Will you be satisfied with 6 or 7 wins this year?

[thirteenandtwo]

I'm going to roll the dice and say the Iowa Hawkeyes are going 15-0

I don't see why not....
I don't see anything wrong with hoping for and rooting for a 15-0 season.

these guys that predict 6-6...
they are the same guys that predicted 6-6 in 2015.

are we pretending like they didn't?

 

[wcbtee]

With our o-line depth, Wadley and a strong defense. 7 wins is my expectation, 8 or more would leave me satisfied, 6 or less disappointed.

 

[Rustys Dad]

I see Iowa sitting at 7-5 this season ... So if that win total turns out to be "6" ... well ... it is what it is ... Our schedule is tougher and there are at least 3 games that could go either direction (ISU being one of them) ... Wyoming won't be a cakewalk ... On paper, I think we have a lot of talent ...

 

[singlet]

I will be completely satisfied with 6 - 7 wins for the Hawkeyes. I'm not one of those crazy fans who expects too much out of these coaches.

 

[Iafootballfan]

We have the 11th highest paid coach in CFB and a forum full of people saying they would be satisfied with 7 wins... Pardon me for the reality check but 4.5 mil a year means I expect more.

 

[cmhawks99]

We have the 11th highest paid coach in CFB and a forum full of people saying they would be satisfied with 7 wins... Pardon me for the reality check but 4.5 mil a year means I expect more.

Well the reality checks All on you brother not us? It's a disingenuous comment however....if he was the 25th highest paid coach in the nation youd still expect more and if he was the 35th highest paid coach in the nation you would still expect more so the only person you're lying to is you.

 

[mikesright]

Iowa has won 6 or fewer games 3 times since 2001 (16 years) - they were 2006, 2007, 2012 and 2 of those years we won 6 games.

Size it up however you want, but betting the under of a 6.5 is probably a bad bet.

 

[singlet]

Well the reality checks All on you brother not us? It's a disingenuous comment however....if he was the 25th highest paid coach in the nation youd still expect more and if he was the 35th highest paid coach in the nation you would still expect more so the only person you're lying to is you.

If he was the 49th highest paid head coach in college football, that would be about right, though. I don't think that anyone could really argue with it. The results-to-pay ratio would be at a point of equilibrium that no one could dispute. I hope we get there some day, fellow Iowa fans.

 

[WDM Hawk 75]

To say that there is no way the Cyclones lose to Iowa is silly. Could we lose to them? You bet. Could we handle them fairly easily? You bet.

I just see this as a loss this year. They are going to be better than expected and have a lot on the line. Campbell cannot afford to lose his first 2 to us and that would make three straight. We will likely be a mess early trying to figure things out especially if we drop the Wyoming game which is entirely possible. I'm just trying to decide if we get beat by more than 10. It could get ugly.

Who other than Randy rah rah Peterson believes they are going to be worth a damn? The consensus seems to be 9th in a mediocre Big 12. Could we lose to them, of course. However, it is not a game we should lose if we are going to even be a .500 team.

 

[cmhawks99]

If he was the 49th highest paid head coach in college football, that would be about right, though. I don't think that anyone could really argue with it. The results-to-pay ratio would be at a point of equilibrium that no one could dispute. I hope we get there some day, fellow Iowa fans.

Honestly I have pretty good perspective when it comes to life, unless I let myself get in a foul mood or feeling sorry for myself and we all can get there.....but the point is I know how hard it is to succeed in life and when I heard the other day there were only four coaches in college football that have won national championships...holy crap that's literally shocking & that ought to smack everyone in the face and make them go well, hmmmmm maybe things aren't so bad after all

 

[millah_22]

8 wins minimum. 3-0 OOC, 5 Big Ten wins.

