Contest results and scores set forth below:
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Game #8 Iowa vs. Minnesota
1. Iowa scored only 3 total first half points in last year's contest at Minnesota. This year, the Hawks will score at least 13 first half points at home.
No - Iowa 7-0 at Halftime
2. In 4 of the 5 games they both have played, Gopher RBs Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks have combined for a minimum of 30 rush attempts. Will Smith and Shannon combine to total more than 30 rushes Saturday night?
No - 24 total carries (Smith 15, Brooks, 9)
3. Iowa's defense will force more than five (5) Minnesota punts.
Yes - Minnesota: 9 punts
4. In each of its 3 losses this season Iowa's offense has generated fewer than 15 total 1st downs (11 vs. PSU, 11 vs. MSU, 14 vs. NW). Will Iowa produce more than 15 1st downs against the Golden Gopher defense?
No - Iowa: 15 total 1st downs
5. Minnesota native Iowa SS Amani Hooker will show the Gophers they made a recruiting mistake by making one or more or the following defensive plays: a blocked punt/kick, an INT, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery.
No - no blocked kicks, no MN fumbles, 1 Iowa INT (Gervase)
6. Iowa will lead by 8 or more points at the start of the 4th Quarter.
Yes - Start of 4th Q: Iowa led 14-0
7. "Sooner or later they slip up and it will be a long one" - Akrum Wadley, 2016 Minnesota post-game, on his 54 yard 4th Quarter TD run to put Iowa on top for the win. Will at least one Wadley run and/or reception result in a gain of 40 or more yards?
No - Wadley longest gain from LOS = 12 yards
8. One of these teams will exceed 33:00 minutes time of possession.
No - Minnesota TOP 31:13, Iowa TOP 28:47
9. Minnesota has the highest rate of 4th down conversions in league play among all B10 teams(5/6, 83%). On Saturday, the Gophers will fail on at least one 4th down conversion attempt.
Yes - late 1st Q (inside the Iowa 5 yards line)
10. Will both teams combine to score at least 43 points?
No - 27 (Final score: Iowa 17, Minnesota 10)
>>>Tie Breaker: predict total yards passing for Iowa QB Nate Stanley 190.
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Iowa's offense has now scored exactly 17 points in 4 of 5 B10 contests. Result: 3 losses in those 4 games and, thanks to Minnesota (and especially the Hawkeye D), just one win. At minimum, the Hawkeye offense needs a major tune-up.... is there a mechanic in the house? We shall see soon enough Hawk fans. On to the contest results..........
jdv77, thewop, hawkeye bb n fb fan, and jimney74 all scored 7-3 this week, the high score among all 31 contest entries. Proximity to Nate Stanley's 190 yards passing would decide the winner under the Tie-Breaker.
Congratulations to jimney74 (TB 183) this week's winner with the closest prediction to Stanley's pass yardage. Runner-up spot goes to jdv77 (TB 226) who was a botched downfield pass completion / freak Gopher INT away from taking the top spot.
All contest scores follow:
jimney1974 (TB183), 7-3, Winner
jdv77 (TB226), 7-3, Runner-up
hawkeye bb n fb fan (TB150), 7-3
thewop (TB87), (7-3)
NorthDSMHawk, (6-4)
QChawks, (6-4)
HawkHeel3, (6-4)
HawkRugged17, (6-4)
Hawkeye_4_Life, (6-4)
Fan In Black, (5-5)
qrtr, (5-5)
Quintana, (5-5)
Dauminator, (5-5)
LinnCounty, (5-5)
Pepperman, (5-5)
BIG BOY HAWK, (5-5)
millah_22, (5-5)
2tightTshirt, (5-5)
missourihawkeyefan1, (4-6)
CJ Beat Hard, (4-6)
hwk23, (4-6)
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (4-6)
LBlindHawk, (4-6)
Bryzzo, (4-6)
rfgiowa, (4-6)
Obviously Oblivious, (4-6)
IAFootball#1, (3-7)
Suterman, (3-7)
KuwaitHawk, (3-7)
KryptonionHawk, (3-7)
The Sleeping Dog, (3-7)
NEXT-UP: Ohio State
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Game #8 Iowa vs. Minnesota
1. Iowa scored only 3 total first half points in last year's contest at Minnesota. This year, the Hawks will score at least 13 first half points at home.
