Illinois defense made Penn State look beatable and Iowa's defense is better. If Iowa can take care of the ball and score points they have a chance.Penn State was playing Illinois on the road. They are playing Iowa at home. Teams typically play better at home than vs on the road in CFB.
Arik Gilbert is availableWhen he gets out of jail in 10 years?
17-6, Penn Stateprobably very accurate.
Is it true that there is some bad blood between the fanbases going into this matchup? Iowa fans booing the Penn State injuries in 2021 and Kirk Ferentz referring to them as rats?It's interesting if you go on the Iowa message boards how many fans have not let go of the whole Jerry Sundusky pedofile controversy at all. Some still refer to the school as Pedo State, insisting PSU should have been kicked out of the Big Ten permanently.
Iowa fans booed injured Penn state players, Kirk Ferentz defended them and said they “smelled a rat”… insinuating that penn state was faking injuries. A couple of injured guys did come back later in the game, but they rained down boos on players who lost multiple games, their season or their career.Iowa fans have a history there
In addition, Some say that some of those injuries were caused by cheap shots, but I’m not willing to go there.
Iowa fans booed injured Penn state players, Kirk Ferentz defended them and said they “smelled a rat”… insinuating that penn state was faking injuries.Although Kirk Ferentz was downplaying it at the time, people may forget at the time Iowa was ranked #2 in the country after Iowa beat PSU, and Kirk might have got caught up in the hype.
Game Time | PSU Player # | PSU Player Name | Down | Injury | Did player return to action? |
13:12 Q1 | 97 – Defense | Mustipher | Iowa 1st & 10, run play for -1 yards | Left leg/knee from block by Linderbaum | Did not return |
4:02 Q1 | 13 – Offense | Lambert-Smith | PSU 2nd & 8 Iowa 37. 33 yard pass/catch | Left leg from low tackle | Returned 1st play of the next series, played rest of way |
3:14 Q1 | 1 – Defense | Brister | Iowa 1st & 10 Iowa 25, run play for 19 yards | Shoulder or head – high hit on tackle of Goodson | Back in after missing 1 play, played rest of way |
12;35 Q2 | 14 – Offense | Clifford | PSU 3rd & 7 Iowa 14, incomplete pass | Ribs – hard hit by Campbell | Did not return |
7:52 Q2 | 91 – Defense | Ellis | Iowa 1st & 10 PSU 16, run play for 4 yards | Left elbow/arm, in on tackle of Goodson – it's possible PSU #16 fell on his arm during tackle | Returned 1st series of Q3, played rest of way |
5:39 Q2 | 0 – Defense | Sutherland | Iowa 1st & 10 Iowa 36, WR screen for 11 yards | Shoulder or upper body – hard, high block from 73-Iowa | Did not return |
5:29 Q3 | 17 – Defense | Ebiketie | Iowa 1st & 10 Iowa 36, run play for 18 yards | Opposite side of play, not involved in tackle, no one around him, not touched | Back in after missing 4 plays, played rest of way |
Kirk seems to be grumpier as he ages20 plus yrs of defending your contract wears on a guy.
I think the rain in State College turns it into a defensive struggle. Team with the best OL and running game wins.You were right. It was a defensive struggle for Iowa, and an offensive nightmare.
Brian needs some pointsBarta was a weak athletic director to allow Brian to return for another season. I recall some of the really horrible offenses in the 1970s Iowa had, when it didn't have much of a defense either. The QBs were actually worse then than now. In 1978, at QB:
It just feels like PSU is going to dominate this game, something like 31-10 final score. It may only be 10-3 at the half but the Iowa defense will eventually get tired.
Brian needsFIFYsome pointsto go
Although Kirk Ferentz was downplaying it at the time, people may forget at the time Iowa was ranked #2 in the country after Iowa beat PSU, and Kirk might have got caught up in the hype.is this about the time Brian got heavily involved?
It's hard to be believe now but Spencer Petras had just won 12 games in a row as Iowa's starting QB. Iowa rose quickly to #2 in 2021 by beating #19 Indiana, #9 Iowa State and #3 PSU, plus a blowout win at MD where Iowa scored 52 points.
As I have thought for some time now, Brian Ferentz' continued employment as OC is inexcusable.100%.
Penn State is a very good team and has more talent. That is not Brian's fault. 76 yards, that is. If this were a one-off you'd just chalk it up to "sh!t happens" and move on but it isn't. Iowa's offense has been consistently terrible for pretty much all of Brian's tenure.
Penn State is an excellent team, but god damn is Iowa god awful on offense.Brian Ferentz, an O-Lineman by trade, is Offensive Coordinator, and QB Coach. This Iowa offense is a bit wonting on the O-Line. However, this O-Line is not as bad as it showed against Penn State. A big part of the problem is the O-Coordinator does not play to all the strengths of the personnel.
Cade McNamara was insane for transferring to Iowa. He should've went to Wisconsin or Florida or Alabama. He's better than what he's shown at Iowa. I agree. That situation is just so bad any QB would stink there. I agree. They have no skill talent whatsoever, I disagree. the OL is iffy, accurate description - sometimes good, in some ways and Brian Ferentz is the play-caller OC It is not just his play calling - it's his schemes. Tom Brady or Peyton Manning would suck there.
is this about the time Brian got heavily involved?Not sure exactly what happened to make the Iowa offense tank so much. Brian had been the OC since 2017 with Ken O'Keefe as the QB coach until 2021.
2022??
I am convinced this is more of a coaching problem than a talent problem.Obviously.