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| 07/07/2007 10:47 AM |
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I'm on record stating that I believe NU is going to have a favorable showing in 2007 going 10-4.
I am also very optimistic about my Iowa Hawkeye football team going into the 2007 season. Here is their schedule for 2007...
Sept. 1, 2007 at Northern Illinois1 (ESPNU) 2:30 pm CT
Sept. 8, 2007 Syracuse (Big 10 Network) 7:00 pm CT
Sept. 15, 2007 at Iowa State (Versus) 12:30 pm CT
Sept. 22, 2007 at Wisconsin (ABC) 7:00 pm CT
Sept. 29, 2007 Indiana 11:00 am CT
Oct. 6, 2007 at Penn State TBA
Oct. 13, 2007 Illinois TBA
Oct. 20, 2007 at Purdue TBA
Oct. 27, 2007 Michigan State TBA
Nov. 3, 2007 at Northwestern TBA
Nov. 10, 2007 Minnesota TBA
Nov. 17, 2007 Western Michigan TBA
Obviously with no Michigan or Ohio State on the schedule, it improves their chances for a solid regular season. Their toughest games will be Wisconsin and Penn State, both away games, which I have penciled in as probable losses.
As for the personel, on offense they will start a new, young quarterback in Jake Christensen. Although he may be young, he has loads of talent and I look for good things from him. Albert Young is back at running back, as is a very good wide receiver in Dominique Douglas. The big question on Offense is once again the offensive line, which I see as improved from last year.
On defense, Iowa potentially has one of the best D-lines in D1 with the return of Mattison, Iwebema and Kroul. At LB, a very good Mike Klinkenberg returns and in the D backfield, Omaha's own Adam Shada.
They certainly have the potential to go 10-2 in the regular season with the favorable schedule, which could ultimately hurt them in the polls unless they pull an upset over either Wisconsin or Penn State. I have them going 10-2, in the regular season, with the potential for a show-down with Nebraska in the 2008 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, depending on how the Big 10 standings end up.
11-2 is not out of the question for the Hawkeyes in 2007, but as always, the games must be played to validate the prognostication from this Hawkeye fan.
On a rather comical side note, I see where the Iowa Athletic Department purchased the rights to the domain name firekirkferentz.com in an effort to curb criticism of the Iowa Football coach. Now that's a proactive approach to controlling the negative PR coming out of Hawkeye Nation. 
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| 07/08/2007 11:45 AM |
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I believe they beat either Penn St or Wisconsin on the road but lose to Minnesota or Illinois at home and end up finishing the regular season with a 10-2 record good enough for a trip to the Capital One Bowl on New Years Day, I don't see them going to the Alamo Bowl at all.
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| 07/08/2007 8:48 PM |
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I agree that with a record like 10-2, it should be good enough for a trip to the Capital One Bowl however, with the scheduling this year, I see alot of teams with minimal losses stacked at the top....Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin and Iowa. Head to head will determine bowl appearances and final year Big 10 standings. I would hope, on the positive side for a Capital One bid should they play to their potential, but I'm just not sure that is going to happen this year. As I said, the games still have to be played and only time will tell how it all shakes out.
As for a loss at Kinnick, I just don't see that as likely, considering their home field record, but I've been dead wrong before, and my prognostication abilities suck as of late. |
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Tim in Omaha
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| 07/09/2007 7:49 AM |
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Sept. 1, 2007 at Northern Illinois W
Sept. 8, 2007 Syracuse W
Sept. 15, 2007 at Iowa State W/L Coin toss if Gene can make solid 1st year changes.
Sept. 22, 2007 at Wisconsin W
Sept. 29, 2007 Indiana W
Oct. 6, 2007 at Penn State L
Oct. 13, 2007 Illinois L
Oct. 20, 2007 at Purdue W
Oct. 27, 2007 Michigan State W
Nov. 3, 2007 at Northwestern W
Nov. 10, 2007 Minnesota W
Nov. 17, 2007 Western Michigan W
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| 07/16/2007 9:26 PM |
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A Day to Remember!
