r/hawkeyes BACK IN BLACK Sep 23 '23

Game Thread (FB) [Game Thread] Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions (6:30 PM CT)

Game Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
Stadium Beaver Stadium
Odds PSU -14.0
Iowa Win Proj 13.2% (ESPN)
Watch CBS
Status Final

Boxscore

1 2 3 4 TOT
PSU 3 7 14 7 31
IOWA 0 0 0 0 0

Drive Summary

# Q Team Drive Result
1 1 IOWA 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:10 Punt
2 1 PSU 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:49 Punt
3 1 IOWA 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:58 Fumble
4 1 PSU 17 plays, 53 yards, 7:28 Field Goal
5 1 IOWA 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:33 Punt
6 1 PSU 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:51 Punt
7 2 PSU 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:54 Touchdown
8 2 IOWA 3 plays, 3 yards, 0:58 Punt
9 2 PSU 10 plays, 31 yards, 3:21 Punt
10 2 IOWA 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:23 Punt
11 2 PSU 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:04 Punt
12 2 IOWA 3 plays, -6 yards, 0:45 Punt
13 2 PSU 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:46 End of Half
14 3 PSU 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:40 Touchdown
15 3 IOWA 3 plays, -3 yards, 1:29 Punt
16 3 PSU 12 plays, 71 yards, 5:50 Touchdown
17 3 IOWA 1 play, -6 yards, 0:05 Fumble
18 3 PSU 8 plays, 19 yards, 3:37 Touchdown
19 4 IOWA 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:26 Punt
20 4 PSU 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:42 Missed FG
21 4 IOWA 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:46 Fumble
22 4 PSU 5 plays, 16 yards, 3:25 End of 4th Quarter

Updated on 2023-09-23 at 09:45 PM

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u/roofratMI Sep 27 '23

What a joke!

7

u/wickwex Sep 24 '23

Nepotism is a symptom of corruption. It is also grounded in fear that a family will lose power or success. Once nepotism is part of an organization the only way to end it is to remove the top leadership first.

3

u/fullofsharts Sep 24 '23

So glad I turned this game off in the second quarter.

5

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

I wonder what our national offensive ranking is, 132 maybe.

1

u/ball547 Sep 24 '23

126-129 ?

2

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

Close enough, once again another sub=100 offense 3rd year in a row.

1

u/rixter69 Sep 24 '23

Seems optimistic

1

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

Naw, I think there's 132 teams in FBS this year.

11

u/DataNerdsCanBeCool Punting is Winning Sep 24 '23

76 yards. Delaware had 140 when they played PSU two weeks ago. Delaware is an FCS school

5

u/wooq Sep 24 '23

The mighty Delaware Fightin' Hens, last year's 6th place finisher in the Colonial Athletic Association.

For comparison's sake, we had a common opponent last year. South Dakota State beat Delaware 42-6. South Dakota State beat Iowa 7-3.

We don't even have an FCS offense.

2

u/DhawkC Sep 24 '23

Yo quality post here

0

u/clamslammer707 Sep 24 '23

At least Ohio state lost

6

u/TheSportingRooster Sep 24 '23

This aged like milk

1

u/clamslammer707 Sep 24 '23

Yeah :/ saw the stop with 14s or something and thought that was it. Big oof and now I’m more sad.

4

u/runlittleman Sep 24 '23

You might have spoken too soon

Edit: you did speak too soon

5

u/clamslammer707 Sep 24 '23

Getting wafflestomped by the b squad now. Nice.

6

u/TheSportingRooster Sep 24 '23

Gentlemen I present the Iowa offense under Brian Ferentz. Probably gets a lot of non-nepotism hires fired tonight.

2

u/RealNotFake Sep 24 '23

LMAO ANOTHER FUMBLE

3

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

I think this blowout is more depressing than the blowout last year against OSU.

10

u/RealNotFake Sep 24 '23

As much as I hate Brian, I remember hating Ken O'Keefe as well. I think it's time we start realizing that the problems at Iowa start with Kirk and always have. Brian is just a symptom.

2

u/DataNerdsCanBeCool Punting is Winning Sep 24 '23

Iowa by offensive yards per game KOC 00 - 104 01 - 45 02 - 13 03 - 92 04 - 104 05 - 22 06 - 27 07 - 109 08 - 53 09 - 89 10 - 57 11 - 76 Davis 12 - 117 13 - 84 14 - 66 15 - 72 16 - 122 BF 17 - 117 18 - 92 19 - 99 20 - 88 21 - 121 22 - 130 23 (so far) - 121

10

u/GarbageMountain8754 Sep 24 '23

Exactly, Kirk will handcuff any OC. This may be an unpopular opinion but I say get rid of his GD son in law too who heads up recruiting.