 

[singlet]

Honestly I have pretty good perspective when it comes to life, unless I let myself get in a foul mood or feeling sorry for myself and we all can get there.....but the point is I know how hard it is to succeed in life and when I heard the other day there were only four coaches in college football that have won national championships...holy crap that's literally shocking & that ought to smack everyone in the face and make them go well, hmmmmm maybe things aren't so bad after all

It doesn't hurt that I'm actually a Cornhuskers fan either. You guys can go 5-7 for the next ten years and I will be OK with that, as long as one of the losses is against my team. I just like to jump in on the Captain Kirk talk, because I know plenty of Iowa fans who have a real love-hate relationship with the guy.

 

[cmhawks99]

It doesn't hurt that I'm actually a Cornhuskers fan either. You guys can go 5-7 for the next ten years and I will be OK with that, as long as one of the losses is against my team. I just like to jump in on the Captain Kirk talk, because I know plenty of Iowa fans who have a real love-hate relationship with the guy.

I'm not dumb enough or so full of myself that I could muster any real hate for a coach anymore. Quite frankly I've seen too many programs chase off pretty good coaches and be mired in mediocrity for a long long time to wish anything other than KF keep working to be the best he can be !

 

[mikesright]

I think we're gonna have a really good year. We bring back a solid running game (all OL plus Wadley!) and a good defense that is bolstered uniquely from the recruiting class just committed. We have good defensive starters in the backfield but little depth - but our best prospects besides Eppy were defensive backs.

Eppy comes in and guys - he's the #1 defensive end prospect in the country. 6th best prospect overall according to 247. He's going to play a lot and be good. I've heard a lot of "he's gonna play 10-15 plays" "gonna have to earn the union card," etc, etc. Bullcrap. Kid's gonna come in and play at a high level. That may not mean 15 sacks the first year. Maybe 5-6. Maybe he plays inside. But that kind of talent does not ride the bench, probably not even at Ohio State. The upside potential is this kid could come in and play like Bosa and we have the best pair of DE's in the country.

That leaves WR, QB, and TE. I trust the staff to have a plan at WR. Adding Vandeberg back healthy changes the game. They are going to have a few vets, like Falconer and Easley be able to come in and produce something. They should be able to get 1-2 of the freshmen to come in and play 1/4 or 1/3 of the snaps. There's not going to be a lot put on their plate, this is a running team this year. At TE we have Fant, Pekar, and Weiting who are returning starters and you can reasonably expect to raise their level of play esp with all of the RSFR/SO gunning for playing time this year with Beyer, Hockinson, Veyvoda, and Cook. QB just needs to be steady for us, not spectacular. If we can simply run the waggle play effectively it will fix so, so much with this offense from last year.

Wyoming - W (this team doesn't return a lot other than Josh Allen)
@Iowa State - W (Iowa St doesn't return any good DL starters)
North Texas - W (Easy win pretty much any year)
Penn State - L (This is more of a toss up than a sure loss)
@Michigan St - W (MSU is a complete disaster this year with all the kids kicked off, QB remains a problem for them)
Illinois - W (ILL is a complete tear down rebuild - not their yr)
@Northwestern - L (Again, more of a toss-up - Jackson/Thorson can't get hurt)
Minnesota - W (MN is going to be down talent wise, new QB)
Ohio State - Sure Loss
@Wisconsin - W (Wisconsin replaces too many defensive starters and their best OL. I like our chances)
Purdue - W (Their roster is a mess)
@Nebraska - W (They're going to have a lot of defensive line and offensive line new starters. This is a 7 win type rebuild for them)

 

[NebraskaNation]

I think we're gonna have a really good year. We bring back a solid running game (all OL plus Wadley!) and a good defense that is bolstered uniquely from the recruiting class just committed. We have good defensive starters in the backfield but little depth - but our best prospects besides Eppy were defensive backs.

