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Free throw numbers are up this year, time to find out if they’re up when it matters

Because Athan has gotten more opportunities to throw the ball than Tanner did in 2021 and 2022. 2021: 19.8 attempts/game 2022: 21.6 attempts/game 2023: 23.1 attempts/game Athan’s passer rating (per Sports Reference) this year and last year are both worse than any year that Tanner had. Tanner’s...

I was a Tanner defender until the bitter end. The Mike Sanford offense was a massive part in his regression. He was a rhythm-driven quarterback: get him a few easy slants, and he’ll start making some very impressive throws. Sanford never gave him that progression like Ciarrocca did. Yeah, Tanner...

Especially after getting to the quarterback all 4 plays that drive. Prevent defense when you’re up by a score is inexcusable, ESPECIALLY when it’s 4th and long, inside the offense’s 20, with a backup quarterback. Bielema sent pressure on every single play of the last Minnesota drive, and Athan...

The touchdown was bad but the prevent defense on 4th and 11 was inexcusable

I think 8 wins is very much in the realm of possibility. People saying the season is over apparently have a very short term memory from recent seasons. Almost every season has had a head-scratching loss early on. Some were obviously worse than others, but each year turned out with at least a...

I had this mindset too. Consequences of that loss are really not that significant unless you were crazy enough to think we were a playoff team. The near-term hump is the same as it has been: win the West. An early test helps the team learn and grow prior to conference play.

Being at the game- my biggest concern was Athan’s accuracy. A couple of deep balls that were just misses, too many balls behind receivers on slants. I wasn’t as down on the overall performance as I’m seeing others on here- we were in it for the majority of the game. Before Kramer tried to play...

My point is- blame the NCAA. They clearly could care less about the athletes who aren’t at the top of the sport. The unfortunate reality is that it’s now going to be damn near impossible for a coach to be successful the “old fashioned” way. Especially one who’s taking over the worst team in...

So instead of bringing an upgrade at just about every position he should’ve coddled the players that just had an abysmal 1-11 year? Harsh? Sure. But I don’t understand those who hate Deion for overhauling the roster within the rules of today’s NCAA. Edit to add: I understand the argument that...

IMO the student section should always be a “gold out”. Really popped on TV.

PJ rightfully gets some flak for his in-game decisions, but Joel Klatt said it- after the sack and false start, he managed that perfectly.

Why has Athan not had a single scramble since the first drive?

Is this what rooting for Iowa every week feels like?

Plus not staring at the sideline on every play

I think it looks decent, but by my count this is now the third straight year of a black-based alternate. Just feels like it’s been overplayed at this point.

Who knows what additional changes will happen in the next 10 years, but for fun let’s say things magically stay as they are now and we go to 10 conference games. In that case, is there any world where we don’t back out of the home and home with Alabama in 2032/2033? If we didn’t, that’d...

One of the most boneheaded plays in recent memory, what was that

Probably a dumb question but can you draw a charge while jumping?

Don’t you guys get it?? That roster spot could have been filled by someone like Bryce Young or Will Anderson! Instead, we used it on a backup?? Blasphemous, if you ask me.