Well, thank God the game is at noon. GO Hawks!!Do not expect much of a game 31 to 3 Michigan. Defense cannot be on the field all night and be effective against a top 5 team. Petras will probably throw a couple picks. JMO
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Well, thank God the game is at noon. GO Hawks!!Do not expect much of a game 31 to 3 Michigan. Defense cannot be on the field all night and be effective against a top 5 team. Petras will probably throw a couple picks. JMO
Ah.Simple. Iowa expects the offense to score points....just like "most teams" (every team).
I think the true purpose of the offense is partly what was stated there, and partly what HawkDoggy said.Ah.
I really don't think so at this point.
The playcalling really makes sense at times if you see it.
We had CJ and Wadley then, now we have Petras.That's what I thought in 2016 as well...
Average defensive rating of Michigan's first four opponents (all at home) is 110.Neither team has faced a murderer's row of opponents so far. But the gap between Iowa's comically bad offense and Michigan's defense is so monumental, and the gap between Iowa's D and Michigan's O so small that it makes Ol' Doodle feel like we're in an "Avengers Endgame" situation where there's literally ONE path to victory...which would be a multiverse of turnovers and some strange special teams magic. Because frankly, the iron men of our #1 scoring defense are much more likely to snap under the gauntlet of Michigan's #2 scoring offense, than Michigan's hulking #7 scoring defense is vs. the low key #119 Hawkeye scoring offense. Sorry if this is a thorn in your side or causes any fury. Ol' Doodle wants to remain optimistic that we'll come out like a rocket...but at this point Doodle just can't man.
I despise the “wait for the other team to make a big mistake” strategy. If the other team doesn’t make one, then you’re screwed.I am really surprised that Iowa fans are not focusing on the most likely path to an upset. As talented as JJ McCarthy is, he is still a young QB who for the first time is feeling the pressure of being the starting QB. Much of Michigan's struggles were bad decisions made by him. Iowa's offense is a tire fire. Beyond Nevada there are only 2 TD's scored by the offense. Rutgers is still the probable doormat of the Big10 East. The path to an upset is to go 3 and out and wait for a big mistake that snowballs into more and more and more. Then let the home magic do its thing. Harbaugh made a choice to go with the higher ceiling verses the higher floor. A steady QB like McNamara is perfectly content to check down and live with punts until a break goes his way. McCarthy is going to be tempted to force it.
Caveat that a couple more skill players are back, but if Iowa is unable to drive on SDSU, Iowa St, or Rutgers, expecting more then 10 points from the offense is a pipe dream. Just as a QB can carry a team, a QB can take it down.
I agree to a point, BUT IF Michigan is in FACT a top 5 team and as good as they were last year, how many teams would realistically think that going into the game they would win barring a timely turnover or some other help to get an edge? Be honest here. Yes, upsets happen and certain'y Iowa has been involved in quite a few under KF, BUT we're talking about expectations before the game is played Should Iowa or ANY other team in the BIG not named OSU expect to win without things going their way?This is just sad….…that we are reduced to:
1. Hoping the offense can get to midfield.
2. Hoping our punter pins the opponent deep.
3. Needing the defense to make a stop or get a turnover.
Most teams expect the offense to score points. Not Iowa. We either need the defense to score, or hope the other team makes mistakes in order to win.
Sad.