IOWA's O-LINE will be 100% healthy for ARIZONA

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  • Fishhead
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    • 08-11-05
    • 40179

    #1
    IOWA's O-LINE will be 100% healthy for ARIZONA
    Thus far in the season Iowa has had at least two OL unavailable for their games.........VANDERVELDE and CALLOWAY in game one and VANDERVELDE and BULAGA in game two.


    Vandervelde, Calloway, and Bulaga are all top NFL prospects, with BULAGA a possible first rounder if he decides to come out as a just a junior.


    Now, however, all of the usual suspects appear to be in place. The depth chart released today for Iowa's game against Arizona on Saturday lists Bulaga at left tackle, backed up by Reilly Reiff, Dace Richardson at left guard, backed up by Adam Gettis, Rafael Eubanks at center, backed up by Josh Koeppel, Vandervelde at right guard, backed up by Dan Doering, and Calloway at right tackle, backed up by Markus Zusevics.

    The rest of the offense remains the same. Adam Robinson will start once again at running back with Brandon Wegher listed behind him. True freshman Wegher had the better game statistically, gaining 100 yards last week against Iowa State, but most of his yardage came after the game was out of reach for the Cyclones.
  • Fishhead
    SBR Aristocracy
    • 08-11-05
    • 40179

    #2
    Former IOWA great Mike Stoops, the Wildcats head coach, will be making his first return to Kinnick Stadium as a head coach.

    Stoops will bring a Wildcat defense into Iowa City that I believe is probably a top 20 overall unit in the nation..........which should make for some hellish match-ups in the trenches.

    Iowa is currently a -5.5 favorite over the Wildcats and I've yet to see a total for the game.

    Will keep everyone abreast of any developments I may come across leading up to kickoff and a possible fearless prediction.

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    • Deuce
      BARRELED IN @ SBR!
      • 01-12-08
      • 29843

      #3
      And they will still get buried. As they will against UofM and MSU and Penn St and OSU.
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      • Fishhead
        SBR Aristocracy
        • 08-11-05
        • 40179

        #4
        Originally posted by Deuce
        And they will still get buried. As they will against UofM and MSU and Penn St and OSU.
        The verdict on this squad is still up in the air for the most part with me personally.......but I certainly see a lot of bright spots. Those four games you mentioned will all be very tough games for this very young Hawkeye outfit.........as will this weeks game against Arizona and having to travel to Wisconsin. Iowa could definetly be looking at a SIX loss season if everything goes wrong..........hopefully not.

        Bright spots heading into week 3.........

        1. QB Stanzi has looked very good, leaving off how he performed in Iowa's last 5 game of last season.

        2. The secondary again appears like it is going to be one of the best takeaway groups in the nation. Tyler Sash was named Big Ten defensive player of the week for his school recored 3 interceptions last Saturday. CB Spivey is an absolute stud and has a chance to be one of the top corners in the nation and in Iowa history if he continues to perform at such a high level as he has performed these past 14 games.

        3. TE Moeki looks like he is finally healthy, and if so, should be one of the top 5 TE's in the nation.

        4. The freshman at the skill positions for this Iowa team are the best I've ever seen. The TOP THREE RB's in terms of yardage by years end on this Iowa team may and probably will be all freshman............ROBINSON, WEGHER, AND BRINSON.

        5. As mentioned above, the O-LINE is completely healthy for the first time all year, an O-LINE that should be one of the top ten in the country when healthy.

        6. Punter Donahue is off to a great start and looked fantasic, both in terms of distance and kicks inside the 15 yard line.

        This Arizona game could prove to be a very pivitol game in the season. A loss could send this team reeling into Penn State, another possible loss. An impressive win the O-LINE and young freshman performing well could have the team and their fans very optimistic for this team for the remainder of the season.


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        • madmaxx
          SBR MVP
          • 03-14-07
          • 3289

          #5
          Iowa is dogshit
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          • Fishhead
            SBR Aristocracy
            • 08-11-05
            • 40179

            #6
            Originally posted by madmaxx
            Iowa is dogshit
            You must love ARIZONA getting points this week......right?
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            • Fishhead
              SBR Aristocracy
              • 08-11-05
              • 40179

              #7
              He was one of three brothers, including Wildcats defensive coordinator Mark, who helped revive the Hawkeye program under former coach Hayden Fry, and several family members are treating the occasions as a homecoming.

              "It'll be odd for them to go out and root against Iowa," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. "But they're going back because of all the great feelings. We all still have a lot of fond and fabulous memories from our time there."

              Bob Stoops, who will be coaching the Sooners against Tulsa this weekend, began the legacy when he played defensive back for the Hawkeyes from 1979-82.
              Mike was a strong safety from 1982-84. Mark played from 1986-88.

              Throughout the decade, Dee and her husband, Ron Sr., would make the 10-hour trip from their home in Youngstown, Ohio, to Iowa City.

              "We would drive all night," Dee recalled. "I loved bringing ham sandwiches and things for the kids to eat."

              They formed a friendship with Kirk Ferentz, who was then an assistant under Fry.

              "We used to park our car at coach Ferentz's house and walk to the game," Dee said. "He was very good to us."

              "I like our character, our toughness," Stoops said of this year's 2-0 Wildcats. "We're just better off than we've ever been."

              Those words remind Dee of how her sons helped Fry reverse Iowa's football fortunes, and Bob Stoops' early struggles before leading Oklahoma to a national championship in 2000.
              "You go through the highs and the lows in this game," she said. "I guess I've been cheering for underdogs all my life, and they've always come to the top."

              All three Stoops brothers wore No. 41 for the Hawkeyes. And when Ron Sr., a high school coach, died of a heart attack in 1988, he was buried in an IOWA black and gold jersey.

              "All of us in our family have warm feelings about the University of Iowa," Ron Jr. said. "We care for them."

              Dee is prepared to tackle mixed emotions.
              "The people were wonderful," she said. "I follow every game of Iowa. I always watch them when they're on TV. I'm a very big supporter of coach Ferentz and the Iowa program."

              On Saturday, however, she'll be in the visiting locker room with Mike and Mark.

              "I finally get to hear them talk to their team, and oh, it's just exhilarating," Dee said. "I just love to see them in their own environment."

              Fry once explained that he wanted pink walls for the visitor's locker room, because he thought it would have a mellowing affect on opponents.
              Dee Stoops doesn't expect the color scheme to dampen the mood of Mike, Mark and the Wildcats.

              "They are fierce competitors," she said. "If you know my four boys, they're all very similar. And they're a lot like their father."
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