I keep telling myself there is no possible way the O can be any worse than what we just witnessed.
Lulz....ISU fans already breaking out the reverse psychology
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When you say "can't get any worse" just remember we said the same thing about the offense before yesterday..........
It's like existential kung Fu.
Hawks will score two touchdowns next week. Course 1 will be a defensive score . They will win 14-10. Most offenses will have trouble with this Iowa D.
So we'd need to hold teams to 14 pts or less every week to even remotely have a chance..............how many offenses do we face on this schedule that this defense can/will do that to?
That’s the million dollar question alright. Let’s hope the D is a well oiled machine all season long g
As an Iowa fan, I fully expect to win next weekend. It's what we do. Clown U needs to prove me wrong.
Just wish we were stomping them down like Hayden used to. I LOVED those Saturdays.
Just wish we were stomping them down like Hayden used to. I LOVED those Saturdays.
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Starting RB G. Williams may be back.
WR Ragaini is out
WR K. Johnson is probably out
Starting CB J. Harris is back from suspension (offseason OWI)
LB Jestin Jacobs got hurt in game, hamstring. I would be surprised if he plays. He had a great game against ISU last year, forced the fumble against Hall and defended Kolar well.
On Petras, yes I would expect that either he plays better or they go to the bullpen.
This defense is built around depth. No one is getting gassed.
ISU fans are biting their tongues, champing at the bit. Should they win, expect this board to be flooded with strutting, boasting ISU idiots thumping their chest and extolling how superior they are.
They are ready to unload 7 years of frustration on Hawk fans. I recommend nobody respond to any of their posts, or read any threads they start. Just ignore them.
They are ready to unload 7 years of frustration on Hawk fans. I recommend nobody respond to any of their posts, or read any threads they start. Just ignore them.
Okay, then we'll go with fried.
As a Vikings fan, I know exactly how this movie goes. Defense plays 56 minutes of amazing lockdown football where the other team can't do jacksh** and shows zero inkling of being able to put a drive together..........but the offense also sucks so bad that they keep putting the defense right back out on the field, until eventually you start to see the body language change from "lets go to work" every time they take the field to "ffs are you guys even trying.........", and then it comes to the 2 minute drill and the opponent marches right through the previously impenetrable defense like Swiss cheese and the Vikings lose and idiot fans complain that the defense broke down in the final minutes when they needed one more stop.............................................tell me we won't see that at any point this year with our remarkable offense leading the way.
One thing we know for sure……Petras won’t lead Iowa down the field in a 2 minute drill.
Thanks for the info, but aren't you afraid making a switch would damage Spencer's delicate psyche?
I think if I hadn’t just watched ISU do incredibly dumb stuff season after season against Iowa then I might be more confident about this game. But I’ve seen Matt Campbell teams play Iowa 5 times now, and here is what we know. Turnovers and specials teams have been the tale of this series.
ISU is coming into this game with a bit more of a gunslinger at QB, and with freshman specialists playing their first big game in Kinnick. This game is ripe for problems there.
ISU’s rush defense wasn’t what it has been in the first game.
Now, if I was just trying to break down what I think would happen based on how both teams played in the first week I’d pick ISU to win. However, I have to assume ISU is going to do some incredibly stupid stuff that will swing the game in Iowa’s favor, because that is what happens in the series as of late.
Looking down the line, I’d love ISU to get this one because if they do they are probably 3-0 heading in to week 4 hosting a top 10 Baylor team who I think is the best team in the Big 12, which would automatically become a huge, huge game.
ISU is coming into this game with a bit more of a gunslinger at QB, and with freshman specialists playing their first big game in Kinnick. This game is ripe for problems there.
ISU’s rush defense wasn’t what it has been in the first game.
Now, if I was just trying to break down what I think would happen based on how both teams played in the first week I’d pick ISU to win. However, I have to assume ISU is going to do some incredibly stupid stuff that will swing the game in Iowa’s favor, because that is what happens in the series as of late.
Looking down the line, I’d love ISU to get this one because if they do they are probably 3-0 heading in to week 4 hosting a top 10 Baylor team who I think is the best team in the Big 12, which would automatically become a huge, huge game.
No, you get overconfident and talk about how Iowa sucks and has no chance, dam you!!!
And then beating a very bad Oregon team in the bowl game.
The 2020 season should be removed from the "books" for everyone.
It shouldn't have happened last year?! We OWNED you guys & had Purdy dazed on the bench by the 3rd quarter. Only thing classic was when our LB shed your "stud" tight end like a ragdoll & caused your "all-world" RB to fumble with only a minor hit. If we wouldn't have gone conservative early, we would have easily won by 21+.
Correct, you guys kicked our ass last year and Kolar and Hall were absolutely fantastic players.
From year to year, the only question is how ISU finds a way to lose.
Iowa's strategy is simple...keep it generic and wait for mistakes.
Lil Matty always obliges.
But...the odds increase every year that the Clones will eventually win. Maybe it happens this season?
Still doesn't change the reality that the two programs are light-years apart.
Iowa's strategy is simple...keep it generic and wait for mistakes.
Lil Matty always obliges.
But...the odds increase every year that the Clones will eventually win. Maybe it happens this season?
Still doesn't change the reality that the two programs are light-years apart.
I bet their first year road starter makes our 3rd year home starter look like a tree stump
Certainly won't argue that 7 is a mess but he played better, or less awful, than the ISU QB last year.
Well 7 years is a mighty long time to keep losing so they could be due, but is that really something to brag about? Also it ain't gonna keep them from getting kicked down to AA ball in a couple years. After we completely wrecked what should have been their year last year, if they win and they want to brag about that for some reason let them.
I think he meant on paper going into the game, and not literally like Iowa got lucky.
If they do, they'll look pretty stupid. The ISU grad engineers I work with are kinda bummed. They see this game as a really good chance to break the losing streak, but realize it's not that much of an accomplishment given Iowa is fielding what is probably the worst offense since the 70's (well, maybe '99 was as bad?) I don't think beating Iowa this year will be much to crow about unless the offense magically figures out how to block, pass and catch.
How about isu losing on a punt return opportunity, oh wait , I think that has occurred if I remember correctly.
Okay, but somehow make that safety on the last play of the game. That would be an Iowa State thing to do.
That was what I was implying.
Another totally ISU thing to do would be to botch the PAT on a walkoff touchdown and Iowa takes the live ball to the house for a 1-point safety to win 7-6.
How many of the top 10 nut punches to Iowa State have the Hawks delivered? Last year was at the top as they were so highly ranked, gameday, etc and old Kirk and Co. came ridin' into their house and ate all their stuff, drank their beer, and kicked them in the nards and left.
