The day after...only one logical thing to do

[StickUP]

Non-conference: 4-0
@PSU: W until further notice
NW: L until further notice
Indiana: W
@Minnesota: W
Michigan: W if RR gets canned (D-Rob won't really fit if that happens), L if he doesn't
MSU: W (I'm cautious about this one, but they lose an awful lot on both sides of the ball)
@Purdue: toss up here. If they're all healthy, this is a classic trap game. I'll play it safe and call it a loss
@Nebraska: W if Martinez doesn't improve greatly as a passer (he'll have to without Niles Paul to throw to), L if he does.

So, worst-case is 7-5, best-case 11-1. 9-3 sounds pretty reasonable to me.

It will be interesting to see how Iowa matches up to NE over the next few years. NE runs the type of offense that Iowa should have a lot of success against (especially since NE may not have an accurate passer). NE will probably have a great defense, but I really could see a lot of success against the Huskers.

 

[hwks1]

Tennessee Tech W
at Iowa State W
Pittsburgh W
Louisiana-Monroe W
at Penn State L
Northwestern L
Indiana W
at Minnesota W
Michigan L
Michigan State W
at Purdue L
at Nebraska W

8-4 Possible 7-5 or 9-3

 

[ibahawkeye]

Tennessee Tech W
at Iowa State W
Pittsburgh W
Louisiana-Monroe W
at Penn State L
Northwestern L
Indiana W
at Minnesota W
Michigan L
Michigan State W
at Purdue W
at Nebraska L

I'm coming up with 8-4

 

[Cosity82]

Pitt, PSU, NW, Mich, MSU, Purdue and NE are question marks. The rest should be sure things. Pitt and Purdue should be W's but aren't gimmes. Between PSU and NW I say we split, I'll go with a W at PSU and a L to NW. Mich and MSU again I say its a split, with the L coming against MSU. That leaves the last game of the season. If we do only have 2 L's to NW and MSU at this point I say we beat NE - they should be beat up by the end of the season.

10-2 optimistic

8-4 realistic (don't know where the other L's come from but I'd bet on them coming)

 

[hawkfan2679]

Tennessee Tech - W
at Iowa State - L
Pittsburgh - W
Louisiana-Monroe - W
at Penn State - L
Northwestern - L
Indiana - W
at Minnesota - W
Michigan - W
Michigan State - L
at Purdue - W
at Nebraska - L

I'm confused as to why we are playing @ Minny two years in a row, as well as MSU coming to Kinnick two years in a row, but whatever.

AT THIS POINT, I think my realistic expectations are 7-5 (4-4), but I wouldn't be surprised with anywhere from 5-7 to 9-3. Anything above or below those records would surprise me considerably.

 

[jwiley10]

At the start of this season I picked Iowa to go 7-5, so I will stick with that prediction for 2011.

Losses:

Iowa State or Pitt
@ Penn State
Michigan
Michigan State
@ Nebraska