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OldtownHawkFan

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Will Iowa have a 1000 yard rusher this year? I'm not sure if Iowa will have one this year as I believe the #1 and #2 backs will have a 60 to 40 split carry this season.

Any thoughts if you think Iowa will have a 1000 yard rusher and if the ball carry split will be around 60 - 40?
 
It's hard to tell. I think the question is what would be better for the outcome of the season, a ball carry split around 60-40 (maybe two RBs totalling around 1100 to 1400 yds for the season) or one RB having upwards of 1000+ yds?

And my apologies for answering a question with a question. ;)
 
CHShawk said:
It's hard to tell. I think the question is what would be better for the outcome of the season, a ball carry split around 60-40 (maybe two RBs totalling around 1100 to 1400 yds for the season) or one RB having upwards of 1000+ yds?

And my apologies for answering a question with a question. ;)
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I went to a HawkeyeNation forum & Jeopardy broke out! :D
 
I think the real stat will be if Iowa's young RB committee is able to meet or surpass 1500 yrds. If that happens, Iowa played its style & the season will be a success!
 
If Hampton stays healthy he is going to get more than 60% of the carries. I think it will be Hampton 75%, Robinson 20%, other 5%
 
briankaldenberg said:
If Hampton stays healthy he is going to get more than 60% of the carries. I think it will be Hampton 75%, Robinson 20%, other 5%
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I agree, athough I would say 70-30, 65-35. If you know who comes back, I say 60-20-20. With you know who split wide a few times a game.
 
There will be no "other" if BW isn't back. An occasional give to the FB, but that'll be about it.
 
I think they have too, pound the ball in the first half and take the ball out of Stanzi's hands until he come through in the clutch. If Iowa has 1,500+ rushing yards this season, it also means more rest for the great defense and leads to better 3rd down situations.
 
1500 yards per game isn't really a whole lot. It's close to what Iowa did last year I believe. I'd be comfortable with a 160 per game average which would be about 1,720 yards
 
Yes...if he is healthy..Jewel will get to 1,000. I think he will have close to 200 hundred against Ball st alone.
 
sportstalent said:
I think they have too, pound the ball in the first half and take the ball out of Stanzi's hands until he come through in the clutch. If Iowa has 1,500+ rushing yards this season, it also means more rest for the great defense and leads to better 3rd down situations.
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Do you honestly think that the coaches are going to take the ball out of the hands of a senior, 3-year starting QB who has proven himself more than capable, and whose teammates would walk to Hell and back again for? I don't think so.
 
The day and age of a single "starting" running back in big time football is over. You had better have two who are first team quality or you are in big trouble. These guys take an unreal pounding every game and that just intensifies throughout the season. Fresh legs is an understatement! Would you rather have two guys rush for 1500-1600 yards, or a 1000 yard rusher? Even given an uneven performance by the O line last year, we had a lot of rushing yards...but that would not have been possible without two starters. I recall the Iowa/Wisconsin game last year where it looked like their starter was going to tear us up. Then he took some shots and quite suddenly, and predictably, not so much. They had a backup, but not a real high quality backup. Iowa dominated the remainder of the game. John Clay is about as good as they get, but he cannot be counted on to perform at 100% all season. The closest I have seen recently was Shonn Green, and even then, Jewel Hampton bailed us out a few times!
 
doclee said:
The day and age of a single "starting" running back in big time football is over. You had better have two who are first team quality or you are in big trouble. These guys take an unreal pounding every game and that just intensifies throughout the season. Fresh legs is an understatement! Would you rather have two guys rush for 1500-1600 yards, or a 1000 yard rusher? Even given an uneven performance by the O line last year, we had a lot of rushing yards...but that would not have been possible without two starters. I recall the Iowa/Wisconsin game last year where it looked like their starter was going to tear us up. Then he took some shots and quite suddenly, and predictably, not so much. They had a backup, but not a real high quality backup. Iowa dominated the remainder of the game. John Clay is about as good as they get, but he cannot be counted on to perform at 100% all season. The closest I have seen recently was Shonn Green, and even then, Jewel Hampton bailed us out a few times!
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Not knocking on him, but when did Jewell "bail us out" in 2008? IIRC, the running game kind of stalled after Greene left the Northwestern game. The Indiana game in which Hampton scored 3 TD's was pretty well over when Greene was pulled out. Jewell was the perfect guy to have give Greene some breathers, but Greene was still a true workhorse.

