one week to go.
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DesMoinesHawki
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It is strange ... I just can't get a feel for how this team will perform. I have been a Hawk fan for 33 years ... And most seasons (as I fan) you know what to expect. I won't be surprised if we finish 5-7; 7-5 or 8-4 ... I don't think we will see a duplicate of last season but I am not sure how much stride we will make in one season ... Either way, I am with you OP ... can't wait ...
HawkeyeDenis
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I am slightly optimistic. Very much looking forward to see how the team performs. Most years Iowa has a cupcake in the first game, not that NIU is a marquee game at all, but they are better than Iowa's usual opening opponent.
docholihawk
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I'm pumped up for the season. While I don't expect a miraculous season I am expecting to go 7-5 and getting back to a bowl game. I can't wait for the beatdown we give ISU. I want to visit Cyclone Fanatic and experience the excuses, crying and gnashing of teeth.
You
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Schadenfreude is a cruel mistress.
We have a terrible record at Trice. Why do you think that will change? It's not like most people feel Iowa will have a really good team this year, so it would stand to reason, Iowa would lose in Ames wouldn't it?
roetbombaaa
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Iowa will not lose in Trice this year. Ferentz knows he cannot afford 3 straight losses to ISU.
You
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Ferentz can't afford 3 straight losses to ISU? Have you seen his contract?
Makavelihawk
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Wrong. He can afford a loss in every stadium he walks into this season.
austinhawk
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Somewhere, there is a team expecting to get 10 wins that will barely get seven. There is also a team expected to get 4 wins that will get 7. Which team would you rather be??
roetbombaaa
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OK, wrong choice of words, Makaveli. Touche. BUT, under no circumstances will I let the thought of 3 straight losses to clownU enter my little pea-brain.
I have the same feeling as some on here. I can't tell where this team will end up at the end of the season.
If all I do is base things off of how Iowa performed last year then I could see Iowa going as low as 5-7. Still not sure how well the offense and defense have adjusted to the new coordinators.
Then on the other hand I'm very optimistic. Hoping that the reason Iowa had such a **** poor season last year was because all of the changes that happened at the coaching ranks. I'm hoping the Iowa players have adjusted over the past 2 years to the style of play. I'm hoping that Jake Rudock fits in the Davis system better. I also think we have much more talent on the defensive side of the ball this year than last. There is a lot of unanswered questions and hope but who knows. If this is the case and players just needed a year or two to adjust then I can see this team doing as good as 9-3 (not including a bowl game).
Also, you can't forget. Iowa was in a lot of games last year. It's not like they completely gave all games away.
If all I do is base things off of how Iowa performed last year then I could see Iowa going as low as 5-7. Still not sure how well the offense and defense have adjusted to the new coordinators.
Then on the other hand I'm very optimistic. Hoping that the reason Iowa had such a **** poor season last year was because all of the changes that happened at the coaching ranks. I'm hoping the Iowa players have adjusted over the past 2 years to the style of play. I'm hoping that Jake Rudock fits in the Davis system better. I also think we have much more talent on the defensive side of the ball this year than last. There is a lot of unanswered questions and hope but who knows. If this is the case and players just needed a year or two to adjust then I can see this team doing as good as 9-3 (not including a bowl game).
Also, you can't forget. Iowa was in a lot of games last year. It's not like they completely gave all games away.
