West division predictions

[milehighhawkeye24]

For Nebraska, it's all going to hinge on Tommy Armstrong and how the OC calls the game. If Tommy is used as a part of the run game and his throws are limited, Nebraska can win most of our games. If Tommy starts chucking it around 35 times a game, NU is in trouble.

I think these predictions look about how I think it may go, but it will be fun to watch.

Might help if they have a DL too, by the time we play Nebby they might be pretty thin on the DL and see a large dose of Daniels/Wadley...might be over by halftime (or at least I hope)

 

[milehighhawkeye24]

I don't get all of the love for OSU. They lost 11 players to the NFL's first 100 players chosen in the draft. They lost most of there upper classmen. Lost something like 16 starters. They have something like 40+ players who are freshmen or redshirt freshmen. Don't give me the 4 & 5* reasoning. I don't think it will happen. Michigan returns most of their defense. Defense can carry them over OSU.

Both teams will be very solid (OSU just reloads and 4-5 star is no BS, pretty accurate) the problem is can michigan score any points

 

[AdaminLincoln]

Might help if they have a DL too, by the time we play Nebby they might be pretty thin on the DL and see a large dose of Daniels/Wadley...might be over by halftime (or at least I hope)

This is true as well, but if Tommy is throwing 4 picks in a game it won't matter how many DL we have.

 

[EZ2BJZ]

Might help if they have a DL too, by the time we play Nebby they might be pretty thin on the DL and see a large dose of Daniels/Wadley...might be over by halftime (or at least I hope)

When is the last Iowa played a Big Ten game that was over at halftime?

 

[J_Heater]

When is the last Iowa played a Big Ten game that was over at halftime?

Northwestern 2014

 

[SigMaintHawk]

When is the last Iowa played a Big Ten game that was over at halftime?

Nov 1st 2014...Iowa 38. Northwestern-7.

Final:Iowa 48-7.

 

[J_Heater]

Nov 1st 2014...Iowa 38. Northwestern-7.

Final:Iowa 48-7.

That game was over at the end of the 1st quarter

 

[milehighhawkeye24]

This is true as well, but if Tommy is throwing 4 picks in a game it won't matter how many DL we have.

Agreed, but boy it would be fun to put 300+ yards on the ground on them. I was being partially fasicious, bc I think they will be a solid team this year. But also partially serious bc of their lack of depth at DL, I also wonder how heated the program will get with another sub par season....I hope we find out

 

[milehighhawkeye24]

When is the last Iowa played a Big Ten game that was over at halftime?

I was being partially factious but still think their run D will be suspect, just having a little fun....but NW last two years was over pretty quickly. Last year after 3rd quarter and I was at 2014 and that was over by 1st quarter.

 

[EZ2BJZ]

I was being partially factious but still think their run D will be suspect, just having a little fun....but NW last two years was over pretty quickly. Last year after 3rd quarter and I was at 2014 and that was over by 1st quarter.

If Iowa put away Nebraska early this year, it wouldn't break my heart.