A Recollection of another Cyclone loss off rivals.com
Somewhere in my house I have an empty 1970 era Pepsi bottle. I'm not crazy and I'm not alone.
The bottle commemorates the Hawkeyes' 12-10 victory in 1977 over the Cyclones in the first game of the series renewal.
Iowa and Iowa State played their first game in 1894 with ISU winning 16-8 in Iowa City. The series ended briefly in 1920 with Iowa holding a 15-7 series lead.
According to a November 22 article in the Iowa City Press-Citizen, "Iowa has all to lose and nothing to gain in the battle with her sister institution."
The series was renewed in 1934 with ISU pounding Iowa 31-6. Prior to the game Iowa coach Ossie Salem stated that the two teams wouldn't be playing in 1935 but would be playing again in the near future.
The near future morphed into years and the two wouldn't meet on the gridiron again until 1977 in Iowa City.
Iowa State was coming off of an 8-3 season in 1976 and Earle Bruce and company were confident that another great season was in the offing.
Dexter Green was one of the most exciting running backs in the country and the Clones had a stout defense led by defensive linemen Mike Stensrud and Tom Randall and linebacker Tom Boskey.
ISU also brought with them a little confidence and attitude as evidenced by the "Beat Iowa" on their jerseys.
Iowa was coming off of the best year in the Bob Commings era. After consecutive 3-8 seasons, the Hawkeyes went 5-6 in 1976.
Unlike Iowa State, Iowa made its bones on a defense that was ranked third in the Big Ten in 1976. The Iowa defense was led by a stout linebacking corps of Dean Moore, Tom Rusk, and Andre Jackson.
So on September 17, 1977, an unstoppable force in cardinal and gold ran into Kinnick Stadium to face an immovable object in black and gold.
This time the immovable object would win.
Iowa State struck first on a long punt return for a touchdown. When a team known for its defense gets down 7-0, palms start to get sweaty…unless that team has a bullet known as Dennis Mosley.
I remember sitting in my end zone seat and screaming as Mosley took off and became a black and gold dot screaming towards the ISU end zone on a 77-yard touchdown run. A missed extra point kept ISU on top until late in the first quarter when Iowa's Jon Lazar smashed into the end zone to give the Hawks a 12-7 lead.
If memory serves me right and it often doesn't, Iowa tried for the two point PAT and failed, so the scored stayed at 12-7 until ISU hit a field goal to cut the lead to 12-10.
After that the Iowa defense stiffened and time and time again turned away the Cyclone offense.
Late in the game, Iowa punter Dave Hosclaw nailed a long punt to pin ISU back to their 10-yard line. With less than a minute to go, Iowa State tried to drive into field goal range but failed. The Hawkeyes held and Kinnick was rocking with jubilant Iowa fans.
On this day, the immovable object had won. The only ISU touchdown had come on a special teams play. Iowa out gained Iowa State 192-96 and held the magnificent Dexter Green to only 46 yards on 21 carries.
Hawkeye fans were on top of the world, at least for one day.
Iowa would finish the year 5-6. A 34-14 loss to UCLA would be turned around by a forfeit.
Iowa State would regain its stride to finish 8-3 and play in the Peach Bowl.
But on that beautiful September day, the Hawkeyes were the champions of the state of Iowa.
Iowa's two deeps:
TE - Jim Swift 6'4", 235. Matt Petrzelka 6'6", 240
LT - Barry Tomasetti 6'3", 255, Aaron Leonard 6'2", 268
LG - Mike Mayer 6'2", 241, Lemuel Grayson 6'3", 217
C - Jim Hilgenberg 6'2", 230, Mark Callaghan 5'11", 224
RG - Doug Benschoter 6'3", 256, John Rushton 6'2", 230
RT - Sam Palladino 6'2", 255, Jeff DeVilder 6'3", 240
SE - Mike Brady 5'10", 180, Brad Reid 5'11", 170 (Go Linn-Mar!!)
