2025 College Football Week Two

Phall said:
I'm pretty sure you could put prime Dan Marino in an Iowa jersey and he'd forget how to throw a spiral.
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So true. All they do is run the ball with short dink and dunk passes which are far too predictable. The offense is anemic!
 
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This wasn't posted last night: Northwestern had an easy time with Western Illinois. Backup QB Ryan Boe took a keeper to the house late.

*leave the volume off so you don't have to hear an enthusiastic lesbian calling a football highlight
 
Leonardfan said:
Iowa's QB woes really are insane. I had high hopes for the offense this season.
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it’s my opinion that this isn’t on the quarterback play at all. Gronowski had multiple perfect passes dropped, the offensive line gave him loads of time to throw, and the receivers simply weren’t getting open (and when they did, see the aforementioned drops).

i have concluded that the Iowa coaching staff either A) can’t evaluate wide receivers correctly, B) can’t coach wide receivers correctly, or C) both A and B.

as evidence, i present the case of Charlie Jones. as a Hawkeye, Jones was the best return man in the Big Ten, but he had something like 20 total catches. he transfers to Purdue, and promptly becomes the most dominant wideout in the conference and one of the top receivers in the whole country. things like that don't happen if a coaching staff knows what they’re doing.
 
Jimmy Chitwood said:
it’s my opinion that this isn’t on the quarterback play at all. Gronowski had multiple perfect passes dropped, the offensive line gave him loads of time to throw, and the receivers simply weren’t getting open (and when they did, see the aforementioned drops).

i have concluded that the Iowa coaching staff either A) can’t evaluate wide receivers correctly, B) can’t coach wide receivers correctly, or C) both A and B.

as evidence, i present the case of Charlie Jones. as a Hawkeye, Jones was the best return man in the Big Ten, but he had something like 20 total catches. he transfers to Purdue, and promptly becomes the most dominant wideout in the conference and one of the top receivers in the whole country. things like that don't happen if a coaching staff knows what they’re doing.
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I am inclined to agree with you this season. The past few seasons - really ever since Nate Stanley left Iowa - Spencer Petras, Alex Padilla, Deacon Hill (was probably the worst), McNamara and Brendan Sullivan. Gronowski was dominant at the FCS level. I would think that the same offensive concepts would at least come into play at Iowa. The Iowa WRs certainly didn't help today. Firing the younger Ferentz also doesn't seem to be making a difference. It's still early in the season so hopefully the offense finds an identity.

I wish they would start using a fullback more in the offense.
 
Leonardfan said:
I am inclined to agree with you this season. The past few seasons - really ever since Nate Stanley left Iowa - Spencer Petras, Alex Padilla, Deacon Hill (was probably the worst), McNamara and Brendan Sullivan. Gronowski was dominant at the FCS level. I would think that the same offensive concepts would at least come into play at Iowa. The Iowa WRs certainly didn't help today. Firing the younger Ferentz also doesn't seem to be making a difference. It's still early in the season so hopefully the offense finds an identity.

I wish they would start using a fullback more in the offense.
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yes, sir. i agree. i should have specified that i was referring specifically to this season. thank you for the clarification.
 
We’ve got a major White running back alert at a top 25 program!!!

Texas Tech freshman Adam Hill has had an insanely good start to his collegiate career. Last week he racked up 78 yards on only 7 carries. Today he went wild for 127 yards on 16 carries. He had the most carries by 7 over the next guy, but it was a blowout so maybe we need to see what happens when the competition tightens up. Either way, one to watch and a potential stud!

Lots of White players leading the way for the Red Raiders!

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Freethinker said:
We’ve got a major White running back alert at a top 25 program!!!

Texas Tech freshman Adam Hill has had an insanely good start to his collegiate career. Last week he racked up 78 yards on only 7 carries. Today he went wild for 127 yards on 16 carries. He had the most carries by 7 over the next guy, but it was a blowout so maybe we need to see what happens when the competition tightens up. Either way, one to watch and a potential stud!

Lots of White players leading the way for the Red Raiders!

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This is great to see. Carson Hansen is will never get enough carries in my opinion to be a Toby Gerhart type. He has all the skills but playing him in a shared rotation hurts him. We can never have enough white running backs as it's so hard for our people to make progress at this postion along with others like wide receiver, safeties, cornerback, defensive end, etc. etc.
 
Freethinker said:
We’ve got a major White running back alert at a top 25 program!!!

Texas Tech freshman Adam Hill has had an insanely good start to his collegiate career. Last week he racked up 78 yards on only 7 carries. Today he went wild for 127 yards on 16 carries. He had the most carries by 7 over the next guy, but it was a blowout so maybe we need to see what happens when the competition tightens up. Either way, one to watch and a potential stud!

Lots of White players leading the way for the Red Raiders!

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Nice find!!!

The early window White RBs didn't put up great stats so this is certainly welcome news!
 
Julian Sayin is 15/15 289 yds and 4 TDs. Going against Grambling which begs the conversation why do HBCU schools chock full of melanin seem to always struggle. I've pondered this going back decades now.

EDIT: Jinxed him - He threw an INT
 
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White Announcer in Wisconsin game “Yacamelli is cut like Cole slaw” LOL that’s a new one to me.

Black announcer follows it up, by complimenting his physique. Compares him to another back that plays on the West Coast. High praise for a 3rd stringer.
 
Danny O’Neil looks great for Wisconsin. Targeting New TE Lance Mason quite a bit. Might have a QB controversy brewing in Mad Town.
 
Bucky said:
White Announcer in Wisconsin game “Yacamelli is cut like Cole slaw” LOL that’s a new one to me.

Black announcer follows it up, by complimenting his physique. Compares him to another back that plays on the West Coast. High praise for a 3rd stringer.
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i caught that, as well. “weird” that Yac has all those physical attributes but isn’t good enough to climb the depth chart …
 
Bucky said:
Danny O’Neil looks great for Wisconsin. Targeting New TE Lance Mason quite a bit. Might have a QB controversy brewing in Mad Town.
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He was an underrated "get" in the transfer portal. Not that it means anything but he actually committed to Coach "Prime", left to follow the Colorado OC when he got the job at SDSU so he has a year under his belt of experience starting.
 
Leonardfan said:
He was an underrated "get" in the transfer portal. Not that it means anything but he actually committed to Coach "Prime", left to follow the Colorado OC when he got the job at SDSU so he has a year under his belt of experience starting.
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He’s got a moxie to him! Haven’t watched much of Edwards but O’Neil keeps shining and they stick with him, he will have 2yrs eligibility remaining. Little more long term upside with Danny.

Will give credit to Fickell for going out and grabbing a solid backup.
 
Bucky said:
He’s got a moxie to him! Haven’t watched much of Edwards but O’Neil keeps shining and they stick with him, he will have 2yrs eligibility remaining. Little more long term upside with Danny.

Will give credit to Fickell for going out and grabbing a solid backup.
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Moxie > melanin
 
Haynes King not playing due to an injury. Bummer. Would really like to see a few of our White dual threats hit the 1K rushing yard mark this year.
 
Yac gets quite a few snaps for Wisconsin, yet “somehow” they’re almost always passing plays where he’s used to pass protect then leak out … “weird,” huh?
 
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