Iowa’s O and USC’s D continues to amaze in the bad way
If these teams met in a bowl this year, I wonder if it would put a tear in the space time continuum.
With Brian Ferentz no longer for his job, they threw caution into the wind and the team responded with 169 yards of offense, getting their 10 points in regulation on a last second FG. Interestingly enough, that is the 7th highest scoring output at Wrigley this year behind the Cubs scoring 20, 17, 16, 14, and 11 runs while the Pirates put up 13 in the friendly confines. Deacon threw for 65 yards while playing the entire game. Say hello to the likely B1G West Champs.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401520373
USC has the opposite problem with a disaster on D. They gave up 256 rushing yards to UW’s Dillon Johnson who amassed 199 yards BEFORE CONTACT! I don’t know that could happen with 2 Power 5 teams. That was enough to broom their DC which opens an opportunity for Shawn Nua who is now co-DC.
November 5th, 2023 at 4:51 PM ^
I can't believe some defensive players chose USC over Michigan. Crazy
November 5th, 2023 at 5:00 PM ^
$$$$$
November 5th, 2023 at 6:04 PM ^
Don’t worry, it’s not cheating. I’ll give you $3M if you sign one football. #NIL
November 6th, 2023 at 12:20 AM ^
Don’t worry, it’s not cheating. I’ll give you $3M if you sign one football. #NIL
The thing is, they might get 3M for signing a football, but they lose out on coaching and player development. That 3M might be all the ever get. Highlight reels of getting burned on defense don't usually lead to signing NFL contracts.
November 5th, 2023 at 6:23 PM ^
Beaches and babes. I would go there for that considering it's about to be colder than a witches tit directly.
November 5th, 2023 at 7:19 PM ^
1. USC is in the hood, not on the beach.
2. The attractiveness of the coeds has an inverse relation to the SC’s academic standards - as SC’s undergrad rankings went up, the hotness of the students went down, exponentially.
3. Agreed on weather but it’s also exponentially more expensive in LA than A2 and the “fan culture” is toxic - makes the in game never played a down hyperbole of our game threads look fair, balanced and informed by comparison.
November 5th, 2023 at 7:33 PM ^
How do you measure your 2nd point?
I almost said “how do you measure #2?” but then remembered that I went to junior high.
November 5th, 2023 at 9:39 PM ^
Courics
November 5th, 2023 at 8:21 PM ^
I'd imagine this might be persuasive as well
November 6th, 2023 at 11:09 AM ^
And they're coming to our CITAAAY!
November 5th, 2023 at 5:03 PM ^
Hookers and blow (and cash) will warp a young man's mind.
The Big Ten presidents will have a lot of looking the other way to do when USC shows up in the conference. Man, that program has some history.
But it's all good though, as long as they nail that Harbaugh guy for his staffer having friends sit in the stands of football games. That's a crime we can't tolerate.
November 5th, 2023 at 5:07 PM ^
It'll warp an old man's mind. S'fun!
November 5th, 2023 at 5:11 PM ^
Speaking of bags of cash, why doesn't Michigan get proof of schools doing that and turn them.in??
November 5th, 2023 at 5:18 PM ^
FBI already did that. Went nowhere.
November 5th, 2023 at 5:39 PM ^
exactly
November 5th, 2023 at 8:05 PM ^
Im trying to figure out why would CS waste manpower on this soft ass conference. Michigan has played 6 conference games and still haven't played anyone but its their fault
November 5th, 2023 at 5:21 PM ^
This has been a very sad week....I needed that Iowa/USC bowl game with their respective failing coordinators very much involved.
November 5th, 2023 at 7:34 PM ^
Get the papers, get the papers
November 5th, 2023 at 7:56 PM ^
I'm genuinely curious which bowl will invite Iowa, who at this point looks like a 10-2 Big West winner and 10-3 BTCG loser.
Michigan and possibly osu to the CFP or Big 6. Then you have 2-loss Penn State to a Big 6 game, probably. Would Iowa get the Citrus Bowl against a 3rd/4th place SEC team? That's still crazy to me.
November 5th, 2023 at 8:07 PM ^
and somehow,Iowa would win, 16-14
November 5th, 2023 at 8:28 PM ^
4-3
fify
November 5th, 2023 at 5:37 PM ^
It’s amazing how bad USC’s defense is, but that isn’t anything new. I couldn’t believe how bad they were last year, either. What is surprising about USC is the extent to which Caleb Williams has been exposed. He’s going to cost some dumb NFL GM his job.
