Five Reasons The Huskers Defeat Iowa Friday

[radicalhawk]

such garbage .... "Whether Iowa wants to admit it or not, Nebraska has always looked at Iowa as a fly on the wall"

http://www.cornnation.com/2015/11/2...skers-football-iowa-hawkeyes-five-reasons-win

 

[Cushawk]

I would actually agree with the statement about looking at us like a fly on the wall. Historically, when has Iowa ever presented a problem for Nebraska? Sure we have won a few games including one 2 years ago at their house.

Now, their 5 reasons are BS. Strength of schedule? Don't we pretty much have the same schedule since we are both in the same division? Yes they played Mich St and we played Maryland. Much easier game for us, but the rest of the conference schedule is the same. Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue, Illinois....we beat them all. They all beat Nebraska.

And the crap they say about having gone up against good defenses already? And,,,,,,they lost those games.

The last point is we cant protect Beathard against a pass rush. Not really a secret there. Beathard has taken some punishment. "If Nebraska can shut down the rushing attack of Iowa, and Nebraska takes an early lead Iowa will have to start throwing the ball." The big thing there is Iowa hasn't trailed in a game since the Illinois game. I don't see Nebraska jumping out to a big lead and forcing Iowa to pass. Even if they have success stopping the run (which no one has so far this year) Iowa will continue to be Iowa and try to run the ball. The oline will eventually wear them down.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I would actually agree with the statement about looking at us like a fly on the wall. Historically, when has Iowa ever presented a problem for Nebraska? Sure we have won a few games including one 2 years ago at their house.

Now, their 5 reasons are BS. Strength of schedule? Don't we pretty much have the same schedule since we are both in the same division? Yes they played Mich St and we played Maryland. Much easier game for us, but the rest of the conference schedule is the same. Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue, Illinois....we beat them all. They all beat Nebraska.

And the crap they say about having gone up against good defenses already? And,,,,,,they lost those games.

The last point is we cant protect Beathard against a pass rush. Not really a secret there. Beathard has taken some punishment. "If Nebraska can shut down the rushing attack of Iowa, and Nebraska takes an early lead Iowa will have to start throwing the ball." The big thing there is Iowa hasn't trailed in a game since the Illinois game. I don't see Nebraska jumping out to a big lead and forcing Iowa to pass. Even if they have success stopping the run (which no one has so far this year) Iowa will continue to be Iowa and try to run the ball. The oline will eventually wear them down.

Nebraska probably doesn't want to force us to pass the ball.......seeing as how they suck at pass coverage.

Basically for them, it's pick your poison.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

such garbage .... "Whether Iowa wants to admit it or not, Nebraska has always looked at Iowa as a fly on the wall"

http://www.cornnation.com/2015/11/2...skers-football-iowa-hawkeyes-five-reasons-win

There's only one reason why the Hawkeyes defeat the Huskers on Friday............




1. Iowa > Nebraska

 

[NoFakePuntPls]

Anyone who calls CJ Beathard a game manager hasn't watched even a quarter of Hawkeye football.

Nebraska is a fly on the wall for Iowa this year. They are the most arrogant, delusional, and condescending fan base I have ever had the displeasure of meeting. Iowa will grab the fly swatter this weekend and destroy them.

45-17 HAWKS!

 

[artradley]

such garbage .... "Whether Iowa wants to admit it or not, Nebraska has always looked at Iowa as a fly on the wall"

http://www.cornnation.com/2015/11/2...skers-football-iowa-hawkeyes-five-reasons-win

The SOS argument is pretty dumb when four of our wins have come against teams that beat Nebraska!

And iowa isn't used to playing in front of sold out stadiums? Wait, what?

 

[HawktimusPrime]

Nebraska probably doesn't want to force us to pass the ball.......seeing as how they suck at pass coverage.

Basically for them, it's pick your poison.

The balance on offense and thinking CJ is going to be a game manager will be their undoing. They were a much better team last year and they struggled big time to beat Iowa.

This year, Iowa is the better team with a QB who won't cower down to pressure.

 

[BeepBeepInMyJeep]

Yes they can kill our hopes. We will have nothing to console ourselves other than a meaningless championship game.

 

[UncleChesterton]

The last point is we cant protect Beathard against a pass rush. Not really a secret there. Beathard has taken some punishment..