QB - Bob Commings, Jr. 6'1", 195, Jeff Green 6'0" 183/ Pete Gales 6'3", 165
TB - Ernie Sheeler 6'0", 192, Dennis Mosley 5'9", 175/ Tom Renn 5'9", 182
FB - Jon Lazar 6'1", 210, Jim Arkeilpane 6'0", 214
WB - Jesse Cook 5'11", 160, Chris Mackey 5'11", 183
PK - Scott Schilling 6'0", 220
LE - Steve Wagner 6'3", 220, Darrell Hobbs 6'6", 249
LT - Joe Willis 6'4", 264, Joe Stephenson 6'5", 235
RT - Joe Hufford 6'2", 238, John Harty 6'6", 260
RE - Steve Vazquez 6'2", 235, Jim Molini 6'4", 225
LLB - Dean Moore 6'2" 210, Gene Holtorf 6'2", 210
MLB - Tom Rusk 6'2", 232, Tim Gutshall 6'), 197
RLB - Andre Jackson 6'0", 195, Leven Weiss 6'3", 205
CB - Rod Sears 6'0", 185, Mario Pace 6'0", 172
SS - Cedric Shaw 6'0", 190, Shanty Burks 6'0", 185
FS - Dave Becker 6'2", 188, Cedric Shaw 6'0", 190
CB - Roger Stech 6'0", 185, Chuck Sodergren 6'2", 193
P - Dave Hosclaw 6'2", 193.
Iowa State's two deeps:
TE - Guy Preston 6'7", 206, Mickey Leafblad 6'4", 220
LT - Dick Cuvelier 6'3", 266, Tom Stonerook 6'2", 233
LG - Maek Boehm 6'1", 230, Al Grissinger 6'4", 244
C - Denny Engel 6'0", 206, Dave Rom 6'1", 236
RG - Kevin Cunningham 6'4", 248, Jim Wilson 6'1", 227
RT - Tim Stonerook 6'7", 236, Brian Neal 6'3", 250
SE - Stan Hixon 6'0", 165, Tom Buck 5'10", 180
QB - Terry Rubley, 6'1", 172, Vinny Cerrato 5'11", 173
TB - Dexter Green 5'9", 162, Jeff Curry 5'8", 177
FB - Cal Cummins 5'11", 185, Pat Kennedy 5'11", 192
SB - John Solomon 5'9", 177, Ray Hardee 6'0", 187
PK - Scott Kollman 5'11", 174
LE - Rick White 6'1", 200, Steve Weidemann 6'2", 193
LT - Mike Stensrud 6'4", 265, Greg Rensink 6'4", 220
NG - Ron McFarland 6'1", 256, Jim Sweeney 6'2", 235
RT - Tom Randall 6'6", 251, Kenny Neil 6'4", 233
RE - Craig Volkens 6'2", 212, Terry Earnest 6'4", 206
LB - Tom Boskey 6'1", 211, Mike Leaders 6'1", 209
LB - Mark Settle 6'3", 216, Scott Cole 6'1", 200
R - Tom Perticone 5'10", 183, Dam Dummermuth 6'3", 190
SC - Kevin Hart 5'11", 180, Jerry Washington 5'11", 190
WC - Mike Clemons 6'1", 184, Brian Johnson 6'2", 190
S - Mike Schwartz 6'0", 172, Larry Crawford 6'0", 160
P - Rick Blabolil 6'0", 185
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| 07/17/2007 9:29 PM |
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| I recall many of those players names for both teams. Stensrud had a pretty good career in the NFL. |
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IrememberDukester
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| 07/24/2007 8:51 PM |
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Finally something worth watching!
Make sure the sound is cranked up!
http://www.gohawks.com/
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egami
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| 07/25/2007 3:35 PM |
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Iowa has a lot riding on a QB that is fairly questionable. To me that is as big, if not bigger, of a question as the o-line and it's typically easier to plug in big guys into the line and teach them than it is to season a QB.
That being said, Ferentz and his staff will really be extremely motivated after taking the heat for a disappointing season in '06. This is good news for the Hawks. Not playing Michigan or Ohio St. isn't such great news as it may seem. Iowa will potentially have a fairly weak SOS depending on how Penn St., Wisconsin and other B10 teams shape up and if Iowa somehow pulls off a 1 or 2 loss season you can fully expect them to get no respect in the BCS.