Eppy comes in and guys - he's the #1 defensive end prospect in the country. 6th best prospect overall according to 247. He's going to play a lot and be good. I've heard a lot of "he's gonna play 10-15 plays" "gonna have to earn the union card," etc, etc. Bullcrap. Kid's gonna come in and play at a high level. That may not mean 15 sacks the first year. Maybe 5-6. Maybe he plays inside. But that kind of talent does not ride the bench, probably not even at Ohio State. The upside potential is this kid could come in and play like Bosa and we have the best pair of DE's in the country.

That leaves WR, QB, and TE. I trust the staff to have a plan at WR. Adding Vandeberg back healthy changes the game. They are going to have a few vets, like Falconer and Easley be able to come in and produce something. They should be able to get 1-2 of the freshmen to come in and play 1/4 or 1/3 of the snaps. There's not going to be a lot put on their plate, this is a running team this year. At TE we have Fant, Pekar, and Weiting who are returning starters and you can reasonably expect to raise their level of play esp with all of the RSFR/SO gunning for playing time this year with Beyer, Hockinson, Veyvoda, and Cook. QB just needs to be steady for us, not spectacular. If we can simply run the waggle play effectively it will fix so, so much with this offense from last year.

Wyoming - W (this team doesn't return a lot other than Josh Allen)
@Iowa State - W (Iowa St doesn't return any good DL starters)
North Texas - W (Easy win pretty much any year)
Penn State - L (This is more of a toss up than a sure loss)
@Michigan St - W (MSU is a complete disaster this year with all the kids kicked off, QB remains a problem for them)
Illinois - W (ILL is a complete tear down rebuild - not their yr)
@Northwestern - L (Again, more of a toss-up - Jackson/Thorson can't get hurt)
Minnesota - W (MN is going to be down talent wise, new QB)
Ohio State - Sure Loss
@Wisconsin - W (Wisconsin replaces too many defensive starters and their best OL. I like our chances)
Purdue - W (Their roster is a mess)
@Nebraska - W (They're going to have a lot of defensive line and offensive line new starters. This is a 7 win type rebuild for them)

Was just browsing your forums with an Iowa co-worker of mine, thought I'd correct your Nebraska portion. We're only replacing 1 man on the offensive line, and 1 on the defensive line with the switch to a 3-4. Using last year's Iowa game as an example, it'll look something like this:

2016 O-Line
- Nick Gates, Jerald Foster, Dylan Utter, Tanner Farmer, Cole Conrad

2017 O-Line
- Nick Gates, Jerald Foster, Michael Decker, Tanner Farmer, Cole Conrad

2016 D-Line
- Ross Dzuris, Mick Stoltenberg, Kevin Maurice, Freedom Akinmoladun

2017 D-Line (moving to 3-4)
- Carlos Davis, Mick Stoltenberg, Freedom Akinmoladun.

Not really a huge line "rebuild" like you're implying (o-line loses 1 starter, d-line shift loses 1 starter.) In fact, it's primarily the skill positions where we're in need of new guys. In total the offense returns 6 of 11 and the defense returns 6 of 11. New starters will include:

QB - Tanner Lee (Tulane transfer - 3*)
Slot WR - Tyjon Lindsey (4*) or Jaevon McQuitty (4*)
Center - Michael Decker (last year's backup - 3*)
RB - Tre Bryant (4*)
Tight End - Matt Snyder (3*)

DE - Carlos Davis (3*)
OLB - Marcus Newby (4*)
OLB - Luke Gifford (3*)
ILB - Avery Roberts (4*)
CB - Lamar Jackson (started a handful last year - 4*)

 

[RogerKint]

Was just browsing your forums with an Iowa co-worker of mine, thought I'd correct your Nebraska portion. We're only replacing 1 man on the offensive line, and 1 on the defensive line with the switch to a 3-4. Using last year's Iowa game as an example, it'll look something like this:

