I find it funny that Iowa is favored by 20 over Illinois

[EstronHawkKing]

This offense couldn't work it's way out of a paper bag to get a first down.

 

[HaydenHawk56]

Should be favored by 20 yards at this rate.

Iowa should roll though.

 

[InGoodCo]

IL is one of the worst P5 teams in the country - if they don't win Saturday, that will absolutely be a big call for all the upset posting on here.

 

[kicker22]

I see the offense being somewhere between what we've experienced this season and what we'll see this week. Hopefully we are better than what we saw the past two weeks, but I don't think we're as good as we looked at times early on.

That said, I've seen nothing up to this point to make me think that Illinois is on par with PSU or MSU.

 

[Ben Rumson]

ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mopkins]

That line sounds right to me. Illinois scored 6 points at home vs Nebraska. Iowa's defense is better than Nebraska's. I think Iowa wins something like 28-10.

 

[HawkGold]

Illinois IS that bad.

 

[CJHawkeye]

That line sounds right to me. Illinois scored 6 points at home vs Nebraska. Iowa's defense is better than Nebraska's. I think Iowa wins something like 28-10.

Iowa's defense is better than Nebraska's yet you think they score more points on the road at Iowa than they scored in a home game? The only way that makes sense is because our offense is so atrocious that Illinois gets way too many chances to score. An offense so bad it makes your defense worse.

 

[mopkins]

Iowa's defense is better than Nebraska's yet you think they score more points on the road at Iowa than they scored in a home game? The only way that makes sense is because our offense is so atrocious that Illinois gets way too many chances to score. An offense so bad it makes your defense worse.

no because holding any team to 6 points for an entire game just isn't likely.

 

[BigD]

Well I certainly hope we start to improve fast before this season is bust.

 

[pythagoras]

This offense couldn't work it's way out of a paper bag to get a first down.

It's Illinois, I don't think it needs to be explained to you.

 

[damnfinn]

20 sounds a bit low. I say 31

 

[taffaej]

Iowa at home and on Homecoming. I would say that sounds about right, plus I think Illinois is that bad.

 

[1hawkeye1]

Iowa is mediocre, IL is abysmal.

 

[STILLBUSTER]

Illannoy is bad but 20 points sounds like a lot for a slightly less bad offense. I wouldn't take the # unless it was in the low-mid teens.

Not betting, so, just looking for Hawks to have success. I think they do that the next 2 weeks.

 

[westender]

This offense couldn't work it's way out of a paper bag to get a first down.

Somebody must pay and who better than Illinois ?!?!? Since they are next in line that is.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

That line sounds right to me. Illinois scored 6 points at home vs Nebraska. Iowa's defense is better than Nebraska's. I think Iowa wins something like 28-10.

Me as well. Iowa is just not a team that blows people out. Iowa is known to play to the level of a team, regardless if the opposing team is ranked #5 in the country or #85.

 

[Stanzi]

Iowa won't score less than 40 points.

 

[vork22]

Iowa will win but Illinois will cover.

 

[ArvadaHawk]

i'm not. this is the type of game kirk is good at beating hell out of and making us all forget about the previous dogs. book it. We score over 30 and win by 20 and we all feel the world has righted itself.