What makes you say the defense is worse? The defensive line isn’t as intimidating as years past, but the players they have behind them are legit.I am feeling a calm about this game. Iowa's offense is worse than it was last year. Their defense is worse than it was last year. They don't have Linderbaum on the O-line this year. So many reasons to like ISU in this game IMO.
Ideally we hit them hard coming right off the bus. If we get them into a 10-0 or 14-0 hole, it'll be game over early. Easier said than done, I know, especially considering recent history in the series. But I am feeling good this year, different than recent years for sure.
With their injuries, they won't be as good as the one we saw last year.What makes you say the defense is worse? The defensive line isn’t as intimidating as years past, but the players they have behind them are legit.
Pfft. I operate under the assumption they'll all be miraculously healed. Meanwhile Campbell benches players for an entire season if they stub their toe.With their injuries, they won't be as good as the one we saw last year.
They start a walk on at one of the safety spots and will be without Jestin Jacobs barring some kind of Brandon Scherff type of recovery. That's good enough to tell me they're a bit worse than last year.What makes you say the defense is worse? The defensive line isn’t as intimidating as years past, but the players they have behind them are legit.
Haha true to all thatPfft. I operate under the assumption they'll all be miraculously healed. Meanwhile Campbell benches players for an entire season if they stub their toe.
One of their starting DTs is out, one of their starting CBs is out, a stud LB is out, and like you said they start Schulte, a walk-on, at safety. The guys that are playing are still good, there's no doubt about that, I just think they won't be as good as they were last year.They start a walk on at one of the safety spots and will be without Jestin Jacobs barring some kind of Brandon Scherff type of recovery. That's good enough to tell me they're a bit worse than last year.
Heard last wk the band stays home. Not sure that is true though.
I feel that.I am feeling a calm about this game. Iowa's offense is worse than it was last year. Their defense is worse than it was last year. They don't have Linderbaum on the O-line this year. So many reasons to like ISU in this game IMO.
Ideally we hit them hard coming right off the bus. If we get them into a 10-0 or 14-0 hole, it'll be game over early. Easier said than done, I know, especially considering recent history in the series. But I am feeling good this year, different than recent years for sure.
Yeah, they'll have seats on the 50.The band will be heading down to Kansas instead, which will be a much better environment for them for a bunch of reasons.
Not saying this won’t be a tight game, because it’s likely, but talk is cheap. We heard all summer about their “new and improved” offense and then they actually played a game.Iowa’s offense will rally together with an “us against the world” mentality…. mark it down. It’s how they’ve been talking all week.
And now who knows what kind of affect the rain will have too?
This will be a tight game.
Not saying this won’t be a tight game, because it’s likely, but talk is cheap. We heard all summer about their “new and improved” offense and then they actually played a game.
I’ll go back to this, if our offense can get going and puts up some points, we will win.
Oh I mean I agree in that I’m not confident we can win this game considering how we’ve executed in the past. I’m just not worried about their offense.Should we win this game……. yes of course. But we should have won last year too, but pissed it down our leg.
At this point I’m just trying to come up with the ways Iowa will pull this thing out again this year.
What does the Iowa offense rallying together look like though? Can they score more than 3 times on our defense, unaided by ridiculously short field position? I'll be picking my jaw up off the floor if Petras leads them 70+ yards down the field to score more than once tomorrow.Iowa’s offense will rally together with an “us against the world” mentality…. mark it down. It’s how they’ve been talking all week.
And now who knows what kind of affect the rain will have too?
This will be a tight game.
Eventually, ISU has to win one of these games in the margins, right? I know Iowa is "Win in the Margins U" but we're talking several years of ridiculously good fortune for them in this series. It has to bounce back the other way at some point.Oh I mean I agree in that I’m not confident we can win this game considering how we’ve executed in the past. I’m just not worried about their offense.
I’m more worried about our offense, where the starting field position will be, turnovers, and special teams.