I think both teams have crunched a few QB's- for the season. In the BYU loss, Nebraska helped them out by giving their 2nd string QB his shot and he turned out to be damn good.

Objectively speaking, given that a 12-1 B1G CC is likely to get into the top 4 same as a 13-0 team, this is a difficult setup for the Hawks. A physical, brutal game that causes some injuries for the CCG one week later- which is the real prize- isn't a great situation. The real prize is a week from Saturday and this game absolutely could jeopardize that.

Bottom line: The most important job for Iowa IS to protect CJB. Not sure which freshman QB Iowa will put in if needed, but Nebraska's 2nd string guy threw four interceptions against Purdue. Lose CJB and how does that MSU game start to look? CJB is more dynamic and solid than Stanzi was in 2009 and is absolutely irreplaceable.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Objectively speaking, given that a 12-1 B1G CC is likely to get into the top 4 same as a 13-0 team, (Oh no, if it was Iowa, the media (yes, the media) would never allow it to happen.) this is a difficult setup for the Hawks. (Not really.) A physical, brutal game that causes some injuries for the CCG one week later (Only if your players intend on injuring ours....)- which is the real prize- isn't a great situation. The real prize is a week from Saturday and this game absolutely could jeopardize that. (Well then Nebraska should try to lose then shouldn't they....)

Bottom line: The most important job for Iowa IS to protect CJB. Not sure which freshman QB Iowa will put in if needed, but Nebraska's 2nd string guy threw four interceptions against Purdue. Lose CJB and how does that MSU game start to look? (Meh, if their backup can help beat Ohio State, then our backup can help beat MSU....) CJB is more dynamic and solid than Stanzi was in 2009 and is absolutely irreplaceable. (And Connor Cook is not..........apparently.)

You guys just need to give us our win back, that we should've had last year. Thank you.

 

[uniFIGHTuniFIGHT]

They are the most arrogant, delusional, and condescending fan base I have ever had the displeasure of meeting.

They're also simply substandard as human beings. Quite an embarrassment for the entire species. Not for anything malicious, just for their complete lack of self-awareness. It's one thing to be proud of the (now distant) history of their program. It's another thing entirely to expect anyone else to give a shit or to expect others to defer to their supposed expertise as fans of football. I'm so happy they're enjoying their transition to the Big Ten as much as Penn State.

 

[thewop]

such garbage .... "Whether Iowa wants to admit it or not, Nebraska has always looked at Iowa as a fly on the wall"

http://www.cornnation.com/2015/11/2...skers-football-iowa-hawkeyes-five-reasons-win

I actually took time to read it this morning. Here's a summary using their 5 subheads and my own paraphrasing:

Who has Iowa played?
See anything any national talking head ripping Iowa's schedule has said.

Nebraska has dominated good defenses:
References 2 games Nebraska lost (Wisc & NU) and one they took a miracle to win (MSU).

Iowa’s offense plays to Nebraska’s strengths:
Insists Iowa is run heavy...(hasn't watched Iowa in 2015)

The rivalry is developing:
It's becoming a rivalry man and this will be a great environment, so this is an obvious reason Nebraska will win!

Iowa’s offensive line struggles to protect its quarterback:
Iowa's allowed 20 sacks. This is a great point, and the only legit reason of the 5.
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This is going to be a great game, and no amount of writing, or wishing, is going to decide it. Can't wait for this afternoon. This is why we're football fans!!

 

[red rover 70]

I actually took time to read it this morning. Here's a summary using their 5 subheads and my own paraphrasing:

Who has Iowa played?
See anything any national talking head ripping Iowa's schedule has said.

Nebraska has dominated good defenses:
References 2 games Nebraska lost (Wisc & NU) and one they took a miracle to win (MSU).

Iowa’s offense plays to Nebraska’s strengths:
Insists Iowa is run heavy...(hasn't watched Iowa in 2015)

The rivalry is developing:
It's becoming a rivalry man and this will be a great environment, so this is an obvious reason Nebraska will win!

Iowa’s offensive line struggles to protect its quarterback:
Iowa's allowed 20 sacks. This is a great point, and the only legit reason of the 5.
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This is going to be a great game, and no amount of writing, or wishing, is going to decide it. Can't wait for this afternoon. This is why we're football fans!!

