Iowa Game Prediction Thread
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One big reason we lost the 2021 game was that we got absolutely killed on field position. It'll still be a tall order, but based on what we saw Saturday, the improved ST play combined with defense should allow us to mitigate this. Have to limit mistakes and costly turnovers though.
Curious what your prediction would have been for this Cy-Hawk game last week, before seeing Iowa and ISU's first game?
I would have picked Iowa by 10 or more last week, but I'm now taking ISU 16-13. I know it's dumb to try to make to much out of what we saw from either team on Saturday, but Iowa surprised me a bit in a negative way, and ISU surprised me a bit in a positive way. I don't think either team showed much though and were playing it pretty vanilla.
Both OL's looked shaky and had trouble running the ball. Low scoring game seems inevitable.
I would have said Iowa 20 and ISU 10. Now I’m the opposite. Cade being immobile is a huge concern and we can’t run the ball at all. Defense also seemed to have taken a significant step back than what we have seen the last few years. I think it is still a good defense, but not elite like the last couple of years.
I didn’t watch ISU but they handled UNI with ease.
The McNamara to Cooper connection will produce at least 2 TDs. ISU 31-3.
Run blocking. I was stupidly thinking things would improve there. They haven't. ISU's D will be much better than Utah St.'s, and we averaged <3 yds per rush against Utah St.
You didn't answer my question... what would your prediction for this game been a week ago, before seeing either Iowa or ISU play this week?
Probably about the same, not sure of a score but I would've predicted an ISU win. A week ago I might have bumped the point total up.
22 to 3 cyclones.
I really don’t think Iowa is very good, nor do I think they can score on our defense. Iowa will need a few turnovers to win. If we just stay clean we win easily. I don’t find this matchup particularly close.
I really don’t think Iowa is very good, nor do I think they can score on our defense. Iowa will need a few turnovers to win. If we just stay clean we win easily. I don’t find this matchup particularly close.
We ran for 129 yards in this game last year, and USU rushed for 116, and they are not a good team. This could be a hot take, but I think we rush for 140 yards+. On top of that, none of the UI linebackers can keep up with our TE’s. I hate to make the statement that ISU wins by a comfortable margin, because by the time I do, they lay an egg, but if the UNI game is any indication, our defense will be tough to score on. The fact it’s in Ames really helps our young QB as well. Really looking forward to it.
I could be way off base and ISU could get absolutely mollywhopped, so looking forward to that too
I could be way off base and ISU could get absolutely mollywhopped, so looking forward to that too
Reasonable projection, for sure.
I might even say first team to score a touchdown wins (score might be 9-6 if/when it happens).
21-17 Iowa but I feel a lot better about our chances than I did before the UNI game.
I think the offensive lIne does us in, with Iowa throwing in some defensive wrestling wrinkles to exploit it and Becht's youth. I think Iowa will be able to make us one-dimensional with Scheelhaase not being seasoned enough to counteract it. I fully anticipate our line to be the weakest unit for either team.
The defense will ball out but McNamara proves to be a huge improvement over his predecessors. I have a sneaky feeling ill-timed penalties and game management play a factor in our demise. On the latter Campbell will waste a TO that comes back to bite him later.
Bright spot is Becht shows poise in the face of adversity and STs show they are for real and prove to be more of a strength than a weakness.
Looking later in the year this game will stand out as one we probably had a better chance of winning later in the year. At the same time it proves to be a developmental one that leads to more conference wins later in the year.
Before UNI I thought this was a 3-5 win team (4-5) until I saw differently. At this moment I think we are closer to a 6-7 win team, with an outside chance at 8. I think we play reasonably well in a loss. And that's okay.
I think the offensive lIne does us in, with Iowa throwing in some defensive wrestling wrinkles to exploit it and Becht's youth. I think Iowa will be able to make us one-dimensional with Scheelhaase not being seasoned enough to counteract it. I fully anticipate our line to be the weakest unit for either team.
The defense will ball out but McNamara proves to be a huge improvement over his predecessors. I have a sneaky feeling ill-timed penalties and game management play a factor in our demise. On the latter Campbell will waste a TO that comes back to bite him later.
Bright spot is Becht shows poise in the face of adversity and STs show they are for real and prove to be more of a strength than a weakness.
Looking later in the year this game will stand out as one we probably had a better chance of winning later in the year. At the same time it proves to be a developmental one that leads to more conference wins later in the year.
Before UNI I thought this was a 3-5 win team (4-5) until I saw differently. At this moment I think we are closer to a 6-7 win team, with an outside chance at 8. I think we play reasonably well in a loss. And that's okay.
2 keys for ISU:
-no turnovers
-no missed field goals
If we go 2/2 on those we win by 6-10
ISU 24
Iowa 17
-no turnovers
-no missed field goals
If we go 2/2 on those we win by 6-10
ISU 24
Iowa 17
