legends division prediction 2011

Texashawk17

Texashawk17

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legends division prediction for next year in conference play.

1. Iowa 7-1 (with only loss coming to nebby)
2. Nebraska 6-2 (losing to wiskey and Ohio st)
3. Northwestern 5-3 (asuming persa is healthy
4. Michigan ST 4-4
5. Michigan 3-5
6. Minnesota 1-7

What are your thoughts......
 
1. Nebraska (6-2)
2. Iowa (5-3) Beats MSU (Losses to @PSU, Northwestern, @Nebraska)
3. MSU (5-3)
4. Michigan (4-4)
5. Northwestern (3-5)
6. Minnesota (2-6)
 
1. NW 7-1
2. Iowa 6-2
3. Michigan 5-3
4. Nebraska (brutal schedule) 4-4
5. Michigan St. 3-5

7. Minnesota 0-14
 
Iowa 8-0 with average margin of victory of 21 points. Wins title game. 13-0 season, but misses national title game due to human polls, wins Rose Bowl for 14-0 season and finishes no worse than 3rd. Coker wins first of multiple Heismans. Reiff is number 1 draft pick. Ferentz wins coach of the year.
 
NW and Iowa have the easiest schedule next year on the legends side for sure. dont see them as a 3 win team....
 
There are 4 games on schedule that I say look like "landmines" (assuming Iowa takes care of business and shows up in the rest)

at Iowa St
at Penn St
Northwestern
at Nebraska

Iowa has owned Penn St and has been taking care of ISU. I'm taking it game to game, but I think there is a chance for Iowa to do some nice things. I'm putting Iowa at 8-4 or 7-5 until I see otherwise, but I do think there is a chance for another 10+win season. I didn't think that a few weeks ago.

In conference, I think 5-3 or better is possible.
 
HaydenHawk56 said:
There are 4 games on schedule that I say look like "landmines" (assuming Iowa takes care of business and shows up in the rest)

at Iowa St
at Penn St
Northwestern
at Nebraska

Iowa has owned Penn St and has been taking care of ISU. I'm taking it game to game, but I think there is a chance for Iowa to do some nice things. I'm putting Iowa at 8-4 or 7-5 until I see otherwise, but I do think there is a chance for another 10+win season. I didn't think that a few weeks ago.

In conference, I think 5-3 or better is possible.
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That is exactly how I see next year as well, Hayden. There are so many intangibles that none of us can possibly know at this time. Northwestern will struggle if Persa doesn't come back 100%. Even then they are a 5-3 team at best. I am just glad we don't face OSU next year.
 
I really don't get the whole "we're likely to lose to PSU" thing. As I see things right now, we'll lose to jNW because until we beat them I won't believe we can. Before the bowl I would have seen us losing to Nebraska but their offense was so anemic and they're losing so much that I see that as a tossup at this point. But PSU is losing 18 starters. 18. The entire offensive line, TE included. Top receivers Moye and Zug. RB Royster. 3/4 of the DL assuming Crawford stays in school. All 3 LBs. Both safeties. They literally bring back a QB (either McGloin or Bolden) and 1 starting receiver on O. Defensively, best case scenario they return a DE and both CBs.

PSU did literally nothing against us this year. They stank up the joint. How does ANYBODY see that translating into them beating us a year later when they bring back basically nobody from that team and are completely rebuilding from the beginning? I'm really scratching my head on this one.
 
Though it is human nature and somewhat fun to try and predict the season, this year has left me more dissapointed than what I would have been with out all the hype. If we have learned anything the last two years is that you just cannot predict the Hawkeyes. They are capable of beating anyone in the country on a given day. But they don't have the offense to blow anyone out consistenly either, and can lose to anyone on a given day. Iowa plays teams too close and need a break here or there too often. 11-1 would not surprise me, but neither would 7-5.
 
If I have learned anything over the years, it's that Iowa football is completely unpredictable. When we are supposed to be good, we are bad. When we are supposed to be bad, we are good. I could see us finishing first or even last. Depends on if we decide to show up against Northwestern. Which looks unlikely.
 
I just cannot see how we end up worse than 9-3 our first 4 games are going to be pretty easy. Iowa state at jack trice will be close but a game we should win. With the dumpster fire that is now Pitt another lock. Our challenges are on the road at PSU losing 18 starters makes the game tip towards Iowa more so than any of the last three years. Then we make the trip to Nebraska. Should be a great game with all the makings of an instant classic. most of the other games that you could say will be challenges will be at home and we should be favored. I would side with the hawks in those games at kinnick.
 
Tell me if Sash, Prater and McNutt are coming back - if they don't come back, those are some big holes.

If they do come back, we have a big play receiver and a possible shut down cornerback.

Also, will Norm be back full time?

Lots of question marks. Hard team to predict.

I'll say 8-4 or 7-5, Outback Bowl
 
on paper Northwestern is truly the class of the division. They are replacing the fewest starters and lost the three games without Persa. They return their entire offense, and lose 4 on defense (might be more or less going off the top of my head). I think Persa will return fully healthy.
 
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