Reminder - Cade McNamara has exactly 0 snaps as Iowa QB. Who exactly did Iowa beat last year - stumbling PU, Minny without a QB (vaunted D got rolled for 263 rushing yards), a rudderless WI, UK without Levis? They lost to Neb at home with title on line. Sorry, I am not seeing fear here. Completely stomped by 44 vs OSU. They have good lines and well-coached. Anything can happen but game at Beav where PSU has great D returning and 5 star weapons on O?? Cmon now..
Iowa is not beating PSU at PSU. I would be far more concerned with Illinois (at Illinois) the week before. Everybody is making a big deal about the Iowa offensive transfers and acting like they're going to be all-world at Iowa. That's a joke. Brian Ferentz is still OC. There's a reason that they were backups and some didn't play (that ex OSU receiver). PSU will curb stomp them
Nope. Kirk Ferentz is the OC. It's like the old days with Joe
That's comical. The thing to remember this time of year is that all of these articles by the so-called experts are nothing more than click bait.
He does that because he says enough insane things that occasionally he's right and that's what casual fans remember
I agree on IL. Brett is a great strategist as we learned several years ago. Still, Chase Brown was a beast and without him then there is some serious punch lost. Breaking in new QB too. They also lost D Co and much in secondary. Front looks strong. This is a game where Drew will have to prove himself early. Gloves are officially off with MY. You got your hand-picked star QB recruit, 1 year of playing time and 2 pre-seasons under belt. Time to shine.
ILL lost most of their defensive secondary as well as starting a new QB. While our big question mark will be Allar, they have the same issue. The kid xfers in from Ole Miss and has very little experience.
Not that 2021 means that much to 2023, but Iowa at home barely could beat a PSU team that had to play without its starting qb for over half the game and was getting blown out before that starting qb left the game. Moreover, other than the game that was played during the ridiculous 2020 season, PSU has beaten Iowa regularly under Franklin; if coached properly, PSU should have too much athleticism on the field for Iowa to handle. Also, in recent seasons, Iowa's o-line, which had been a traditional strength under Ferentz, has declined dramatically; I just can't see them scoring many points against PSU in a night game at Beaver Stadium.
Agree. Iowa plays like the old PSU teams: apply pressure and wait for a mistake. PSU will need to play patient, clean football. Iowa wins off of turnovers. They'll have a much better QB this season but it feels like their D scored as many points as their offense did last year.
We lost more than our starting QB. We had a kid come in that couldn't even hand the ball off without issues or get the snap. It took a complete catastrophe to lose that. Hopefully Franklin has learned and I guarantee Pribula isn't the same drop off.
I am not 100% sure Chop is our best DE. Isaac is going to be much better than last year when he was finally healthy but he now has more confidence in that now and DDS was a beast off the bench last year as a true freshman but is now bigger, stronger, and faster. It may be a race to the QB/RB in the backfield.
Agree. As every down DE, Chop may not be containment type yet. In the close losses over years, we just could not get to QB. Chop flips the script. He is closest to Chase Young power and speed that PSU has brought in a long time. With aggressive style of play, he will be tough to stop on 3rd down.
Unless we beat them, then you will be saying they were overrated and they’re in the West, so they really suck.
Iowa is similar to the later JoePa years. If you hang 17 points on them, you win. Everyone knows their offense is inept and will continue to be while under the coaching of Kirk Ferentz.
Texas is consistently ranked high in these preseason national title odds. I suspect it's because their fans are eager to place wagers and Vegas is happy to take their money.
That sounds a lot like another big QB from Ohio that worked out pretty well in Pittsburgh, especially the escaping the pocket and then making big plays part.
I think DDS could be the best player on the entire team this year, if not next. He brings an element to the position we haven't had since Gross-Matos.
