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Sounds about right and, again, just makes that Big Ten opener vs. Wisconsin @ Kinnick the biggest game of the regular season, one of the biggest in recent years as far as implications for the Big Ten title and beyond. The Hawkeyes need to roll through the non-con and come into the Wisky game the way they did OSU last year. Can't wait for Sept. 22.
BTW: Loved the mention of some new formations for the offense. Iowa has the talent, now it's up to KF and BF and KOK to use it effectively. The potential is exciting.
marginally? gonna need more than that .I saw that DiNardo is not fully sold on Wisconsin this year. Whether narrow or wide the Gap between Iowa and Wisconsin must be bridged and I believe the time is now. Our non conference will give us a glimpse at our teams capabilities this season. Getting the passing game humming going into week 4 is imperative. I'm excited to see how thing turn out with Wisconsin. Circumstances are in our favor with the game at home and some key players down for Wisconsin. They will still be ultra tough, but if we can manage their defense even marginally better than in the past few years we'll stand a very good chance of putting ourselves in the drivers seat for the West.
Probably will need more. I'm hoping Kinnick magic is in full effect, and that guys they have lost will have an effect, but we will need more than that. I'd love to see our defense confuse and shut them down the way they have done to us.marginally? gonna need more than that .
they will put some points up vs us.......
Between what I've been doing myself in terms of breaking down the Hawks and in terms of what I'm reading .... I'm having an awful hard time tapping the breaks.
As discussed the unknowns are the Back 7 and the OL. Will they perform well enough to allow our units of strength to win games? IDK. I'm looking for Ojemudia to take major strides at Corner. I don't know if he has the same stuff as Josh Jackson but he is mentally focused and serious about being a top performer. After him we have considerable inexperience tho Hankins is coming on.Between what I've been doing myself in terms of breaking down the Hawks and in terms of what I'm reading .... I'm having an awful hard time tapping the breaks.
Somebody, please knock me back to reality. I'm not being so crazy as to think that we're going to be a play-off team this year ... but I genuinely believe that we could be 9-3 sort of team who could legitimately push for the division title (and maybe the B1G as a whole).
Yes, a lot will still hinge on our LB play, our punting, our OL-development, our WR development ... and on how each new player punts the ball. But there is just so much to like about the '18 squad ... it's hard not to give them the benefit of the doubt.
I saw that DiNardo is not fully sold on Wisconsin this year. Whether narrow or wide the Gap between Iowa and Wisconsin must be bridged and I believe the time is now. Our non conference will give us a glimpse at our teams capabilities this season. Getting the passing game humming going into week 4 is imperative. I'm excited to see how thing turn out with Wisconsin. Circumstances are in our favor with the game at home and some key players down for Wisconsin. They will still be ultra tough, but if we can manage their defense even marginally better than in the past few years we'll stand a very good chance of putting ourselves in the drivers seat for the West.
If we're both undefeated, maybe?I wonder if there is a chance that the Wisky game will be selected for Gameday?
Some aspects remind me of the weakness of the 2002 D ... we had to replace 2 big-time contributors at LB (Doezal and Meyer), Pagel had some injuries issues if memory serves, and we had to replace both top starters at CB (because Sapp was shown the door for off-field issues). For those who recall - the '02 Hawks were really tough against the run - but teams passed for a ton of yards against us.As discussed the unknowns are the Back 7 and the OL. Will they perform well enough to allow our units of strength to win games? IDK. I'm looking for Ojemudia to take major strides at Corner. I don't know if he has the same stuff as Josh Jackson but he is mentally focused and serious about being a top performer. After him we have considerable inexperience tho Hankins is coming on.
I Believe the OL is going to do better than some expect. LB may perform better than expected as well, but we cannot overlook the lack of game experience.
I have said numerous time that Chemistry, Leadership along with ready talent could bring a great season. Maybe better than 9-3. In the 2nd Camp vid. Dallas Clark point out that he sees some serious talent on this team. He also implores the squad to BELIEVE. This team can transcend the inexperience at certain position groups to be very good. Will they? Bring on the season so we can find out!