1. Nebraska is the best team Iowa will face.
2.Even with little passion Nebraska played it's defensive game (Northwestern had two first downs in the first half)and lost at the end.
3. Nebraska's is strongest playing against power run offenses who's throws to the TE's.

 

[HerkyFan]

I actually took time to read it this morning. Here's a summary using their 5 subheads and my own paraphrasing:

Who has Iowa played?
See anything any national talking head ripping Iowa's schedule has said.

Nebraska has dominated good defenses:
References 2 games Nebraska lost (Wisc & NU) and one they took a miracle to win (MSU).

Iowa’s offense plays to Nebraska’s strengths:
Insists Iowa is run heavy...(hasn't watched Iowa in 2015)

The rivalry is developing:
It's becoming a rivalry man and this will be a great environment, so this is an obvious reason Nebraska will win!

Iowa’s offensive line struggles to protect its quarterback:
Iowa's allowed 20 sacks. This is a great point, and the only legit reason of the 5.
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This is going to be a great game, and no amount of writing, or wishing, is going to decide it. Can't wait for this afternoon. This is why we're football fans!!

Purdue 55 the skirts 45. That is dominance:

 

[HerkyFan]

1. Nebraska is the best team Iowa will face.
2.Even with little passion Nebraska played it's defensive game (Northwestern had two first downs in the first half)and lost at the end.
3. Nebraska's is strongest playing against power run offenses who's throws to the TE's.

Skirt fans think the skirts are the best team Iowa will face. It just shows how little they know about football.

 

[Mr.McGiblets]

Record wise it's the best team Iowa has ever had vs. one of the worst Nebraska has had.

I see the hawks dispatching Nebraska fairly easily, free money at a pk.

 

[thewop]

1. Nebraska is the best team Iowa will face.
2.Even with little passion Nebraska played it's defensive game (Northwestern had two first downs in the first half)and lost at the end.
3. Nebraska's is strongest playing against power run offenses who's throws to the TE's.

1. While results don't support this, I believe you're correct when Nebraska is at its best.
2. I'm not sure why that matters, but point taken. Iowa's offense is much more balanced than NU's.
3. While this makes perfect sense, strongest is relative.

I'm looking forward to a physical, intense game, and almost nothing (except Purdue/NU results) I've seen from either team tells me this won't be close.

 

[thewop]

Purdue 55 the skirts 45. That is dominance:

To be fair, they didn't say they dominated bad defenses...

 

[bagdropper]

Every time I see the "Nebraska is the best team Iowa will face" line, I know the Nebraska fans don't know shit about their own team let alone Iowa.

 

[anon_2zMXH429BhxV1Npk]

My favorite line is the CJ is a game manager. Just proves that whoever wrote the piece hasn't watched a single Iowa game and just looks at box scores, or even just at overall season stats, and sees that CJ hasn't thrown for 5000 yards so he's just managing games.

 

[HerkyFan]

To be fair, they didn't say they dominated bad defenses...

To be fair Iowa has defeated four teams the skirts have found a way to lose to.

 

[anon_2zMXH429BhxV1Npk]

Further to my previous post...

CJ - 2257 yards passing, 61% completion, 13 TDs, 3 INTs (4.3:1 ratio), long pass of 81, 280 yards rushing, 3.5 ypc, 6 TDs, long of 57

Tommy Armstrong - 2560 yards passing, 55% completion, 21 TDs, 12 INTs (1.75:1 ratio), 278 yards rushing, 3.5 ypc, 6 TDs, long of 32

CJ Beathard: game manager.

Tommy Armstrong: ??? (undoubtedly Husker fans believe Tommy is a much superior QB and definitely not a game manager)

 

[bagdropper]

Aaron Rodgers is a game manager. Tom Brady is a game manager. It's every QB's job to be a game manager. That is not their sole talent as a QB.

To say CJ Beathard is a game manager only is to acknowledge that you have not watched a single solitary Hawk football game this year, and completely invalidated your depiction of his talents.

 

[DarkThunder#61]

Aaron Rodgers is a game manager. Tom Brady is a game manager. It's every QB's job to be a game manager. That is not their sole talent as a QB.

To say CJ Beathard is a game manager only is to acknowledge that you have not watched a single solitary Hawk football game this year, and completely invalidated your depiction of his talents.

