Line can't go down, it can only go up. Probably be 5.5 by kickoff. Iowa's defense will be unreal, home game probably under the lights......this should be where the mini-bash is held. I'm an Illini fan, but **** Purdue-Illinois.
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Ok, as a huge IOWA fan, some observations.......
1. News out of the IOWA camp right now is the team has been very rusty in camp.
2. They have a semi-tough road game at ARIZONA in the 3rd week, if they lose that game, they would probably not be -3 or more over PSU
3. Many will be looking at the PSU side as a huge REVENGE ANGLE, as IOWA went into HAPPY VALLEY last season and spoiled the Nittnay Lions national title aspirations.
Iowa's DL and SECONDARY will both enter the season as TOP FIVE units in the country, the only question will be how they handle replacing two studs at linebacker, both NFL draftees.Comment -
Iowa might shutout Arizona.Comment -
IOWA will have the potential to shutout a few teams this season if their defense stays healthy.
If Iowa gets off to a 5-0 or 6-0 start and he remains healthy, DE Adrian Clayborn will emerge as a top five candidate for the Heisman Trophy.Comment -
where the fuk are you seeing a line for this game?
have you PM'd Cougar Bait that you will be in Champaign October 30th?Comment -
5DIMES and a few other places have key NCAA matchups up for wagering right now.Comment -
It's really hard to say at this point. Iowa was better than ASU about 6 years ago and lost by 30 in Tempe early in the season. But I know one thing, Iowa's d is legit. We saw how Arizona looked against a real defense in their bowl game. They could have played 12 quarters and they weren't going to score a point.Comment -
Certainly possible, but I'm not going to commit to anything at this point. My brother and I are gonna take a road trip down to Tuscaloosa, and I'm not sure which game it's gonna be. I'm sour on Illinois football. They suck. I'll always root for them, but rooting for them is like rooting for the Pirates. The limitations on this program will always be there.Comment -
Good points, BUT it will not matter how rusty they are in the preseason, they will be well into the season by the time this game is played. I don't worry about the Arizona game effecting this game at all because this is a conference game. I like the line Iowa -3 and I have already played it.Comment -
Arizona game will be interesting. The game is already a sell out for Arizona with numerous IOWA fans gobbling up tickets. Will be Kinnick West. Of course, I'll be down on the field getting that black and gold frenzy fired up
Hawkeye fans are ready to descend on Arizona Stadium this fall, and the Wildcats are ready.
"We've had a lot of inquiries for Iowa specifically," said Darren Graessle, Arizona director of ticket operations.
So much so that many Hawkeye fans -- or hopeful scalpers -- have even bought Wildcat season tickets already just to make sure they get seats for the Iowa game Sept. 18.
"We have gotten some people who were interested in just the Iowa game but were willing to buy the whole season to get it because that's all we're selling right now," Graessle said. "I only kind of took note of the bigger orders because some people bought 10 and one person bought 20."
Single-game tickets for the game don't go on sale until 12:01 a.m. Aug. 21.
The Iowa ticket office received a 4,000 ticket allotment from Arizona, and Iowa ticket manager Pam Finke said they had no problem selling them.
"We were able to help most folks with the amount their priority level gave them," Finke said. "But some people requested more, and we weren't able to help."
The game is priced between $35 and $190, depending on seat location. It is the most expensive single-game ticket of the season at Arizona -- more than even Pac-10 showdowns with Arizona State and USC.
"It's a big draw," Graessle said. "We know it's very likely we're going to sell out that game, so you price it accordingly."
Iowa is in the rare position of not having enough season tickets for its seven home games to meet demand. Arizona is one of five road games some Hawkeye fans might travel to in 2010 to get their black-and-gold fix.
Finke said the ticket office has stopped taking orders on their allotment of 4,000 tickets for Michigan on Oct. 16 and 3,000 tickets for Minnesota on Nov. 27.
Both will become hard tickets for Hawkeye fans to find. If people don't mind a November road trip, tickets are almost sure to be available for Indiana (Nov. 6) and Northwestern (Nov. 13), two Big Ten locations where season tickets typically are not in high demand.
The Wildcats have not traditionally sold out a lot of games, but there aren't a lot of empty seats either. Arizona Stadium seats 56,000-plus fans. The Wildcats averaged 52,555 fans for six home games last season.
The stadium record is 59,920, set in 1996 for the Arizona State game.
Graessle expects a sellout for the Iowa game.
"There's just a natural interest," Graessle said. "A lot of people, as soon as we put that game on the schedule, were calling about it."
"A lot of our folks have contacts down there," Finke said. "And if you think about it, we don't get down to that part of the country very often."Comment -
seems like iowa doesnt get credit much these days was all over them vs g tech in orange bowl..Comment -
penn state could suprise peopleComment -
lolol total joke, zona will beat iowa and so will psu...iowa is the MOST OVERRATED TEAM IN AMERICAComment -
Posters, see post #8 in the following thread and then disregard the biased statement above.............
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Iowa has had Penn State's number this decade. 7-1 since 2000.Comment -
-6.5 now. Knew that it could only go up and not down.Comment -
Great call
This line may go to -8Comment -
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-3 or -6.5 -- Iowa will cover.
Only ? is having Robinson as their only healthy back.
Freshman QB under the lights at Kinnick as a visitor? Not good.Comment -
Got sucked into thinking they would beat Temple bad.
Yup,great recovery game for those who bet on State Penn against Temple.Iowa will cover easy.No more trusting Penn State for me.I have a theory that the coaches that do all the work for Joe Paw are being distracted on the sidelines by him asking them for milk and cookies,change his Depends,get him more coloring books and crayons,change Sponge Bob on the headphones to Barney music.etc.Comment -
Wrong, two freshman studs emerged against Ball State..........only BALL STATE, but by looking at the both of them, you can tell they are both more than capable to do a satisfactory job from the RB position.
But agree 100%, both are no ROBINSON, HAMPTON, or WEGHER..............and they are in trouble if ROB goes down, perhaps not in this game, but down the road. That I can agree with you on.Comment -
Clayborn Top 5 for Heisman...
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PSU was very underwhelming vs an improving, but not ready for prime time, Temple. Just don't see how they can hang with Iowa...
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Temple would of won if their star tailback did not get hurt, Penn. St. is weakComment -
Iowa looks like the play
Penn St is down this yearComment -
Lots of teams have and can "HANG" with Iowa for a few reasons.........
1. Stanzi interceptions(proven fact for 2+ years)
2. Blocked punts
3. Opponent kickoff returns(Iowa one of worst coverage teams in America for kickoffs)
Iowa could be leading 17-3 with their outstanding defense completely dominating an opponent and then BOOM, one of the above scenarios occurs and the score is 17-10 in the blink of an eye.Last edited by Fishhead; 09-27-10, 09:51 AM.Comment -
Iowa HANDED Arizona 21 pts.........
INT RETURN TD
KICKOFF RETURN TD
BLOCKED PUNT TD
If Iowa doesn't turn the ball over or even only once, they are a very difficult team for ANY team in the country to beat simply because their defense is so outstanding and can be simply dominatiing at times.
I wish STANZI and the special teams coaches at Iowa could figure this out........UGH.Comment -
I like Iowa to win this game.Comment -
6-point tease with Iowa and Stanford.
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Went from -6.5 to -7.5 overnight.Comment
