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iahawks

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One guy that started (Jaleel Johnson).

We also lost our top reserve DT that played really well last year in Faith Ekakitie.

So lose those 2 and add Epenesa and a healthy Bazata who was playing injured the last half of the season in 2016 and our DL is in fine shape.

It would have been awesome to have Drew Ott last year.
 
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1976

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Funny how someone can be so wrong most of time in the past, but yet still be fully confident of their predictions in the future.
I was wrong about one day last year. It took longer than I thought to implement CMC's culture. The game is usually close, but we wore horrible to start the season. We will be light years ahead of that this year
 

AmesHawk

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You guys are really good to miss him.

This is more like it.

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TheJackWePack5

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Iowa is building toward 8 players on the DL. Right now they will have Hesse, Nelson, Nelson, AJ, Bazata, Latimore, Jansen, and Reiff.


The DL isn’t going to be an issue, the front 7 won’t be an issue.
Looks like a few experienced guys with some inexperience as well.

Looks like it could be the first time in several years without a 6'4 310 lb road block in the middle.
 
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YeahBuddy

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Looks like a few experienced guys with some inexperience as well.

Looks like it could be the first time in several years without a 6'4 310 lb road block in the middle.

Matt Nelson (6'8", 285 lbs) took snaps exclusively at DT during the open practice last Saturday.

It will be interesting to see how that works out as that is tall for the prototypical DT.
 
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TheJackWePack5

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Matt Nelson (6'8", 285 lbs) took snaps exclusively at DT during the open practice last Saturday.

It will be interesting to see how that works out as that is tall for the prototypical DT.

Latimore is that guy. He was 6'5 295 lbs in he Spring. I'm sure he is up over 300 lbs now.

I am familiar with Anthony Nelson (for obvious reasons) and Parker Hesse (wife is from the same area as him).

I also have an interesting Nathan Bazata story. I lived in central Nebraska for a year and a half and some younger guys from out that way threw against Nathan in the shot/discus at state track. They couldn't believe he was a Big 10 football player let alone how effective he has been. (Keep in mind they think anyone from Nebraska that Nebraska doesn't offer is garbage).
 

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Iowa is building toward 8 players on the DL. Right now they will have Hesse, Nelson, Nelson, AJ, Bazata, Latimore, Jansen, and Reiff.


The DL isn’t going to be an issue, the front 7 won’t be an issue.

Don't forget Epenesa. He will be in the mix for sure.