I dunno. The TV view looked good to me. But maybe the camera angles were misleading.
TV angles are two-dimensional, and on a ball moving from right to left across the screen, you can't tell it's position to a fixed pole that doesn't extend as high as where the ball flies. There is only one perfect view, and that's directly under the pole. I'll take the word of the ref under the post.
I was browsing the Iowa State boards, and they were incredibly negative for the entire game, mostly focused on "Fire Campbell". They had little positive to say about Ohio, calling Peden a high school stadium, and calling Ohio the team with the worst turnover ratio in CFB, and a "mid-level MAC team". They had no idea why ISU couldn't run the ball, but were very sure it had nothing to do with Ohio's defense. They blamed it on some combination of play-calling, a bad offensive line, or just generally a bad offense.
In the second half, they accepted that ISU couldn't run the ball, and wondered why they kept trying. They repeatedly called ISU's playcalling "gutless", but did praise Ohio for their playcalling, saying that Ohio was doing a good job of mixing runs and passes, and RPOs, as well as moving the pocket around, and said that Ohio's offensive scheme was way better than theirs. A couple congratulated Ohio on the win, but most were too busy predicting that, if ISU can't even beat Ohio, they won't win another game.
Congratulations, Ohio, on a great, hard fought win. I always love seeing a great defensive effort, and I definitely saw one today (even if ISU fans didn't notice).
Last Edited: 9/16/2023 6:27:17 PM by L.C.