Game results and contest scores set forth below
[Y/N breakdown of all 43 entries in blue]
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Game 7: Iowa vs. Penn State
1. With the exception of their season opener vs. Appalachian State (a 10-10 tie), Penn State has held a halftime lead against every one of its opponents so far this season. Will PSU hold a lead over the Hawkeyes at halftime in this contest?
[YES 30% I NO 70%]
No - score tied 17-17 at halftime
2. Iowa will score points on at least one of its first two offensive possessions.[
YES 77% I NO 23%]
Yes - two scores: Drive#1 = Recinos FG; Drive#2 = Brincks TD
3. Iowa QB Nate Stanley completed more than 20 passes in each of Iowa's previous two road wins (23 vs. MN, 21 vs. IN). Will Stanley complete 20 or more passes this week at Beaver Stadium?
[YES 44% I NO 56%]
No - Stanley: 18 total pass completions (18-49-2)
4. The Nittany Lions have lost six (6) fumbles so far this season, 2nd most to Nebraska (7) among all B10 schools. Will the Hawkeyes recover one or more PSU fumbles this Saturday?
[YES 84% I NO 16%]
Yes - Hockaday fumble recovery (Q4)
5. Iowa PK Miguel Recinos needs 7 more points to pass Mike Saunders (1988-91) and reach #20 on Iowa's career scoring list. Will Recinos achieve the feat and score 7 or more points on PSU's home field this weekend?
[YES 70% I NO 30%]
Yes - Recinos: 8 points (2 FGs + 2 PATs)
6. PSU RB Miles Sanders has recorded 8 rushing TDs thru the first 7 games of this season and has scored at least one rushing TD in each of his last 4 games. Will Sanders rush for at least one TD against Iowa?
[YES 58% I NO 42%]
No - Sanders: zero TDs rushing
7. In last year's game, Iowa converted on only 3 of 11 3rd downs (27.3%) against the Lions. In this year's contest, the Hawkeyes will exceed 40% on 3rd down conversions.
[YES 67% I NO 33%]
No - Iowa: 7/20 on 3rd down = 35%
8. PSU QB Trace McSorley is averaging 317.2 All Purpose Yards (APY) per game against B10 opponents this season (252, 461, 229, 327 vs. IL, OSU, MSU, IN, respectively). Will McSorley produce more than 300 APY (pass yards + rush yards) against the Iowa defense?
[YES 12% I NO 88%]
No - McSorley: 230 APY (167 pass + 63 run)
9. Both teams average more than 3 QB sacks per game (PSU 3.6 vs. IA 3.1). Will each team finish with least 3 QB sacks on Saturday?
[YES 07% I NO 93%]
Yes - Iowa = 3 QB sacks & PSU = 3 QB sacks
10. Will both teams combine to score more than 51 total points in this match-up?
[YES 16% I NO 84%]
Yes - 54 total points (Final Score: Penn State 30, Iowa 24)
>>> Tie Breaker: predict Iowa's total yards rushing vs. PSU: 166
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When I look back upon this game many years from now, I'm pretty sure the first image my memory will produce will be TJ Hockenson running completely free downfield after a perfectly executed play fake, no defender in sight...… unable to catch up to a football thrown 10 feet over his head. "Off target" would be a generous description for the kind of day Nate Stanley had.. Here's hoping he and the team can shake it off - still plenty of season left to make some spectacular memories too. On to the contest results...……
Game 8 champ is qrtr who broke through to post a 9-1 score to take the win outright over the other 42 contestants this week. The travelling trophy shall be his for one week.
jdv77 (8-2) and cheerscoach (8-2) tied for the Runner-up spot. The Tie-Breaker was employed (TB=166) and rewarded cheerscoach (TB160) 2nd place for more closely predicting Iowa's rush total over jdv77 (TB138).
We're down the backstretch now in the overall race and halfway leader Obviously Oblivious is still out front but a larger pack of chasers have crowded in behind him and a big surge by qrtr the last two weeks moves him from middle of the pack into 2nd just ahead of several others as we head for the turn ......
