Who do we beat?
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Most worried about USC due to the travel, hardest opponent is Oregon, should stomp MSU/debby
I think at this point on paper: MSU is "easiest" followed by Nebby, Oregon and then USC. Man its great to think about the possibility of going 4-0 at this point. Talk about a wild Hawkeye bunch!
MSU should be a walk in the park. The Nebsters will put up a fight, they really do hate Iowa's guts.
Oregon and USC will both be very tough games. Either one is too close to call.
But the Hawks are playing very well right now.
nobody wants to see us right now.
Dominant OL
Improving defense and great special teams.
Dangerous Iowa team right now.
We could really run the table
Dominant OL
Improving defense and great special teams.
Dangerous Iowa team right now.
We could really run the table
-msu with chiles destroyed us last year
-needed superhuman play from kaleb to beat nebraska
-oregon is stocked up with top talent twitchy players
-usc has the unbeatable west coast time zone force field
going up against these formidable foes. iowa deploys a fullback at qb with no receivers but expects wins on the back of a reasonable OL and a overachieving punt returner. the defense looks good statistically but fails the look test at most spots. a mid level punter isn’t helping either. hope all units have another gear to shift into coz we’ll need it.
-needed superhuman play from kaleb to beat nebraska
-oregon is stocked up with top talent twitchy players
-usc has the unbeatable west coast time zone force field
going up against these formidable foes. iowa deploys a fullback at qb with no receivers but expects wins on the back of a reasonable OL and a overachieving punt returner. the defense looks good statistically but fails the look test at most spots. a mid level punter isn’t helping either. hope all units have another gear to shift into coz we’ll need it.
last year was supposed to be a walk in the park until msu waltzed us out of the park. they have guys who can streetball way better than our guys
I'd give Iowa the following chances:
Win at least 1 - 90%
Win at least 2 - 60%
Win at least 3 - 30%
Win all 4 - 15%
Chiles for MSU is a matchup nightmare, but he's been worse this year than last year.
This year's Iowa defense has been superior to last year's in every category and this game is at Kinnick. I think they'll handle MSU rather easily this year.
I have us losing to USC and winning the other 3 games.
That ISU loss and gronowski missing the final two series against Indiana…. Fugg
I don’t think there is any of the final four games we can’t win. Not saying we will win all 4, just saying that what I am seeing of Iowa right now is a team more sure of themselves than earlier in the year. A qb that is much more confident with good skills at ball handling. A confident O line that you can really count on. A defense that is damn tough and travels well. Still concerned a bit about fg kicking but last Saturday was a good sign. In my mind 3-1 is most likely but I’m willing to take it one at a time. Beat Oregon and it gets real interesting. If the SC game is mid afternoon that would help in my opinion.
Beating Oregon would be quite an accomplishment, but Iowa has beaten really good teams in Kinnick before. However, if they win that game and then are able to go out to win at USC, I would consider that to be one of KF’s greatest victories.
If we were 8 1/2 pt favorites over the goofs we’ll be at least 10 against Sparty. They stink. Last year means nothing as you said.
Nobody likes to play us. We always look beatable on paper but then we find ways to win (ST, DEF, OFF). I think to most other teams/fanbases we are a very frustrating team to play. Plus, I have always liked that we get better as the year goes on.
will just have to find a way for my job to get me out to SoCal for that weekend so I can watch the IOWA victory.
I say take week one by one each week and I promise you they will win this coming weekend