Other examples from last season (not all are returning): C.J. Spiller (this past season he pretty much carried the load), Daniel Thomas at K-State, Kendall Hunter at Okie State, Jacquizz Rodgers at Oregon State, Toby Gerhart, Ryan Williams at Virginia Tech, and Clay. Now not all of these guys are going to be 100% every week, but I really don't think there's ever been a running back that was 100% week in, week out. That just defies the nature of the position. Some are tougher than others, and will play trough the pain. But none of them just stay 100% healthy for every game.
 
tm3308 said:
Do you honestly think that the coaches are going to take the ball out of the hands of a senior, 3-year starting QB who has proven himself more than capable, and whose teammates would walk to Hell and back again for? I don't think so.
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Dude relax, look at Stanzi's first half numbers compared to his 2nd half numbers. Yes this will be his third year, but he must improve on his TD to INT ratio. Stanzi is a decent QB, but what he is, is a great leader first and foremost and plays well in the clutch (i.e. 2nd half and 4th quarters). If Iowa runs the ball with authority in the 1st half of their games and doesn't try and force anything in the passing game, that will determine how their season goes.
So I stick by what I said, it really isn't an arguement, unless Stanzi proves he will not turn the ball over in the 1st half of games. Again, not knocking him, it is what he did last year, he must get better at not turning the ball over.
 
tm3308 said:
Not knocking on him, but when did Jewell "bail us out" in 2008? IIRC, the running game kind of stalled after Greene left the Northwestern game. The Indiana game in which Hampton scored 3 TD's was pretty well over when Greene was pulled out. Jewell was the perfect guy to have give Greene some breathers, but Greene was still a true workhorse.

Other examples from last season (not all are returning): C.J. Spiller (this past season he pretty much carried the load), Daniel Thomas at K-State, Kendall Hunter at Okie State, Jacquizz Rodgers at Oregon State, Toby Gerhart, Ryan Williams at Virginia Tech, and Clay. Now not all of these guys are going to be 100% every week, but I really don't think there's ever been a running back that was 100% week in, week out. That just defies the nature of the position. Some are tougher than others, and will play trough the pain. But none of them just stay 100% healthy for every game.
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That was due to the playcalling and not Hampton's running. For example, with a 1st and goal with the game on the line there were 4 passing plays called. Not a single run was called.
 
Hawke said:
That was due to the playcalling and not Hampton's running. For example, with a 1st and goal with the game on the line there were 4 passing plays called. Not a single run was called.
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Like I said, I wasn't knocking his ability. Do I think he could have bailed us out if he would have gotten the ball? Yes. But he didn't get the ball, therefore he didn't bail us out. That was all I was getting at.
 
sportstalent said:
Dude relax, look at Stanzi's first half numbers compared to his 2nd half numbers. Yes this will be his third year, but he must improve on his TD to INT ratio. Stanzi is a decent QB, but what he is, is a great leader first and foremost and plays well in the clutch (i.e. 2nd half and 4th quarters). If Iowa runs the ball with authority in the 1st half of their games and doesn't try and force anything in the passing game, that will determine how their season goes.
So I stick by what I said, it really isn't an arguement, unless Stanzi proves he will not turn the ball over in the 1st half of games. Again, not knocking him, it is what he did last year, he must get better at not turning the ball over.
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I do think he is going to improve on that, noticeably so. But I suppose one has to ask themselves: do you want Stanzi shaking off his jitters (or whatever it is that makes him not look so good in the first half) early in the game, when we've proven that we can overcome those mistakes, or do you want to risk him doing that in the second half? I'll take the former.
 
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