Kirk Ferentz

[Hashish]

Capt Kirk can not get his kids fired up for ISU. ISU kids get very fired up for this game-its thier seson.
Hayden always got the Iowa kids fired up for this game and they dominated them.
If Iowa is a head at half they go in to thier conservative play calling mode. Nice call Kirk on the FG to call time out
Time to start CJ

I agree with all of this except the last part. It was time to start CJ at the beginning of the season. At the very latest he should have started the second half against Ball State. The play calling is beyond pathetic. They are about 20 years behind the times on offense. So fucking tough to watch this shitshow.

 

[Mr. Poon]

Often during the season I get frustrated that Nebraska has Pelini at the helm. But then I look around the conference and see guys like Ferentz and Hoke and realize that schools needing to make a coaching change is the norm.

 

[hawkeye]

He has an offensive coordinator but all plays have to go thru him. If he can muslce you and throw the dink
and dunk he will all day--even if he gets behind. No imagination. We need Hayden back where the
exotic plays were the norm and he could fire his team up. I think the B10 is wide open this year.

 

[lostinamerica]

Interesting stats from hawkeyenation.com . I assume the stats are accurate.

Here?s how Big Ten teams (14 teams) have performed as double-digit favorites since 2006:

Ohio State ? 38-27-1 (against the spread); 63-3 straight up
Wisconsin ? 28-20-1 (ATS); 48-1 straight up
Nebraska ? 24-26-1 (ATS); 45-6 straight up
Penn State ? 22-16 (ATS); 38-0 straight up
Michigan ? 20-17 (ATS); 36-1 straight up
Michigan State ? 14-18-1 (ATS); 30-3 straight up
Rutgers ? 14-16 (ATS); 27-3 straight up
Iowa ? 13-26 (ATS); 28-11 straight up
Illinois ? 12-12 (ATS); 21-3 straight up
Purdue ? 9-13-2 (ATS); 22-2 straight up
Northwestern ? 8-13 (ATS); 18-3 straight up
Indiana ? 8-7 (ATS); 14-1 straight up
Maryland ? 7-8 (ATS); 13-2 straight up
Minnesota 6-7 (ATS); 10-3 straight up

Iowa has 11 SU losses in 8+ seasons as a double digit favorite; next poorest on the list is Nebraska with 6 SU losses, no other team has more than 3 SU losses. . . ATS as a double digit favorite, Iowa is again the dubious best at 13-26 (.333).


GL

 

[Hashish]

Interesting stats from hawkeyenation.com . I assume the stats are accurate.

Here?s how Big Ten teams (14 teams) have performed as double-digit favorites since 2006:

Ohio State ? 38-27-1 (against the spread); 63-3 straight up
Wisconsin ? 28-20-1 (ATS); 48-1 straight up
Nebraska ? 24-26-1 (ATS); 45-6 straight up
Penn State ? 22-16 (ATS); 38-0 straight up
Michigan ? 20-17 (ATS); 36-1 straight up
Michigan State ? 14-18-1 (ATS); 30-3 straight up
Rutgers ? 14-16 (ATS); 27-3 straight up
Iowa ? 13-26 (ATS); 28-11 straight up
Illinois ? 12-12 (ATS); 21-3 straight up
Purdue ? 9-13-2 (ATS); 22-2 straight up
Northwestern ? 8-13 (ATS); 18-3 straight up
Indiana ? 8-7 (ATS); 14-1 straight up
Maryland ? 7-8 (ATS); 13-2 straight up
Minnesota 6-7 (ATS); 10-3 straight up

Iowa has 11 SU losses in 8+ seasons as a double digit favorite; next poorest on the list is Nebraska with 6 SU losses, no other team has more than 3 SU losses. . . ATS as a double digit favorite, Iowa is again the dubious best at 13-26 (.333).


GL

I bet close to half of those SU losses were to ISU. :mj07: