Iowa
Iowa looks impressive tonight. Is it a case of Iowa being that good or Penn State being unchallenged? Iowa's front four have dominated PSU the entire game. The interesting part is that they are all fairly small and agile yet not being pushed around in the least. Two weeks from now could be a challenge.
September 26th, 2009 at 11:02 PM ^
an open thread where you can engage people watching the games with this question:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ncaafb-night-game-open-thread
As for your question, Iowa is good.
September 26th, 2009 at 11:15 PM ^
This is purely speculative, but doesn't it seem like there's always one team that can beat Penn State that's not supposed to? Iowa these past two years, and Michigan before that. Almost looks like a pattern.
September 26th, 2009 at 11:35 PM ^
I believe Iowa has won 7 of the last 8 from Penn State. That'll leave a mark. Same team that required two blocked FG's to beat Northern Iowa at home.
Should be a tough game once we get past little brother.
September 26th, 2009 at 11:41 PM ^
Ferentz owns Joe Pa!
September 26th, 2009 at 11:43 PM ^
Rank em'
I'm thinking mid 20's. Your move AP.
I'm thinking mid 20's. Your move AP.
September 27th, 2009 at 12:19 AM ^
Iowa just beat the #5 ranked team in the country in an away game, while we struggled with Indiana at home. Last week Iowa beat another BCS team (Arizona). They will almost certainly jump us. If Houston wins against TTU, I have us at 21 and Iowa at 18. If Houston loses, I have us both moving up one more spot to 20 and 17. The interesting question is how far will PSU fall? I think they will fall below Iowa but ahead of us.
September 27th, 2009 at 12:20 AM ^
I want Iowa to be ranked high enough to feel the pressure. It does scare me how strong Iowa's front seven were. It will be the first big test of the year for our running game with a banged up OL.
September 27th, 2009 at 2:30 AM ^
The bad news is Iowa's defensive line, but I think we can run on them if we focus on running laterally instead of between the tackles. Hopefully, their D-line will get tired by the second half. Rolling Tate out will also help him avoid the pass rush.
The good news is that Iowa does not seem to have an explosive, high scoring offense. They are only scoring 25 PPG versus our nearly 38 PPG.
Iowa will definitely be favored, but it is a game we can win with the right game plan. We also need to stay healthy. Oh, yeah, and learn to snap the ball without Molk.
September 26th, 2009 at 11:55 PM ^
I can't believe that is the same team that SHOULD have lost to Northern Iowa. And two weeks from now we have to play a night game against them at THEIR place? With our defense? Oy.
I was kind of glad to see Penn State go down. They shouldn't have been ranked that high. LOVED the aflac trivia question. Which coach has the most ever victories against JoePa? Many thought it was Kurt Ferentz but it's Lloyd Carr with 9 wins.
September 27th, 2009 at 12:00 AM ^
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September 27th, 2009 at 12:07 AM ^
King of YouTube? I like it.
September 27th, 2009 at 12:37 AM ^
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September 27th, 2009 at 12:21 AM ^
I think Ferentz is second behind Carr with 7 or 8 wins against Big Joe.
September 27th, 2009 at 12:10 AM ^
has got to be the most boring team to watch, if you're not an Iowa fan. That said, they're tough, disciplined and strong in the trenches. The Iowa game will be much tougher than I thought after week one.
September 27th, 2009 at 12:21 AM ^
Looked fantastic. I don't know if that's a function of Penn State's offense not being very good or not but they were truly impressive on D.