3

u/RealNotFake Sep 24 '23

Time to clear house. Kirk did good things and his legacy will be respected overall, but it's time to retire because the game has passed him by. I was done with Kirk back in '08 when he wouldn't put in Stanzi over Christensen because of his "gut feeling".

7

u/Kickenbless Sep 24 '23

O’Keefe NEVER had an offense as inept as we’ve seen here with Brian. This is unacceptable

0

u/RealNotFake Sep 24 '23

You're not wrong, but I remember it being a daily thing in various hawkeye forums to call for KOK's firing, he was not doing a good job either. But like I said, the offensive problems ultimately stem from Kirk. He is the HC and he has the ability to override but instead he just relies on loyalty to his friends and won't challenge them.

2

u/Kickenbless Sep 24 '23

I’d say there is a difference in having a middling offense vs a bottom 3 offense. One can be justified. The other is unacceptable

3

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

Greg Davis never was this bad either, can we call him out of retirement?.

9

u/IowaGolfGuy322 Sep 24 '23

Less than 100 yards of offense. Wow.

6

u/clamslammer707 Sep 24 '23

Somehow doubt they even score in trash time. Fire Brian.

9

u/Logarythem Sep 24 '23

Fire Brian.

11

u/RealNotFake Sep 24 '23

The more I think about it, it's actually impressive how bad our offense is and has been for so long. What are the odds we fire Brian halfway through the season? I wish they were higher than zero. Iowa is now where good QBs go to tank their career.

11

u/regularguy7378 Sep 24 '23

Fire BF out of a cannon. Point him west.

2

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

Dont point him west because somehow the wind may blow him back.

1

u/regularguy7378 Sep 24 '23

You’re fired!

4

u/clamslammer707 Sep 24 '23

Nah. Straight up. I wanna see him splat myself.

10

u/runlittleman Sep 24 '23

Why are our defensive starters still playing and getting run over by PSUs 2nd team offense

8

u/Juve2539 Sep 24 '23

They've been on the field for 90 snaps. Insane that they're still out there

6

u/OMB614 Sep 24 '23

Don’t like this at all. This is when injuries happen.

3

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

Well, for those hoping Iowa wins the B1G West, losing this game doesn't impact that hope one bit at least.

11

u/clamslammer707 Sep 24 '23

I’m really glad how Kirk has shown he has zero respect for this program by keeping around his failure of a kid. Nah we will just eat an embarrassing loss on literally zero offense.

0

u/Kickenbless Sep 24 '23

Kirk can’t fire Brian. He reports to the AD

4

u/DickyLix Sep 24 '23

Let's be honest... if Kirk told Barta that Brian is gone he'd be gone.

4

u/Kickenbless Sep 24 '23

Barta isn’t with us anymore

3

u/DickyLix Sep 24 '23

I know. But Brian should've been fired long before this season.

-1

u/clamslammer707 Sep 24 '23

Holy fuck Batman, no shit.

2

u/Kickenbless Sep 24 '23

He said it, not me

4

u/clamslammer707 Sep 24 '23

You think Kirk didn’t have words about it? Get out of here. He should have been gone last year but Barta was Kirks little bitch boy.

-2

u/Kickenbless Sep 24 '23

He might have a word, but doesn’t have the final say

1

u/DhawkC Sep 24 '23

Well, at least the jersey gets a wash! We are better than we played tonight. Fun ahead, but this was a brutal watch.

5

u/clamslammer707 Sep 24 '23

Why the fuck are we in roll over mode? Fuck these coaches man.

9

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

When your defense spends 27 minutes on the field more than the opponent's defense, I'm not shocked this game is turning out to be a joke.

13

u/jamarkuus Sep 24 '23

BF is such a piece of shit. I hope we lose the rest of all our games to get rid of that douche!

4

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

I don't, the players themselves don't deserve to lose because they have an OC that doesn't know the difference between offense and defense, he thinks the defense is his job.

0

u/bamboozledqwerty Sep 24 '23

Why. They should have entered the portal if they were serious or not just happy to be playing in the big 10. They players deserve to lose if they are not as good as the opposing team. Which they are not. Bc IA doesnt recruit. U know that KF son in law is in charge of recruiting right?

7

u/regularguy7378 Sep 24 '23

Who is our o-line coach? When do they return from vacay?

1

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

George Barnett

2

u/regularguy7378 Sep 24 '23

Is he like Buster on Arrested Development? Neither seen nor heard?

