Notebook: Urban Meyer A Fan of Iowa's Kirk Ferentz

[DJI9424]

The two freshman OTs will be tested mightily if they didn't already know that.


It doesn't matter. Ohio State has to win out to make playoff, no matter who they play they have to win. Iowa or Morningside College. Have to win. And no way they are held out of it if they win out no matter what the scores of the games are.

I don't disagree with you, i.e. if OSU wins out, they will have EARNED their way to the playoffs. However, that is not a given at this stage and that is why Meyer needs to keep campaigning for his team, especially after that they came out as #6 in the first CFP poll. They have work to do, both on the field and in the voters' minds.

 

[SCHawkeye2]

Northwestern is not bad by my definition. I’d put them them in the average category. It’s beaten a Top 25 team in MSU and was leading Wisconsin in Madison at halftime. Illinois is bad. If you’re going to play the almost lost to the Illini and N Texas game, Iowa also lost to Penn St. on the final play and by one possession at MSU.

Can't agree that NW is 'not a bad team'. I attended the NW / Duke game earlier in the season, won by Duke 41-17.
Northwestern was completely hapless. Could not stop Duke run or pass game which rang up 538 yds of TO. NW had 190 yds of TO.
I honestly felt sorry for NW as they were clearly overmatched in every category.

 

[okeefe4prez]

If I was an opposing coach I'd be a fan of ferentz too.

Yeah. Lickliter was a favorite among Big Ten coaches for a long time.

 

[RobHowe]

Can't agree that NW is 'not a bad team'. I attended the NW / Duke game earlier in the season, won by Duke 41-17.
Northwestern was completely hapless. Could not stop Duke run or pass game which rang up 538 yds of TO. NW had 190 yds of TO.
I honestly felt sorry for NW as they were clearly overmatched in every category.

And then Northwestern beat Iowa and MSU. It had a bad loss against Duke, yes. Doesn't mean it's a bad team.

 

[okeefe4prez]

And then Northwestern beat Iowa and MSU. It had a bad loss against Duke, yes. Doesn't mean it's a bad team.

I went to a few early season cat's games and they were pretty bad early in the year. As Iowa used to do, they have gotten a little better every week.