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Well, my favorite day of the year is here... College Football Saturday! Best Wishes Flashes! Make us proud, Have fun, Have a good showing, and NO INJURIES!

I got the Tivo set up. Bloody Marys ready to go. Girlfriend with earplugs. (she doesn't understand). I really want to see this team, particularly the some of the new players and Martins coaching. We will need a huge game from Dowery and Aston.

I have set my intention that this is going to be a great season. Go Flashes!

Trick plays, interceptions, bounces going Iowa's way, time of possession, field position, and now a hurt quarterback ... things are not going good. Defense sounds like it started out with energy, but they can't keep it up.

23-0

C'mon, FIDO, you of all people can't give up. I never thought the Flashes would win...but as stupid as this sounds at 23-7, they don't look that bad. The key diifference is that the Flashes don't fall apart after a bad play or a bad break.

First half kudo's to:

Williams
Smith ( He's has several catchable balls dropped.)
Sessler
Mahl
Brazen

First half "What the hell game are you at'?'s" to:

Dowrey ( What the ----?. If it hits you in the chest you ought to catch it, DD.)

Alston...It may just be impossible to run against Iowa's line...but don't just stand there and turn in circles.

We gotta keep the D off the field. So far no luck with the running game although I think Smith looks (relatively) good, but you can't run a posession game strictly passing. These guys (Iowa) are running a war of attrition. I hate to see the D always starting around the 50 yrd line. 23 points is hard to take but I think the D looks much better than last year. Sitkos injury didn't look good but I think we will do better with Smith in there. Another Bloody Mary please.

That INT for a TD sounds awesome. Too bad ESPN didn't show it as a highlight at the half of UCF/UW? Of course they didn't, it would have make KSU look good...

Hang on Flashes!

FlashFan Wrote:C'mon, FIDO, you of all people can't give up.

There's no giving up, just not the best way to start!!

Keep playing tough, hang in there, and things will start to swing our way .... just a little bit please!

What is the deal with all the Iowa penalties. For a team that is getting overpowered Kent is holding their own. Go Flashes!

Okay, now I am pissed. I was just checking the stats on ESPN.com and noticed that you CAN buy Gameplan for the day on Direct TV or you CAN watch the game on-line. I checked on this all week to try to see this game and only now at 1/2 time do I see that I COULD have seen this game. :mad: Customer service at DTV is worthless! :mad: :mad: :mad:

I'm done ranting now... Enjoy the game.

These low snaps on the punts need to get fixed. I like Jack Williams though!!! Flash don't feel bad I just bought the season pass too this AM on DTV

For those of you watching, is it Smith no being able to read the Iowa D or is Kent's O Line get manhandled? Just curious because Altson can't get any yards and SMith seems rushed in passing.

Sitko is out with torn ACL... Hopefully we won't need him later in the year. As of now, GET SMITH OUT OF THE GAME! Let Polk mop this up...

Damn, catch the ball guys! I like the call by Coach M to go for it!

Man they are really hitting. Those linebackers are tough!

I'm very excited by our performance today.
The defense was penetrating the Iowa O-line all day, made lots of great plays, as did our LB's. The pass coverage was pretty good. The D was just in a hole ALL DAY by the offense. To take heart from that, the Iowa D-line is spectacular. They allowed the fewest pts per game in the BigX last eyar and look like they are as strong as ever. Our O-line just could not match up and our backs never got a chance the entire game.
Antwan made some good throws and looked poised despite the rush.
We won't see a defense remotely that good all year and once Josh is back, we know our offense can rack up the yards and points with anyone in the league. What was impressive was the fire and strength in the defense. They played hard and with great enthusiasm all game.
Did you see Coach Martin and Antwan Smith walking off the field with their arms around each other? Very cool. You can tell Martin is a motivator in ways than Dean never was. These guys were fired up today and they left the field pumped, despite the score.
I am really excited now about our prospects this season.

Ditto, axeme. Never thought we would beat Iowa, and on the face of it a 32 point loss is in no way close. But the Flashes played much better than the score, and this is the same margin of Miami's loss in Iowa City last year.

My bright spots:

1. the Flashes secondary. Never thought I'd say the secondary was a bright spot!
We are going to like Jack William's career!

2. the defensive hitting. Sessler and Mahl in particular made a few great open field tackles. Even got some ESPN call outs for hitting late in the game.

3. Smith. He had way too many balls dropped today.

Another point of agreement: Iowa is by far the best team we will play all year. The Flashes never got down and never got rattled...what a difference from last year! I cannot wait to see them get rolling inthe MAC. I'm really behind 7-4 now!

In closing...the Zips are not happy in Happy Valley. It's now 48-3 PSU in the beginning of the third.

Thanks for the report guys! I am REALLY looking forward to next week for the home opener. Glad to hear that they walked off with their heads up. Not sure that I would want to be Liberty next week.

As I sit here and watch Rutgers play a good game against Mich St. I realize that they may not be the pushover I thought they were. That is going to be a very close game.

I watched that game too and they were really shooting for this game. They may overlook the Flashes and take them for a patsie. MSU was having problems with cramps and the heat. They were not at full strength down the stretch. Not sure, but I think that the MSU QB may have been a bit green too. Cribbs is not... I still think that game is winnable.

I did not watch the game yesterday, however I did watch Iowa play Florida in the Outback Bowl on January 1 and remember very well how strong Iowa was against Florida. For those who do not remember, the Hawkeyes defeated the Gators 37-17. With many players back this season, I expect Iowa to be just as good as last season. Having said that, Kent losing at Iowa 39-7 is nothing to be ashamed of especially when you consider that Cribbs did not play.

Go Flashes!!!