Reliaquest Bowl

[kameltoez102]

Is Pavia leaving after this year or returning? To be honest I am kind of surprised he is playing and not getting ready for the draft.

The QB class is not the best this year and he has a good chance to go pretty high I would believe if he tests well. Not a very good match-up defensively for the Hawks. If they can force some turnovers they will be okay but if he controls the game it could get ugly.

 

[M1911A1Hawkeye]

 

[NorthKCHawk]

This will be a contrast in styles for sure. Vandy missed the elite teams in the SEC this year, but saw enough good teams with really talented Ds. But, Iowa plays D in a very different way. Iowa is so sound. We have done just fine against some very good and elite QBs this year. Becht looked OK. We handled Mendoza better than anyone. USC carved us up a bit, but I maintain that was not bad D, just elite WRs doing elite WR things. Vandy aint got that. So, Iowa has faced 3-4 elite QBs and done just fine on D.

On offense, I hope their D is prepared to crash against a brick wall for 60 minutes. I see a lot of scores in their games with 2s and 3s in front of the opponents name. Iowa should be able to run the ball effectively. MG will be as healthy as he has been all year and excited to end an illustrious college career on a high note. Control the clock, make 2-3 splash plays, win the TO battle. I like our chances.

 

[#1DieHardHawk]

Vandy is solid and very well coached.

That said, I've got a bit of a good feeling about this game. Not sure why, just a gut feeling.

Being his last game, I think Grownoski is going to be motivated to show that his passing struggles were uncharacteristic. Same with the WRs. I wouldn't be surprised to see some solid passing results.

I also have a feeling that our two DEs, Hurkett and Llewellyn, have a bad taste in their mouths. Neither lit it up this season. I think they will relish the thought of showing what they can do against Pavia.

This is actually one of the more intriguing bowl match-ups this year. Hopefully, we won't pull another Stanford-type performance but you never know.