However, I project Iowa will lose 4 or 5 games. They've struggled on the road and despite the revamped coaching efforts I don't see that changing and I think this will be a difficult season defending their home turf with a seemingly weak offense. |
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Crit40
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| 07/25/2007 4:46 PM |
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| 07/25/2007 4:55 PM |
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| iowa, notre dame and nebraska could have very similar seasons. |
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| 07/25/2007 8:04 PM |
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Posted By Crit40 on 07/25/2007 4:46 PM Oh brother.
/hug
Go Blue!
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Posted By Omahan on 11/04/2008 2:24 PM
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| 07/27/2007 8:33 PM |
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Storied programs dominate Ladder 119's top rungs
ESPN.com
What are the top programs of the past decade? That's the question ESPN.com has attempted to answer this week. Fifteen college football experts and analysts ranked all 119 Division I-A programs, taking into account record, traditions, recruiting, facilities, coaches, attendance and support, among other criteria.
Editor's note: Each day, one writer will attempt to explain why these teams were ranked in this order. The rankings reflect the average from the 15 ballots cast and are not the writer's individual ballot. Ivan Maisel breaks down Nos. 1 to 25 below.
Ladder 119: Nos. 1-25 (from 1997 to 2006)
RANK TEAM RECORD WIN % TITLES BOWL RECORD
1 USC 90-35 .720 2 national; 5 conf. 4-3
Tradition, a talent pool that is local and deep, a coach who is both football smart and people smart, and a national identity among recruits as the "it" school: The Trojans have it all.
2 Ohio State 97-28 .776 1 national; 4 conf. 5-4
There may be eight Division I-A schools in the state, but there's only one that rules it from Toledo to Cincinnati. Coach Jim Tressel has polished the Buckeyes program to a fine sheen.
3 Texas 98-28 .778 1 national; 1 conf. 6-4
Vast resources and vaster tradition. Coach Mack Brown has brought back the Darrell Royal touch with the common folk, and he wins like Royal, too.
4 Florida 94-32 .746 1 national; 2 conf. 5-5
Were it not for the three moderately successful Ron Zook years, the Gators would be ranked higher. Only a strong program could rebound as quickly as Florida did.
5 Oklahoma 95-33 .742 1 national; 4 conf. 4-4
The Sooners won one national championship and played for two others. Even after vacating eight victories at the NCAA's behest, coach Bob Stoops is averaging nearly 10 wins a year.
6 Michigan 96-28 .774 1 national; 5 conf. 5-5
The Wolverines have won a national championship and played in four Rose Bowls in the past decade. Now, if they can only figure out how to beat the Buckeyes again.
7 Florida State 96-31 .756 1 national; 7 conf. 5-5
They got to this ranking by traveling in the wrong direction. The Seminoles' 14-year streak of top-five finishes ended in 2000.
8 Miami 94-29 .764 1 national; 4 conf. 7-2
Like their archrivals at No. 7, the Hurricanes have fallen, although more gently. Since winning the 2001 title, Miami has won fewer games in each of the past five seasons than in the season before.
9 LSU 86-38 .694 1 national; 2 conf. 6-2
Les Miles has continued the winning begun by Nick Saban, but these 10 years began with mediocre teams under Gerry DiNardo.
10 Tennessee 94-32 .746 1 national; 2 conf. 3-6
The Volunteers won it all in 1998 and have won or tied for three SEC East titles since. Downside: They haven't played in a BCS game in eight years.
11 Georgia 96-30 .762 2 conf. 8-2
The Bulldogs won under Jim Donnan and have won more under Mark Richt. They have played in three of the past five SEC Championship Games.
12 Virginia Tech 95-31 .754 2 conf. 4-6
The Hokies have been consistent winners under Frank Beamer, yet with the big exception of 1999, they have consistently fallen just shy of greatness.