2016 O-Line
- Nick Gates, Jerald Foster, Dylan Utter, Tanner Farmer, Cole Conrad

2017 O-Line
- Nick Gates, Jerald Foster, Michael Decker, Tanner Farmer, Cole Conrad

2016 D-Line
- Ross Dzuris, Mick Stoltenberg, Kevin Maurice, Freedom Akinmoladun

2017 D-Line (moving to 3-4)
- Carlos Davis, Mick Stoltenberg, Freedom Akinmoladun.

Not really a huge line "rebuild" like you're implying (o-line loses 1 starter, d-line shift loses 1 starter.) In fact, it's primarily the skill positions where we're in need of new guys. In total the offense returns 6 of 11 and the defense returns 6 of 11. New starters will include:

QB - Tanner Lee (Tulane transfer - 3*)
Slot WR - Tyjon Lindsey (4*) or Jaevon McQuitty (4*)
Center - Michael Decker (last year's backup - 3*)
RB - Tre Bryant (4*)
Tight End - Matt Snyder (3*)

DE - Carlos Davis (3*)
OLB - Marcus Newby (4*)
OLB - Luke Gifford (3*)
ILB - Avery Roberts (4*)
CB - Lamar Jackson (started a handful last year - 4*)

Once again.....who cares? Your obsession with Iowa football is becoming a bit of a problem, don't you think? 40-10

 

[NebraskaNation]

Once again.....who cares? Your obsession with Iowa football is becoming a bit of a problem, don't you think? 40-10

I didn't realize that friendly discussion was a bad thing. My apologies for trying to speak to you or this board, oh blessed Hawkeye fan. I will never interact with anyone who is a fan of Iowa ever again. Wouldn't want to accidentally make you more informed about the teams you play or anything.

 

[icwesthawk]

Kirk has averaged 7.5 wins a year at Iowa, somebody is satisfied with it.

 

[RogerKint]

I didn't realize that friendly discussion was a bad thing. My apologies for trying to speak to you or this board, oh blessed Hawkeye fan. I will never interact with anyone who is a fan of Iowa ever again. Wouldn't want to accidentally make you more informed about the teams you play or anything.

No need to take your ball and go home. It's just that so many of these Iowa threads have been hijacked into an Iowa v. Nebraska thread and many of us Hawkeye fans could care less about little red. If I wanted to look at a depth chart for little red, I can easily look it up myself.

 

[Johnsoda123]

It doesn't hurt that I'm actually a Cornhuskers fan either. You guys can go 5-7 for the next ten years and I will be OK with that, as long as one of the losses is against my team. I just like to jump in on the Captain Kirk talk, because I know plenty of Iowa fans who have a real love-hate relationship with the guy.

That's funny. The love hate part. Solich, Callahan, Pelini? Well, maybe you just hated (no love) Pelini because he called you whiny little beatches.

 

[cmhawks99]

Was just browsing your forums with an Iowa co-worker of mine, thought I'd correct your Nebraska portion. We're only replacing 1 man on the offensive line, and 1 on the defensive line with the switch to a 3-4. Using last year's Iowa game as an example, it'll look something like this:

2016 O-Line
- Nick Gates, Jerald Foster, Dylan Utter, Tanner Farmer, Cole Conrad

2017 O-Line
- Nick Gates, Jerald Foster, Michael Decker, Tanner Farmer, Cole Conrad

2016 D-Line
- Ross Dzuris, Mick Stoltenberg, Kevin Maurice, Freedom Akinmoladun

2017 D-Line (moving to 3-4)
- Carlos Davis, Mick Stoltenberg, Freedom Akinmoladun.

Not really a huge line "rebuild" like you're implying (o-line loses 1 starter, d-line shift loses 1 starter.) In fact, it's primarily the skill positions where we're in need of new guys. In total the offense returns 6 of 11 and the defense returns 6 of 11. New starters will include:

QB - Tanner Lee (Tulane transfer - 3*)
Slot WR - Tyjon Lindsey (4*) or Jaevon McQuitty (4*)
Center - Michael Decker (last year's backup - 3*)
RB - Tre Bryant (4*)
Tight End - Matt Snyder (3*)

