JonDMiller
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and the biggest underdog of all bowl teams
Iowa opens as -16 point underdog
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BSpringsteen
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There is a HUGE opportunity there right now - no way Stoops embarasses Iowa.
Man, kinda wish I gambled on 18-22 year old kids right now.
Man, kinda wish I gambled on 18-22 year old kids right now.
ibahawkeye
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Looks like Vegas agrees with Fowler.
TheeHawkeye
Banned
It was Reese Davis.
busabus114
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Where did you see this? Bookmaker is usually 1st out with lines and they dont have a line posted for any games outside of the BCS
ibahawkeye
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I always get those too mixed up.
azhawkeyefan
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Give me those points!!!!!!!
HawkeyeMHA
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if this doens't get our team fired up, nothing will
HawkeyeMHA
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this should lead to some very hard working hawkeyes the next couple weeks (or at least it should)
ICHawk24
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They will be working hard for reasons that have nothing to do with the line.
HawkPrdatr40
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Really? Trust me when that bell rings Stoops will forget he played at Iowa.
RocketHawk
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I think there is a good chance the line will be 18 or 19 by kickoff. A lot of talk about the out matched and slow Hawks and the loaded Sooners will pull the line up.
HawkeyeMHA
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yep, he would run it up against his mom
HawkDad
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I hope so.
I sorta figured the Hawks would have come out on fire on Senior Day vs Michigan State. Ditto to playing Nebraska.
I cannot understand how flat this year's team has been at times. Don't mind losing to better teams... just hate apathy.
Let's go Hawks!
You're crazy if you think this.
Ihawk209
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SwirlinLingerie
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I like Iowa for a lot of reasons.
I think it will be a challenge for Oklahoma's staff to get its players excited about this game. When was the last time Oklahoma went to such a crappy bowl? And they likely weren't ranked #1 that season, either.
How many times has Iowa played not only well, but perhaps its best of the season in a bowl under Ferentz? I think you could argue the '03 Outback, the '09 Outback, the Capital One, the '10 Orange, both Alamos, and the Insight. If not the best game of the season, Iowa certainly played nearly its best game of the season. That's pretty impressive. So most years Iowa makes a bowl under Ferentz it plays its best football.
Iowa should have a completely healthy Mike Daniels and Morris. Weren't those guys hobbled for much of the conference season? Those are two impact guys on a pretty average defense.
I think Iowa pulls out a close one.
I think it will be a challenge for Oklahoma's staff to get its players excited about this game. When was the last time Oklahoma went to such a crappy bowl? And they likely weren't ranked #1 that season, either.
How many times has Iowa played not only well, but perhaps its best of the season in a bowl under Ferentz? I think you could argue the '03 Outback, the '09 Outback, the Capital One, the '10 Orange, both Alamos, and the Insight. If not the best game of the season, Iowa certainly played nearly its best game of the season. That's pretty impressive. So most years Iowa makes a bowl under Ferentz it plays its best football.
Iowa should have a completely healthy Mike Daniels and Morris. Weren't those guys hobbled for much of the conference season? Those are two impact guys on a pretty average defense.
I think Iowa pulls out a close one.
People jumping on the points bandwagon need to realize that despite being 9-3, Oklahoma is calculated as the 4th best team via Sagarin rating system. Jeff has Iowa as 18 point dogs. That said, it may work in our favor that our rating might be skewed heavily by the bad losses to Minnesota and ISU.
