PLAYERS have to make the plays. 7 COSTLY Mistakes today.

[doughuddl2_rivals]

#3’s bank account’s better be examined after lining up in Canada

That's on Parker. WTF do they do in practice?

 

[SCHawkeye2]

I'm usually hard on the coaches after a loss, but this loss is on the players.
-3 interceptions
-1 lost fumble
-1 blocked punt
-crucial offsides on a game changing goal line stop

 

[rchawk]

And both QBs missed wide open throws.

Making all those mistakes Iowa would have lost to any one of 17 other Big Ten teams yesterday. Most by a lot more than three points.

 

[IA79Cam]

A play action pass in the first half set up Diaz for a wide open pass for an easy TD. Good blocking gave Heck a solid pocket to deliver the ball. What happened? His throw wasn't even close. RVZ drops a pass in his hands that bounces to a Gopher DB in the 2nd half.

I don't understand why everyone is sold on Heck. He's extremely inconsistent and Brown is just marginally better.

Has Brown performed as well as Heck did against Washington, at any time in his career? The answer is no, Heck at least gives a glimmer of hope that maybe we will have a good game. Brown is consistently bad, Heck is either really good, or really terrible. Ill take the guy who has a chance of maybe playing well.

 

[Hawk_4shur]

Let's not let the coaches off the hook here. Yes the players made many mistakes but Kirk and Co. were thoroughly outcoached by Minnesota. They had our offense on lockdown the entire game.

Our coached? Yeah I'm not too sure about that.

Tha Hawks had more first downs, more passing, rushing and total yards than the Goofs. PP sure did his job.

This one is on the players IMO. Mistakes cost the Hawk's this one.

 

[Kceasthawk@77]

we literally handed Floyd over to the Goofs

is it right that we don't play Minny again until 2030?

we literally handed Floyd over to the Goofs

is it right that we don't play Minny again until 2030?

Really sucks what Fleck will be doing to Floyd over the next several years. He'll need to be steam cleaned.....

 

[83Hawk]

98 yard TD drive. I'll take that every time.

Will you also take his mistakes and missed throws that cost Iowa the game?

 

[Kceasthawk@77]

I'm usually hard on the coaches after a loss, but this loss is on the players.
-3 interceptions
-1 lost fumble
-1 blocked punt
-crucial offsides on a game changing goal line stop

I'm usually hard on the coaches after a loss, but this loss is on the players.
-3 interceptions
-1 lost fumble
-1 blocked punt
-crucial offsides on a game changing goal line stop

Supposedly, the coaching didn't teach them not to turn the ball over during the bye week.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Really sucks what Fleck will be doing to Floyd over the next several years. He'll need to be steam cleaned.....

I thought we had a projected rivalry? Last night was the first I've heard about no playing them until 2030.... The announcers kept saying Iowa won the jug from Michigan, so did they mean to say Michigan and MN don't play until 2030?

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Supposedly, the coaching didn't teach them not to turn the ball over during the bye week.

Or for a CB to line up offsides on 4th down. He was damn near in the backfield.

WTF do these guys do during the bye week?

 

[RollingballofButcherKnives]

Because over the last 30 years when things don’t go well, that’s what we always do-try another qb.

 

[RollingballofButcherKnives]

Lol like Hank was any better. I wish Kirk would just come out and admit Hank is his favorite. I would actually have more respect

But ultimately it doesn't matter. Both QBs are so average...at best. Do we really have to put up with one of these guys the next 2 years?

Let's rip the bandaid off and start playing Sullivan or Bessinger if they have shown any ability to be decent QBs. No harm in trying to play for the futurr at this point. Season is done anyway for any meaningful outcome

Or join the modern era and get a true dual threat in the portal.

 

[Kceasthawk@77]

Has Brown performed as well as Heck did against Washington, at any time in his career? The answer is no, Heck at least gives a glimmer of hope that maybe we will have a good game. Brown is consistently bad, Heck is either really good, or really terrible. Ill take the guy who has a chance of maybe playing well.

Has Brown performed as well as Heck did against Washington, at any time in his career? The answer is no, Heck at least gives a glimmer of hope that maybe we will have a good game. Brown is consistently bad, Heck is either really good, or really terrible. Ill take the guy who has a chance of maybe playing well.

