Shonn Greene
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I agree...that's just as bad as being in a town where you can get killed for going to work at Casey's.
I would say the teams they have beaten aren't impressive, but wins by 36 and 22 I think are. If we would have beaten Baylor by 36 on the road or Nebraska by 22 last week (which is probably the same as Indiana and Wisconsin, Baylor is probably better than Indiana, but you get my point) people around here would be beating their chest the same way Hawk fans are. Let them have their so called "glory" because I think they face reality in a couple of weeks at Illinois as I'm sure Illinois has this game circled from last year and costing them a share of the Big 10.
Regarding the Heisman, Shonn Greene meet Troy Davis. Enjoy the view and look happy when Colt McCoy wins it...
"Shonn likes his TV"--another reason he won't be around for his senior year. More time for TV when you aren't taking classes. :wink:
Did we forget to take our emotion pills?
Three of Iowas next four games will be against the best of their conference schedule. We will see how optimistic you are at the end of them (I hope you still are, I want to go to a bowl game... and of course be the DB wearing my ISU gear)!
I think I recall the said thread. However I don't think it was a football related thread. I think it was ISU's running backs were more likely to avoid our government's penitentiary system than any of of Iowa's running backs.
M&M brought up some decent points last night on the show.
1) He'll be 24/25 next year, I guess.
2) He's shown he and the books aren't the best of friends. The reason he had to leave u of i the first time. He might - MIGHT, be doing alright as of now. Tomorrow could be a different story. Not a knock on the kid - you should've seen my junior year grades....
3) Thusfar he's having a great season and his stock probably won't be much higher next.
They seem to think he's gone, lest he gets injured. Given the above reasoning, I have to agree.
This will refresh your memory.
Just tot highlight (and clear up my error):
-ISU has 3 rbs that are better than SG. Probably 4. 5 if you can count recruits. Maybe 6.
-Greene has no shot at the NFL.
http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/state-rivals/35691-iowa-loses-running-back.html
Shonn Greene is garbage. He's having a decent year this year, but you just said HEISMAN and his name in the same sentance... ********! The Heisman is for THE BEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER that year. Is he even in the same stratosphere as Colt McCoy, Grahm Harrell, Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, Knowshan Moreno, or the Penn St. QB? No is the answer... he's a good back for a BAD team who won't even get drafted. IF he does get drafted, he won't last 3 years. THAT'S A BIG IF! He's a slow, chubby runningback who doesn't block or catch well enough to be a full back.
I was one of the people that said ISU had 4 running backs that would start at Iowa. I said that in the context that I was assuming that there was no way Greene would make it back in school. I was wrong. I vastly underestimated Kirky's abilities.
The question is how much of it is Greene vs our RBs.
or the iowa line versus our line?
Overall, I'm going with the later. Greene is a fine back. But his biggest attribute is his size. Allow the iowa o-line to give him a head of steam and that spells trouble. If you can get to him at or behind the line, his strong points are much more negated. People may bounce off him, but he won't make many defenders miss.
Conversely for the ISU backs - the holes are rarely there so it's a little hard to guage if they are lesser backs or just the product of their offense.
or the iowa line versus our line?
Overall, I'm going with the later. Greene is a fine back. But his biggest attribute is his size. Allow the iowa o-line to give him a head of steam and that spells trouble. If you can get to him at or behind the line, his strong points are much more negated. People may bounce off him, but he won't make many defenders miss.
Conversely for the ISU backs - the holes are rarely there so it's a little hard to guage if they are lesser backs or just the product of their offense.
I think Greene is pretty good but I think it is more to do with eiu having a OL that block a heck of a lot better then our OL is doing right now.
