1 thing the doubters are missing...
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Bigtenchamp
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We could run the ball decent last year... our problems are more complicated then if wiesman can run for 100 yards or not.
Sparky
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| 2012 Game Log | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| DATE | OPP | RESULT | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
| 9/1 | @Northern Illinois | W 18-17 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/8 | Iowa State | L 9-6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9/15 | Northern Iowa | W 27-16 | 24 | 113 | 4.7 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 9/22 | Central Michigan | L 32-31 | 27 | 217 | 8.0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/29 | Minnesota | W 31-13 | 21 | 177 | 8.4 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10/13 | @Michigan State | W 19-16 (2OT) | 26 | 116 | 4.5 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 10/20 | Penn State | L 38-14 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10/27 | @Northwestern | L 28-17 | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 11/3 | @Indiana | L 24-21 | No statistics available. | |||||||||
| 11/10 | Purdue | L 27-24 | No statistics available. | |||||||||
| 11/17 | @Michigan | L 42-17 | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 13 | 1 |
| 11/23 | Nebraska | L 13-7 | 29 | 91 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics provided by Mark Weisman Game By Game Stats and Performance - Iowa Hawkeyes - ESPN
HawkeyeDenis
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I don't think any team totally stopped Weisman. But they have limited him. Also I wouldn't necessarily lump all the doubters into one bag. There are a lot of us who love the Hawks yet have doubts from week to week. And even though we came off a great win, there is a little doubt as to whether the Hawks will continue the improvement. But we all hope that our doubts are wrong.
OUTofTOWNHAWK
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Well if we know anything its that a good running game alone can win ball games........against ISU that is.
HawkeyeWalker
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Well said.
FreedComanche
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Look at the four teams you are basing that of off this season so far.
okeefe4prez
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Last year Davis and JVB were so collectively inept I felt like the bowl practices would have been counterproductive. This year, we really are young and I'm seeing incremental improvement each week. You can bash some second tier bowl game all you want, but I really hope we can land one because it could help springboard this team to better things next year, especially with the relatively soft schedule we rotate into. Not gonna lie, three wins might be tough, but I've been underwhelmed with the teams on our schedule save for OSU.
This is extreme. No, we shouldn't be ready to crown this team champions, there are still plenty of issues. BUT, they are young in a lot of areas, and seem to be improving. Let's just be cautiously optimistic that this trend continues.
okeefe4prez
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I think Northern is prolly better than Minnesota and our rival, Purdue. If we can win those two and pick up just one more with some luck and a bounce or two, I will be really happy with this season.
FreedComanche
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That certainly is not out of the question. But I'd think both Minnie and Purdue have D-Lines that average more than 260 like northern IL.
HawkeyeWalker
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HawkeyeWalker
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FreedComanche
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Lol................never been called that before. Been called lots, but never that.
HawkeyeWalker
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One of us is likely in college...and one of us has paid theirs off from 15 years ago. Irwin M Fletcher...you choose. 6'4 with the afro.
1hawkeye1
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So last year's football team chose to be miserable?
He ain't mad. He's just keepin' real, yo.
bamahawkeye
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While this fan base shouldn't be planning any trips to the Rose Bowl just yet, the fact that this team is winning should be a positive. As already mentioned, what other team other than OSU has shown the ability to run us off the field this year? That doesn't mean pencil in 8 or 9 wins, but there isn't a team on the schedule Iowa doesn't have a real shot at beating. And for three reasons:
They are much better at stopping the run this year
They have the ability to run the football much more effectively this year
Jake Rudock's poise and command on the football field is a major upgrade from JVB
The next 8 games will come down to finding ways to win close games. It has every year with KF. It will be no different this year. Do I believe they will find ways to win those games? Not entirely. KF's conservative nature and Davis' offensive mindset still scare me, but I don't think this team will be overmatched on the field by anyone other than OSU.
They are much better at stopping the run this year
They have the ability to run the football much more effectively this year
Jake Rudock's poise and command on the football field is a major upgrade from JVB
The next 8 games will come down to finding ways to win close games. It has every year with KF. It will be no different this year. Do I believe they will find ways to win those games? Not entirely. KF's conservative nature and Davis' offensive mindset still scare me, but I don't think this team will be overmatched on the field by anyone other than OSU.
