I’ll believe it when I see it. Petras needs to make major strides before I have any confidence in us being top 3 in the big 10.
Iowa #2 per PFF (May 25) & # 3 in Sporting News (May 25), Athlon's (May 18), CBS Sports (May 5) & ESPN's (May 4) B1G Power Rankings
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But Petras stats IMPROVED after his first 2 starts. I was dogging him for a while, but if you break down the stats and the way he MANAGED the game the last 6 games it was pretty darn good at times, not all the time but at times you saw what he could be. Now, does his touch passing and reads need to get better? hell yeah they do. But I have confidence they will. If we start out 0-2, it will be time to start looking at more reps for Padilla/Hogan/Labas..... I think Labas is the best of the 3 BTW.
I just think of it like this. Do we want Adrian Martinez or Petras? Do we want what Purdue has under center or Petras? do we want Vedral or Petras? Do you want Rocky Lombardi or Petras? do you want last years Sean Clifford or Petras? Do you even want last years Tanner Morgan or Petras? BTW Tanner Morgan his first year was not amazing. Hell Mertz shined against Michigan and then people wanted him benched late in the season because he regressed. Peters at Illinois is decent, but Petras and company looked better last year in that win. NW.... what do they have now? They struck gold with a grad transfer and now they have some huge unknowns. You could argue Petras was the most stable of the west QBs towards the end of the year. Wisconsin was his best game and his last game. That is what you want with a first year QB, someone who improves.
I have confidence this staff can turn it around with him.
Unless we get some transfer help on the dline I’m not seeing it. I think we’ll be good but 3rd? If we pick up a DT and DE I’d agree9th for Little Debbie, the official snack cake of the B1G, seems high!!!
Oh, and fook Wisconsin!!!
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1. Ohio State
2 Wisconsin
3 IOWA
4 Indiana
5 Penn State
6 Michigan
7 Northwestern
8 Minnesota
9 Nebraska
10 Maryland
11 Purdue
12 Michigan State
13 Rutgers (@MrsScrew )
14 Illinois
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Only because the other great teams had their worst seasons this century. Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State? We beat them but it's because they were the worst teams they've fielded in a long long time.
Because of how dominant our DL was. For most of the season we won in spite of Petras.
Iowa's total OL performance was ranked 12th in all of football..Petras ranked 89th.. Let's start there.
Clifford, Martinez, and Morgan all had higher ratings than Petras. Their OL's??
PSU: 39th Neb: 94th. Minn: 34th
All much less dominant than Iowa's
Now, Lombardi wasn't good at all and was ranked accordingly (93rd) but factor in their 71st-rated OL. Rutgers' Vedral wasn't good (96th) but they also suffered through a 112th-rated OL. Penix Jr. delt with a 124th-rated OL that was second to last in all of P5 in pass protection - he finished ranked 53rd.
I'll touch on Tanner Morgan's first season since you brought it up - his TD/INT ratio absolutely nothing to brag about but he finished with total QB rating that would have fallen in 2020's top 30.
Bonus statistic: Iowa's 3rd-down conversion % ranked 107th. Yikes!!!
Summary: Petras DID show slight improvement. Neither of us want to be here after the '21 season discussing how/why the Hawks didn't win West with a top 12 OL and top 6 scoring defense. Here's to a big year 2 for Spencer! Cheers and Go Hawks!
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I just don’t see where the DL will be even above average. ZVV is back. After that?? Noah Shannon needs to take a BIG step forward. Same with Joe Evans. No idea who will be on the interior DL besides Shannon. Waggoner? Maybe he is still DE?
Maybe all those Freshmen were killing it in practice last year? If so, maybe we get some contributions from Isaiah Bruce or Logan (Lee or Jones)or Yahya Black...?
I think we are going to struggle, even with one of the best back 7’s on defense in recent memory. I hope I am wrong, but games are won in the trenches. Our OL should be good, even without Kallenberger, but I hope our DL are a lot better than when they were in the game as backups against the Gophers in the 4th quarter. They just ran it down our throats.
