Your Bold Predictions for 2022
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HuckFinn
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MN won’t beat us.
MelroseHawkins
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Petras/Padilla is going to have a 300 yrd passing game and this is going to keep KF up at night.
MelroseHawkins
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Iowa's two kickers are going to share kicking duties this year. One will take the PAT's and shorter kicks and the other is going to take the longer attempts and do kick-off duties.
FloridaHawks
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Win 4 preseason games
Win one we shouldn’t (osu or mich)
Lose two we shouldn’t (ill & nw)
Split the remaining 2-2 (wis, min, neb, pur)
Finish 7-5 and head to music city bowl
Defense is better but doesn’t have the turnovers as last year.
Offense sucks but Petras throws for 300+ and 4 touchdowns in one conference game that isn’t Rutgers.
Sign Kirk and Brian through the 2045 season. Max deals.
Win one we shouldn’t (osu or mich)
Lose two we shouldn’t (ill & nw)
Split the remaining 2-2 (wis, min, neb, pur)
Finish 7-5 and head to music city bowl
Defense is better but doesn’t have the turnovers as last year.
Offense sucks but Petras throws for 300+ and 4 touchdowns in one conference game that isn’t Rutgers.
Sign Kirk and Brian through the 2045 season. Max deals.
Fryowa
Administrator
There’s no such thing as a preseason game. They all count towards your record.
But—assuming you mean out of conference games, what 4 are we going to win? Did Barta sneak another game in the schedule that we don’t know about?
beavdawg8216
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We will be Rioting in Iowa City after we host the crystal ball
Fryowa
Administrator
We're hosting a ball? Do we need tuxedos for this event?
HawkGold
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That's not bold.
Fryowa
Administrator
Neither are 90% of the posts in this thread, including the OP's.
Try and keep up. It's getting embarrassing.
HawkGold
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My bold prediction is safe like most of the rest of you. Prediction = KF is actually hard to predict.
That said, history says with vet qb that the record will slide. 5-7 with losses to ISU, MN, OSU, M, W, Purdue, and Nebby. Wouldn't put a lot of money against the jack rabbits. Stout D. Worse O. Then again see opening statement.
That said, history says with vet qb that the record will slide. 5-7 with losses to ISU, MN, OSU, M, W, Purdue, and Nebby. Wouldn't put a lot of money against the jack rabbits. Stout D. Worse O. Then again see opening statement.
Fryowa
Administrator
Would you like to bet $50 to the Children's Hospital that the Hawks will finish better than 6-6?
I mean, there's no loser there...Stead gets a donation either way.
Fryowa
Administrator
I see you changed it to 5-7, I figured your typo actually went the other way.
In any case, my 6-6 offer still stands. Be a good guy and let's shake on it...it's for a good cause.
HawkGold
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Let me think about it. I"ve given them plenty of money (daughter) over the years. Think you heard my story about how as a patient she couldn't get in to see the stadium from my wheel chair as they were entertaining boosters and they were too important to allow her to the window. Btw, it is a good hospital and she's been in St. Louis, Chicago, and Peoria childrens hospitals and it's as good as any of them. Btw, the place is mostly a ghost town on Saturdays. Not saying there aren't kids that experience it, but it's largely (my observation) a show. On my rant, the RM House parents have to park on the back 40 and can't park at Carver on days when nothing is going on w/o a ticket. Parents of kids long term in hospital need to have better access to cars.
Off my rant, KF is impossible to predict. In most years Iowa is about 3 positions short of a playoff position. They are usually that good at most. The 3 positions are so bad (such as the former punter and this years qb, they are always close to disaster. This year I think is the year. Can't lose 2 play makers with no one to make up to make it work. Opponents will have so much video on Petras that it will be ugly. I"m not old, but my friends from college think I'm the biggest Hawk fan ever. I've become more realistic. The margin last year was so tight. Won't have the 2 experienced playmakers. Losing players to early draft is actually a good thing. Losing to the portal is inevitable, but you need replacements.
HawkGold
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I'll do the RM House.
FloridaHawks
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I think it goes without saying to the average reader that the 4 preseason games are referring to the buttercup games we play in September. Yes- that includes Rutgers due to basic process of elimination if you read the post.
Surprised you didn’t jump out of your seat to inform me that Kirk would be 90 in 2045.
I have that same feeling. I think O will be a little better than last year. How much so I don't know. Hopefully better than 80th? Is that too high of a bar? But regardless 9 wins will be tough. Min, Wisky, Purdue all won't be easy. on top of Michigan and OSU that most think we'll lose. There's an argument to be made that we lose 5 games and still have a significantly better offense then last year. That said how couldn't the O be better? It was beyond bad last year.