November 5th, 2023 at 6:54 PM ^
I had a post topic about this a week or so ago. IMO, unless Williams goes to a team with an offense like philly’s, he’s going to bomb in the nfl. He’s got physical talent, but I don’t think he’s there mentally like the nfl draft pundits believe he is.
November 5th, 2023 at 9:55 PM ^
100%. I am shocked how many pundits were still saying even a week ago that he is the best QB prospect since Luck. He’s not a better prospect than Burrow or Lawrence were. Shoot, I wouldn’t say he’s better than Baker or Kyler.
If anything, he’s going into his draft a lot like Jameis Winston. Someone who was amazing their Heisman year, but showed a lot more flaws than realized before in their following year.
November 5th, 2023 at 8:09 PM ^
He"s tanking for Vegas.
November 5th, 2023 at 8:27 PM ^
He jukes and runs away from a lot of guys coming after him. That won't work in the NFL.
November 5th, 2023 at 5:42 PM ^
That iowa offense and USC defense would combine for the ultimate bottom feeder
November 5th, 2023 at 5:45 PM ^
Please give us a USC-Iowa bowl game.
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Stoppable Force meets the Movable Object.
November 5th, 2023 at 6:14 PM ^
Like a Gift of the Magi for the holiday season.
November 5th, 2023 at 7:09 PM ^
Perfect analogy
November 5th, 2023 at 6:35 PM ^
The problem is there’s a 0.0% chance Caleb Williams plays in said bowl game.
November 5th, 2023 at 8:45 PM ^
Not a concern. The battle we care about is the Iowa offense vs. the USC defense.
November 5th, 2023 at 6:18 PM ^
Iowa needs Stalions.
November 5th, 2023 at 6:21 PM ^
Tried to post a thread but for some reason it didn't go through.
David Schuster is tweeting a legal plan is in place to block a big ten suspension. NCAA nor the Big Ten nor the internal investigation has shown proof that JH knew anything about what CS was doing.....so far.
November 5th, 2023 at 6:33 PM ^
You know, it really says something that the B1G is really pursuing this so hard before they play PSU and OSU to end the season. Would the same be said if they were playing NW, Illinois, and Iowa?
November 5th, 2023 at 8:17 PM ^
Hell, have they showed any proof of what Stalions did? show me some pictures of a Michigan fan filming a sideline from any stadium. Show me the ticket purchases at said stadium. Show me the out of town schedule show me something especially if you trying to suspend someone.
I personally think they got nothing and was hoping Michigan rats on themselves like they normally do.
November 5th, 2023 at 8:23 PM ^
They definitely have some things.
November 5th, 2023 at 8:54 PM ^
Let's keep our tinfoil at a respectable level.
November 5th, 2023 at 6:50 PM ^
I am genuinely laughing out loud at Iowa being outscored by six baseball teams.
November 5th, 2023 at 6:54 PM ^
I knew over 76.5 for USC-UW was a safe bet and was surprised to see more money was on the under (at Bovada).
November 5th, 2023 at 7:18 PM ^
This would be like dividing by zero, no?
November 5th, 2023 at 7:31 PM ^
I appreciate you trying to change the conversation but this is all not even remotely of interest while our program is under attack
November 5th, 2023 at 8:01 PM ^
Honestly, I felt bad for Caleb Williams. Watching him sob was sad. Guy is a competitor.
November 5th, 2023 at 8:26 PM ^
The dude with the F-Utah fingernails? Nah, I got no problem seeing that dude get some humble pie.
November 5th, 2023 at 8:18 PM ^
USC's O with Iowa's D would be amazing! USC's D with Iowa's O would be terrifying.
November 5th, 2023 at 8:55 PM ^
Apparently the Iowa NW game had a lower point total than 6 other games at Wrigley this year, 6 other baseball games.
November 5th, 2023 at 9:01 PM ^
These video game offenses seem to produce video game defenses ...
November 5th, 2023 at 9:05 PM ^
USC should throw a lot of money at Iowa’s DC
November 5th, 2023 at 9:39 PM ^
For Iowa, I'd ask how those numbers are even possible. But it's Iowa, and so the question answers itself.
For USC: 199 yards *before* contact?! How is that possible? Do USCs defenders not work out? Are they totally incapable of getting off blocks? I know they can't tackle, but haven't watched them closely enough to know more than that.