Please explain WHAT Heck did against Washington that stood out, that was any different then what Brown did against an opponent that couldn't stop our run game. We ran the ball up Washingtons As- the first 3Q. Heck was never pressured and threw three TD.s to three guys who didn't have a defender within 10 yds of them. (that's how play action works when the other team can't stop the run). The two balls he threw to the endzone to DJV, and RVZ they were so open he just threw off his back foot and lobbed then ball up in the air because no one was anywhere around them.

 

[Kceasthawk@77]

Will you also take his mistakes and missed throws that cost Iowa the game?

Will you also take his mistakes and missed throws that cost Iowa the game?

Which guy? They both had plenty........

 

[83Hawk]

Which guy? They both had plenty........

The poster I was replying to was talking about Hank.

I agree…..both QB’s were awful. I still can’t understand why we can’t consistently get at least a decent QB anymore. The most important position in football, and Iowa can’t get it right.

Gronowski was the best since Stanley, but it took him 1/2 a season to get there.

 

[Hawksfor3]

However, I think even the coaches were befuddled at our players' stupidity today.

 

[Kceasthawk@77]

The poster I was replying to was talking about Hank.

I agree…..both QB’s were awful. I still can’t understand why we can’t consistently get at least a decent QB anymore. The most important position in football, and Iowa can’t get it right.

Gronowski was the best since Stanley, but it took him 1/2 a season to get there.

The poster I was replying to was talking about Hank.

I agree…..both QB’s were awful. I still can’t understand why we can’t consistently get at least a decent QB anymore. The most important position in football, and Iowa can’t get it right.

Gronowski was the best since Stanley, but it took him 1/2 a season to get there.

MG was a good pick up and we paid him accordingly. He was coming off a shoulder surgery, and learning an entirely new system. Have to think we win handily yesterday with him at the helm.

 

[Franisdaman]

The rushes to passes was 30-20. Maybe should have relied more on the passing rather than rushing? Hard to say when you sucked today on both ends. They bottled us up at the LOS.

I know most wanna blame the QB but the OL struggled, too

 

[Franisdaman]

Did they get rid of the rivalry games rule?

i thought i heard during the broadcast that we dont play again until 2030

 

[Franisdaman]

Well, I'm guessing he feels terrible about it but yeah, he might as well have been carrying a neon sign reading "OFFSIDES" it was that obvious.

 

[Franisdaman]

A play action pass in the first half set up Diaz for a wide open pass for an easy TD. Good blocking gave Heck a solid pocket to deliver the ball. What happened? His throw wasn't even close. RVZ drops a pass in his hands that bounces to a Gopher DB in the 2nd half.

I don't understand why everyone is sold on Heck. He's extremely inconsistent and Brown is just marginally better.

That RVZ drop leading to an INT shouldn't go against Heck when you think about it

 

[Franisdaman]

Who threw a TD pass and who threw an int in an easy FG field position?

ughh....I am reliving this nightmare as I read this thread LOL

 

[Franisdaman]

I'd actually consider a block punt to be 5 turnovers.

totally agree

 

[Franisdaman]

This has gambling written on it

i have seen Goofer fans posting that it was the worst game they have ever watched in their life (even though they somehow won)

 

[Franisdaman]

To put this on the defense is truly idiotic. 4 TOs a blocked punt. And they gave up 13 points. The only thing the defense did wrong was fall asleep with under a minute to go to get it to OT.

Who's putting this on the defense?

At the same time, you can't line up offsides that badly. You just can't. And it cost the team 7 points.

 

[Franisdaman]

And whose fault is it that these are the QBs we have to choose from?

Lester

and didn't the Wake Forest coach say that we should go get Heck?

 

[TRHawkeye28]

Will you also take his mistakes and missed throws that cost Iowa the game?

He won't

 

[TRHawkeye28]

Or join the modern era and get a true dual threat in the portal.

It's amazing we never went and got another Banks. Best offense in my lifetime and Kirk hasn't been able to replicate it since. Maybe 09 with Stanzi but still wasn't the same

 

[HawkFranatic]

As fans, we are hoping for something that neither QB can consistently deliver. I’m not sure there is much difference between the two. Either way, they are both bottom of the BIG QBS talent wise.

 

[10001110101]

we literally handed Floyd over to the Goofs

is it right that we don't play Minny again until 2030?

