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Sad but true
Iowa v Northern Illinois Prediction Thread
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STILLBUSTER
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To stay true, I predicted the offense will score 3 TD's in this one
-- 1st one will be to CJ Fed on a nice lob to the corner with 2nd & goal from the 8 (finally)!
-- 2nd one will be Weisman (with 45 yards on 4 carries during the drive).
-- 3rd will be Rudock on a 1 yard sneak (it will take 2 tries).
Other prophecies:
-- 1st series will be a 3 and out, maybe grind out 1 first down by Weisman, then 3 and out (1 false start, 2 overthrown incompletions and a desparation jail break attempt to Powell that comes up 5 yards short.) The collective sigh / groan echoing from Kinnick will be heard as far as Grinnell and the QCA.
-- NIU will lead 7-3 late first quarter.
-- After a forced fumble by Carl Davis (recovered by Ott), Iowa takes the lead mid-2nd and doesn't look back.
-- Davis has a great all-around game with 2 pass deflections, 1 hurry, 1 sack and 1 tfl.
Final, 23 (Meyer misses 1 pat) - 13.
-- 1st one will be to CJ Fed on a nice lob to the corner with 2nd & goal from the 8 (finally)!
-- 2nd one will be Weisman (with 45 yards on 4 carries during the drive).
-- 3rd will be Rudock on a 1 yard sneak (it will take 2 tries).
Other prophecies:
-- 1st series will be a 3 and out, maybe grind out 1 first down by Weisman, then 3 and out (1 false start, 2 overthrown incompletions and a desparation jail break attempt to Powell that comes up 5 yards short.) The collective sigh / groan echoing from Kinnick will be heard as far as Grinnell and the QCA.
-- NIU will lead 7-3 late first quarter.
-- After a forced fumble by Carl Davis (recovered by Ott), Iowa takes the lead mid-2nd and doesn't look back.
-- Davis has a great all-around game with 2 pass deflections, 1 hurry, 1 sack and 1 tfl.
Final, 23 (Meyer misses 1 pat) - 13.
Sirhouseman
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Iowa 21
NIU 10
Iowa's ball control keeps finally keeps the D, and more importantly Lynch, off the field.
Weisman with 101 and a TD
CJF 4 catches and a TD
Ruddock with a one yard running TD to seal the deal.
NIU 10
Iowa's ball control keeps finally keeps the D, and more importantly Lynch, off the field.
Weisman with 101 and a TD
CJF 4 catches and a TD
Ruddock with a one yard running TD to seal the deal.
31-20 Hawks
Since I'm never even close to being right, I went with a new tactic. Initially I tried to reason it out. Loss of starters, chronic slow starts, and go with a low offensive display of 17-14. But since I'm always wrong, and have no clue, I figured I'd go with a some random offensive output wild guess based on nothing that would make us feel a little more confident about the season or something.
But, I'm sure it's some sort of Marty McFly self-fulfilling fate thing and my original 17-14 prediction will be right. But, now, by saying that will I be wrong and it'll be 31-20?
Someone call that Michio Kaku. He could straighten this all out for me.
Since I'm never even close to being right, I went with a new tactic. Initially I tried to reason it out. Loss of starters, chronic slow starts, and go with a low offensive display of 17-14. But since I'm always wrong, and have no clue, I figured I'd go with a some random offensive output wild guess based on nothing that would make us feel a little more confident about the season or something.
But, I'm sure it's some sort of Marty McFly self-fulfilling fate thing and my original 17-14 prediction will be right. But, now, by saying that will I be wrong and it'll be 31-20?
Someone call that Michio Kaku. He could straighten this all out for me.
FreedComanche
Banned
I think he's broke now.
INTIMIDATORHawk
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17-10 Iowa.
Offense struggles against a decent defense. Iowa QB's throw more picks than TD's, but Iowa's running game smothers NIU down the stretch. Iowa special teams also perform well. We can punt with the best of them!
Offense struggles against a decent defense. Iowa QB's throw more picks than TD's, but Iowa's running game smothers NIU down the stretch. Iowa special teams also perform well. We can punt with the best of them!
Camhawk
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Iowa 36
NIU 20
Iowa wins toss and defers to second half. Iowa stops NIU's first drive with a 3 and out. Iowa's first play Weisman breaks through NIU's D for an 80 yard TD. KF emboldened by this erects a hammock on the sideline and orders an iced tea and one of the hotter cheerleaders to fan him with her pom poms.
NIU 20
Iowa wins toss and defers to second half. Iowa stops NIU's first drive with a 3 and out. Iowa's first play Weisman breaks through NIU's D for an 80 yard TD. KF emboldened by this erects a hammock on the sideline and orders an iced tea and one of the hotter cheerleaders to fan him with her pom poms.
HawkeyeWalker
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Hawks 27
NIU 16
-We power run early-with success,we test the passing game after they start to load the bos, take only a few downfield shots but timing still needs work. We start quick tempo, have a couple mishaps but it works....we slow down in 2nd half due to heat
-hopefully we see backups in 2nd....
-Defense is solid but gets a little tired from the heat-we get a couple pleasant surprises, but still a little raw
NIU 16
-We power run early-with success,we test the passing game after they start to load the bos, take only a few downfield shots but timing still needs work. We start quick tempo, have a couple mishaps but it works....we slow down in 2nd half due to heat
-hopefully we see backups in 2nd....
-Defense is solid but gets a little tired from the heat-we get a couple pleasant surprises, but still a little raw
azhawkeyefan
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I think this is a statement game for Ferentz, Davis and co. Iowa comes out firing on all cylinders and NIU is overconfident. Iowa rolls 48 - 17.
greenrocket
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Interesting...not sure if I buy it, but shows that even the computers assume this will be a close game:
2013 Week 1 - Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Iowa Hawkeyes From WhatIfSports.com
2013 Week 1 - Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Iowa Hawkeyes From WhatIfSports.com