And Nebraska fans sit back down...

 

[IACub]

1. Nebraska is the best team Iowa will face.
2.Even with little passion Nebraska played it's defensive game (Northwestern had two first downs in the first half)and lost at the end.
3. Nebraska's is strongest playing against power run offenses who's throws to the TE's.

1. Nebraska is barely the best team Iowa will face this week.
2. Congrats on another quality loss.
3. How has Nebraska's defense done against balanced offenses with mobile quarterbacks? Like, oh I don't know, Purdue?

 

[Scherrman]

I'm getting real sick of other teams calling Iowa fans out for not selling out the stadium on senior day. If these morons would do a little research before they spout off about something. Do any of them realize that 6" to 11" of snow fell across the state the night before. It was too dangerous for a lot of people to make the trip to the game.

They seem to forget that Iowa had more fans watching a wrestling meet than Clemson had fans watching their football team. That's a top ranked Clemson football team. Haven't heard anyone talking about that.

 

[IACub]

I'm getting real sick of other teams calling Iowa fans out for not selling out the stadium on senior day. If these morons would do a little research before they spout off about something. Do any of them realize that 6" to 11" of snow fell across the state the night before. It was too dangerous for a lot of people to make the trip to the game.

They seem to forget that Iowa had more fans watching a wrestling meet than Clemson had fans watching their football team. That's a top ranked Clemson football team. Haven't heard anyone talking about that.

When your team has 6 losses, going on 7, your home attendance streak is the only leg you have to stand on.

 

[Scherrman]

When your team has 6 losses, going on 7, your home attendance streak is the only leg you have to stand on.

That is very true but it's not just Nebraska fans that have brought it up.

 

[IACub]

That is very true but it's not just Nebraska fans that have brought it up.

Well, as we have no more home games, I'm not gonna' sweat it

 

[dbleagle1]

Hehehehe In the first reason, Iowa hasn't played anybody. He did mention Wisconsin but it felt downplayed.......then in the second reason, all of a sudden Wisconsin is a world beater top 5 defense!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just a poorly written article that is written by a homer.......

 

[QChawks]

Suck it douche

 

[thewop]

1. Nebraska is the best team Iowa will face.
2.Even with little passion Nebraska played it's defensive game (Northwestern had two first downs in the first half)and lost at the end.
3. Nebraska's is strongest playing against power run offenses who's throws to the TE's.

I'm up late, so I decided to come back and take a look at these now that the answers are known.
1. Definitely not. When the coach admits to shutting down the offense into the wind, you know he's confident there are no consequences for doing so, and there weren't. Nebraska was, however, probably in the top half of teams Iowa faced, but Wisconsin was easily the best, followed by NU, Pitt, Ind, and then Nebraska somewhere after that in the Minnesota/Illinois tier. Just my Opinion obviously.
2. It's difficult to deny that Nebraska's defense is it's strong suit.
3. I believe that, I wonder what it would have looked like had KF not shut down the offense into the wind.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

You guys just need to give us our win back, that we should've had last year. Thank you.

You're welcome...

 

[hoffhawk]

1. Nebraska is barely the best team Iowa will face this week.
2. Congrats on another quality loss.
3. How has Nebraska's defense done against balanced offenses with mobile quarterbacks? Like, oh I don't know, Purdue?

Didn't see this post until today -but

1. Nebraska is the best team Iowa will face.
2.Even with little passion Nebraska played it's defensive game (Northwestern had two first downs in the first half)and lost at the end.
3. Nebraska's is strongest playing against power run offenses who's throws to the TE's.

Didn't see rover's post til today.....but even if I had before yesterday my questions would be:
1. according to what metric? w/l? sos? or just you want it to be? Wisc, NW & Pitt for sure better, Indiana and Minny similar, and an cases to be made for IL and even Purdue (given the offensive spanking Neb received) - even IL SU can have a case made for better play.
2. two parts here: best defensive game against an offense that is nothing like iowa's, so this contributes how? and part 2: NW still won - didn't need the first downs (and apparently IA didn't either - nor the time of possession).
3. Probably the strongest point made, but again, based on what metrics and against what teams?

Just wanting it to be doesn't make it true - I have to talk to my kids' about this all the time (and they are starting to get what it means).