I'm watching from my couch today and not the Kinnick press box. We'll see if NU can find an answer today against an Iowa team they once owned but have now beaten them three times in a row, including epic blowouts the last two seasons. This is pretty much a must-win if the Cats want to go bowling.
Official NU-Iowa First-Half Thread
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Wow, what a start. Third down sack, Nagel 47-yard PR to the Iowa 5, Thorson takes it in. We've played 2:40 and the Cats lead 7-0.
From another thread, someone wrote:
No reason to put any stock in this, as it is just a late night hunch. Something very major (egregious or fabulous, depending) will happen in the first 8-10 minutes that dictates how this game turns out. Something like a spectacular long catch/run TD that is called back by a ticky-tack penalty call, followed by a bad snap to the punter that is scooped up for 6. Or two receivers dive to catch a deflected pass and nearly do but collide and it gets intercepted and returned deep into "enemy" territory. Or a QB running for his life circles back and back and is tackled for a huge loss on fourth down out of field goal range, then fumbles, etc.
I'm thinking' of ya, Palindrome.
No reason to put any stock in this, as it is just a late night hunch. Something very major (egregious or fabulous, depending) will happen in the first 8-10 minutes that dictates how this game turns out. Something like a spectacular long catch/run TD that is called back by a ticky-tack penalty call, followed by a bad snap to the punter that is scooped up for 6. Or two receivers dive to catch a deflected pass and nearly do but collide and it gets intercepted and returned deep into "enemy" territory. Or a QB running for his life circles back and back and is tackled for a huge loss on fourth down out of field goal range, then fumbles, etc.
I'm thinking' of ya, Palindrome.
Ever notice how when we down it at the opponent 1, they immediately tear off huge chunks of yardage? When we get there we are always a limp dick
Punt having huge impact on this game early. Nagel returns Iowa's line drive to the 5. Beathard's quick-kick pins NU at the 1. Niswander's first poor punt of the year gets returned to the 5.
First poor punt of the year? I would not go that far. He has punted better this year but he doesn't seem to ever come up big in the clutch.
3rd and 1 is run up the gut twice and get the first down, not a sweep to a not very fast RB
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