No - Iowa 7-0 at Halftime
2. In 4 of the 5 games they both have played, Gopher RBs Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks have combined for a minimum of 30 rush attempts. Will Smith and Shannon combine to total more than 30 rushes Saturday night?
No - 24 total carries (Smith 15, Brooks, 9)
3. Iowa's defense will force more than five (5) Minnesota punts.
Yes - Minnesota: 9 punts
4. In each of its 3 losses this season Iowa's offense has generated fewer than 15 total 1st downs (11 vs. PSU, 11 vs. MSU, 14 vs. NW). Will Iowa produce more than 15 1st downs against the Golden Gopher defense?
No - Iowa: 15 total 1st downs
5. Minnesota native Iowa SS Amani Hooker will show the Gophers they made a recruiting mistake by making one or more or the following defensive plays: a blocked punt/kick, an INT, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery.
No - no blocked kicks, no MN fumbles, 1 Iowa INT (Gervase)
6. Iowa will lead by 8 or more points at the start of the 4th Quarter.
Yes - Start of 4th Q: Iowa led 14-0
7. "Sooner or later they slip up and it will be a long one" - Akrum Wadley, 2016 Minnesota post-game, on his 54 yard 4th Quarter TD run to put Iowa on top for the win. Will at least one Wadley run and/or reception result in a gain of 40 or more yards?
No - Wadley longest gain from LOS = 12 yards
8. One of these teams will exceed 33:00 minutes time of possession.
No - Minnesota TOP 31:13, Iowa TOP 28:47
9. Minnesota has the highest rate of 4th down conversions in league play among all B10 teams(5/6, 83%). On Saturday, the Gophers will fail on at least one 4th down conversion attempt.
Yes - late 1st Q (inside the Iowa 5 yards line)
10. Will both teams combine to score at least 43 points?
No - 27 (Final score: Iowa 17, Minnesota 10)
>>>Tie Breaker: predict total yards passing for Iowa QB Nate Stanley 190.
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Iowa's offense has now scored exactly 17 points in 4 of 5 B10 contests. Result: 3 losses in those 4 games and, thanks to Minnesota (and especially the Hawkeye D), just one win. At minimum, the Hawkeye offense needs a major tune-up.... is there a mechanic in the house? We shall see soon enough Hawk fans. On to the contest results..........
jdv77, thewop, hawkeye bb n fb fan, and jimney74 all scored 7-3 this week, the high score among all 31 contest entries. Proximity to Nate Stanley's 190 yards passing would decide the winner under the Tie-Breaker.
Congratulations to jimney74 (TB 183) this week's winner with the closest prediction to Stanley's pass yardage. Runner-up spot goes to jdv77 (TB 226) who was a botched downfield pass completion / freak Gopher INT away from taking the top spot.
All contest scores follow:
jimney1974 (TB183), 7-3, Winner
jdv77 (TB226), 7-3, Runner-up
hawkeye bb n fb fan (TB150), 7-3
thewop (TB87), (7-3)
NorthDSMHawk, (6-4)
QChawks, (6-4)
HawkHeel3, (6-4)
HawkRugged17, (6-4)
Hawkeye_4_Life, (6-4)
Fan In Black, (5-5)
qrtr, (5-5)
Quintana, (5-5)
Dauminator, (5-5)
LinnCounty, (5-5)
Pepperman, (5-5)
BIG BOY HAWK, (5-5)
millah_22, (5-5)
2tightTshirt, (5-5)
missourihawkeyefan1, (4-6)
CJ Beat Hard, (4-6)
hwk23, (4-6)
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (4-6)
LBlindHawk, (4-6)
Bryzzo, (4-6)
rfgiowa, (4-6)
Obviously Oblivious, (4-6)
IAFootball#1, (3-7)
Suterman, (3-7)
KuwaitHawk, (3-7)
KryptonionHawk, (3-7)
The Sleeping Dog, (3-7)
NEXT-UP: Ohio State
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