DE - Carlos Davis (3*)
OLB - Marcus Newby (4*)
OLB - Luke Gifford (3*)
ILB - Avery Roberts (4*)
CB - Lamar Jackson (started a handful last year - 4*)

Let's be honest here you didn't get in here to have a friendly discussion..LOL You are trying to indicate you're going to be awesome and you wanted to make sure we were duly corrected so we know how dangerous things are going to be for us. We don't replace much in the way of the offensive or defensive lines either and if I remember correctly they trucked you last year which honestly means nothing for this year but I'm a stickler for disingenuous statements.

Which you made.... honestly year to year you have a different team no matter who returns or who doesn't you guys should know that and so should we!

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

I didn't realize that friendly discussion was a bad thing. My apologies for trying to speak to you or this board, oh blessed Hawkeye fan. I will never interact with anyone who is a fan of Iowa ever again. Wouldn't want to accidentally make you more informed about the teams you play or anything.

 

[NebraskaNation]

No need to take your ball and go home. It's just that so many of these Iowa threads have been hijacked into an Iowa v. Nebraska thread and many of us Hawkeye fans could care less about little red. If I wanted to look at a depth chart for little red, I can easily look it up myself.

Limiting people's discussion because it's something you personally don't want to talk about seems like a strange way of going about things.

I responded to someone who posted their Iowa season prediction because I felt part of it wasn't correct. For the sake of discussion I chose to share that info which may change his mind on the game. For as easy as it is to look up "little red's" depth chart, I knew that at least that user hadn't done so.

But if all you want in this thread is predictions, then 6-6 with losses to PSU, NW, Minn, OSU, Wisky, and Nebraska. Losing Daniels for the 1-2 punch at RB, finding replacements for nearly the entire WR corp, and getting the defensive backfield up to speed is going to be tough. I'm also not convinced Stanley will be a solid QB but with such little film to look at, that could be wrong.

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

No need to take your ball and go home. It's just that so many of these Iowa threads have been hijacked into an Iowa v. Nebraska thread and many of us Hawkeye fans couldn't care less about little red. If I wanted to look at a depth chart for little red, I can easily look it up myself.

fify

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

Limiting people's discussion because it's something you personally don't want to talk about seems like a strange way of going about things.

I responded to someone who posted their Iowa season prediction because I felt part of it wasn't correct. For the sake of discussion I chose to share that info which may change his mind on the game. For as easy as it is to look up "little red's" depth chart, I knew that at least that user hadn't done so.

But if all you want in this thread is predictions, then 6-6 with losses to PSU, NW, Minn, OSU, Wisky, and Nebraska. Losing Daniels for the 1-2 punch at RB, finding replacements for nearly the entire WR corp, and getting the defensive backfield up to speed is going to be tough. I'm also not convinced Stanley will be a solid QB but with such little film to look at, that could be wrong.

Why would you so arrogantly predict that? Both sides of your line just got worked like a part time job which is becoming a pattern in this "rivalry".

 

[NebraskaNation]

Let's be honest here you didn't get in here to have a friendly discussion..LOL You are trying to indicate you're going to be awesome and you wanted to make sure we were duly corrected so we know how dangerous things are going to be for us. We don't replace much in the way of the offensive or defensive lines either and if I remember correctly they trucked you last year which honestly means nothing for this year but I'm a stickler for disingenuous statements.

Which you made.... honestly year to year you have a different team no matter who returns or who doesn't you guys should know that and so should we!

How/when did I say we'll be a good team? I corrected the guy who said that we're going to have a big rebuild on the lines by showing that we're actually going to have to find a lot of replacements at skill positions, not in the trenches. If you took that as me trying to tell you how good of a team we'll be, you're reading too much into it and trying to make something out of nothing. I grew up in Des Moines and work with a good amount of Hawk fans in Omaha, but damn, y'all are different on this board. At least the ones in person are willing to discuss each other's teams rather than just assume any talk of a team they're not a fan of is an insult to the Hawkeyes.

