Well, Vegas has been very wrong about Iowa all year long. Just check the spreads and you'll see that Iowa has beaten most of them (with the exception being the Wisconsin game) and in many cases by a lot.
I'll speak more on this from Iowa's perspective in another post, but Penn State is somehow both more vulnerable than last year, as we figured since they're missing Barkley, but also because their defense has been surprisingly porous in almost every game this year, and yet they are also more explosive than last year in terms of hitting big plays and being able to put points up in a hurry, especially in the 4th qtr once they go 2 minute offense at the start of the 4th......A lot of it has to do with McSorely, yes, but also the emergence of a few other guys for them. They're definitely a feast or famine team, but their famines, so far, have not caused them to starve themselves into bad losses.
Nope. Don't bet on Iowa. Bet heavily on Penn State. The bigger the favorite, the funner it is when they lose.
Good.
And yet the Hawkeyes were one play—the final play away from winning last year’s game.
While I agree that the lead up to this game has a similar feel...
I'm with you in that I understand the signs are encouraging as Iowa has looked solid post wiscy and psu hasn't looked stellar , particularly the msu game.
