[ChicagoSports]

I watched them against Notre Dame but other than that I have not seen many of their games, are they still running hybrid spread to utilize Robinson? If so I'd like Norm to reach in the ole bag of tricks and break out the 3-4 we ran a couple of years ago, since we can't seem to get pressure with 4 we my as well get an extra guy in coverage and maybe throw a wrinkle at scUM that they may not be expecting. I know it's all doom and gloom around here but these are circumstances that we have seen KF coached teams respond well to in the past. I know this the team is gonna need Kinnick to be HOSTILE Saturday to win. GO HAWKS!!

[aeischeid]

Probably at least as good as MN................conservative guess.

[ChicagoSports]

thanks for the thoughtful analysis

[aeischeid]

Originally Posted by ChicagoSports

thanks for the thoughtful analysis

The first one is always free.

[FromFry2Ferentz]

I think the better question is which Iowa team is going to show up in this one? The one that has lost 5 straight road games? Or the team that has won 5 straight home games?

[bcl20]

They're good not great. If we stop the run we should win because Robinson can't throw. That's a major if though. Their defense is better than it was last year and my opinion is that their defense is actually better than their offense. This would be a good win though.

[EddyP]

Originally Posted by aeischeid

Probably at least as good as MN................conservative guess.

At least 58 points better than them anyway.

[aeischeid]

Originally Posted by EddyP

At least 58 points better than them anyway.

At least.

[NewMexHawk]

It doesn't matter how other teams play. Iowa plays one way and one way only and if this defense does not change, Michigan will put 600 yards on Iowa and Iowa will roll over like a puppy. This defense is absolutely no good...we have little talent on defense.

[HawkeyeMcNutt]

Originally Posted by NewMexHawk

It doesn't matter how other teams play. Iowa plays one way and one way only and if this defense does not change, Michigan will put 600 yards on Iowa and Iowa will roll over like a puppy. This defense is absolutely no good...we have little talent on defense.

Not at home my friend. Things change at Kinnick Stadium. Thank God this game is at home, or this game would likely be ugly.

[Fish16]

Marquise Gray isnt a good passer either.

[HawkeyeMcNutt]

Denard Robinson is a horrific passer.

[imported_UHawk]

Better than Iowa. I've become emotionally numb. I am just waiting for them to convert about 83% of 3rd downs, run wildly up and down the field and for Robinson to have a game that brings him back into the Heisman conversation.

[JHHawk]

I honestly think that D-Rob is a better passer than Gray or Taylor Martinez,which does worry me. Plus,Michigan has good receivers...Heminway is a *****.

Michigan is rated 13th in the country and have only lost a single game at MSU all year,so they are definitely the best team we have played all year,imo.

That said, we are 50% better in Kinnick so we have a shot. Go Hawks,Beat Big Blue!

[JHHawk]

Originally Posted by bchilds420

I would say Michigan is going to overwhelm Iowa. I dont LIKE saying this, and I have another thread where I put some money on UM +40, but its just the cold hard truth.

Our Defense couldnt contain Jantz, a slower, less significant version of Robinson. Why on gods green earth should we expect anything better now? We havent "gotten better" like we usually do, as a matter of fact, I see disgusting similarities between this team now, and the team last year that "quit" in the words of our own players. What are they playing for? Ill tell you, they have one last hope and that is Purdue, which I dont think we will win either.

They have tremendous speed which our defense doesnt. Our best D player is Bernstein. If you think Hyde is a good CB, please watch his interceptions. He was beat in most, and the balls are underthrown. He catches them, yippee, but when you have a guy 10 yards behind you, because of their speed, its not going to make much of a difference. Nobody on Iowa, and I mean NOBODY is fast enough to keep up with DROB, and thats just one of their threats. Their WR have blazing speed as well as their RBs.

Just some perspective on how explosive their offense is... because some of you just arent accepting it.. they put up the most points allowed by ND this year, who also played USC, who if you didnt catch last week, came real close to beating #4 stanford.

Their Defense is I would say VERY underrated. In case some of you dont know this, they are ranked 6th in points against. We played PSU who is ranked 4th, and how did that turn out for us? Not pretty.

They also have a coach that knows the beginning of HIS legacy could be jumpstarted by ending KF's legacy. Destroy him, and the hawkeyes, and you have yourself not only a good recruiting tool (some coaches get it, star players wanna go to star schools that score points) but a solid foundation towards job security.

Do I want the Hawks to win? Of course, but the logical part of me sees no way we score more than 10 points, and no way we stop their offense.

UM - 61
UI - 9

Yards - UM 630+, UI 240

Iowa has not been beaten by over 40 points in Kinnick in over 33 years,I suspect. I would bet you a million dollars they would not this saturday,if I wanted to go thru the whole escrow/attorney hassle.