Rutgers vs Iowa / Game Thread

[sherepower]

You gotta get points. Especially with only 1:53 on the clock before half. In a zero, zero game.......geezus

 

[ru75]

Lav must be one hell of a practice super star!

 

[RUSK97]

I want you to be the OC.

What idiot runs Laviano?!?

 

[RUaMoose_rivals]

Ash is losing credibility

He sucks. Golden would have been a million times better. This guy will be learning on the job the next 3 years

 

[CranfordKnight]

The score is at least 10-0 if our QB wasn't the worst starting college QB I've seen in my lifetime.

Hopefully this ends the debate over whether it's the lack of time in the pocket that makes Laviano ineffective. It's that he is terrible that makes him ineffective.

 

[ru75]

what a bad break on that completion

 

[Scarlet_Monster]

That play is the epitome of being at Rutgers fan.

 

[cRURah]

karma coming back to kill us for bad coaching.

 

[RUeric]

Morris is shockingly slow.

 

[RUboston]

RU should be up 10-0 heading into half.

 

[rucoe89]

We are such an un-athletic team at key positions. That and the fact we have zero luck on things like tipped balls means this is an uphill climb for us. Lots of credit to the team to keep fighting.

 

[RUSK97]

He sucks. Golden would have been a million times better. This guy will be learning on the job the next 3 years

If it's true that Ash gives Mehringer a long leash on running the offense, then the end of that drive was on M

 

[theRU]

the usual suspects come out of the woodwork.

 

[Ayako]

Play calling is limited by qb play

Then don't give him the ball to run it on 4 straight plays?

The guy can hand off or throw a quick pass at/behind the line, yes?

 

[MikeR0102]

Cioffi has to tackle the guy there.

 

[Scarlet_Monster]

Cioffi better put his degree to good use or he'll be slicing meat for his family.

 

[ru75]

well, this score is on the coaches for bad play calling and too much Lav

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

I don't think he got in

 

[rucoe89]

Ugh. Flashbacks to Rutgers 2015 defense. Bewilderment.

 

[Caliknight]

Golden, lol. Guy couldn't win with Miami talent.

 

[Scarlet Craig]

What idiot runs Laviano?!?

This is an option offense right? He could have pitched to Harris on the last one and scored. Maybe you missed that.

I probably would have handed it off earlier though.

 

[bac2therac]

Horrendous end half decision s by coaching staff....horrendous

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Our LB's are so ...inexperienced. Leave it at that.

 

[Knightmoves]

Cioffi better put his degree to good use or he'll be slicing meat for his family.

Not a good look for you Scarlet Monster.

 

[cubuffsdoug_rivals]

Usually everyone is on Laviano for a bonehead play, but this one is on Ash and Mehringer with personnel decisions on situation plays.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Horrendous end half decision s by coaching staff....horrendous

NOT if our moron QB makes the pitch.

 

[ru75]

but

This is an option offense right? He could have pitched to Harris on the last one and scored. Maybe you missed that.

way too much hope that he would do it

 

[MikeR0102]

Ugly last 2 minutes of the half

 

[rucoe89]

Allowing a team to drive 99 yards that easily is PATHETIC. That should be wind sprints galore next week.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

The trolls are back in full force we haven't seen them on these boards since the 1st game.

 

[RUfromNJ]

Hey we're only down 7................

 

[rutgers4life11]

And they'll say "You wouldn't have been mad if we got touchdown." Um, yes we would because it was still a stupid call! It wasn't 4th and 1. It was nearly 4 yards. Take the points and potentially the lead going into halftime. But amazingly they run slowest qb on earth. What on earth are these coaches thinking???

 

[RUSK97]

This is an option offense right? He could have pitched to Harris on the last one and scored. Maybe you missed that.

I probably would have handed it off earlier though.

That play called, you do not run it with Laviano. Do it with Gio, do it with Oden.

 

[cubuffsdoug_rivals]

Our LB's are so ...inexperienced. Leave it at that.

They do seem to be a step slow and out of position on most plays. For an unit that's undersized, speed shouldn't be an issue but it is.

 

[Scarlet_Monster]

Did you see 91 pretty much just crawl up and over onto the back of the Iowa OL trying to block that?

 

[brgRC90]

It's 7 to 0 at the half in a game most of us thought was going to be a beat down. I'm ok with it.

 

[kapyoche]

I am very happy that we are down by only 7. If we keep it up we can keep it close.

 

[theRU]

This is an option offense right? He could have pitched to Harris on the last one and scored. Maybe you missed that.

I probably would have handed it off earlier though.

to be fair to lavs, i think harris was out of position... he either should have blocked for CL or stayed back a bit to take a pitch... not sure what the design of the play was..

or maybe CL butchered it.

 

[Scarlet_Monster]

NO EFFING BALLS

 

[cubuffsdoug_rivals]

Rutgers really miss Hampton because Gray isn't ready. Two plays resulted in big plays for Iowa.