Media picks Iowa to finish Fourth in the B1G...West....Yikes!
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Iowa's scoring D was below its standard in '11, '12, and '14. Some of that was attributable to attrition, other aspects to coaching transitions, a lot due to player execution, and some simply due to coaching. Ferentz himself would be critical of his own performance in '14.
Picking Iowa at 4th (or worse) is a safe bet if Iowa's D is sub-par. The problem with that logic is that I seriously doubt that Iowa's defense is going to be sub-par this year. Call it a hunch ...
Morehouse has the Hawks finishing 3rd:
OK, I picked Iowa third in the Big Ten West. Before you take to social media and take to the pitchforks (how many of you have actually seen a pitchfork?), hear me out.
Wisconsin lost two outside linebackers to the NFL and still is loaded on defense, which will have a 34-year-old defensive coordinator in Jim Leonhard. Northwestern has a great running back, an effective quarterback and depth on the defensive line.
Iowa will have a new QB, has a largely unknown wide receiver corps and a 34-year-old offensive coordinator in Brian Ferentz. Iowa has what might be the West’s top O-line, but it lacks known depth on the D-line.
And so third place in the West. For now. And on paper. Here in late July. So, you know, this is a total stab in the dark.
This is the time of year for picks, totally meaningless picks that, no, no way, surely won’t come back to bite anyone in the keyboard.
With Big Ten media days beginning Monday in Chicago, let’s get into the seventh annual cleveland.com Big Ten preseason poll. Thirty-eight voters chimed in.
Yes, Ohio State made the list.
The Buckeyes were predicted to win the Big Ten by 29 of our 38 voters from around the conference. Wisconsin and Penn State each received four votes, while Michigan earned one. The Buckeyes have never won the Big Ten when this poll has picked them to do so.
Full story: http://www.thegazette.com/subject/s.../hawkeyes-fourth-in-the-big-ten-west-20170721
OK, I picked Iowa third in the Big Ten West. Before you take to social media and take to the pitchforks (how many of you have actually seen a pitchfork?), hear me out.
Wisconsin lost two outside linebackers to the NFL and still is loaded on defense, which will have a 34-year-old defensive coordinator in Jim Leonhard. Northwestern has a great running back, an effective quarterback and depth on the defensive line.
Iowa will have a new QB, has a largely unknown wide receiver corps and a 34-year-old offensive coordinator in Brian Ferentz. Iowa has what might be the West’s top O-line, but it lacks known depth on the D-line.
And so third place in the West. For now. And on paper. Here in late July. So, you know, this is a total stab in the dark.
This is the time of year for picks, totally meaningless picks that, no, no way, surely won’t come back to bite anyone in the keyboard.
With Big Ten media days beginning Monday in Chicago, let’s get into the seventh annual cleveland.com Big Ten preseason poll. Thirty-eight voters chimed in.
Yes, Ohio State made the list.
The Buckeyes were predicted to win the Big Ten by 29 of our 38 voters from around the conference. Wisconsin and Penn State each received four votes, while Michigan earned one. The Buckeyes have never won the Big Ten when this poll has picked them to do so.
Full story: http://www.thegazette.com/subject/s.../hawkeyes-fourth-in-the-big-ten-west-20170721
