Yeah, they absolutely killed themselves in their two losses. Vs Rutgers on the road they put up 550 yds of offense vs a solid D, but lost due to stupid penalties which cost them 7 pts and gave Rutgers 2 scores...AND, they collapsed in the red zone. All self-inflicted stuff, which they cleaned up last night vs Michigan.
Just as Nebraska was a bad matchup for Rutgers yesterday, Washington is a bad matchup for Iowa. This will be the best offense Iowa has faced this year -- and yes, I'm including Ohio St. (other than the red zone) in that -- and there is no doubt they will move the ball vs Iowa's defense. No. Doubt. The question is whether Iowa can move the ball vs their Defense. Unfortunately, the past 2 weeks the Huskies have faced teams with offenses very similar to the Hawkeyes': Rutgers and Michigan are both run heavy teams who struggle to throw the ball. Sound familiar? Also lots of similarities between Rutgers and Michigan's Defenses and our Defense.
Iowa will not pose the best OLine they've faced, nor the best DLine, nor the best RB. You get the idea.
I have no idea if Washington will be favored vs Iowa, but they should be.
