Minnesota’s good, better than I thought, & yet I can see them losing out.
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I don't see them losing to NW. They have to many health issues going on.
Wisconsin will handle them easily I feel.
Then again I thought Penn St would beat Minn.
Wisconsin will handle them easily I feel.
Then again I thought Penn St would beat Minn.
And I will not be unhappy about that really.
I think our D is better than Wisconsin’s, so Minny will be able to move and score on them. Wisc O will do more against Minny than we did though.
They will beat NW, Wisconsin is a toss up
Impressed with their offense and WRs. Should have had more INTs, with the way the QB Chuck's 50/50 balls.
Defense was good in the 2nd, but how much was our offense crapping out?
I see a lot of talk about our offense crapping out but how many possessions did they have in the second half? I felt like Minny had a number of long drives. They racked up a ton of yards (450) and had approximately 34 minutes of possession. I do not recall the defense forcing one 3 and out all game until the final drive stop.
We had two ‘running out-the-clock’ possessions which I think are totally ineffective and absolute throw aways. So we likely had 8-10 possessions to work with and scored 3 TDs and 1 FG. That’s about 40% score rate - not awful.
On top of that, when Goodson is not in, we are unable to attack. He adds an element from the running back position you have to account for.
The biggest self inflicted wound is they drove themselves all the way to Iowa City.
I'm not sure but I suppose (they) Iowa, whiffing on so many wounded duck lobs by Minny could be called self-inflicted?
What happens if Iowa wins out (9-3), Minnesota loses out (9-3) and the badgers beat Minnesota but loses to Purdue (9-3)? Conference records would all be the same. I assume Wisconsin being 2-0 versus the other two teams gives them the tiebreaker, right?
This is the Big Ten. With some obvious exceptions, most teams can beat any other team on any given Saturday.
I was impressed with their Qb's accuracy. I don't know about scrambling/running ability because most of the time Iowa did not get pressue. Minny receivers were legit, but sounded like they are seniors. If OL loses much, I could see a big drop off next year. I would be shocked if Minny loses to NW-----NW is terrible.
None of this is true. Only Tyler Johnson is a senior. Bateman, Douglas and Autman-Bell are sophomores.
Their OL has no seniors and only 2 juniors. The 2 huge guys are underclassmen.
They'll be good next year.
Your picks have been less than stellar. Now go away with your tail between your legs.
It's not like Iowa played great on offense the second half either and WRs had some drops. And let's not forget Iowa dropped 2 easy interceptions that allowed Minnesota to even make it a game.
In what world do you see NW beating Minnesota? Minny is more talented at almost every position on the field. They battered Wisconsin last year, and I think that will be a very good game this year. Could easily see the gophers winning. If it’s in Minny which I think it Gophs will be favored.
That is certainly true but I also saw a team that abused our secondary compared to a NW team that provided no threat to Iowa at home. Minnesota is >>>> Northwestern. Anyone suggesting otherwise doesn't understand the game. Massey projects Minnesota to beat NW 28-13.
yawn. Minnesota is lucky Iowa had some self inflicted wounds. Could have gotten ugly for Minnesota.
It could be in the NW practice facility and Minnesota would be favored. Minnesota is good and NW is bad.
He's a Clone fan. And I don't care what you think.
You don't have to believe me. You can believe Massey, Sagarin, ESPN FPI or Vegas.
I see them beating NW easily. I'm just saying it isnt like Iowa played a perfect game and Minnesota was the only team to have self inflicted plays. Been seeing a lot of posts on Twitter from MN fans saying they lost it, not that Iowa won it...But whatever makes the feel better...it's a L no matter how they spin it. .
I agree. The Koerner dropped INT was huge. Easiest opportunity you'll ever have and instead of having the ball at midfield, Minnesota scored on that drive.
I think Iowa went too conservative in the 2nd. We really attacked their secondary with downfield throws in the first half. I hope Iowa keeps playing to win from here on.
Let your senior QB make plays.
Certainly Wisconsin and Iowa fans know anything can happen in Evanston.
