Northern Iowa

[usdtator]

How they ruled that a fumble is beyond me... His freaking knee was on the ground before the ball came out.

[golfingyote]

What a fucking disaster

[usdtator]

Amazing how 2 questionable calls by the officials can change the momentum of the game

[easmus]

It’s like a bad dream back to last year against western Illinois

[Charlie]

Should have won that game. Left way to many points on the field.

[usdtator]

I think we just lost our top 8 seed...

[sportschic]

You can’t have 2 interceptions and 2 fumbles for scores in the Valley.
The defense was on the field way to much. 20 plus points on turnovers. We just need to bounce back and use this to go and NDSU next week!!

[Coyote Fan]

I have not read this thread since the game started and didn't want to read to be biased in my comments. The Coyotes didn't deserve to win this game and they got exactly what they deserved today. When it comes to this team it is all about mentality. The Coyotes chose to be way to conservative in this game. They ran right up the middle into the teeth of the defense way too much. That is called playing not to lose and not playing to win. The Coyotes do way better by passing on first down especially those little swing passes to the side lines. The play calling absolutely was the difference between winning and losing. Streveler has lost his explosiveness as a runner or it sure looked like it today. When that aspect gets taken away it makes it much easier on UNI's defense.

There were two bad calls by the officials one was the obvious catch that was ruled no catch. How does one official try to be a hero and call it incomplete when all the other officials thought it was a catch. The replay showed no evidence of the ball hitting the turf and it was only 99% likely that he made the catch but if it is not conclusive they have to go with the call of the incompetent ref on the field. Then the fumble by Henry. If they would have slowed the replay frame by frame I think you would see that Henry's knee was down just before the football came out but of course the official felt the need to glance at the replay for about 5 seconds before making a ruling. Both of those plays were big factors in the game and they both sucked but that is no excuse for the loss.

So in the last two road games the team is showing they have a long ways to go yet if they want to be elite and it is not a talent issue but a mentality issue. Nielson as good as he has been does deserve alot hung on his shoulders for this loss. He just refuses to open up this offense lately and it has been 3 weeks in a row. I predicted when the Coyotes were up 3 with over 5 minutes to play that if they came out conservative they would lose the game. Sure enough they were standing around playing the clock instead of playing the Panthers. Running right at the UNI defense and sure enough they fumble. They should have come out in a hurry up offense and tried to score a touchdown. People may disagree with that but there was too much time to worry about the clock at that point. You do what it takes to win not to try not to lose which is exactly what happened.

By the way does anyone still think the loss at Illinois State was a good thing or as someone said possibly the best thing that could have happened to the team. What that loss showed was a chink in the armor and that chink showed up again today.

So the Jacks are about to beat NDSU and the Coyotes will now become the 3rd best team in the Dakota's until they have a chance to play SDSU because the Jacks are right now the better football team. This team is not at elite status just yet as it will now take another off season of improvement to try to get there. This team looked very much like the Coyotes of old making mistake after mistake in road games.

You know what really sucks. The Coyotes don't have one running back now that they can totally count on to be the lead back. Now Henry cannot be trusted to hold onto the ball and Frederick is not an every down back. Klett barely plays.

This was the game I was pointing to since the Illinois State loss as to how the team would truly bounce back and they didn't. UNI was not that good today and this absolutely should have been a win. The Coyotes gave this one away.

[easmus]

This was all on the offense. This had NOTHING to do with defense or missing players. Should have run the damn ball with Frederick at goal line. But no, had to roll out and pass. Kai Henry can’t secure the damn ball. All the Streveler runs this year now appear to be taking their toll. Unacceptable loss. Absolutely unacceptable.

[pressboxvet]

Illinois State and now UNI and it’s apparent Streveler has lost his touch. He’s throwing like he did last year. Not good enough.

