!*****Official 'It Takes A Train To Beat A Train' Game Thread*****!

[EstronHawkKing]

Cant be any word than the movie I just saw. Tough to do a lot of things well and still lose.

what movie was that?

 

[EstronHawkKing]

6-6, it’s coming.

after this, I wonder if the team will give up? Remember Purdue last year? I have a bad feeling the N'western game next week will be just like that game

 

[hawkinn3]

after this, I wonder if the team will give up? Remember Purdue last year? I have a bad feeling the N'western game next week will be just like that game

I’d bank on it. Northwestern is playing for everything right now, we’re playing for nothing. Our best offensive player is (rightfully so) going to go into “don’t get injured” mode and the vaunted D has numerous and serious issues that are now being exploited easily.

The only game we have a chance in is Illinois and that will be The Who Cares Less? Bowl

Nebraska will obliterate is. Not because they’re better (they are one of the few teams in the country less talented than us) but because they know they can beat us and the new coach will really want to end the year on a high.

You will be slicing the Pumpkin Pie watching Iowa lose by 4 TDs that day.

 

[NoBeer]

I have 5 tickets to NW with a 10 hour roundtrip drive and a $500 hotel room. Really looking forward to watching this team choke in the freezing cold and possible snow/sleet.

 

[EstronHawkKing]

Nebraska will obliterate is. Not because they’re better (they are one of the few teams in the country less talented than us) but because they know they can beat us and the new coach will really want to end the year on a high.

You will be slicing the Pumpkin Pie watching Iowa lose by 4 TDs that day.

I have tickets and will be there. I won't be eating pumpkin pie, but pounding beers instead

 

[hawkinn3]

I have tickets and will be there. I won't be eating pumpkin pie, but pounding beers instead

If you sit in the top row maybe you’ll catch a pass from Stanley intended for Hock.

 

[thedukeofearl]

NW is getting the shite kicked out of them at home by Notre Dame.....

I don't think the Hawks will lay down and let NW walk all over them.....

Hawks might be very pissed and take advantage of taking NW out of the West title consideration.....

That is one possible scenario

 

[phdsvp]

There will be 10k+ empty seats in Kinnick for NW. The fans are done with this season, and KF always figures out a way to lay an egg against Fitz.

 

[thedukeofearl]

Just as I say that they are getting the shite kicked out of them

They block a ND punt and are moving on to a TD

Damn

Announcer just said that they were on the ropes a moment ago and are now ready to score

 

[MoseSchrute]

Nebraska will obliterate is. Not because they’re better (they are one of the few teams in the country less talented than us) but because they know they can beat us and the new coach will really want to end the year on a high.

You will be slicing the Pumpkin Pie watching Iowa lose by 4 TDs that day.

I am terrified and sickened that you may be right about this.

 

[M1911A1Hawkeye]

The Fighting Fitz's aren't dead yet.

 

[thedukeofearl]

Don't know how they do it but they can win this one

Not going to be all that easy at Kinnick

There will be a game sometime when we finally beat them

I know this for a fact

 

[M1911A1Hawkeye]

I am terrified and sickened that you may be right about this.

Same here, flying home for Thanksgiving then we're going to the game on Friday. Hope Iowa can deal Nebby a loss.

 

[thedukeofearl]

Notre Dame is playing for a playoff spot

NW can derail those hopes

 

[M1911A1Hawkeye]

Fitz looks like he's getting fatter.

 

[dahlhawk]

Think of where the ref is at that threw the flag. All he can see is the backs of the players. So yeah, he’s not going to see the arm hold.

Calling a hold on a center is like seeing a needle in a haystack. The mass of humanity at the center of the line is why you almost never see this called. It's pretty much hand to hand combat. Most holds are called on pass plays (which this was not) or plays which are more observable. Really rough call considering Iowa was starting to get some momentum in the running game. Then add the second holding call in consecutive plays and it makes it hard to forget all that internet betting money that's so hard to trace floating around out there.

 

[dahlhawk]

I have a bad feeling the NW game will be a carbon copy of what just happened with Purdue. NW has a clutch drive at the end to seal it.

Ya, I fear any team with a half-way clutch QB against Iowa. We always play conservative in game-ending situations and usually allow a good QB to work his team into a V-formation. When was the last time we really had a QB that did this? Honestly, I have to go back to Long as one of the only Iowa QB's in my lifetime that had the knack to consistently do the 2-minute drill. That said Nate did enough to win this game. Giving up 1 or 5 play scoring drives has never been the foundation for Hawkeye victories.