21-9 in the 4th...making it difficult for a bowl to pick them ahead of us...Nashville could be in the conversation after all...
Iowa is blowing it...
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Purdue is decent! Congrats to them!21-9 in the 4th...making it difficult for a bowl to pick them ahead of us...Nashville could be in the conversation after all...
Purdue, like most not-good teams has trouble finishing, though. We'll see if they finish today...
at this point I dont realistically see a scenario where Iowa is picked "ahead" of Northwestern where a choice would be in question. Sparty is still probably in the conversation, with a win over UMD and then Rutgers next week, but our shut out today along with a potential seven game winning streak and a solid Top 25 ranking could put us in a conversation about San Diego after all, especially if Michigan loses ugly to Ohio State next week, which is a legit possibility.
And now an idiotic call for 2.
There is more stupidity caused by the 2 point option than alcohol combined with women in tight clothing
WTH Ferentz???
There is more stupidity caused by the 2 point option than alcohol combined with women in tight clothing
WTH Ferentz???
And now an idiotic call for 2.
There is more stupidity caused by the 2 point option than alcohol combined with women in tight clothing
WTH Ferentz???
Agree 100%. I understand it less than wrasslers posts. Totally bonehead move.
Agree 100%. I understand it less than wrasslers posts. Totally bonehead move.
The B1G Network guys are at a loss too.
I thought we were done this nonsense after Zook left
I mean, they were down by 9, so they needed a touchdown, 2 pt conversion, and PAT. What is the harm in going for two at that point instead of waiting?The B1G Network guys are at a loss too.
I thought we were done this nonsense after Zook left
You kick the PAT and keep it a one possession game. Keeps pressure on PU and basically preserves the option value of the conversion.I mean, they were down by 9, so they needed a touchdown, 2 pt conversion, and PAT. What is the harm in going for two at that point instead of waiting?
Ferentz killed any chance of tying the game by turning it into a two possession game with one minute left. It was completely harebrained.
You kick the PAT and keep it a one possession game. Keeps pressure on PU and basically preserves the option value of the conversion.
Ferentz killed any chance of tying the game by turning it into a two possession game with one minute left. It was completely harebrained.
I get the strategy but if they would've converted on the two, at home, the crowd would've been in it big time and PU is not a world-beater this year. As a coach I would have followed conventional wisdom, but I don't think the Ferentz call was as atrocious as everyone is making it out to be.
No. It was a terrible call. When your chance of converting two is less than 50%, you don’t go for it unless you absolutely must do so.I get the strategy but if they would've converted on the two, at home, the crowd would've been in it big time and PU is not a world-beater this year. As a coach I would have followed conventional wisdom, but I don't think the Ferentz call was as atrocious as everyone is making it out to be.
Fitz going for two in the first half was also dumb, but thankfully inconsequential.
After playing Wisconsin, teams often do poorly the next week.Iowa is having a very weird season.
That’s because they hit the Mars Cheese Castle and Brat Stop on the way out.After playing Wisconsin, teams often do poorly the next week.
Mars Cheese factory is a source of great inspiration...or was that constipation? I'll have to think back on my last visit.That’s because they hit the Mars Cheese Castle and Brat Stop on the way out.
If they miss (as they did) it is over.I mean, they were down by 9, so they needed a touchdown, 2 pt conversion, and PAT. What is the harm in going for two at that point instead of waiting?
Unless he felt it gave them a chance for the win in regulation.You kick the PAT and keep it a one possession game. Keeps pressure on PU and basically preserves the option value of the conversion.
Ferentz killed any chance of tying the game by turning it into a two possession game with one minute left. It was completely harebrained.
I was mulling that one too. Defies conventional wisdom of playing for OT when you are at home. Or maybe they felt that had the perfect play call for the conversion attempt.Unless he felt it gave them a chance for the win in regulation.
Ultimately the best strategy is to keep yourself alive. Pursue the highest probability play that gives you another chance by getting you to the next step:
1. Kick the PAT - high probability
2. Recover inside kick - low probability
3. Score TD in 50 seconds - low
4. Convert 2 PAT - about 40%
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