

Armstrong has enough time on each play to sit down and look at a map. The o-line is more than adequate

You should really watch the games, he is running for his life on most pass plays.