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Like that Air Force game a lot. They are my little covering SOBs thus far this year. They have yet to let me down (knock on wood). Hopefully they will cover like Boise St did last year.
What are you thoughts on Iowa and Penn St. I need to read up on Iowa some. I am very unfamiliar with them this year. Can you help me out some?
What are you thoughts on Iowa and Penn St. I need to read up on Iowa some. I am very unfamiliar with them this year. Can you help me out some?
i like iowa--if the good running back adn the good def back are back--they did not play last week because of injuires from the iowa state game--iowa has always played well at penn state and will run the ball againjst penn st--passing is iffy right now but banks is a scat back at qb--i see iowa hanging within the 8-take no less that 7 1/2-gl
IMO- Iowa will not be able to run against Penn State, you may be right at the spread being a little high but I would be careful of playing Iowa in this spot. I still see Penn State winning the Big 10.
I would stay away from Reno, this will be the first physical team that they have played this year. Also, they lost their stud back for the season, Frosh is now RB
I think Iowa +8 is a very strong play.
Everyone might be high on Penn St right now because they beat the SKERS, but the Skers are horrible. Any magor conferance team would have there day against the SKERS this year on their home field during prime time! Penn St just happens to be one of them. But look what Penn ST has done in previous games. They are far from domininating., Well except for the SKER game, but the whole country saw that, thats why everyone is on Penn St.
Why Do I like Iowa?
1.)Fred Russell will play at rb this week....yes he was held out with a shoulder injury last week, but we didn't need him against Utah St and wanted him to be 100% for the start of the Big 10. AND yes Bob Sanders will be back also, like I said they both could of played last week.
2.)Unlike Chenker, IMO Iowa will be able to run on Penn St, We , as many of you find out, will be able to run on about anyone this year, we have 5 Offensive Linemen who have been there starting for 3 years now. They may be one of the best lines in the country, little known, but very dominating. With Fred Russell hitting holes with his 4.2 speed, this will be very hard to shutdown.
3.) Brad Banks, QB, mobel, accurate, Top 5 QB in the country for effinciency, gets the job done, mistake free..no ints(just 2 costly fumbles in the ISU game that cost us a game we completely dominated in the 1st half until the injury bug hit , Russell ,Sanders, and Banks' thumb, he was unable to grip the ball firmly. But the kid is a player and with the reciever core we have watch out...Mo Brown, 5 tds, CJ Jones, just waiting to break out, to go along with two very plesent surprises, Clinton Soloman and Ed Hinkle, both true freshmem and players. Any of you see Solomans one handed grab on ESPN highlites last Saturday, WOW, the Kid is 6'3, catches everything, and runs a 4.2...he is a converted QB. I don't think we will have any problems on offense in this game.
4.)The Defense....no advantage here, both defenses aren't that great against the pass, as of last week we were 117 of 117 and they were 114 of 117. Could be high scoreing. The advantage I see for us though is we faced 4 good QBS so far this year,
That Frye dude from Akron
That Rosenfields dude from Miami Oh
That Wallace Kid from Iowa St
and that Fazoni Dude from Utah St...
So Zach Mills? Um? Ah? they won't be intimidated.
Iowa has been very impressive so far this year, except for the 3rd qrt of the ISU game. So far we have been very vanilla on defense and offense, but dominating on Offense and vanilla. Our defense will settle in, the younger guys got there feet wet, now it is time , BIG 10 time, Ferentz and Norm Parker will turn them loose with more blitzing schemes and zone coverages this week. Our defense will look revamped. Also returning is LB Chad Greenway, who they say is the best athlete we have and hasn't even played a down as a hawkeye yet..he redshirted last year and was injured in early august pratice, wait till you see this kid!
4.) Iowa has beaten Penn St 3 times in a row, and twice in Happy Hawkeye Valley, we are like 3-1 all time in Happy Hawkeye Valley.
I LOVE IOWA +8 THIS WEEK
Everyone might be high on Penn St right now because they beat the SKERS, but the Skers are horrible. Any magor conferance team would have there day against the SKERS this year on their home field during prime time! Penn St just happens to be one of them. But look what Penn ST has done in previous games. They are far from domininating., Well except for the SKER game, but the whole country saw that, thats why everyone is on Penn St.
Why Do I like Iowa?
1.)Fred Russell will play at rb this week....yes he was held out with a shoulder injury last week, but we didn't need him against Utah St and wanted him to be 100% for the start of the Big 10. AND yes Bob Sanders will be back also, like I said they both could of played last week.
2.)Unlike Chenker, IMO Iowa will be able to run on Penn St, We , as many of you find out, will be able to run on about anyone this year, we have 5 Offensive Linemen who have been there starting for 3 years now. They may be one of the best lines in the country, little known, but very dominating. With Fred Russell hitting holes with his 4.2 speed, this will be very hard to shutdown.
3.) Brad Banks, QB, mobel, accurate, Top 5 QB in the country for effinciency, gets the job done, mistake free..no ints(just 2 costly fumbles in the ISU game that cost us a game we completely dominated in the 1st half until the injury bug hit , Russell ,Sanders, and Banks' thumb, he was unable to grip the ball firmly. But the kid is a player and with the reciever core we have watch out...Mo Brown, 5 tds, CJ Jones, just waiting to break out, to go along with two very plesent surprises, Clinton Soloman and Ed Hinkle, both true freshmem and players. Any of you see Solomans one handed grab on ESPN highlites last Saturday, WOW, the Kid is 6'3, catches everything, and runs a 4.2...he is a converted QB. I don't think we will have any problems on offense in this game.