Hardcore* Leaderboard
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Obviously Oblivious ..... 53-27
qrtr …. 51-29
NorthDSMHawk …. 50-30
dadster …. 50-30
jdv77 …. 50-30
Ralphio …. 50-30
LBlindHawk …. 50-30
rfgiowa …. 47-33
jimney1974 …. 47-33
HawkPT …. 46-34
CJ Beat Hard …. 45-35
nu2u …. 45-35
KuwaitHawk …. 44-36
hwk23 …. 43-37
QChawks …. 42-38
mill1634 …. 39-41
MeetTheFerentz …. 36-44
IAFootball#1 …. 35-45
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*Posters who have submitted an entry for every weekly Y/N contest
All scores or this week's contest follow...……
qrtr, (9-1), Winner
cheerscoach, (8-2), Runner-up
jdv77, (8-2)
jimney1974, (7-3)
HawkHeel3, (7-3)
NorthDSMHawk, (7-3)
hoffhawk, (7-3)
Machawk2489, (7-3)
JuiceHawk, (7-3)
CJ Beat Hard,(7-3)
Farleyhawk, (7-3)
LBlindHawk, (7-3)
BIG BOY HAWK, (7-3)
thewop, (6-4)
mill1634, (6-4)
dadster, (6-4)
Quintana, (6-4)
chiphawk, (6-4)
Suterman, (5-5)
rfgiowa (5-5)
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (5-5)
HawkPT, (5-5)
LAhawkeye, (5-5)
HawkDrummer, (5-5)
Obviously Oblivious, (5-5)
Ralphio (5-5)
hawkandroll, (5-5)
LinnCounty, (5-5)
Smalltownhawkfan1, (4-6)
FreddyUI, (4-6)
hawkfan_7, (4-6)
QChawks, (4-6)
KuwaitHawk, (4-6)
hwk23, (4-6)
Hawk_4shur, (4-6)
JLDHAWK, (4-6)
Hwk-I-St8, (4-6)
nu2u, (4-6)
MeetTheFerentz, (4-6)
Bryzzo, (4-6)
IAFootball#1, (4-6)
HawkRugged17, (3-7)
AlabamaHawk, (0-10) … c'mon man
NEXT UP: Purdue
[Y/N breakdown of all 43 entries in blue]
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Game 7: Iowa vs. Penn State
1. With the exception of their season opener vs. Appalachian State (a 10-10 tie), Penn State has held a halftime lead against every one of its opponents so far this season. Will PSU hold a lead over the Hawkeyes at halftime in this contest?
[YES 30% I NO 70%]
No - score tied 17-17 at halftime
2. Iowa will score points on at least one of its first two offensive possessions.[
YES 77% I NO 23%]
Yes - two scores: Drive#1 = Recinos FG; Drive#2 = Brincks TD
3. Iowa QB Nate Stanley completed more than 20 passes in each of Iowa's previous two road wins (23 vs. MN, 21 vs. IN). Will Stanley complete 20 or more passes this week at Beaver Stadium?
[YES 44% I NO 56%]
No - Stanley: 18 total pass completions (18-49-2)
4. The Nittany Lions have lost six (6) fumbles so far this season, 2nd most to Nebraska (7) among all B10 schools. Will the Hawkeyes recover one or more PSU fumbles this Saturday?
[YES 84% I NO 16%]
Yes - Hockaday fumble recovery (Q4)
5. Iowa PK Miguel Recinos needs 7 more points to pass Mike Saunders (1988-91) and reach #20 on Iowa's career scoring list. Will Recinos achieve the feat and score 7 or more points on PSU's home field this weekend?
[YES 70% I NO 30%]
Yes - Recinos: 8 points (2 FGs + 2 PATs)
6. PSU RB Miles Sanders has recorded 8 rushing TDs thru the first 7 games of this season and has scored at least one rushing TD in each of his last 4 games. Will Sanders rush for at least one TD against Iowa?
[YES 58% I NO 42%]
No - Sanders: zero TDs rushing
7. In last year's game, Iowa converted on only 3 of 11 3rd downs (27.3%) against the Lions. In this year's contest, the Hawkeyes will exceed 40% on 3rd down conversions.