 

[NebraskaNation]

Why would you so arrogantly predict that? Both sides of your line just got worked like a part time job which is becoming a pattern in this "rivalry".

I feel we have better players in place this season for a game in Lincoln. Am I allowed that opinion or is it just yours that's permitted here?

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

I feel we have better players in place this season for a game in Lincoln. Am I allowed that opinion or is it just yours that's permitted here?

Where did I say or imply your opinion wasn't allowed?(strawman)

Lol, you Nebraska fans feel you have better players every year. How's that been working?

Yes, the game is in Lincoln. That's ok, we've won by three touchdowns there too when Nebraska had such "better" players.

 

[NebraskaNation]

Where did I say or imply your opinion wasn't allowed?(strawman)

Lol, you Nebraska fans feel you have better players every year. How's that been working?

Yes, the game is in Lincoln. That's ok, we've won by three touchdowns there too when Nebraska had such "better" players.

You called it arrogant. Through that you implied that it's an opinion I shouldn't hold.

Personally I think that the most important indicator of a college team's success is the quarterback. In a Nathan Stanley v. Tanner Lee battle I give the edge to Lee because he's had two years of starting experience at Tulane and a year on top of that to get acquainted with the team during his transfer. Making the transition from "dual-threat" Tommy who shouldn't have been playing QB all along, to a pro-style, (hopefully) NFL-potential player in Tanner Lee with experience under his belt will make all the difference. But that's just my opinion.

 

[Slappy Pappy]

How/when did I say we'll be a good team? I corrected the guy who said that we're going to have a big rebuild on the lines by showing that we're actually going to have to find a lot of replacements at skill positions, not in the trenches. If you took that as me trying to tell you how good of a team we'll be, you're reading too much into it and trying to make something out of nothing. I grew up in Des Moines and work with a good amount of Hawk fans in Omaha, but damn, y'all are different on this board. At least the ones in person are willing to discuss each other's teams rather than just assume any talk of a team they're not a fan of is an insult to the Hawkeyes.

Maybe he was wrong to say "have" to rebuild. I think what he really meant was "desperately need" to rebuild.

 

[cmhawks99]

Limiting people's discussion because it's something you personally don't want to talk about seems like a strange way of going about things.

I responded to someone who posted their Iowa season prediction because I felt part of it wasn't correct. For the sake of discussion I chose to share that info which may change his mind on the game. For as easy as it is to look up "little red's" depth chart, I knew that at least that user hadn't done so.

But if all you want in this thread is predictions, then 6-6 with losses to PSU, NW, Minn, OSU, Wisky, and Nebraska. Losing Daniels for the 1-2 punch at RB, finding replacements for nearly the entire WR corp, and getting the defensive backfield up to speed is going to be tough. I'm also not convinced Stanley will be a solid QB but with such little film to look at, that could be wrong.

See this is a more accurate assessment of why you're here, this is sincere the rest was bullshit....

It's also in inaccurate but I got to tell you the truth I don't care enough to actually correct it. You're over here to make your team sound awesome and our team sound bad, that's what fans do, Nebraska fans are no better or worse than Iowa fans.

If we went back and saw what you were guys were saying about Iowa previous to last year it would've looked very similar to this....anything else....LOL

 

[NebraskaNation]

Maybe he was wrong to say "have" to rebuild. I think what he really meant was "desperately need" to rebuild.

See this is a more accurate assessment of why you're here, this is sincere the rest was bullshit....

It's also in inaccurate but I got to tell you the truth I don't care enough to actually correct it. You're over here to make your team sound awesome and our team sound bad, that's what fans do, Nebraska fans are no better or worse than Iowa fans.