4.)The Defense....no advantage here, both defenses aren't that great against the pass, as of last week we were 117 of 117 and they were 114 of 117. Could be high scoreing. The advantage I see for us though is we faced 4 good QBS so far this year,
That Frye dude from Akron
That Rosenfields dude from Miami Oh
That Wallace Kid from Iowa St
and that Fazoni Dude from Utah St...
So Zach Mills? Um? Ah? they won't be intimidated.
Iowa has been very impressive so far this year, except for the 3rd qrt of the ISU game. So far we have been very vanilla on defense and offense, but dominating on Offense and vanilla. Our defense will settle in, the younger guys got there feet wet, now it is time , BIG 10 time, Ferentz and Norm Parker will turn them loose with more blitzing schemes and zone coverages this week. Our defense will look revamped. Also returning is LB Chad Greenway, who they say is the best athlete we have and hasn't even played a down as a hawkeye yet..he redshirted last year and was injured in early august pratice, wait till you see this kid!
4.) Iowa has beaten Penn St 3 times in a row, and twice in Happy Hawkeye Valley, we are like 3-1 all time in Happy Hawkeye Valley.
I LOVE IOWA +8 THIS WEEK
Iowa Hawk of course you like Iowa, that is your team. I appeciate your post and your reasoning but I disagree on a couple of points.
First- Zach Mills is better than all of the QB's you listed except for Wallace. And Wallace had his a day against the Hawks.
Second- I agree with you that both of these are somewhat weak against the pass. But I think you are underestimating the Penn State D Line. They have 3 NFL 1st or 2nd round players on that line. They can stuff the run. Don't look at the stats from this years games because they had comfortable leads in all three of their games and the stats and final scores were misleading in some of the contests.
Third- Penn State's offense is definitely superior to the Hawks. They can pound it down a teams throat, run the option, and throw to a group of talented receives and tight ends. They have a mamoth full back that can block and Larry Johnson is a much better back than any of Iowa's Backs.
Banks has never experienced anything like playing at Beaver Stadium (especially with their renovations this year). He will not be able to audible effectively and I think his strength is his ability to run not throw. Similiar to Jamal Lord and we saw what happened to him.
Are you telling me that Iowa is a better running team than Nebraska? If so, I disagree. Nebraska lost the game because they could not stop Penn State nor were they able to throw the ball.
Throw out all of the stats about the last couple of years between these teams. THIS IS A DIFFERENT PENN STATE TEAM. And I am not just saying that because they beat Nebraska. They have a lot of CONFIDENCE and simply do not make mistakes on offense.
All I am saying is that I would not bet against Penn State right now. Personally I am playing them in a teaser because I think they win no matter what but Iowa is definitely capable of a back door score to cover the spread.
Good luck with your play
First- Zach Mills is better than all of the QB's you listed except for Wallace. And Wallace had his a day against the Hawks.
Second- I agree with you that both of these are somewhat weak against the pass. But I think you are underestimating the Penn State D Line. They have 3 NFL 1st or 2nd round players on that line. They can stuff the run. Don't look at the stats from this years games because they had comfortable leads in all three of their games and the stats and final scores were misleading in some of the contests.
Third- Penn State's offense is definitely superior to the Hawks. They can pound it down a teams throat, run the option, and throw to a group of talented receives and tight ends. They have a mamoth full back that can block and Larry Johnson is a much better back than any of Iowa's Backs.
Banks has never experienced anything like playing at Beaver Stadium (especially with their renovations this year). He will not be able to audible effectively and I think his strength is his ability to run not throw. Similiar to Jamal Lord and we saw what happened to him.
Are you telling me that Iowa is a better running team than Nebraska? If so, I disagree. Nebraska lost the game because they could not stop Penn State nor were they able to throw the ball.
Throw out all of the stats about the last couple of years between these teams. THIS IS A DIFFERENT PENN STATE TEAM. And I am not just saying that because they beat Nebraska. They have a lot of CONFIDENCE and simply do not make mistakes on offense.
All I am saying is that I would not bet against Penn State right now. Personally I am playing them in a teaser because I think they win no matter what but Iowa is definitely capable of a back door score to cover the spread.
Good luck with your play
oOOOPS!
Obiviously he hasn't watched a hawkeye game yet this year!(Chenker)
Don't take this wrong chenker, you helped me win alot in Hockey, obviously cuz you must watch hockey, but hey, Iowa has a decent football team this year!
Great Game, huh hawkeye?
GO HAWKS!
HUGE WIN FOR THE PROGRAM!
SOMEONE SHUT CORSO'S ASS UP BEFORE HE JUMPS ON OUR BANDWAGON!
Obiviously he hasn't watched a hawkeye game yet this year!(Chenker)
Don't take this wrong chenker, you helped me win alot in Hockey, obviously cuz you must watch hockey, but hey, Iowa has a decent football team this year!
Great Game, huh hawkeye?
GO HAWKS!
HUGE WIN FOR THE PROGRAM!
SOMEONE SHUT CORSO'S ASS UP BEFORE HE JUMPS ON OUR BANDWAGON!
