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dagdaj

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Well, not totally, but you know what I mean.
If we ever want to see a win on the road at USC, this is a pretty good setup.
A very good Iowa defense that feels a little stung and might be extra grouchy.
A QB whe either seems to "have it" or "not have it" at times, proved to himself he can 'not' have it in horrible conditions and then 'find it'.
An Iowa QB who appears to have rediscovered tight ends.
An offense that showed it can go 93 yards against a very good defense bv...gasp....throwing the ball.
Likely better weather for Wetjen.

Yes, they get the home field bump. And the USC home field bump. But, I still think a lot of people would say this game is a bit of a tossup.

And I'll be in Iowa City. I just hope I can hang with the kids until the game is won. Cause those em effers start way early and go way harder than this old fart can manage.
 


Good point. In my opinion, this one sets up much better for a Hawkeye win than if they had come off a huge win against Oregon and all the national buzz was about Iowa now being in the playoff race.
 




My main concern is that playing the previous whole game in 40-degree rain can have a draining effect on the body. Throw in a long trip the west coast. Afraid Iowa might not have the energy it takes to play a full game and might let up in the 2nd half. That kind of effort won't be good enough to beat USC at home.
 


guffus said:
My main concern is that playing the previous whole game in 40-degree rain can have a draining effect on the body. Throw in a long trip the west coast. Afraid Iowa might not have the energy it takes to play a full game and might let up in the 2nd half. That kind of effort won't be good enough to beat USC at home.
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The last thing I worry about with Iowa football players is them letting up.
 


guffus said:
My main concern is that playing the previous whole game in 40-degree rain can have a draining effect on the body. Throw in a long trip the west coast. Afraid Iowa might not have the energy it takes to play a full game and might let up in the 2nd half. That kind of effort won't be good enough to beat USC at home.
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Not enough energy? These are college kids. They don’t run out of energy.
 






So, I wonder what percent of them are actually experiencing college.....beyond football and bars.
Some of them do. Probably most of them, to some degree. My kid is friends with a kid who's just off the depth chart, but does do special teams and has some series recorded in 4th quarters against patsies. As far as I know, most of his NIL is self generated. You can buy jerseys with his name. It looks a bit like a web platform that is plug and play. Kind of like Cafepress or whatever where the University gets their cut for the logo and trademarks, and he gets his cut. I can't imagine he's getting big bucks. He does get an assload of swag. Whether it's from NIL, the university, the athletic department, or I suppose...Nike/Riddell/UnderArmour/Gatorade?. Pretty sure there's been some Pancheros gift certs. handed out to players....probably like water. Maybe even some from the Airliner. Anyway....

He does attend some classes in person. He does occasionally hang out at the library on occasion and connect with his old dorm friends and stuff.

I imagine with 105+ dudes out there, many who are freshmen and living in dorms. Others who are legit old school student athletes.....Course some are outright graduated.

So, let's say what....70-75%? Are actually attending who are experiencing college in a way that looks familiar to the other students on campus? 80%? For now?

Am I way off base on this?
 


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