iowa-7...
i noticed that iowa coach ferentz has finally named stanzi as his qb, which means that he will not be yanking him & putting in the other qb & vice versa....never understood why coaches do this since a qb needs his reps during a game to get into the flow of the game. i think by stabilizing this position, iowa will be more effective & give them more balance on offense...btw i absolutely love the way their back green runs with power...last week against a pretty good defense, iowa outgained pitt by a little over 100 yards.
i know a lot of people like nw in this game, but i don't see it. true nw is 4-0, but 3 of those wins were against syracuse, s. illinois, & ohio at home....not real powerhouses. their other game was on the road at duke where they were outgained by 472-328 yards & where duke got 14 more first downs than nw.also the nw qb tends to throw the ball up for grabs....he threw 19 ints last year & threw 4 last week against the mediocre defense of ohio. even against this weak schedule, nw is ranked 9th in the big ten in scoring offense & total offense...
some trends.....
iowa is 10-0 ats in home games vs. poor ball control teams, 28 or less possession minutes/game since 1992.
ferentz is 21-8 ats off a road loss as the coach of iowa.
nw is 1-9 ats after 1 or more consecutive straight up wins over the last 3 seasons.
nw is ats after playing a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
fitzgerald is 1-9 ats after 1 or more consecutive straight up wins as the coach of nw.
fitzgerald is 1-9 ats after playing a non-conference game as the coach of nw.
good luck