If we went back and saw what you were guys were saying about Iowa previous to last year it would've looked very similar to this....anything else....LOL

Enjoyed the discussion fellas, thanks for a good back and forth. Always nice to talk football.

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

You called it arrogant. Through that you implied that it's an opinion I shouldn't hold.

Personally I think that the most important indicator of a college team's success is the quarterback. In a Nathan Stanley v. Tanner Lee battle I give the edge to Lee because he's had two years of starting experience at Tulane and a year on top of that to get acquainted with the team during his transfer. Making the transition from "dual-threat" Tommy who shouldn't have been playing QB all along, to a pro-style, (hopefully) NFL-potential player in Tanner Lee with experience under his belt will make all the difference. But that's just my opinion.

Your interpretive skills are lacking.

Are you this easily hurt in everyday life or just on the internet?

You are going to receive some hostility here because of the non stop Husker fan constantly over here, thread after thread begging for validation.

Losing three out of the last four (Nebby's damn lucky its not been four in a row) Nebraska fan still comes over here and chirps and chirps about how much better Nebraska is than Iowa. You are getting these responses because, quite frankly, Iowa fans are pretty sick and tired of the high and mighty attitude even after getting their ass kicked on a fairly regular basis to an "inferior" team.

So yes, you're totally entitled to your opinion. I'm just saying a lot of Iowa fans just don't give a crap about it.

 

[NebraskaNation]

Your interpretive skills are lacking.

Are you this easily hurt in everyday life or just on the internet?

You are going to receive some hostility here because of the non stop Husker fan constantly over here, thread after thread begging for validation.

Losing three out of the last four (Nebby's damn lucky its not been four in a row) Nebraska fan still comes over here and chirps and chirps about how much better Nebraska is than Iowa. You are getting these responses because, quite frankly, Iowa fans are pretty sick and tired of the high and mighty attitude even after getting their ass kicked on a fairly regular basis to an "inferior" team.

So yes, you're totally entitled to your opinion. I'm just saying a lot of Iowa fans just don't give a crap about it.

Not sure what you want me to say. I tried to talk football, specifically mentioned the quarterback battle in my last reply to you because I thought you might be engaging a conversation where we could have actual back and forth, but apparently none of you want to discuss anything of that nature. You'd just prefer to troll me for being a Husker fan. If that's all your interested in, fair enough. Guess I'll just peace out.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

Not sure what you want me to say. I tried to talk football, specifically mentioned the quarterback battle in my last reply to you because I thought you might be engaging a conversation where we could have actual back and forth, but apparently none of you want to discuss anything of that nature. You'd just prefer to troll me for being a Husker fan. If that's all your interested in, fair enough. Guess I'll just peace out.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

You seem so perplexed why you've received the responses you have, here, on an Iowa board. I'm just giving you an explaination.

By the way, you're great at playing the victim.

 

[Johnsoda123]

Limiting people's discussion because it's something you personally don't want to talk about seems like a strange way of going about things.

I responded to someone who posted their Iowa season prediction because I felt part of it wasn't correct. For the sake of discussion I chose to share that info which may change his mind on the game. For as easy as it is to look up "little red's" depth chart, I knew that at least that user hadn't done so.

But if all you want in this thread is predictions, then 6-6 with losses to PSU, NW, Minn, OSU, Wisky, and Nebraska. Losing Daniels for the 1-2 punch at RB, finding replacements for nearly the entire WR corp, and getting the defensive backfield up to speed is going to be tough. I'm also not convinced Stanley will be a solid QB but with such little film to look at, that could be wrong.

I'd worry about your own QB. Not sure where the hype for this guy comes from. Below average stats and throws lots of interceptions. And we have a pass rush this year.

And this year against NU. We have a top 10 offensive line and a top 10 RB. We run zone blocking which is how you attack the 3-4. The first year of 3-4 will be trouble for you. You need an all B1G type noseguard and OLB to make that work. I see us running all over you. And wait till you see Wadley's backup, Young is a load and probably faster than Daniels.