[Coyote Fan]

Nov 4, 2017 15:49:48 GMT -6 easmus said:

This was all on the offense. This had NOTHING to do with defense or missing players. Should have run the damn ball with Frederick at goal line. But no, had to roll out and pass. Kai Henry can’t secure the damn ball. All the Streveler runs this year now appear to be taking their toll. Unacceptable loss. Absolutely unacceptable.

I agree to a point but Streveler should know better. I will take a run pass option with him any day. He made a bad decision as he should have run. Streveler looks like a beat down player at this point. I do agree that the mentality and I stress mentality of the offense was absolutely the reason for the loss today. The more conservative they get and the more they slow down in the hurry up offense makes them less and less effective because it allows the D to gain their wits about them. What makes this offense good is when they continue to run the hurry up because it keeps the D off balance and will go a long ways to wearing them out in the second half. The Coyotes are not made to play conservative and we have now seen that for the most part of 2 years. We are made to run a hurry up quick hitting offense. I think one thing that hurt as well is that the Coyotes didn't try to go deep to my recollection which doesn't keep the D honest. Nielson needs to focus on playing fast next week because if they start slowing down and playing NDSU's game next week it will be a physical beatdown for NDSU.

Another thing as well is that the Coyotes really need to trust their quarterback in the system they run. I don't like the QB having to look to the sidelines for the call. I think it helps the defense more then it actually helps the Coyotes. This offense should be GO-GO-GO for 90% of the game. The Coyotes need to learn a couple of things. You play to your own strengths and also play to your opponents weaknesses. I would much rather have the ball in Streveler's hands then in Frederick's. Running between the tackles is generally going to be the wrong formula against UNI.

[easmus]

I agree to a certain degree CF. But if they maintain hurry up on O and go 3 & out we would all be screaming about how they didn’t burn any clock. So I guess in the end it all comes down to execution. They didn’t execute in the red zone with TD’s. If they do that, meaning no int in end zone nd less field goals, it isn’t even close. But, that isn’t what happened and we are left with nothing but what if’s.

[Coyote Fan]

Nov 4, 2017 16:17:39 GMT -6 easmus said:

I agree to a certain degree CF. But if they maintain hurry up on O and go 3 & out we would all be screaming about how they didn’t burn any clock. So I guess in the end it all comes down to execution. They didn’t execute in the red zone with TD’s. If they do that, meaning no int in end zone nd less field goals, it isn’t even close. But, that isn’t what happened and we are left with nothing but what if’s.

We point to the end of the game and fairly so but when the Coyotes were up by 10 or even where they are only up by 3 that is the time to try to tack onto the lead and I am mainly talking about the first 3 quarters. When a team is down and behind such as UNI, that is actually the best time to try to shred them to pieces and stomp all over their necks, not let them gain their confidence back. I would much rather lose and go down swinging then to play not to lose and end up losing. More often then not the Coyotes lose when they go conservative not by being aggressive and getting unlucky. The defense played pretty good actually but on the UNI go ahead touchdown they played way too conservative and allow UNI a very easy run. They should have brought most of the house and tried to pursue. That is just my opinion.

It may not be as obvious because it doesn't typically happen at the end of a game but sometimes a team can lose a game by not putting another team away and we have certainly seen that more then most programs. When you fail to do that it allows the other team just to hang around. When that happens then one or two bad breaks can change the outcome of the game. If the Coyotes would have stretched the lead to 30-13 or even more when they had the chance it would take much more than just a couple of breaks for UNI to win.

BTW does anyone believe this loss is a good things for what we can expect for the remainder of the season.

[Coyote Fan]

Wow I just checked the stats and USD out gained UNI 490-283. But the 4-0 difference in turnovers negated that much of an advantage in yardage. The Coyotes didn't have any offensive turnovers until a late meaningless turnover against Indiana State and now they are coming in bunches.

[thebacksackdad]

Coyote fan...u pi$$ me off! I haven't even finished reading ur second last post but had to vent. Lick mine!