How will our CB's do against Zona's "Air Raid"?

I0WA

I0WA

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I'm kinda of worried about the inexperience we have at Corner *cough*cough* Micah Hyde*cough I know he's young but it seems like he is blowing coverage a lot . I know they have big WR's and while Prater has proven to be a good corner he's not the biggest guy at only 5'10 so there could possibly be a size advantage for AZ. I think the defense relies on good play from our young linebacker core who will be matched up with receivers and tight ends a lot and good downfield coverage from Sash and Greenwood. I also believe the offense will have a good day but we need to stay away from silly penalties like offsides and holding which can be tough for a young offensive line making their 1st road game of the season. If we can out up 24 points I believe we will win. I have Iowa winning 28-17. GO HAWKS!!!!
 
The Hawks have taken their foot off the gas around halftime of the first 2 games...can't afford to do that here as Zona has the weapons to erase a lead if there's a let down in intensity...Iowa keeps the pedal down for 3+ quarters, just to make sure and wins 28-10.
 
I agree. I dont think that we should have too big of a problem with them and I believe the temp at gametime is around 85 degrees so Im hoping we wont be too affected byt the climate. Kirk Ferentz does a good job of making sure road games are BUISNESS TRIPS and not vacations. Im confident we can win by atleast 10 points or more
 
I0WA said:
I agree. I dont think that we should have too big of a problem with them and I believe the temp at gametime is around 85 degrees so Im hoping we wont be too affected byt the climate. Kirk Ferentz does a good job of making sure road games are BUISNESS TRIPS and not vacations. Im confident we can win by atleast 10 points or more
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Temps will drop fast once the sun goes down...Hawks should be fine if they don't expend too much hydration during warm-ups.
 
They will pick on Micah but our coaches are good and sure they have been working on that. I gonna go out on a limb I think we get two interceptions and one of those goes to Micah.
 
I0WA said:
I'm kinda of worried about the inexperience we have at Corner *cough*cough* Micah Hyde*cough I know he's young but it seems like he is blowing coverage a lot . I know they have big WR's and while Prater has proven to be a good corner he's not the biggest guy at only 5'10 so there could possibly be a size advantage for AZ. I think the defense relies on good play from our young linebacker core who will be matched up with receivers and tight ends a lot and good downfield coverage from Sash and Greenwood. I also believe the offense will have a good day but we need to stay away from silly penalties like offsides and holding which can be tough for a young offensive line making their 1st road game of the season. If we can out up 24 points I believe we will win. I have Iowa winning 28-17. GO HAWKS!!!!
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Prater has slipped up on two plays all year, and they were back-to-back in his first start. He's not had any problems since. I'm glad that nobody labeled Amari as a liability for getting burned against Penn State. Hyde is a good young player, and he's going to play well tonight.
 
UA's WR's aren't big. They have Criner at 6'4" and ~210, which is comparable yet smaller than McNutt. Their other WR's are small, quicker types that IA should be ok against.

The more I've read about this game the better I feel. You never know how things will play out, but I think IA dominates both sides of the LoS and this game may be close until IA adjusts to UA's WR speed (more b/c our DB's and LB's haven't faced a team this quick yet), but I still think IA wins.
 
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