**Official 2022 Iowa Football Season Thread**

[Thomas Wolsey]

I think Kirk is driving it. Brian is complicit. Some others are the voices of reason being rebuffed.

Copeland and his receivers probably fucking hate Spencer, certainly.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Why would a receivers coach want to ruin their career here?

 

[Gushawk]

LeVar has a reputation for calling out the incapable

 

[The Dad]

Copeland and his receivers probably fucking hate Spencer, certainly.

90% of the receivers are just happy to be involved. Anyone worth a shit either left or is nursing a phantom injury.

 

[Herky823]

LeVar has a reputation for calling out the incapable

Yeah I took the "not universal within fort kinnick" or whatever to mean that Levar and/or Phil have voiced their opinion. Or Hodge or Bell or Betts or whoever. Like @MikeyJoe has said even if it was Brian it's just as damning as if he is all aboard the spencer train.

 

[CleteyColgate]

90% of the receivers are just happy to be involved. Anyone worth a shit either left or is nursing a phantom injury.

Why do you want Iowa players to be cowards? Petras sucks, but he's not faking a fucking injury to avoid booing.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

can he fake an injury to avoid sucking?

 

[CleteyColgate]

can he fake an injury to avoid sucking?

I'm sure he could but it's idiotic to encourage good skilled athletes who could help Iowa to do so

 

[The Dad]

Why do you want Iowa players to be cowards? Petras sucks, but he's not faking a fucking injury to avoid booing.

I’d prefer they not be cowards, Clete. Which is one of my biggest gripes against your boy.

 

[Bob Sanders]

90% of the receivers are just happy to be involved. Anyone worth a shit either left or is nursing a phantom injury.

The phantom injury stuff is 9/11 truther levels of conspiracy theorizing. Fuck off.

They never talk much about injuries unless there is something certain like a specific bone break or ligament torn. I've seen hints that Keegan is nursing a hamstring injury which makes perfect sense with the stop and go pattern we have seen. It's just an injury with uncertain recovery times.

 

[Hawkeye_Pierce]

I also think Petrus is uniquely shitty and unpleasant to watch relative to the prior QB controversy incumbents, with the possible exception of JC. But even he didn’t look this out of place as a Division 1 athlete

Jake attempted 468 passes over 3 years and had a career completion percentage of 55%. His last season his completion percentage was 57% (Spencer's is currently 45%). He also had 21 TDs to 9 INTs and a career passer rating of 118. Meanwhile, Spence has attempted 595 passes and has a career completion percentage of 56%. For his career, Spencer has 19 TDs to 16 INTs and a passer rating of 113. 19 TDs. LOL. Rudock had 16 in his last season and people couldn't wait for him to see the bench.

It's beyond fucked up that the most unpopular QB in Iowa history was actually better than Petras.

So, no, there's no "possible exception." By almost every measure, Jake Christensen was a better QB and he was so terrible that people still invoke his name when discussing the worst Iowa QBs.

 

[Gushawk]

I'm sure he could but it's idiotic to encourage good skilled athletes who could help Iowa to do so

lol

 

[nikolausp]

Has he thrown a deep ball this year?

I think he was going to go deep against Iowa St. but before he could heave it, he fumbled and Iowa lost possession.

 

[The Dad]

The phantom injury stuff is 9/11 truther levels of conspiracy theorizing. Fuck off.

They never talk much about injuries unless there is something certain like a specific bone break or ligament torn. I've seen hints that Keegan is nursing a hamstring injury which makes perfect sense with the stop and go pattern we have seen. It's just an injury with uncertain recovery times.

Lol. If you say so Bob.

 

[Hawkstrat]

I'm going to say something bold. Thinking a WR is being overly cautious with an injury because the offense is a dumpster fire, is not like being a 9/11 truther.

 

[CamelTones]

I think he was going to go deep against Iowa St. but before he could heave it, he fumbled and Iowa lost possession.

Oh no, he had plenty of time to heave it. He wouldn’t cut it loose and give his receiver a chance because Wick wasn’t wide open. If that ball is intercepted who cares? ISU would have had the ball at their own 2 yard line. Instead he held the ball and got stripped. Every other quarterback would have thrown that ball because you’re supposed to.

 

[CamelTones]

Also, to be fair to Spencer, there were 3 plays where he kinda stepped up in the pocket on Saturday including that deep ball he didn’t throw.

He looked extremely uncomfortable doing it, where it appeared his mind was telling him ‘ok they’ve told me to step up, step up’ rather than just natural instinct.

 

[rodg12]

Also, to be fair to Spencer, there were 3 plays where he kinda stepped up in the pocket on Saturday including that deep ball he didn’t throw.

He looked extremely uncomfortable doing it, where it appeared his mind was telling him ‘ok they’ve told me to step up, step up’ rather than just natural instinct.

He's so fucking bad. Even on the strip sack, after waiting too long to throw it if he steps up one more step he gets that ball off.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Spencer is bad at every facet of being a QB other than handing the ball off. Who cares if you have a strong arm if you can’t hit your targets reliably

 

[Mountain Hawk]

Does the end around to Arland Bruce on 2nd and short that blew up in their faces count as an “explosive play”?

Explosive dysentery.

 

[Shawneemicks]

Toxic

 

[Stomper15]

@tcondon and Biz were straight on the Locked on Hawks today.

 

[Mountain Hawk]

Spencer is bad at every facet of being a QB other than handing the ball off. Who cares if you have a strong arm if you can’t hit your targets reliably

Anybody else remember Daryle Lamonica? Big arm, but had a habit of hitting nothing but turf, if he was lucky. Couldn't read a defense more complex than junior high. Madden finally replaced him with Stabler, who had a smaller arm and was less mobile but was accurate and could read. After that the Raiders became the Madden Raiders of the 70s.

