Buckeyes visit the Hawkeyes in the middle of their 3 key season-ending conference games.
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creepy Fiutak metaphor said:It?s one thing for Ohio State to play it close to the sweatervest and rely on great defense, excellent special teams, and a brutally effective offense to win in a less-than-scintillating type of Tressel Ball scheme, but it doesn?t always work for the teams without a second team full of five-star recruits. Ohio State playing conservatively is like Brad Pitt going with the James Hetfield look; it still sort of works. Iowa can?t quite pull it off in the same way, but it might not be a bad idea to try.
sepia5;1724761; said:Any updates on Vandenberg's mom?
southcampus;1724768; said:I'll let you know when I'm done.
How the [censored] are they overdue to win. It's not a coin flip, and even then you're never due anything [/math nerd]. Iowa's lost 11 of 12 cause tOSU is generally the superior team. If he wants to predict an Iowa W this year there are about 1000 better reasons to pick them than a team that usually loses the game being due a win.Key game: Nov. 20 vs. Ohio State. Penn State isn?t quite good enough to go unscathed and might not win the conference title even if it comes out of Iowa City with a win, so the key game for the Hawkeyes will likely be against the winner of the Ohio State ? Wisconsin showdown. The game against the Badgers is in the middle of the year, but the battle with the Buckeyes is the final home date of the year and could turn out to be for the Rose. After losing 11 of the last 12 in the series, Iowa is overdue to pull out a W
cfn said:...
With all the returning talent, a ton of promising depth, and the expected emergence of Pryor as a consistent star, the offense that finished 68th in the nation in yards and 49th in scoring should be far, far better.
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6. Ohio State at Iowa, Nov. 20
This one could determine the Big Ten champion. Both teams are ranked in the preseason top 10. Both teams return a majority of their starters. A 27-24 win in overtime in last season's meeting punched the Buckeyes' ticket to the Rose Bowl.
3. (tie) Iowa
Predicted Finish
9-3 (6-2)
Two-Cent Overview
Everybody's All-American (without ever even being named All-Conference) Ricky Stanzi returns at quarterback, and he'll be handing the ball off to at least two talented running backs, and throwing the ball to at least two talented receivers. Fittingly, only two talented offensive linemen return from last year's starting lineup. The defense returns one of the best front fours in the nation, but they'll be looking for two new linebackers. The secondary will be a strength as long as safety Tyler Sash is slinking around back there.
Schedule
Sept. 4 Eastern Illinois (W)
Sept. 11 Iowa State (W)
Sept. 18 at Arizona (L)
Sept. 25 Ball State (W)
Oct. 2 Penn State (W)
Oct. 16 at Michigan (W)
Oct. 23 Wisconsin (W)
Oct. 30 Michigan State (W)
Nov. 6 at Indiana (W)
Nov. 13 at Northwestern (L)
Nov. 20 Ohio State (L)
Nov. 27 at Minnesota (W)
Cont'd ...
The depth at RB takes a major hit (the rumor was the other backup, Wegher, had a pregnancy to deal with)Iowa running back Jewel Hampton will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee in Saturday's loss to Arizona.
Both Hampton and linebacker Bruce Davis suffered ACL injuries that will require season-ending surgeries, coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday.