With Iowa on a bye week, Hawkeye fans who wanted to spend their Saturday binging college football were unable to (or maybe “spared from”) watching their favorite team play last weekend. Those who chose not to take a Saturday off were reminded of something Iowa’s coaching staff once knew but seems to have long since forgotten: it doesn’t have to be like this. Every other team in college football, including several whose rosters have less athleticism than Iowa’s, seems to be able to execute several of the basic tenants of a modern offense. Receivers, it turns out, can be schemed open, and quarterbacks are allowed to hit them in stride when that occurs.
How Much Difference Can One Week Really Make?