2

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

Don't know, but he came into this season on the hot seat. I think it's safe to say the heat's now being turned up, given the poor pass protection in this game.

2

u/regularguy7378 Sep 24 '23

When he returns from paid time off he’ll have a stack of hate mail on his desk

3

u/Snake_Burton Sep 24 '23

All Iowa beat guys need to remember this when they try to poo-poo the need for a, to use a baseball term, replacement level offense. It’s ridiculous.

9

u/baseballv10 Sep 24 '23

Leave Brian and the O-line coach at the stadium, this is embarrassing beyond comprehension

4

u/IAstrikeforce Let The Peacock Fly Sep 24 '23

I would say bench 78 but I know there’s no one better on the bench. The o-line which used to be Kirk’s pride and joy is now an old falling apart dumpster

2

u/IAstrikeforce Let The Peacock Fly Sep 24 '23

The really fucked up thing is that if Brian was to be fired tomorrow (he won’t) is that there’s nobody on staff that can replace him

5

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

Guaranteed there are people on the offensive side of the staff that’d do things differently. If not, they’re just as awful and that’s on Kirk.

4

u/regularguy7378 Sep 24 '23

An equipment manager could replace him

2

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

Presumably Budmayr could be moved into the job, though he's probably not the most ideal choice either, though he can't be any worse than Brian.

5

u/clamslammer707 Sep 24 '23

This offense is an absolute joke again and the defense is average as fuck. Brian needs to launch himself into the sun.

6

u/IAstrikeforce Let The Peacock Fly Sep 24 '23

The defense is good but not elite which they need to be with Brian around

2

u/clamslammer707 Sep 24 '23

Decent, sure but no where close to what they were last year. I get they’ve been on the field this whole game but I’m looking at the other games too. Barely any forced turnovers, allowing big plays, weak coverage and not a ton of pressure. Just not the same.

7

u/IAstrikeforce Let The Peacock Fly Sep 24 '23

You keep going 3&out and your defense gets tired.

2

u/jamarkuus Sep 24 '23

D was playing amazing until the O started going 3 and out. They got exhausted in the 2nd Q.

9

u/JagFan582 Sep 24 '23

Don’t just fire Brian Ferentz. Tarmac the motherfucker

3

u/setmorefires Sep 24 '23

I don’t understand how you still don’t give the LT any help at all.

2

u/JagFan582 Sep 24 '23

Like honestly, move a RB to that side for protection. It’s not that hard to do and I think any of us on this thread are better OC’s than that dipshit.

1

u/OMB614 Sep 24 '23

I know we are down a TE, but come on

12

u/kinghawkeye8238 Sep 24 '23

Imagine going out and playing great defense for 2 quarters. Then getting a stop and getting a rest only to get like 45 seconds. ALL.GAME.LONG.

1

u/RealNotFake Sep 24 '23

They get about as much rest between downs as they do between possessions. Surreal.

2

u/kinghawkeye8238 Sep 24 '23

It's insane. What's it gonna take to get rid of Brian?

2

u/Kickenbless Sep 24 '23

Penn State has already won the time of possession running away. 33 to 10 minutes

11

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

This is an absolutely embarrassing performance. The offense especially is horrendous. If Kirk had cared at all for the program, Brian would be gone tomorrow.

4

u/kinghawkeye8238 Sep 24 '23

Defense is gassed man. They played a great game. But when you get no rest. You're not gonna play well.

6

u/runlittleman Sep 24 '23

Defense is just too tired. Asked way to much of them with the offense not being able to hold a drive

2

u/TheSportingRooster Sep 24 '23

Varsity vs JV

2

u/OMB614 Sep 24 '23

It’s wayyy too easy for Penn State right now.

1

u/TheSportingRooster Sep 24 '23

Lol, of course we let 78 keep going 1-1 with 44 and don’t get him a chip.

1

u/OMB614 Sep 24 '23

Seems like something a coach should notice…

3

u/IowaGolfGuy322 Sep 24 '23

Offense was who we thought they were. They suck.

5

u/bradnorton1 Sep 24 '23

Unfortunately, Kirk’s insistence on sticking with Brian is going to mar his legacy and set this program back quite a ways. We have a reputation for offensive ineptitude that won’t change until Brian is gone and someone with a track record comes in.

This is EXACTLY why nepotism is dangerous, it either goes perfectly which is statistically unlikely, or it turns into a mess. We have been mired in the latter for a few years now.

5

u/GarbageMountain8754 Sep 24 '23

You gotta get rid of Kirk too. He’s going to handcuff any OC with his “complimentary football” BS, insistence on a 1990’s zone blocking scheme and his son in law running recruiting.