T-13 Nebraska 94-34 .734 1 national; 2 conf. 5-4
The Huskers shared the 1997 national championship with Michigan. Frank Solich maintained the success for four seasons, but they haven't been the Mighty Huskers since.
T-13 Wisconsin 89-38 .701 2 conf. 6-3
Barry Alvarez built something out of nothing at Madison. Nice bookends: After consecutive Rose Bowl victories in the 1998 and 1999 seasons, the Badgers went 12-1 last season under first-year coach Bret Bielema.
15 Auburn 84-40 .677 1 conf. 5-3
Auburn spotted the field a two-year head start in this decade, but after that, wow: undefeated in 2004, 33-5 over the last three seasons and a record-tying five straight victories over archrival Alabama.
16 Boise State 97-28 .776 7 conf. 5-2
Texas is the only team to win more games than the Broncos in the last 10 years. Boise State beat Oklahoma, the other Big 12 South power, in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. That game gave hope to have-nots everywhere. Boise State attempts to win its sixth straight WAC championship this season.
17 Oregon 82-40 .672 2 conf. 4-5
Mike Bellotti built upon the foundation that Rich Brooks set in Eugene, making the Ducks a perennial contender in the Pac-10. Add to that facilities the equal of any in the nation, and you have a top program.
18 Louisville 83-40 .675 4 conf. 3-6
No program has come further in this decade than the Cardinals, who began as a Division I-A have-not and finished as the champion and the anchor of the Big East.
19 West Virginia 76-45 .628 3 conf. 3-5
The Mountaineers tailed off at the end of the Don Nehlen Era, but former WVU player Rich Rodriguez quickly rebuilt the program. West Virginia always has been known for its devoted fans. Now it's known for its unique -- and explosive -- offense.
20 Kansas State 88-38 .698 1 conf. 4-4
Who could imagine Kansas State rebuilding? Bill Snyder turned the ne'er-do-wells into a Big 12 powerhouse, peaking with three North titles and the 2003 conference championship. Ron Prince is the rebuilder, but in facilities Snyder made possible before retiring in 2005.
21 Penn State 74-47 .612 1 conf. 4-2
Joe Paterno may be ancient, but the Nittany Lions have been as mercurial as a teenager. Plenty of downs and some big ups (the 2005 Big Ten conference championship). And the fans, all six figures worth, continue to fill Beaver Stadium.
22 Boston College 76-45 .628 1 conf. 7-1
Tom O'Brien turned the Eagles into a consistent winner, but they rank this high for what they did off the field. Moving from the Big East to the ACC solidified the program economically. The competitive consequences will be interesting to watch.
23 Notre Dame 75-47 .615 0 0-7
The Irish have endured their rockiest decade since the pre-Ara Parseghian years: two fired coaches, no national championship contenders, and who could believe they would go a decade without winning a bowl game? However, love or hate, the Irish remain America's Team.
24 TCU 80-40 .667 4 conf. 5-3
The Horned Frogs have come a long way: moving from the WAC to Conference USA to the Mountain West and thriving in all three. Despite playing in a league without a guaranteed BCS berth, Gary Patterson has turned TCU into a perennial threat to grab one.
25 Iowa 65-56 .537 2 conf. 3-4
Kirk Ferentz has molded the Hawkeyes into a reflection of their fans: hardworking and straightforward. From the depths of the end of the Hayden Fry Era, the Hawkeyes won a share of two Big Ten championships and have played in bowls for six consecutive seasons.
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| 07/29/2007 4:28 PM |
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Jake Christensen starting QB!
High school honors - - Earned all-American recognition from USA Today, SuperPrep, Rivals.com and Parade Magazine . . . named Illinois Player of the Year by Champaign News-Gazette . . . was first team all-state and all-conference as a senior . . . earned first team all-conference, all-area and all-state honors as a junior after leading prep team to second straight Class 8A state title . . . Career - - career totals include 404-774 for 6,555 yards and 69 touchdowns . . . completed 178-317 attempts as a senior for 2,874 yards and 36 touchdowns as a senior, with 11 interceptions . . . passed for 3,681 yards and 33 touchdowns, with five interceptions as a junior, completing 226-457 pass attempts . . . earned three letters in football and three letters as baseball outfielder.
