Just back from Wis

[book]

Thoughts - 3rd and short is killing us - can we ever run for a lst down...
Kicking game - missed pat and fg and poor punt before half
We knew they were going run on 2nd and 3rd down even with 10 yards to go - how
did they get so wide open?
Our fake punt and on-side kick have been so unimaginative...
End of 1st half killed us - didn't go for it on 4th and one - bad kick - Wis TD and then missed fg
At times we seem improved but only for a half at a time.. (I still think we can win 2 at home though)

 

[beavergopher]

Agree on everything.

 

[mkAz]

Third down period killed them, they only converted 1 of 10 on third down.

I'm ready to see Chris Hawthorne get another shot at the kicking job.

 

[Buck_Buchanan]

Tough to win games when your opponents are 3 down teams vs our Defense and our Offense is essentially a 2 down team vs the opponent's defense.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Thoughts - 3rd and short is killing us - can we ever run for a lst down...
Kicking game - missed pat and fg and poor punt before half
We knew they were going run on 2nd and 3rd down even with 10 yards to go - how
did they get so wide open?
Our fake punt and on-side kick have been so unimaginative...
End of 1st half killed us - didn't go for it on 4th and one - bad kick - Wis TD and then missed fg
At times we seem improved but only for a half at a time.. (I still think we can win 2 at home though)

I liked the onside call. If the ball is kicked up the middle like it was supposed to, we have a very good shot at getting the ball. Very intimidating to have 10 guys flying at you like that.

 

[station19]

Third down period killed them, they only converted 1 of 10 on third down.

I'm ready to see Chris Hawthorne get another shot at the kicking job.

And much of that comes from failures on 1st and 2nd down.