A certain member of the Iowa coaching staff really embodied how many are probably feeling about the Iowa offense during an interesting — to say the least — tangent that happened in the press box during the Minnesota game.

A flurry of profanities strung together rang throughout the room, and even reporters who have covered the Iowa football team for years said they had never heard or seen anything like that happen.

Though the rant was not directed at the play of the Hawkeyes — it seemingly was directed at the replay officials who reviewed James Butler’s run late in the second half, then ruled a fumble on the end of the play — it seemed to fit the narrative of how many feel about the Iowa offense. Frustrated, annoyed, confused.

Iowa has so many weapons on offense — Nate Stanley, Akrum Wadley, Matt VandeBerg, the list goes on. Most are young, but they are talented and have been working together for almost a year, if not more. Why is the offense not clicking more often for the Hawkeyes?

It’s been the same storyline all season long, with a couple of exceptions. Iowa has one or two really great drives that lead to points, but then is rankled by three-and-outs or turnovers a majority of the time.

The game against Minnesota was no exception.

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Iowa scored the lone points of the first half on its very first drive — an 80-yard, 5-play force that made it look as though the Hawkeyes might have a chance at getting the offense working.

As we know, that was not the case.

Iowa trooped into the red zone just two other times against the Gophers, putting together another touchdown on the first drive of the second half and a field goal in the fourth quarter.

On Iowa’s 12 other drives, the team only garnered 103 yards. Iowa converted just 3 of its 14 third downs and could not gain a first down on seven different drives.

Once again, it came down to the defense, which has surprisingly remained strong throughout eight games. It has had to pick up the offense’s slack through most of the season, yet somehow it has made it with very few injuries even with the amount of time it has spent on the field.

The defense did it again for the Hawkeyes, containing the Minnesota offense to fewer than 300 yards and just 10 points. It has kept the team in every game so far this season, and Iowa’s offense managed to find a way to outscore a Big Ten opponent for just the second time this season.

So yes, although the Mystery Coach Who We Totally Don’t Know was not necessarily directing his frustration toward the offense itself, his rant seemed fitting. Iowa’s offense has been difficult to watch this season, especially because there is so much talent and enough depth to be a force for opposing defenses.