Wisconsin's Defense was #3 in the nation in Total Defense going into yesterday's game allowing only 249 yards a game. They shutout Illinois 24-0 and only allowed Illinois 93 offensive yards. Iowa's offense is so pitifully bad - they don't have a chance against Wisconsin's defense. And it's @Wisconsin.
I think Iowa may well lose to Wisconsin
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Nebraska will give Iowa a game and Wisky will beat them OSU will hang half 100 on that D, PSU wins by 20 if Clifford dose not get hurt.
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They just updated stats - Wisconsin is only allowing 217.8 YPG. Wisconsin already had the nation's best Rushing Defense going into Illinois game @45.2 Rushing YPG Allowed, and that number just dropped to 41.4 Rushing YPG Allowed.
Wisconsin's Defense is real. And they'll be playing in Madison.
No, Penn State in 1986 had a much better offense. Good running game and passes were completed when needed. Shaffer actually was more accurate at around 50% than Iowa’s QB. But Shaffer was a very efficient QB and why Paterno loved the guy.
Final four will be OSU, OU, Bama and Georgia
The counter to your argument is that Mertz has only 781 yds passing with only 2 TDs and 7 INTs. Iowa may well be playing on a short field all day.
Really??? Why won't Wisconsin be playing on a short field all day given that Wisconsin has the #2 Total Defense in the Country through yesterday (Wisconsin is allowing 219 YPG, second only to UGa who is allowing 201.2 YPG). After this weekend, Iowa's average offensive production dropped yet again Iowa is now averaging only 317.5 YPG - dead last in b1g and 117th out of 130 FBS Teams Nationally.
The numbers - one of the nation's absolute best defenses against one of the nation's absolute worst offenses - suggest Wisconsin would win the field position battle, not Iowa. BTW, Mertz doesn't need to throw the ball if Iowa can't score on offense - they can afford to be patient and play their game.
Mertz is horrendous and they have limited passing ability. He is turnover machine and UW is one dimensional. IA will get plenty of TOs and play in short field.
Why does Mertz have to throw the ball? You have the 117th ranked offense nationally (i.e., bottom decile!) averaging only 317 YPG going up against the nation's 2nd best defense (only giving up 219 YPG). Wisconsin is playing the game @home as well. Wisconsin doesn't need to have Mertz throw the ball to win the field position battle in this game. Why on earth would Wisconsin have Mertz throwing the ball all over the place if Iowa is unable to move the ball, let alone score???
Yes, really!!!
That is also possible.
Mertz will need to throw if Iowa stuffs their run game regardless of our lack of scoring.
Damn, you really are taking the loss hard arent you? Still stings this much? How about this: PSU will lose 3 more times this year-- OSU, MI, and MSU. You lost yesterday-- time to move on.
Both teams can't win the field position battle. The stats suggest Iowa's bottom of the barrel offense going up against the nation's current #2 defense will generate net-negative yardage versus Wisconsin's offensive production (losing field position on possession exchanges) even if Mertz never makes a downfield throw.
I wasn't suggesting they can.
Iowa has the nation's #2 scoring defense. And isn't that what really counts?
And as far as our bottom of the barrel offense goes we scored enough to beat the #3 scoring defense team.
Why don’t you move on? To your own board, perhaps?
Why are you here? Looking for validation like all of your other hayseed friends that have infested this board? Seriously…why are you here?
Go rewatch second half of UM game which was at Madison as well. If UW can't run then forced to throw which won't end well. They won't run all over IA Sure, I hope they lose but UW has a garbage QB and OL.
You're the one that needs to go "re-watch" the game dipshit! Michigan took a 10-0 lead, then a 13-3 lead, than a 23-10 lead.... which is what amped up the pressure on Wisconsin's Offense and made them take chances in their passing game - btw, Wisconsin only threw one INT in the game and it wasn't by Mertz, it was thrown by Wolf early in 4th QTR which led to an easy score by Michigan making it 31-10 game over.
If you think Iowa's bottom of the barrel offense is going to jump out to these types of leads putting pressure on Wisconsin's Offense to score, you're dreaming pal. If you're reading comprehension wasn't so pathetic, you'd realize I said that Wisconsin will be perfectly satisfied to play field position grind-it-out football when Iowa's offense can't even move the ball, let alone score. (Again, they won't have Mertz take huge chances in passing game when they don't have to do it - especially at home.).
Take a valium...geesus. I am not the one predicting a shite 2-3 team will be too much for IA to handle. Using only stats and not your eyes is definitey what a dipshit does. Mertz was also horrendous against ND with 4 INTs (all basically on him with bad throws) and fumble as well. Mertz was 8/15 for 115 when he left in 3rd against UM with injury but I guess he did not thrown INT so all was well with his play. He gets pressure and folds completely. The pass blocking is putrid. You think IA won't have many TOs then dreaming, plain and simple. UW secondary is also horrendous. You think IAs bad offense was not due to PSU great secondary? Where is logic here?
Yes. Your first string looked real tough against us, down 17-3. We were in cruise control but congrats on exposing what we all knew - that losing our experienced back QB (who now starts at undefeated Kentucky) would haunt us if Clifford got injured. Part of game so again congrats.
Iowa's game against Wisconsin will likely look like Michigan's game against Wisconsin. Close for a half then the wheels will come off.
Ugh. I wanna say pump the breaks OSU fellas. Their D has some holes in it for the first time in a while, and have a first year starter who is not even close to the level of Justin Fields last year. I guess what I'm saying is if PSU ever had a chance to win @OSU, this would be the type of year, as long as Cliff plays. We would be able to move the ball on them. And, our safeties are the best in the CJF era.
Just comes down to whether or not Clifford can play.
Assuming Alabama beats Georgia in the SEC title game. Otherwise, two losses for them. I do think they will win that game, though.
Two losses and they still might get in. This is Bama we’re talking about and at some point, some team is going to get in with two losses.
Not sure guys, their D with the takeaways may be the different.. Wisky may be in melt down mode when thy play Iowa. I can't trust Nebraska.. East team is the best chance IMO.
Iowa's offense will never put up video game numbers. It doesn't have to. The tricky thing about Iowa's offense is you don't know how good they are because they game plan differently than just about everyone else. All they need is a lead and Wisconsin will turn the ball over and give away field position and they will put up points.
Their takeaways are mostly INT’s….Wiscy doesn’t pass much. The question is which team will stop the other’s running game since both QB’s are bad.
