First off, I think Ferentz's staff at Iowa is one of the best at getting players prepared and getting the most out of them, and they have had alot of time to prepare for this game (which is why I'm not hammering away at this game). Having said that, however, Iowa doesn't have the speed and depth on their scout team in my opinion to prepare as effectively as an LSU type (see last yr). LSU has top 3-5 recruiting classes every year which includes a ton of speed. Iowa does not. They will play their assignments but I think the speed of the execution and athletes of Paul Johnson's GT midline triple option will be tough for them to handle. In looking at Iowa's D, their main weakness here is the speed of the linebackers running from sideline to sideline. I think they will have some success against the dive but will get outflanked on the perimeter and susceptible to big gains off of the pitch or keep. Though Stanzi is back at QB for Iowa, I really don't think he's all that special. He's 15 TDs to 14 INTs with 56% completions. He threw 5 picks vs Indiana for Christ's sake and Iowa's run game is nothing to call mom about. I think they got alot done this year with smoke and mirrors. GT will most likely give up some scores but I think Iowa will give up more. I look for GT to win by 10 or so and go over the total which may be the better play of the two.
GT -5
OV 51
GT -5
OV 51
you guys really trust nesbitt vs this iowa defense?? game on this should be good.
DONT THEY EVER PASS THE BALL SEER
