![]() Will Iowa State still stubbornly keep going back to an ineffective interior running game after big plays?.Will they try to connect on some explosive plays?.We all know they can connect on explosive passing plays and hurt opponents downfield, but there are two questions that need to be answered: The problem is that Iowa State’s offense is every bit as bad as the WVU defense. Given how bad West Virginia’s defense is, you’d think this should be an easy Iowa State lean, but alas, that is not the case. Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images This 3-3 stack defense is similar to Iowa State’s in terms of personnel, but is much worse in basically every imaginable way, routinely giving up explosive plays in the passing game and getting gashed in the running game. The strongest stat this WVU defense has produced this season is 62nd rank in opponent completion percentage. They rank 115th or worse in scoring, total defense, points per play, yards per play, third down conversion rate, fourth down conversion rate, pass yards per game, and interception rate. Photo by Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images On rare occasions, they do toss in a play action just for fun, but if you see Jared Rus in with Sean Shaw, most people know that you’re going to see some sort of run between the tackles on that play.Īnd if fans can take a pretty solid guess at what the play call is just based on personnel and alignment, you’d better believe that college defenses that spend hundreds of hours watching film specifically to identify and exploit weaknesses can figure it out too. At this point most fans can watch a game, look at the personnel, and immediately have a pretty good idea what’s going to happen. The offensive line gets very little push up front, and the scheme itself is extremely predictable, leading to almost no room for Cartevious Norton and Jirehl Brock to make something happen. What’s really left to say here that hasn’t already been said? Hunter Dekkers is beginning to look at least a little more competent, but he still makes a lot of “freshman” mistakes and still doesn’t seem comfortable knowing when to check it down and when to scramble. West Virginia holds the all-time series lead at 6-4, but the Cyclones have won three of the last four. Playing TCU close has buoyed Neal Brown for at least one more week, but one has to wonder if he’s one bad loss away from being given his walking papers out of Morgantown. Last week they did lead TCU for much of the game, but ultimately fell 41-31. Our Riot Bretheren are enduring their own disappointing season, as the addition of JT Daniels has done little to spark the offense, and the Mountaineer defense is in shambles. In fact, Hunter Dekkers picked up nearly half of the team’s rushing yards on a single 28-yard scramble. ![]() The running also continued to struggle, as Cartevious Norton and Jirehl Brock combined for just 49 yards rushing on 22 carries. Hunter Dekkers finished the day 37/57 passing for 308 yards (57 ATTEMPTS!!), but threw three interceptions to only one touchdown pass. The defense turned in yet another outstanding performance and the special teams were actually not bad! However, the offense was absolutely horrible. Iowa State turned in maybe its most frustrating performance of the season in a 27-13 game.
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