IOWA opened as 4 point favorite vs Washington. As of Thursday Morning: IOWA -3; O/U is 42.5

[Franisdaman]

 

[BonzoFury]

Losing at home 20-19 to now #11 ranked Clown U (5-0) was embarrassing & is gonna haunt this Iowa team (now 3-2).

These two FIRST AND GOAL situations in the 1st half where Iowa settled for a FG were killers.

Instead of being up 21-0 at halftime, Iowa was up just 13-0.

(1) At the start of the 2nd Qtr, with Iowa up 7-0, Iowa had 1st & Goal at the Clown U 1-yd line. On 1st down, Moulton lost 3 yds. Cade, on 2nd and 3rd down, threw incomplete and on 4th and goal from the 4, Iowa settled for a 23 yd FG and a 10-0 lead.

(2) With 1:30 left in the 2nd Qtr, Iowa had 1st & Goal at the Clown U 3-yd line. On 1st down, Cade threw incomplete. On 2nd down, Leshon ran for no gain. On 3rd down, Cade threw incomplete. On 4th and goal from the 3, Iowa settled for a 21 yd FG and a 13-0 lead.

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And it looks like Clown U is on their way to a 10-0 start. They then finally play a couple of ranked teams in their last 2 regular season games (at Utah, vs K State).

Clown U's (5-0) remaining 7 games:


@West Virginia (3-2)
10/12....TBD


vsUCF (3-2)
10/19....TBD


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vsTexas Tech (5-1)
11/2....TBD


@Kansas (1-5)
11/9....TBD


vsCincinnati (3-2)
11/16....TBD


@ #16 Utah (4-1)
11/23....TBD


vs #18 Kansas State (4-1)
11/30....TBD

How do you screw up first and goal from the 1? Power the damn ball straight ahead 3 times. The game was lost there.

 

[AZPurdue]

Ex- U Washington football coach Don James has to have served as the prototype for Kirk Ferentz.
His UWashington teams were mediocre at best offensively but annually featured GREAT defenses and strong special teams! It was not uncommon for James’ coached teams to have less than 300 yds of offense but score 35 points or more. James won the national championship back in the early ‘90’s.

While the James teams won with great defense and special teams play, he did put two quarterbacks in the NFL who had a lot of starts; Warren Moon and Mark Brunell.

 

[joelbc1]

While the James teams won with great defense and special teams play, he did put two quarterbacks in the NFL who had a lot of starts; Warren Moon and Mark Brunell.

Yep… but that sumbitch won more games with punt returns, pass interception returns for TDs, blocked punts and kicks than any sumbitch in history! Including UIowa in the Rose Bowl! They’d score 40 points in a game and have 250 yds of offense! Don James cost me a lot of $$ back in my football betting days! The guy was one helluva coach.

 

[desihawk]

Michigan has a better OL than Iowa, a better qb and about even at rb. Washington held UM to <300ydd total, 174 rushing.

I see this as another tough game that if we fall behind by 10, we will struggle to catch up.

Hope I'm wrong.

i really can't believe i'm saying this but michigan doesn't have a better qb (i don't know about the backup who played though) based on what i've seen. and edwards isn't in KJ's league either. they do have better athletes at a lot of spots though.

 

[JerseyCityHawki]

i really can't believe i'm saying this but michigan doesn't have a better qb (i don't know about the backup who played though) based on what i've seen. and edwards isn't in KJ's league either. they do have better athletes at a lot of spots though.

I am shocked at the drop off level this year from last year with Michigan… I thought they would be rather good with Edwards back but I think losing JJ and the entire line on both sides plus the Rb… it might be a very long season in Anny Arbor this year

 

[ASUHawkeye]

Have to admit Michigan is a far cry from last year not even close… it’s like 2 different teams like night/day

It’s crazy how different than teams are from the championship. UW returned one starter. But pieced together a decent team with like 60 new players haha. They’ll be a playoff contender next year IMO.

Michigan is front loaded with great talent but not a lot around the top guys, especially on offense at QB and WR.

 

[JerseyCityHawki]

It’s crazy how different than teams are from the championship. UW returned one starter. But pieced together a decent team with like 60 new players haha. They’ll be a playoff contender next year IMO.

Michigan is front loaded with great talent but not a lot around the top guys, especially on offense at QB and WR.

Agree- not so sure about Washington but Michigan will definitely be back and strong next year but I see at least 2/3 more L’s this year and Washington at least 2 more L’s

 

[ASUHawkeye]

Agree- not so sure about Washington but Michigan will definitely be back and strong next year but I see at least 2/3 more L’s this year and Washington at least 2 more L’s

Washington’s got a ton of talented young players, including a QB I like a lot. I think Fisch is better than Moore too. Fisch will make the playoffs in year two or three then leave IMO, maybe even to Michigan haha

 

[JerseyCityHawki]

Washington’s got a ton of talented young players, including a QB I like a lot. I think Fisch is better than Moore too. Fisch will make the playoffs in year two or three then leave IMO, maybe even to Michigan haha

Agree with the coaching staff and what you said

 

[Franisdaman]

How do you screw up first and goal from the 1? Power the damn ball straight ahead 3 times. The game was lost there.

QB sneak would have gotten the job done

 

[TXHCHawk]

How do you screw up first and goal from the 1? Power the damn ball straight ahead 3 times. The game was lost there.

The more I think about this, the more I wonder if that was TL’s call. Honestly, those attempts did not resemble KF’s team dedication to strength. Love him or not, do you really believe if that was up to KF, he wouldn’t have just kept punching that ball into the end zone? 🤔

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[swihawk]

Lots of wrong in this thread, interesting to review!