Today’s Game v. UNI

[normalbird]

I may have missed it, but don’t we usually have a thread that focuses on the game?

Here are my fairly uninformed observations:

Two very good QB’s. Day’s release may have been a little quicker, but given he was sacked three times, he needed to get rid of the ball in a hurry

We held their feature RB to “only” 103 yds, with a 3.6 yards per carry average.

Did we ever run outside? I don’t remember doing so. Even though we (IMO) don’t run the option very well, we should’ve tried going wide.

I think we only threw deep behind coverage once, and it was good for a TD. If our receivers were getting open underneath and in the middle, they might’ve gotten open behind the safeties.

The onside kick was almost perfectly executed, from crisscrossing the kickers to traveling just over 10 yds to bouncing over the front line receiver; too bad neither of the two ISU players who touched it couldn’t hold on to it.

We have lost by three points to two quality teams in a row. But, a loss is a loss.

 

[Virginia Redbird]

The on side kick was done perfectly. It was there but the Birds just could not pull it in. I thought the defense played pretty well in the second half. The offense was hit and miss in my view. No running game to speak of. I may go back and watch this one again. My impression was Annexstad did not have one of his better games. That may not be correct but that is the feeling I was left with.

 

[normalbird]

The on side kick was done perfectly. It was there but the Birds just could not pull it in. I thought the defense played pretty well in the second half. The offense was hit and miss in my view. No running game to speak of. I may go back and watch this one again. My impression was Annexstad did not have one of his better games. That may not be correct but that is the feeling I was left with.

Zach was 33-44-1 for 292 yards (75%)

 

[Redbird82]

None of the options are accurate. It’s no, because she is interim period. An interim isn’t making that move