Iowa State walks out with a win IF...

boyd

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As long as Iowa's offense has no strategy, like in the first two games, this sets up well for the clones.

If Iowa utilizes the weapons they have on offense, the clones will lose by 21 points.
If ISU utilizes the weapons they have on offense, The hawks will lose by 21 points.
 

boyd

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Strength of schedule argument from a Cyclone fan!? No way!

Personally, I don't think KState and NDSU are as good as everyone on this board thinks they are. I think NDSU is a damn good team at their level, and they'll likely compete for a title, but I don't believe they are as good as they were last year. I'd love to see NDSU play UNI in the playoffs. That would be interesting to watch. Hopefully both teams stay healthy and meet each other there.

KState is probably gonna get smoked by Auburn.

Time will tell. If I'm wrong I'll gladly eat a fat helping of crow. You have my word.

I will cook that CROW for you. Straight up, no BQ sauce.
 

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Most of the Hawk talk I see on here is the same smoke and mirrors as always. They are average on offense, and stronger on defense. Their back 7 are less than impressive, and I have heard this from more than one Hawk fan I work with.

Having said that I predict a heavy dose of Weisman. He ran us over last year, and I don't see why he wouldn't this year.

ISU wins IF they can stop the run. That's a big if too.
 

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If the Principal of Dunlap high school was a hottie cougar......would she go to the Hawkeye game and have sex in the bathroom with a stranger and then puke on herself?
 

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ISU wins if they find a way to make Iowa's safeties cover passes. They are really, really bad in coverage, pretty decent in the run game.
 

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You won’t really be able to run the ball on designed run plays. Your best bet is probably getting Richardson outside the pocket or getting the ball out quick because the interior of our d-line collapses it pretty quick. Regardless, our offense will keep you in the game because it’s conservative to a fault, red-zone efficiency blows, and our kicking game is….. well you know.
 

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Sam's gotta play like he did in the KSU game, we gotta hold them to FGs rather than TDs a couple of times, and we can't afford more than one TO/blocked punt. I'm worried about punt blocks with Downing.

Oh, and we can't be afraid to run Sam.
 

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You won’t really be able to run the ball on designed run plays. Your best bet is probably getting Richardson outside the pocket or getting the ball out quick because the interior of our d-line collapses it pretty quick. Regardless, our offense will keep you in the game because it’s conservative to a fault, red-zone efficiency blows, and our kicking game is….. well you know.
You can't take away something we do not have. Brilliant strategic move by our staff.

We have not really shown to have much for designed run plays, both in terms of quality or desire to do so. We like to pass-as-a-run far too much for my liking.
 
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FreeBorn

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You won’t really be able to run the ball on designed run plays. Your best bet is probably getting Richardson outside the pocket or getting the ball out quick because the interior of our d-line collapses it pretty quick. Regardless, our offense will keep you in the game because it’s conservative to a fault, red-zone efficiency blows, and our kicking game is….. well you know.

Nice, a hawk fan who realizes that kf sucks.
 

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I agree, Davis really needs to go or chuck that offense. Iowa's not built for the horizontal game at all.
 

FreeBorn

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Nope. Ferentz is unsure of how to use the weapons we have, but Davis’ play-calling has been very questionable, and Rudock is checking down far too often.

Gee whiz!

Go back and read what you wrote. You mean a head coach in his 16 year still does not know how to use the talent that he has?

Dude, think about that and what it really says about him.