Thoughts on OSU, Wisconsin, Iowa

[HawkeyeDenis]

Not to minimize the importance of all the remaining games on Iowa's schedule, but the home games with Wisconsin, Michigan State and Ohio State are standouts. The prognosticators have been talking all year about Iowa's easy schedule. For those of us who actually watch the Big Ten every week, we know that an easy schedule in the Big Ten is a myth. In fact, Iowa has the toughest remaining schedule of the conference leaders.

Wisconsin, Ohio State and Michigan all have one tough game remaining on their schedule. Iowa. Iowa has to play them plus a road game at Northwestern.

Wisconsin is coming into Iowa City on a mission; they must win or they are done in conference.

If Iowa wins out until they meet Ohio State at Kinnick, then Ohio State has to beat Iowa to get a share of the Big Ten. Iowa's top rated defense showed some weakness today. And in the Big Ten weakness is like the smell of blood to a wild animal. While no football game is more important than real life concerns, we need Norm back. If he is healthy then we need him back on the field.

 

[bud2380]

Iowa is not going to lose in Kinnick this year. It's reminiscant of the 2003 team. We were just a night and day better team at home than on the road. Not to say this years team is bad on the road, just much better at home. Last year we actually played much better on the road than at home.

 

[HawkPrdatr40]

While no football game is more important than real life concerns, we need Norm back. If he is healthy then we need him back on the field.

Sadly Norm will probably never be as healthy as we need him to be. It would be nice to get him back up in the box over seeing the Defense and making adjustments at some point this season. Unfortunately I don't think those odds are very high.

 

[HawkeyeDenis]

Sadly Norm will probably never be as healthy as we need him to be. It would be nice to get him back up in the box over seeing the Defense and making adjustments at some point this season. Unfortunately I don't think those odds are very high.

Unfortunately thats probably true. It seems that when we have Norm up in the box we always have a shot. His long term health is more important than football though.

 

[HawkeyeDenis]

Iowa is not going to lose in Kinnick this year. It's reminiscant of the 2003 team. We were just a night and day better team at home than on the road. Not to say this years team is bad on the road, just much better at home. Last year we actually played much better on the road than at home.

I hope your right. Irreguardless of home or away, I think Iowa probably has the toughest schedule in the B10 right now, with MSU, OSU and Wisconsin remaining on the schedule. And as we know Northwestern has been a thorn for Iowa the last few years.

 

[WVHawk]

I saw one schedule rating that showed we had the toughest in the nation. Florida complians they had to play two ranked teams in a row. The reporters don't seem to notice we are playing 4 ranked teams in a row.

 

[Texashawk17]

I am glad we have them at home! They are all beatable we saw that last night with Ohio State. These games will come down to coaching I am glad Ferentz in on the sidlines. Advantage IOWA

 

[CallMeDragon]

One game at a time...I am sure everyone on the Hawkeye roster will be 100% focused on Wisconsin this week. Every Saturday can bring big changes in college football, so beat the team you play that week and let the chips fall where they may.

 

[hawkfaninTX]

Not to minimize the importance of all the remaining games on Iowa's schedule, but the home games with Wisconsin, Michigan State and Ohio State are standouts. The prognosticators have been talking all year about Iowa's easy schedule. For those of us who actually watch the Big Ten every week, we know that an easy schedule in the Big Ten is a myth. In fact, Iowa has the toughest remaining schedule of the conference leaders.

Wisconsin, Ohio State and Michigan all have one tough game remaining on their schedule. Iowa. Iowa has to play them plus a road game at Northwestern.

Wisconsin is coming into Iowa City on a mission; they must win or they are done in conference.

If Iowa wins out until they meet Ohio State at Kinnick, then Ohio State has to beat Iowa to get a share of the Big Ten. Iowa's top rated defense showed some weakness today. And in the Big Ten weakness is like the smell of blood to a wild animal. While no football game is more important than real life concerns, we need Norm back. If he is healthy then we need him back on the field.

This can be viewed as both a positive and a negative. While it will be a tough row to hoe, For those that have pipe dreams of the National Title game- this stretch of games is crucial to our SOS and BCS Ranking. I need to go unearth my post back a few weeks, but i went on record saying that only Boise will go undefeated. and it will come down to the computers. The computers hate us, but think if we hadn't lost to AZ, they would be in LOVE with us just like last year. In the End Big Ten will get snubbed out of the NT game, but dominate in the Rose Bowl.

 

[Saginawbay]

Yes, defense did so some problems but areas we always struggle with the good news is we match up well with both Wisconsin and Michigan St and always play both well and both teams play a style our defense is really more comfortable playing for sure. Against UM when Tate came in should have gone to 3 DL earlier would have been a blow out.

 

[JHHawk]

Iowa is the only team that controls their own destiny in the league. If we win out, we go Rose Bowling. OSU cannot say that,Wisky cannot say that,....ok,MSU can say that. But Iowa has MSU at Kinnick,so Iowa has the best shot at controlling their fate.
I like that. I think KF and the players will look at our schedule as an opportunity and a challenge,not a burden. I have said since last year that Iowa fans in 2010 will be treated to the best Kinnick entertainment in decades....this home schedule is simply hard to top. Next year will be good also...Pitt,Michigan,MSU,NW and Minny...not bad bang for the buck next year also.

 

[NorthFloridaHawkeye]

I think only injuries and our FG game could trip us up. I really like our chances at home.