 

[Harlan]

Spencer is going to need years of therapy after his time at Iowa.

So are we.

 

[fossilhawk]

Brian, the meat headed retarded OC that he is, at least seems like he wants Padilla. It seems to me that he's completely catering to Petras pants shitting. Rolling him out to stay away from pressure even though he's the LEAST mobile qb in the country. Taking ZERO shots downfield. Quick 4 yard hitters that Petras can't complete. I think he understands if there's any pressure at all, Petras will shit himself.

This is not an endorsement of Brian. Huge indictment of KF's arrogance and stubbornness.

I mean, not to go all Kirk defending Petras here, but I genuinely don't know how you evaluate the last three years of offensive play calling when the head guy insists on starting a QB that is totally incapable of consistently making even basic plays in-game.

If I were Brian I might have lit myself on fire by now just from trying to find something, anything, that Petras can do and begging Kirk to start literally anyone else.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

JUST CHANGE THE SHITTY QB YOU MOTHER FUCKER. DO IT AND DO IT NOW.

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU????

Thank you.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I don’t think Meathead is quite the insult some of you think it is. It literally describes 99% of current and former football coaches.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

He throws a good deep ball? For every on-time, on-the-money deep ball there are 5-6 that are painfully short or not even in the correct ZIP code.

most of his deep balls were supposed to be short balls

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

I don’t think Meathead is quite the insult some of you think it is. It literally describes 99% of current and former football coaches.

I think you are right. Fuck.

 

[MikeyJoe]

I'm going to say something bold. Thinking a WR is being overly cautious with an injury because the offense is a dumpster fire, is not like being a 9/11 truther.

I don't think anyone thinks he's faking it. The suggestion that he is actually hurt yet evaluating the current cost:benefit ratio in pushing himself to get back on the field does not seem particularly insane.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

@Hawk4Life94 get in here and defend your honor

 

[MikeyJoe]

I mean, not to go all Kirk defending Petras here, but I genuinely don't know how you evaluate the last three years of offensive play calling when the head guy insists on starting a QB that is totally incapable of consistently making even basic plays in-game.

If I were Brian I might have lit myself on fire by now just from trying to find something, anything, that Petras can do and begging Kirk to start literally anyone else.

I'm going to keep saying it: No one with actual job prospects elsewhere or who wasn't working for the family business would tolerate three years of it if this was really true.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

can he fake an injury to avoid sucking?

your mom does

 

[BBK]

I also think Petrus is uniquely shitty and unpleasant to watch relative to the prior QB controversy incumbents, with the possible exception of JC. But even he didn’t look this out of place as a Division 1 athlete

Jake Christensen, while shitty, had a season where he had a 17/6 TD/INT ratio.

Spencer could never sniff that.

We are in a whole new realm of abysmal here

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

I don't think anyone thinks he's faking it. The suggestion that he is actually hurt yet evaluating the current cost:benefit ratio in pushing himself to get back on the field does not seem particularly insane.

I think he's faking it and so does Gavin Williams.

 

[Gushawk]

I think we’ve got a scenario where he’s been cleared to play but “it still doesn’t feel right”. Make of that what you will.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I'm going to keep saying it: No one with actual job prospects elsewhere or who wasn't working for the family business would tolerate three years of it if this was really true.

there is no excel function that quantifies how different it is working with a family member, and we are all suffering because of it.

 

[MikeyJoe]

Jake Christensen, while shitty, had a season where he had a 17/6 TD/INT ratio.

Spencer could never sniff that.

We are in a whole new realm of abysmal here

Spencer has already dropped below Christensen in terms of career averages. If we're just considering 2022 Spencer, should this trend continue there is no comp. We're talking CFB historically bad, not just Iowa historically bad.

 

[CleteyColgate]

I think he's faking it and so does Gavin Williams.

We have a wide receiver who is a pussy. Shocker

 

[The Dad]

your mom does

Not with me she doesn’t.

 

[Brad Wesley]

I don't think anyone thinks he's faking it. The suggestion that he is actually hurt yet evaluating the current cost:benefit ratio in pushing himself to get back on the field does not seem particularly insane.

Kakert essentially said he was sitting out due to non-injury related issues.

 

[Squat Cobbler]

We have a wide receiver who is a pussy. Shocker

Charlie Jones - 21 Rec 286 yds 4 TDS
Iowa Receiving - 23 Rec 201 yds 0 TDs

 

[eclone]

Charlie Jones - 21 Rec 286 yds 4 TDS
Iowa Receiving - 23 Rec 201 yds 0 TDs

Iowa WRs - 7 Rec, 91 yards, 0 TD

 

[The Dad]

Kakert essentially said he was sitting out due to non-injury related issues.

Injured yet medically cleared. Not sure exactly what category that fits into.

 

[26.2]

I don't think anyone thinks he's faking it. The suggestion that he is actually hurt yet evaluating the current cost:benefit ratio in pushing himself to get back on the field does not seem particularly insane.

There's more going on behind the scenes than most know on this one.

 

[Fair and Balanced]

There's more going on behind the scenes than most know on this one.

lol.

 

[Geese]

@tcondon and Biz were straight on the Locked on Hawks today.

What did they say

 

[KitKatApples]

Stuff

 

[MisterFalcon]

Stuff

So they talked about Iowa's running game?

 

[Geese]

Stuff

Sounds crazy