We don't?

 

[Franisdaman]

The one thing I was worried about was player execution coming out of the bye.

You can blame Kirk for the dogsh** record in bye games, and there is a common theme with his players' lack of execution.

However, I think even the coaches were befuddled at our players' stupidity today.

There were a number of shots of the staff on the sidelines with frustrated coordinators and Kirk at our mistakes and lack of execution.

And of course there's the shots of Kirk wincing every time Hecklinski did something against his liking, such as when he chose to pitch the ball to Ostrenga (I believe???) at the last second for a 7 yd gain, on a play that could've easily resulted in an illegal forward pass or fumble, because it was that close.

I think that play, more than anything, is what led to Heck having such a short leash today, at least based on Kirk's reaction..........

Kirk said on Tuesday that MLB players get 162 opportunities each year and that if college football players can't get up for 12 opportunities a year then shame on them.

Little did we know how badly the players would not be getting up for this rivalry game.

 

[Franisdaman]

I'm usually hard on the coaches after a loss, but this loss is on the players.
-3 interceptions
-1 lost fumble
-1 blocked punt
-crucial offsides on a game changing goal line stop

We know we have good coaches.

The players had their heads up their arses.

 

[Franisdaman]

Out coached? Yeah I'm not too sure about that.

Tha Hawks had more first downs, more passing, rushing and total yards than the Goofs. PP sure did his job.

This one is on the players IMO. Mistakes cost the Hawk's this one.

100%

 

[Franisdaman]

I thought we had a projected rivalry? Last night was the first I've heard about no playing them until 2030.... The announcers kept saying Iowa won the jug from Michigan, so did they mean to say Michigan and MN don't play until 2030?

They must have been talking about MN and Mich.

We play the Goofs next year at Kinnick.

2027 IOWA Football Schedule:

Sat Aug 28		North Dakota Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA	Time TBA TV TBA
Sat Sep 4		Ball State Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	Time TBA TV TBA
Sat Sep 11		at Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	Time TBA TV TBA
Date TBA		Maryland Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	Time TBA TV TBA
Date TBA		Michigan Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	Time TBA TV TBA
Date TBA		Minnesota Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	Time TBA TV TBA
Date TBA		UCLA Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	Time TBA TV TBA
Date TBA		USC Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	Time TBA TV TBA
Date TBA		at Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	Time TBA TV TBA
Date TBA		at Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	Time TBA TV TBA
Date TBA		at Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	Time TBA TV TBA
Date TBA		at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	Time TBA TV TBA

 

[rchawk]

We know we have good coaches.

The players had their heads up their arses.

There were some poor performances and bone-headed plays. Too many as it turned out, against a not that great Minnesota team.

I said before the game that Iowa had the better team and I still believe that. You would never believe it watching yesterday though.

 

[Franisdaman]

The poster I was replying to was talking about Hank.

I agree…..both QB’s were awful. I still can’t understand why we can’t consistently get at least a decent QB anymore. The most important position in football, and Iowa can’t get it right.

Gronowski was the best since Stanley, but it took him 1/2 a season to get there.

As I said above, the Wake Forest coach wanted Heck out of the portal.

And we now have a QB coach, which is supposed to allow Lester to focus more on the overall offense.

That QB coach needs to have his 2 QBs ready to go.

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[Kceasthawk@77]

That RVZ drop leading to an INT shouldn't go against Heck when you think about it

That RVZ drop leading to an INT shouldn't go against Heck when you think about it

I didn't, it went against Brown because he threw it, but it was a good pass, but Brown gets the bad mark on his record.

 

[Kceasthawk@77]

It's amazing we never went and got another Banks. Best offense in my lifetime and Kirk hasn't been able to replicate it since. Maybe 09 with Stanzi but still wasn't the same

It's amazing we never went and got another Banks. Best offense in my lifetime and Kirk hasn't been able to replicate it since. Maybe 09 with Stanzi but still wasn't the same

Best OL we've had in Kirks tenure. See the connection.......

 

[TRHawkeye28]

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Best OL we've had in Kirks tenure. See the connection.......

True - there is also a correlation. Why not both?

 

[rchawk]

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True - there is also a correlation. Why not both?

One guy on that 2002 OL didn't play in the NFL. He went to medical school and became a doctor instead.