Vanderbilt

[Hawkfnntn]

If Gronowski can have the accuracy he had in the Nebraska or even the Rutgers game, Iowa might be able to loosen up the running game. Vandy is not very good at defending the pass but is rather stout against the run.

If Gronowski has no accuracy, than Iowa is playing in a phone booth, and the running game will get stuffed.

Yup it's pretty much just like every other Iowa game ever. First team to 20 wins

 

[ssckelley]

If Gronowski can have the accuracy he had in the Nebraska or even the Rutgers game, Iowa might be able to loosen up the running game. Vandy is not very good at defending the pass but is rather stout against the run.

If Gronowski has no accuracy, than Iowa is playing in a phone booth, and the running game will get stuffed.

I don't disagree that Gronowski needs to have a good game but I do think Vandy's rush defense is a bit over rated. Stuffing teams like Charleston Southern (FCS) and Georgia State don't impress me much, I'm going out on a limb here and stay Iowa has a better offensive line than those 2 schools. You look at their defensive stats broken down by game (see below) and the teams that were good at running the ball were able to run on Vandy's defense. I think Iowa will need to rush for at least 150 yards to have a chance to win this game, they are 7-1 when rushing for over 150 yards with the only loss being at USC.