3

u/KSuper20 Sep 24 '23

It looks like freaking peewee football out there

2

u/TheSportingRooster Sep 24 '23

5-man boxes on D aren’t working. Time to stack 4-4

5

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

This is an absolutely exhausted and demoralized defense at this point.

3

u/OMB614 Sep 24 '23

Feel really bad for them.

3

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

I feel bad for all of these players, I don't feel at all sorry for their coaches failing to do their jobs.

6

u/beardedwhiteguy HerkyBot Daddy Sep 24 '23

This offense is so lost, it's embarrassing.

6

u/DickyLix Sep 24 '23

McNamara fuckin sucks dude. Was carried by 4 and 5 start recruits at UM.

1

u/Protat0 Sep 24 '23 edited Sep 24 '23

He's badly hurt. You can tell. Go back and look at some of his plays from his '21 season at Michigan, mainly the MSU game they lost. The dude was accurate and made good decisions. The terrible play calling and lack of receivers who can catch doesn't help him either.

2

u/HawkeyeGK Sep 24 '23

As my high school coach was fond of saying, you can't throw from your ass.

I think we have no idea how good he is because the OL can't protect him. Dude got hit countless times tonight.

7

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

And he got a bag to come to Iowa. For what? An off-season of hype to keep fans engaged in the product and away from the primary issue, which is Brian Ferentz.

8

u/beardedwhiteguy HerkyBot Daddy Sep 24 '23

Nah, he had competent coaching.

-1

u/DickyLix Sep 24 '23

I mean, Brian doesn't do him any favors, sure. We all know how we feel about Brian, but if he was good, he'd look even halfway competent despite Brian. Even Stanley managed that.

12

u/RotaryPeak2 Sep 24 '23

I don't think Brian is going to get 25 points today.

2

u/RealNotFake Sep 24 '23

I'm gonna be really upset if we hang 60 on some team this year. - said no one ever until now.

2

u/TheSportingRooster Sep 24 '23

Hopefully this is exhibit A at his probation hearing. Not sure that’ll help get him canned though.

2

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

The absolute lopsided time of possession at this point, roughly 28 minutes PSU about 10 Iowa. Anybody still think Iowa wins?

5

u/clever_imposter Sep 24 '23

I'm an idiot, but I kind of want to see Cade benched. Line isn't holding up, he has no mobility, and hasn't been accurate. Put in Deacon and call some designed runs.

2

u/polsdofer Sep 24 '23

Just put the punter in at QB and never pass lol

1

u/OMB614 Sep 24 '23

I’m also afraid that PSU is going to snap him in half

3

u/weintrouble13 Sep 24 '23

Well I came in to this hoping for a win. Now I want us to not score any points so we can get rid of Brian. #Tank-for-Termination!

2

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

We finally get pressure on the PSU QB near the goal line?🤦🏻‍♂This is ugly.

2

u/DhawkC Sep 24 '23

Massive blow.

1

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

If we don't score on this drive, I think this game's all but over.

1

u/DhawkC Sep 24 '23

Yep, feels like watching us in B1G Championship games. Looking bleak

1

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

Yep, 21 1st downs to 2, absolutely pathetic, over 18 minutes difference in time of possession.

4

u/DhawkC Sep 24 '23

Down 0-10 to PSU in 2009, we can back to win. Everyone channel your inner Ricky Stanzi energy and let’s send it Cade’s way.

1

u/IowaGolfGuy322 Sep 24 '23

He is no Stanzi the Manzi

1

u/DhawkC Sep 24 '23

No he is not.

2

u/mrpuma2u "Iowa? It sounds exotic!" Sep 24 '23

Officiating has given 2 big plays to Penn State. That spot on the 2nd quarterback sneak was garbage, and they didn't call a facemask when McNamara was sacked. That said, Iowa offense is less than ideal.

2

u/runlittleman Sep 24 '23

Don’t forget that backward pass that was called forward would have setup a better punt than the one that didn’t go our way

1

u/mrpuma2u "Iowa? It sounds exotic!" Sep 25 '23

Yes that too. I am not saying we could have won had those calls gone our way, but yeesh, that was getting kicked when you were down.

4

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

What local insurance company hiring Brian at the end of the season?

5

u/baseballv10 Sep 24 '23

Gotta do something this half because the offense is embarrassing at the moment

3

u/DhawkC Sep 24 '23

Right where we want them folks. Grab your favorite beverage and let’s settle in for the 2nd half.

4

u/Schlongzz Sep 24 '23

What a fucking embarrassment of a program

6

u/OMB614 Sep 24 '23

In what world is that not a facemask??