[YES 67% I NO 33%]
No - Iowa: 7/20 on 3rd down = 35%
8. PSU QB Trace McSorley is averaging 317.2 All Purpose Yards (APY) per game against B10 opponents this season (252, 461, 229, 327 vs. IL, OSU, MSU, IN, respectively). Will McSorley produce more than 300 APY (pass yards + rush yards) against the Iowa defense?
[YES 12% I NO 88%]
No - McSorley: 230 APY (167 pass + 63 run)
9. Both teams average more than 3 QB sacks per game (PSU 3.6 vs. IA 3.1). Will each team finish with least 3 QB sacks on Saturday?
[YES 07% I NO 93%]
Yes - Iowa = 3 QB sacks & PSU = 3 QB sacks
10. Will both teams combine to score more than 51 total points in this match-up?
[YES 16% I NO 84%]
Yes - 54 total points (Final Score: Penn State 30, Iowa 24)
>>> Tie Breaker: predict Iowa's total yards rushing vs. PSU: 166
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When I look back upon this game many years from now, I'm pretty sure the first image my memory will produce will be TJ Hockenson running completely free downfield after a perfectly executed play fake, no defender in sight...… unable to catch up to a football thrown 10 feet over his head. "Off target" would be a generous description for the kind of day Nate Stanley had.. Here's hoping he and the team can shake it off - still plenty of season left to make some spectacular memories too. On to the contest results...……
Game 8 champ is qrtr who broke through to post a 9-1 score to take the win outright over the other 42 contestants this week. The travelling trophy shall be his for one week.
jdv77 (8-2) and cheerscoach (8-2) tied for the Runner-up spot. The Tie-Breaker was employed (TB=166) and rewarded cheerscoach (TB160) 2nd place for more closely predicting Iowa's rush total over jdv77 (TB138).
We're down the backstretch now in the overall race and halfway leader Obviously Oblivious is still out front but a larger pack of chasers have crowded in behind him and a big surge by qrtr the last two weeks moves him from middle of the pack into 2nd just ahead of several others as we head for the turn ......
Hardcore* Leaderboard
=======================================================
Obviously Oblivious ..... 53-27
qrtr …. 51-29
NorthDSMHawk …. 50-30
dadster …. 50-30
jdv77 …. 50-30
Ralphio …. 50-30
LBlindHawk …. 50-30
rfgiowa …. 47-33
jimney1974 …. 47-33
HawkPT …. 46-34
CJ Beat Hard …. 45-35
nu2u …. 45-35
KuwaitHawk …. 44-36
hwk23 …. 43-37
QChawks …. 42-38
mill1634 …. 39-41
MeetTheFerentz …. 36-44
IAFootball#1 …. 35-45
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*Posters who have submitted an entry for every weekly Y/N contest
All scores or this week's contest follow...……
qrtr, (9-1), Winner
cheerscoach, (8-2), Runner-up
jdv77, (8-2)
jimney1974, (7-3)
HawkHeel3, (7-3)
NorthDSMHawk, (7-3)
hoffhawk, (7-3)
Machawk2489, (7-3)
JuiceHawk, (7-3)
CJ Beat Hard,(7-3)
Farleyhawk, (7-3)
LBlindHawk, (7-3)
BIG BOY HAWK, (7-3)
thewop, (6-4)
mill1634, (6-4)
dadster, (6-4)
Quintana, (6-4)
chiphawk, (6-4)
Suterman, (5-5)
rfgiowa (5-5)
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (5-5)
HawkPT, (5-5)
LAhawkeye, (5-5)
HawkDrummer, (5-5)
Obviously Oblivious, (5-5)
Ralphio (5-5)
hawkandroll, (5-5)
LinnCounty, (5-5)
Smalltownhawkfan1, (4-6)
FreddyUI, (4-6)
hawkfan_7, (4-6)
QChawks, (4-6)
KuwaitHawk, (4-6)
hwk23, (4-6)
Hawk_4shur, (4-6)
JLDHAWK, (4-6)
Hwk-I-St8, (4-6)
nu2u, (4-6)
MeetTheFerentz, (4-6)
Bryzzo, (4-6)
IAFootball#1, (4-6)
HawkRugged17, (3-7)
AlabamaHawk, (0-10) … c'mon man
NEXT UP: Purdue
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