**Official Ohio State vs. Iowa Football Thread - 2:30pm - CBS**

[Karl Hungus]

Anyway, no panic losing to OSU, but both lines being pushed around and lack of running game versus any opponent with a pulse is...not great.

 

[BBK]

We'll be fine

 

[champion_thedrinker]

This team will look a million times better by the time November rolls around, as per usual. They just have to find a way to grind games out along the way as they get better.

 

[BBK]

We do have 3 legitimate difficult remaining road games (UW, Minnesota, NW), but all are winnable and we should be favoured in every remaining home game.

Win the next 2 and we have the inside track at the playoffs

 

[Hawkstrat]

Getting shellacked by Ohio State is probably less concerning than Minnesota beating Michigan and WVU running for over 7 yards a carry against an ISU team that held Iowa to 3.2.

 

[gohawkeyes811]

Getting shellacked by Ohio State is probably less concerning than Minnesota beating Michigan and WVU running for over 7 yards a carry against an ISU team that held Iowa to 3.2.

Because we all know how well the ISU game tracks with the rest of the season...

 

[JR Hawks]

Moulten must be one hell of a practice player.

 

[The Tin Man]

 

[Karl Hungus]

Because we all know how well the ISU game tracks with the rest of the season...

Sure. We can also ignore today and the Michigan game.

 

[Revolver]

Sure. We can also ignore today and the Michigan game.

Agree. All that matters is Washington right now.

 

[Karl Hungus]

Agree. All that matters is Washington right now.

One game at a time. I like it.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

I felt like epenesa was more involved today than the entire rest of the year combined

 

[Stu Beagle]

Hank Brown and no running game? 7 wins might be a stretch

 

[Kamala]

IMO the main problem is that Ohio State is better than us. They are deeper, more talented, higher priced. You can type 14 posts about what you think the coaches should have done different or what the quarterback should have done different or what personnel should have been used more or less, but none of that really matters. In order for us to win vs. OSU we need to play lights out, we need some lucky breaks and they need to make mistakes. It’s hard to do.

 

[CamelTones]

Every 3rd and 8 on defense felt like a chore knowing Smith was on the field. Even if the ball didn’t go his way, the attention he got left every other defensive player vulnerable. Even 2nd and 15 felt somewhat impossible to stop.

It’s just good to have that game behind Iowa.

 

[ChipHilton]

Gronk had a major effect on the running game last year, just as Sullivan did in his brief tenure in '24.

 

[Lee Beevers]

Jeremiah Smith is pretty good at football. I know you don’t take WRs #1 in the draft, but holy hell that guy has some talent.

 

[douglasbader]

Gronk had a major effect on the running game last year, just as Sullivan did in his brief tenure in '24.

Heck will have the same going forward!

 

[Laplace]

Jeremiah Smith is pretty good at football. I know you don’t take WRs #1 in the draft, but holy hell that guy has some talent.

I didn't even mind his Heisman posing. I mean, hell, he's right.

 

[Silky Johnson]

Also without S

IMO the main problem is that Ohio State is better than us. They are deeper, more talented, higher priced. You can type 14 posts about what you think the coaches should have done different or what the quarterback should have done different or what personnel should have been used more or less, but none of that really matters. In order for us to win vs. OSU we need to play lights out, we need some lucky breaks and they need to make mistakes. It’s hard to do.

Yes? That’s all obvious but I think most of us are more frustrated with the easily correctable mistakes. Ohio St didn’t make Hank Brown hold on to the ball for 4 seconds below his waist, nor did they make him consistently miss open receivers. Smith is likely the best college WR we’ve seen (holding out judgment beyond that as a surprising number of these OSU guys are duds), but even despite that this would’ve been a competitive game with Stanley/Stanzi like QB play.