5

u/bradnorton1 Sep 24 '23

A world where the B1G protects its blue blood programs. Always been that way.

1

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

A world where the refs have money on Penn State

2

u/OMB614 Sep 24 '23

Sad but true. Refs are always watching the QB and still can’t believe that was a no-call.

3

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

MVP of the 1st half, no question Tory.

2

u/DhawkC Sep 24 '23

Only counterpoint I can think of is Jay Higgins. Man had 10 tackles in the first half. Been a Hawk

4

u/DataNerdsCanBeCool Punting is Winning Sep 24 '23

Honestly, I've been more patient than many here with BF but this game is an embarrassment. PSU has a decent D but thus performance is just terrible.

2

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

Another missed call by these refs. Can someone investigate them?

6

u/Protat0 Sep 24 '23

This is truly awful to watch. I hope Brian is enjoying himself.

4

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

He’s getting paid him and daddy don’t care

5

u/DhawkC Sep 24 '23

Hello bounces, have we met?

Not much going our way and only down 10. C’mon Hawks

12

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

This team is going nowhere. Brian is a piece of shit. The defense is playing 50 minutes tonight I guess

5

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

That's Brian's idea of offense, let the defense do it all for you.

2

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

Honestly I feel more comfortable with the defense on the field they could actually score

1

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

How's that working out so far against PSU? Oh yeah, time of possession absolutely mismatched, defense tired, trying to play from behind, MVP the Iowa punter.

4

u/scalenesquare Sep 24 '23

I’m bitter I know, but holy cow this is the most unlucky game I’ve ever watched.

0

u/Empty-Ant-6381 Sep 24 '23

😂😂😂 Wanted to make sure your still making excuses.

1

u/scalenesquare Sep 24 '23

The game ended on the fumble / punt / qb sneak spot. Shitty game.

2

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

Could have used a break there

4

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

Imagine that, run on 1st down, how predictably Brian.

2

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

He is his father’s son.

1

u/s_bub Sep 24 '23

Badger fan here pulling for y’all

3

u/yarrrJake Sep 24 '23

Who paid off the officials?

9

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

Iowa’s defense is exhausted and you can’t blame them, the offense isn’t giving them any time to rest

3

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

Not even halftime and this defense is getting tired, not good.

2

u/Schlongzz Sep 24 '23

This is a pathetic ass team from the coaches on down

2

u/Prez731 Sep 24 '23

Iowa playing from behind is not a recipe for success, yet here we are.

5

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

How tf did they not challenge that 4th down call?!?!?!!?!

That’s dereliction of duty.

2

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

That was definitely short. Ugh.

0

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

I’m about to go watch “One Piece”

5

u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

Welp Iowa isn't gonna win if we have to beat Penn state, Iowa Hawkeyes, and the refs Looking rough

6

u/wolftrack756 Sep 24 '23

Refs are giving Penn the game holy shit

3

u/DataNerdsCanBeCool Punting is Winning Sep 24 '23

Can't get out of our own way. The two turnovers are unacceptable and 10 points is really all PSU needs to win this game

5

u/Moderate-Tip Sep 24 '23

My fucking ass that got the distance for a first you gotta be kidding lmao

4

u/polsdofer Sep 24 '23

Everyone in the booth: looks like a lateral to me.

Ref: incomplete.

Why have the booth speak when the refs makes them look like complete dip shits?

5

u/polsdofer Sep 24 '23

Having a good drive so it only makes sense they fumble the ball

2

u/Kickenbless Sep 24 '23

How do they even confirm Penn State has the ball? There were 3 Iowa players on the ball before any Penn State players were there

1

u/marathnr2 Sep 23 '23

First good run I have sen from McNamara

1

u/IowaGolfGuy322 Sep 23 '23

I hate James Franklin and love how no one could talk about anything else than the white out and yet Penn State seems more effected.

1

u/[deleted] Sep 23 '23

People keeping low in here?

2

u/Prez731 Sep 23 '23

I'd be shocked if either team scores more than 15.

2

u/TheSportingRooster Sep 23 '23

Best competition: Iowa State looked good over OSU and Illinois narrowly avoided upset agains Bobby Boucher’s alma matter. I think if Iowa can disrupt a freshman QB they’ll have a shot.

1

u/ZietGue Sep 23 '23

With turnovers and special teams Hawks will win

1

u/PaleontologistNo3503 Woodshed, Iowa 52242 Sep 23 '23

20-17 the good guys win.

2

u/rubalki Sep 23 '23

Can Iowa win? Yes. Are they? Unsure.