HawkInATX
Well-Known Member
If tOSU had an offensive style like MSU, (pro-style, run first) Iowa's D would keep the game close and low scoring. Since tOSU's offense is a quality spread offense with heavy doses of running, I expect tOSU to have approximately 24 points of offense. If the opponent's offense had a quality spread offense with heavy doses of passing (like Pedo State), the score would be much higher, in the 30s range. The score of the Pedo State game was an aberration since Pedo State couldn't punch the ball in from the less than 10 yard line on numerous occasions. They left, at least, 10 points on the field in that game from the less than 10 yard line.
I know, I buried the lead, which is: Iowa doesn't have an outstanding defense and also limits Iowa's offensive possessions with the bend but don't break defense.
So you're going to call the PSU score an aberration when Iowa has the 12th best scoring defense in the country? And PSU has the 14th best scoring offense? Brother, it's only an aberration if it doesn't fit the pattern of the season, and outside of the ISU game (which now looks a lot better than we thought considering) that has been the pattern.