Personal - - Born 8/15/86 . . . Interdepartmental Studies/Business major . . . parents are Linda Freveletti and Jeff Christensen . . . member of prep Honor Roll for four years . . . father played with Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Cleveland in the NFL . . . high school coach was Bret Kooi.
Drew who?
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| 07/30/2007 12:16 PM |
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Egs,
"a seemingly weak offense"? They have Albert Young back in the backfield and the entire receiving core. Yes, a new quarterback....but Jake Chirstensen has much more upside potential than Drew Tate ever had.
If the O-line is improved, which I believe it is, they should be fine. And with the defense that is back, 4 or 5 lossed with THAT schedule would be a huge disappointment to Iowa fans across the country. |
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| 07/30/2007 1:31 PM |
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You don't have the entire receiving corps. You lost Chandler who was 2nd in yardage and lead in TD's despite his tendancy to drop passes. You also lost Sims who isn't as good as Young, but gave him time to catch a breath.
You are also losing your team leader in Drew Tate and say what you will about Christensen, but he isn't tested.
After it's said and done, I bet Tate has better stats at Iowa, but we can wait on that one.
There is nothing to suggest the o-line is overly improved when they lost Yanda and Elgin.
While they should be better this season with an easier schedule I'll be surprised if they improve on their 58th ranked offense from last season.
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| 07/31/2007 11:41 AM |
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| You're right, Chandler was a big target in 2006 and I was mostly talking about the wide-outs. Drew Tate was an emotional player....sometimes that was good and sometimes not so good. In D1 football, every team loses a leader about every 3 or 4 years......new ones materialize, as will be the case at Iowa. |
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| 07/31/2007 7:21 PM |
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Posted By egami on 07/30/2007 1:31 PM
You don't have the entire receiving corps. You lost Chandler who was 2nd in yardage and lead in TD's despite his tendancy to drop passes. You also lost Sims who isn't as good as Young, but gave him time to catch a breath.
You are also losing your team leader in Drew Tate and say what you will about Christensen, but he isn't tested.
After it's said and done, I bet Tate has better stats at Iowa, but we can wait on that one.
There is nothing to suggest the o-line is overly improved when they lost Yanda and Elgin.
While they should be better this season with an easier schedule I'll be surprised if they improve on their 58th ranked offense from last season.
Then again, it is one of the weaker NCAA schedules in a BCS conference.
I can see a 9, 10, or 11 game win record this year. The defense will be very hard to score against and the running game will open up the passing game.
Wisconsin will probably be better than Ohio State this year and Penn St is possibly a Top 10 or an easy Top 15 pick. By seasons end they will have played 5 possibly 6 bowl bound teams.
I predict Hawkeye Nation will be taking a trip to the Capital One Bowl or Outback Bowl on New Years day or even the Alamo Bowl.
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| 07/31/2007 8:48 PM |
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| 07/31/2007 9:01 PM |
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Actually most felt they would win more than that. Most of Hawkeye Nation felt a 1 maybe 2 loss season.
The program basically reloads, I see no problem with a 10 win season myself.
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| 07/31/2007 9:57 PM |
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Egs,
Last year was a disaster, no doubt about it. The one big complaint about last year's coaching job was that Ferentz went to the "other" senior QB when Tate went down, when Christensen should have been playing. Not that it would have made much of a difference in the win column, but it would have given this year's starting QB some more game experience.
I believe Iowa showed what they could do in their bowl game against Texas last year. Full scrimmage preparation, a healthy Tate and alot of fire all season long, would have gone a long ways for that team last year, and I think the coaching staff realized that they were not doing their jobs in preparing those kids to take the field last year......a mistake I see being corrected this year.
You can knock the Hawkeyes all you want, and I'll say it here and now. If they don't win 9 plus games with that schedule, and that defense, it will be a huge disappointment, way more than last years fiasco.
I guaranty the Hawkeyes will come to play this year.
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