Coming off a bye week could be a good excuse for a sluggish 1st half. It doesn't really work when you play good in the 1st half and not so good in the 2nd. The 2nd half of our game is no different than any other team in any other sport. Rarely do you see a team dominate the 1st half, then come out and dominate the 2nd half just as much. More often than not the 2nd half is a lot closer in games that are pretty much over at halftime.
Coming off a bye week could be a good excuse for a sluggish 1st half. It doesn't really work when you play good in the 1st half and not so good in the 2nd. The 2nd half of our game is no different than any other team in any other sport. Rarely do you see a team dominate the 1st half, then come out and dominate the 2nd half just as much. More often than not the 2nd half is a lot closer in games that are pretty much over at halftime.
Seth53
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Koolaid.
HawkeyeMike23
Banned
Theres zero chance we get left out if we're undefeated. None. We would have one of the best wins of anyone in the country with a neutral site win over MSU or OSU.
hawkeyebob62
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Seriously, IF we finished 12-0, beat an undefeated O$U or MSU in the B1G CG and got left out, you can bet there would be screams. Especially if a 1-loss team got in. Double-especially if it was Stanford.
I wonder if Pat Haden stepping down from the selection committee was designed to get rid of potential B1G support if Stanford loses again, or if they are putting another $EC guy/gal on? I'm sure this is all rigged, anyway.
Come on people! We're 8-0. Currently, our resume is better than most, worse than almost none. All we cna do is play the schedule. That, and br grateful some of you aren't on the committee...
I wonder if Pat Haden stepping down from the selection committee was designed to get rid of potential B1G support if Stanford loses again, or if they are putting another $EC guy/gal on? I'm sure this is all rigged, anyway.
Come on people! We're 8-0. Currently, our resume is better than most, worse than almost none. All we cna do is play the schedule. That, and br grateful some of you aren't on the committee...
guffus
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who says Iowa's special teams were awful? they made some great plays
Kidd had 2 beautiful punts land inside the 5 yd line.
Means? had the partial punt block that set up the 3rd TD.
Iowa recovered 2 on sides kicks in 4Q, something Ferentz teams have been notorious for not doing since 2010. probably cost Iowa at least 3 victories since 2010.
Kidd had 2 beautiful punts land inside the 5 yd line.
Means? had the partial punt block that set up the 3rd TD.
Iowa recovered 2 on sides kicks in 4Q, something Ferentz teams have been notorious for not doing since 2010. probably cost Iowa at least 3 victories since 2010.
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NCHawker
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Iowa didn't look like top 10 material much less playoff material. Its the eye test. It comes down to CJB's immobility. He can't move around like he normally would and as a result the playbook is smaller.
Iowa deliberately ran into 9 man fronts yesterday. I'm not sure why, but they did it especially in the 2nd half. Its a gamble...you gouge them and you get long runs. In time this defeats a team. Yesterday it didn't happen. They got stuffed.
Kirk with the lead simply pulled the O in to the shell, if you will. So they didn't exhibit much zip.
Kirk won't play for style points. And if Iowa became a serious playoff contender, Iowa won't likely hop over anyone because of that.
Iowa deliberately ran into 9 man fronts yesterday. I'm not sure why, but they did it especially in the 2nd half. Its a gamble...you gouge them and you get long runs. In time this defeats a team. Yesterday it didn't happen. They got stuffed.
Kirk with the lead simply pulled the O in to the shell, if you will. So they didn't exhibit much zip.
Kirk won't play for style points. And if Iowa became a serious playoff contender, Iowa won't likely hop over anyone because of that.
RocknRollface
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What we look like is irrelevant at this point, win out and you're in, lose any game and you're not.
Thats what this boils down to.
Our playoff has already started.
Thats what this boils down to.
Our playoff has already started.
HawkeyeWalker
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"Our playoff has already started". I like that a lot. And that is exactly how everyone should be thinking right now. Gotta win'em all.
Well put sir.