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

QB - Tanner Lee (Tulane transfer - 3*) Two years 19 games

cp att pct yrd td int
328 612 53.6 3601 5.9 5.1 23 21

QB - Tommy Armstrong (Defenses MVP also a 3* recruit) 4 years 45 games

cp att pct yrds td int
625 1172 53.3 8871 7.6 7.0 67 44


I'm having a hard time seeing the upgrade.

 

[NebraskaNation]

I'd worry about your own QB. Not sure where the hype for this guy comes from. Below average stats and throws lots of interceptions. And we have a pass rush this year.

And this year against NU. We have a top 10 offensive line and a top 10 RB. We run zone blocking which is how you attack the 3-4. The first year of 3-4 will be trouble for you. You need an all B1G type noseguard and OLB to make that work. I see us running all over you. And wait till you see Wadley's backup, Young is a load and probably faster than Daniels.

I'm not trying to use my preference for Lee as an indictment of Stanley. I just don't think people have seen enough of him in a live game to know how he'll perform as a starter. It seems fair to me to give the edge to a quarterback with at least a couple years of experience. I don't expect you to read the article, but if interested, one of the Omaha World Herald writers put together a fairly decent piece on Tanner Lee and why he's tough to judge based purely on his Tulane stat sheet (I'll link it here). He writes about how a goal for someone like Lee could be matching up with Wilton Speight's stat sheet from 2016, or potentially Alex Hornibrook. Basically, if Nebraska can put up an OL that will keep the rush away from Lee, while providing better receiving targets than Tulane ever did, he could have a pretty solid year. It's just tough to compare his non-P5 time to his potential play in the Big 10.

As far as Iowa's concerned, I don't doubt that your o-line will be one of the best in the business. It's pretty typical to expect the Iowa trenches to be locked and loaded, so I'm hoping that Diaco can set us up effectively and find a way to lay a few sacks on Stanley or pressure a toss to the backfield. Our best bet against y'all will likely need to be our secondary, because I doubt the line will get a tremendous amount of pressure, and that's terrifying because at the end of the day you're right, the ground game will be your bread and butter.

Run game will be interesting. I don't know much about Young. It looked like Wadley was a top 50 back last year in yards and TDs, and if he replicates those numbers & then some with Daniels gone he could be a pretty tough guy to stop. I'm interested to see how we manage to stop the run; Wisconsin will be a particularly revealing matchup to see how we look to hold you guys a few weeks later. I feel like the two of you play a pretty similar type of ground game. We have a pretty stout dude in Mick Stoltenberg holding at NT but he was hampered by injuries last year. Haven't heard much out of spring ball regarding his improvement, or lack thereof.

End of the day I think it'll be a good game. I'm hoping we can sneak out a win but like I said, I think it'll end up being whoever's QB shows up at the end of the season. Right now I'd give the edge to Tanner, but you're not wrong in pointing out his Tulane stats are somewhat average to say the least. It's just going to be so wildly different from last year with both teams fielding a new QB, secondary, and receivers. Not to mention the coaching changes that happened in the offseason (Ferentz to OC and Copeland to receivers for you, Williams to DB, Elliott to safeties, Diaco to DC, and Booker to special teams for us.)

 

[SDHawkDoc]

As I'm older than 10, the fortunes of Iowa's football team doesn't hit me all that hard.
I won't be thrilled if they win less than 6, but it won't bother me excessively.
Anywhere from 5 to 8 wins sounds about right.

 

[kceasthawk]

As I'm older than 10, the fortunes of Iowa's football team doesn't hit me all that hard.
I won't be thrilled if they win less than 6, but it won't bother me excessively.
Anywhere from 5 to 8 wins sounds about right.

My gosh SDHawk, did you just gravitate back to the actual purpose of this thread with no mention of the Red Menace to the west? You wildman you!