**Official Wisconsin vs. Iowa Football - 2:30pm - FS1** MERTZ IS A SACK OF SHIT REVENGE GAME

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Our line was hardly getting hands on people half the time. It just doesn’t make sense. They of course lack talent and experience, but they also seem to lack a lot of basic fundamental technique. Sad to see.
There was one play late where the DT just ran right in between the LT and LG basically untouched. Both guys looked at him as he split the two of them and I can only assume they shared a nice gaze into each others eyes after he was past the line of scrimmage.
 

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Duh. I would never miss a game against your favorite team.
 

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Real quiet around here lately @MikeyJoe
great day to be a Hawk fan. Bridawg again was Jim Leonard’s bitch in humiliating fashion and his still likely on his way out (along with Spence), while the Hawks still criuised because of Phil and secret HC in waiting Levar’s excellence. Let’s get 2 more just like it!
 

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it’s almost like you have limited hours and talent to work with when it comes to college teams, and you have to make a choice.
OMG.

“Nice 15 minutes of practice guys, but now it’s time for us to work with the defense. Go to the locker room and tell them it’s their turn”.
 

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The kick blocking renaissance is one of my favorite parts of this season.

Deonte Craig’s post game interview with Dolph and Ed was great
 

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The kick blocking renaissance is one of my favorite parts of this season.

Deonte Craig’s post game interview with Dolph and Ed was great
Dolph called him articulate. An anti-King Kong.
 

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What the hell was that timeout we used at the end of the half?
 

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It really is remarkable that they can coach around that. For all the hate I give Kirk about the offense, and he deserves every bit of it. He should get praised for the defense and special teams. That they can coach around that ineptitude is incredible. It’s not like they think the offense is good, they know too. But they still get wins. It’s amazing, seems impossible.
Agree with all this but what I find amazing is how bad the offense is. So Iowa has averaged under 3.0 yds/play in 40% of their games. If the other 130 FBS teams have played 10 games each, they are like 22 out of 1300 games or 1.7% of the games. It’s like a fluke for a team to average less than 3.0 yds/play. The one dude must be on to something with the practice time deal. There really is no other explanation that makes sense.
 

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He's been busy working up this theory that if Iowa had simply been better on offense to date then we'd have more wins. Really solid stuff
can he not work on that theory in the chat room?
 

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Do not think of this Iowa team as a normal team, they aren’t. Teams don’t have defenses and special teams this good, and offenses this bad. With that lens, the decision to keep inviting Mertz to drop back and attempt passes is for sure the correct decision. It didn’t work out, obviously. But keeping the defense out there to have a chance to make a play was shrewd.
 

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He's been busy working up this theory that if Iowa had simply been better on offense to date then we'd have more wins. Really solid stuff
It's not as good as your Brock Purdy is the best QB ever and Iowa State is totally going to pass up Iowa as the better program, but it's something!
 

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I heard some old guy call in to the postgame radio show defending Kirk’s son, Brian Ferentz and almost drove into oncoming traffic
 

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How did Petras look? Didn't get to watch much of each play, but it seemed like the sacks were more on the oline.
 

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I know you're mocking that, but sometimes it is true. Yesterday not as much, some of the pressure was damn near instantaneous.
Fify
 

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You watch college football on any given Saturday and see dozens of QBs eluding blisters that Spencer absolutely wouldn’t under any circumstances. He deserves zero benefit of the doubt in that regard. Hideous athleticism, almost as pathetic strength. Can’t wait to never watch it again.
 
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I heard some old guy call in to the postgame radio show defending Kirk’s son, Kirk’s son, Brian Ferentz and almost drove into oncoming traffic
I think we can all agree that old people are the worst
 

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You watch college football on any given Saturday and see dozens of QBs eluding blisters that Spencer absolutely wouldn’t under any circumstances. He deserves zero benefit of the doubt in that regard. Hideous athleticism, almost a pathetic strength. Can’t wait to never watch it again.
I can’t wait to see better OL play.
 

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The weird thing is last year in Madison, all the Iowa fans had already left by the 4Q.
Most of the red was gone in the 4th quarter yesterday because they are soft pussies.
 
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