last week I said we'd beat iowa
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God we would be heralded far and wide if we aborted this travesty of an undefeated season. I guess that makes me pro choice. It would just be nice to not have to hear all the squawking.
You would be just as happy to shout it out if you were 11-0. Its not an easy feat to achieve for any team, ever.
I'll take that bet and 14 pts... How much $ ???
these guys won't back up their bold predictions with anything of significance ... occasionally they will put it all on the line with a sig bet
I'm confused are you an Iowa fan or a Nebraska fan?these guys won't back up their bold predictions with anything of significance ... occasionally they will put it all on the line with a sig bet
This Iowa team has had a deceptively tough schedule. They have one of the best QB's in CFB and their RB's could start for any team in CFB. Ferenze is a Wizard and can pluck hidden five star gems better than any coach right now and their stadium is great
Ok please is this enough now go away and go back to your own board. These hawkeye fans must scour the rivals site for any mention of their team so they can pounce on the thread to keep telling everyone how great their team is. It just all seems a little desperate to me
I too think we win handily - could we lose yes Iowa is a decent team but I think we match up rather well
Ok please is this enough now go away and go back to your own board. These hawkeye fans must scour the rivals site for any mention of their team so they can pounce on the thread to keep telling everyone how great their team is. It just all seems a little desperate to me
I too think we win handily - could we lose yes Iowa is a decent team but I think we match up rather well
Go Big Red
but just because I'm Husker fan doesn't mean I have to be an idiot and proclaim that Nebraska has a 95% chance of beating Iowa ... or that Nebraska is the better team
Nebraska has a real shot .. but when people make these bold predictions it is under the assumption that Nebraska and Tommy Armstrong are going to play a clean game which really hasn't happened all year
the rutgers game is giving a lot of people a great deal of confidence .. if our QB plays like he did against Rutgers and our offense has to go into a shell because of his play Nebraska is going to get rolled
we have played very few games or even long stretches of a game that would translate into beating Iowa .... not saying it can't or won't happen but we would have to play out of character
If Iowa doesn't substitute and rotate on defense, and Nebby plays well, Nebby could very well win.
Now I'm not defending the delusion of Nebby's fanbase denying the recent history of the series has been anything but close, I'm just stating a valid concern from an Iowa perspective. And a path to victory for Nebby.
Now I'm not defending the delusion of Nebby's fanbase denying the recent history of the series has been anything but close, I'm just stating a valid concern from an Iowa perspective. And a path to victory for Nebby.
I think any reasonable fan would look at this game and say NU not only has a real shot, they have a 50% or more chance at winning. Forget records look at the teams and how they are playing right now
- Iowa cant generate a pass rush and NU doesnt give up sacks - means TA is going to have a lot of time to pass
- Iowa is having trouble stopping receivers from getting open - NU has a good set of receivers who run smart routes and have good hands
- NU's defense is very good at stopping the run and is now healthy - Iowa has a good run game - I expect Iowa to run for around a 150 yds
- Iowa has trouble with an aggressive pass rush - Nu is going to be bringing the heat now that its blitzes are getting home
- Iowa does not have a great receivers they have a couple of good ones but I think our secondary has improved and will play ok in this game - I suspect Iowa's QB will not have a lot of time to throw
- They do have distinct advantage in the QB running form the pockets so we need to stay in our rush lanes
Could very well be. Iowa has struggled since Ott went down. Yesterday late they started defensive substitutions. If they do not do this Friday, and TA plays well, I don't see Iowa victorious.
There are some other variables/intangibles. Iowa feels pretty disrespected given they have better BCS era T10 rankings and results than Nebby does, and I'm hoping this carries over until Friday.
There are some other variables/intangibles. Iowa feels pretty disrespected given they have better BCS era T10 rankings and results than Nebby does, and I'm hoping this carries over until Friday.
fair enough ... when I think of predictions I think in terms of if I absolutely had to bet $1000 on the outcome of the game ... who would I predict wins
I am not saying you have to bet money for your prediction to be valid but I do think people's predictions might change drastically if they had to back their prediction with a significant sum of money
for instance if someone is foolish enough to proclaim that Nebraska has a 95% chance of beating Iowa what they are saying are the odds are 19:1 that nebraska will beat Iowa. that equates to the fact that if someone were to bet you $100 on the game given your stated odds you would be willing to pay them $1900 if Iowa wins.
Nebraska has a real chance. Iowa appears to actually be a better road team with C.J. Beathard, than home team. Parker Hesse did get a sack in the first half vs. Purdue. It was a rare example of pass rush, since Nate Meier got injured. Meier has played through the injury.
QB. C.J. Beathard is starting to show his mobility that helped Iowa in early wins over Pittsburgh and @ Iowa State.
It will be a rivalry game, where Iowa won @ Wisconsin, @ Iowa State and vs. Minnesota ... 3-0 in trophy games. Iowa also has the Big Ten West Division trophy for the first time. Nebraska won the Legends, then beat Iowa, after owning that trophy. So, the roles are now in reverse. Nebraska has a lot of play for on Senior Day and to wrap up the regular season for first-year head coach Mike Riley.
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