Maybe all those Freshmen were killing it in practice last year? If so, maybe we get some contributions from Isaiah Bruce or Logan (Lee or Jones)or Yahya Black...?
I think we are going to struggle, even with one of the best back 7’s on defense in recent memory. I hope I am wrong, but games are won in the trenches. Our OL should be good, even without Kallenberger, but I hope our DL are a lot better than when they were in the game as backups against the Gophers in the 4th quarter. They just ran it down our throats.
The only position about which I'm worried is QB. Petras was no where nearly as bad as his critics said, every week but he was not a championship caliber QB. Spencer is the most likely to make a big jump forward but, at the end of the day, Iowa needs better QB play and I don't care where it comes from as long as it is better.
Phil P has shown the ability to reload the defense for years. Our line will be good because its always good. Plus we have some highly recruited guys on the pine behind the top four or five guys.
He played great in the second half the last several games.
Flashes of just how great he can be!
Throw Lee and Karchinski and Craig into the mix. Then add Liddle, Bowie, Sullivan and Pittman. Then Graves a year later. I don't know what 2021 looks like, but the future of the DL looks bright.
My God! Wtf? We were in the same damn boat as all those teams in a pandemic season except we had a new qb with hardly any experience. Btw we didn't beat michigan, they canceled.
Purdue returns 9 on offense and 8 on defense...9th for Little Debbie, the official snack cake of the B1G, seems high!!!
Oh, and fook Wisconsin!!!
2021 B1G Power Rankings:
1. Ohio State
2 Wisconsin
3 IOWA
4 Indiana
5 Penn State
6 Michigan
7 Northwestern
8 Minnesota
9 Nebraska
10 Maryland
11 Purdue
12 Michigan State
13 Rutgers (@MrsScrew )
14 Illinois
The FULL Story & Analysis:
Big Ten Football: Spring 2021 Power Rankings and Storylines to Watch
Spring practice for the 2021 college football season is just around the corner for most teams and that includes the 14 programs in the Big Ten. Northwestern,
And will still be Purdue. Which is why they are picked at the bottom of the league.
Let me drag up a month and a half old thread to reply with this; the last QB to start for Iowa and have a 65 or higher completion percentage was non other than Kyle McCann in 2001. So while this may seem like a good number, it's not very realistic. That's all.
Is it Iowa’s fault that some of those historically “great” teams were down somewhat last year?
25 guys did it last year. The fact we have not had a guy do it in 2 decades is a Iowa problem.
Wisconsin always seems to bounce right back after a down year so I can see it. If they were particularly young last year you can expect them to be much better this year.
No but it’s important to understand the context of our wins. “A win is a win” doesn’t matter when trying to predict the next year’s teams/matchups
Adrian Martinez was 4th last year at 71%. He also only had 4 passing TD's to 3 interceptions. And they won 3 games. All I'm saying is completion percentage doesn't paint the entire picture and isn't the defining statistic. Do I wish Spencer was more accurate? Sure. But ultimately I'll take 6 wins over 3 every day.
And Purdue's best player is gone. Sure, Bell torched Iowa, but that won't happen again. Purdue got a good draw getting iowa game one last year, as iowa always starts slow.
"Best player". I'll say this. Losing rondale is going to be tough, but Purdue offense was good without him and the WR room is loaded. I don't expect the offense to miss a beat. In fact, it should be better next year in every aspect. Look for Milton Wright to step up.
Also, George Karlaftis was and is Purdues best player.
One of the most misleading stats out there. OSU only returns 4 to 5 (on each side) every year but the players stepping in are extremely talented. Returning starters don't mean crap if they're not high quality. It all comes down to quality depth on the roster
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Does ANYONE outside of Lincoln, NE actually care? A few folks in Omaha I suppose...
You ready for some TnT????
Tyler 'n' Tyrone?
With these 2 play makers, I agree w/ Hlas.
It's time for Iowa to win the West. This year.
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