Will we have the #1 defense in the Nation?

[DDThompson]

LOL! We are talking about defensive domination according to yards gained. Our defensive effort today was good, but hardly the worst ass whooping ever handed out during a Big Ten game. I gave our pathetic effort last year versus Wisconsin as an example of an even better defensive effort yardage wise.

Any more questions?

No. Follow along. It’s pretty simple.

The OP was using the stat line to guess Iowa could be The #1 ranked defense after this performance.

OP — this season’s season long performance with best statistical Big10 game this season.

complex — last season’s terrible Iowa offense.



OP — this season’s Iowa defense

complex — last season’s Iowa offense



OP — this season

complex — last season

 

[HawkeyeTech]

I wouldn't worry about it too much. We had like 60 something yards against Wisconsin last year in the most abysmal offensive showing I might have ever seen by any football team at any level.

I nominate this for the "Most ignorant post of the day" award.

 

[SamBrownlee48]

Maryland ran 39 plays. That's insane.

 

[Complex13]

I nominate this for the "Most ignorant post of the day" award.

Thanks, I might finally win something.

 

[Complex13]

I mean to be fair you qualified it as an abysmal offensive showing, not a great defensive one.

Well, to be fair, it does take two to tango. A bad offensive performance looks like a good defensive performance on the stat sheet.

 

[Adam]

Why is this thread derailed? The happy warm fuzzy topic was supposed to be about whether or not Iowa would have the statistically ranked #1 defense going into Happy Valley next week.

 

[uihawk82]

It is a very very good defense and who cares about #1 or #5 ranking as long as we are winning the defense is not allowing a lot of points.

 

[Adam]

It is a very very good defense and who cares about #1 or #5 ranking as long as we are winning the defense is not allowing a lot of points.

Lol bragging rights.

 

[judzeehawk]

Why is this thread derailed? The happy warm fuzzy topic was supposed to be about whether or not Iowa would have the statistically ranked #1 defense going into Happy Valley next week.

Some posters really like to trample anything that resembles a positive. It's always the same people.

 

[DDThompson]

Why is this thread derailed? The happy warm fuzzy topic was supposed to be about whether or not Iowa would have the statistically ranked #1 defense going into Happy Valley next week.

Some people are only warm and fuzzy when they’re bitching about something.

 

[NEIChawk]

Jon Miller's instant reactions podcast just said lowest yards allowed in B1G play. Wow.

With a very favorable schedule, keep that in mind people....

 

[Northside Hawk]

Why is this thread derailed? The happy warm fuzzy topic was supposed to be about whether or not Iowa would have the statistically ranked #1 defense going into Happy Valley next week.

The subject of the 66 yard offensive output vs Wisconsin came up again.

That has probably derailed half a dozen threads this fall and it is not likely to leave the memory for some for a long time.

 

[NikeHawk21]

The exciting thing about it is we don’t lose a whole lot next year. A few on the Dline but more reps for AJE, Chauncey, Lattimore, and Reiff. Not to mention Nixon coming into the fold.

On the back end we only lose Gervase who is solid, but Geno has proved he can play back there. A healthy Hankins and an emerging DJ Johnson for next year as well. The D could be as good if not better next year.

 

[Adam]

The exciting thing about it is we don’t lose a whole lot next year. A few on the Dline but more reps for AJE, Chauncey, Lattimore, and Reiff. Not to mention Nixon coming into the fold.

On the back end we only lose Gervase who is solid, but Geno has proved he can play back there. A healthy Hankins and an emerging DJ Johnson for next year as well. The D could be as good if not better next year.

Next years team should be excellent.

 

[Adam]

The subject of the 66 yard offensive output vs Wisconsin came up again.

That has probably derailed half a dozen threads this fall and it is not likely to leave the memory for some for a long time.

And we walloped OSU. On top of that it literally has nothing to do with this top ranked defense that we have this year.

 

[Northside Hawk]

And we walloped OSU. On top of that it literally has nothing to do with this top ranked defense that we have this year.

True but some won't let it go. It was as big a fluke as OSU the week before. Someone posted before the Wisconsin game that we could play them ten times and not do any better. It was a stupid post then and it's even more stupid now.

 

[earlkoppelman]

I hope the D shows up like this next week!

Yes. D-line gets us going.#57 playing well.Will know soon.

 

[Northside Hawk]

Next years team should be excellent.

We could easily return 14, 15 starters next year.

Only area that really gets gutted is the interior of the offensive line.

Attended another game today. Anyone know if Nick Niemann was back and playing?

 

[DMLadyhawk]

We could easily return 14, 15 starters next year.

Only area that really gets gutted is the interior of the offensive line.

Attended another game today. Anyone know if Nick Niemann was back and playing?

Yes Nick played and he played well.

 

[Northside Hawk]

Yes Nick played and he played well.

Thanks. I was attending a game at my daughter's college in Siberia, I mean Whitewater, Wisconsin.

With parents in town, Daughter and her roommate wasted no time heading to shopping mall!