2013 Iowa Football Wins

[scottsdalehawk]

Northern Illinois
Missouri State
@ Iowa State
Western Michigan
@ Minnesota
Michigan State
@ Ohio State
Northwestern
Wisconsin
@ Purdue
Michigan
@ Nebraska

[scottsdalehawk]

11, 12 and 0 were left out to avoid blatant examples of retardation.

[scottsdalehawk]

Looks like 7 wins is the most optimistic poster we have. The Greg Davis era!

[Verbal]

I voted 4, but it could easily be less than that. They may very well end the season on another 6 game losing streak.

[Jimmie Dimmick]

7 and I'm pretty confident

[hawkeyealum]

I voted five but can only find three. I'm holding out hope the qb play will be much much better and we can find a way to reach 5 win.

[C-3PO]

Does it really matter?

[valp0guy]

Alan Lomax is mentally challenged.

[Alan Lomax]

Originally Posted by scottsdalehawk

Northern Illinois
Missouri State
@ Iowa State
Western Michigan
@ Minnesota
Michigan State
@ Ohio State
Northwestern
Wisconsin
@ Purdue
Michigan
@ Nebraska

Will be better at every single position on the field except maybe one corner spot, and center, maybe.

Start 4-0
2 out of Minny, MSU, osu, NW, and 2 out of Wisky, Purdue, Michigan and Nebraska. Eight.

[DoeyHawk]

Originally Posted by valp0guy

Alan Lomax is mentally challenged.

He must be related to Kirk.

[IchBinKalt]

Originally Posted by Alan Lomax

Will be better at every single position on the field except maybe one corner spot, and center, maybe.

Start 4-0
2 out of Minny, MSU, osu, NW, and 2 out of Wisky, Purdue, Michigan and Nebraska. Eight.

How can you not say Iowa will be worse at QB? Vandenburg was a 5th year QB who showed promise in the previous 2 years and was dogshit this year. A QB with no experience and Greg Davis calling plays leaves little hope there. I'd love to be wrong.

[Match34]

I voted 1, because fuck you for not setting 0 as an option.

[Matt inWDM]

I voted 6, but looking at that schedule could be deja vu after a possible win over Michigan State and then finishing the season 0fer.

[Hawkstrat]

Originally Posted by Alan Lomax

Will be better at every single position on the field except maybe one corner spot, and center, maybe.

Start 4-0
2 out of Minny, MSU, osu, NW, and 2 out of Wisky, Purdue, Michigan and Nebraska. Eight.

Start 3-1
Two out of Minny, MSU, NW, Wisky, Purdue.

5.

[Alan Lomax]

Originally Posted by IchBinKalt

How can you not say Iowa will be worse at QB? Vandenburg was a 5th year QB who showed promise in the previous 2 years and was dogshit this year. A QB with no experience and Greg Davis calling plays leaves little hope there. I'd love to be wrong.

Because I watched Vandenberg shit his pants, make poor presnap reads, and not get off his covered primary target for three years. At his best he was an average college quarterback, at his worst he was a terrible college quarterback. We saw his worst far more than his best. Nice kid, class Hawk, hard worker=5th year starter when he didn't deserve to be. This isn't new.

[Mo T]

It's the way Iowa football is. Lose some close games this year, win some they shouldn't the next. 6 wins, and a bowl game in Houston.

[Southsidehawk]

I see 2 wins. Missouri State and possibly Purdue, depending upon who Purdue hires. If GDGD is still here it won't matter much who is the QB or the receivers. It's still throwing horizontally and short of the sticks. It would be more productive if Iowa ran the wishbone and took the Offensive Coordinator out of the equation.

[BBK]

Every game on that schedule other than the Missouri State game makes me nervous. Of course I think we'll win more than just that one game, but that is a fairly tough schedule featuring a lot of pretty good defenses.

We will be breaking in a new QB, and while I hope and believe he won't be as bad as Vandenberg, with this offensive scheme I have no doubt that we will probably make the young QB look worse than he actually is.

5 wins looks about right, and I think I'm being a bit optimistic with that prediction. I really want to say 3-9.

[Wild Onion]

Originally Posted by Mo T

It's the way Iowa football is. Lose some close games this year, win some they shouldn't the next. 6 wins, and a bowl game in Houston.

This is kind of the way I see it. If I had to get specific, I see these wins:

Northern Illinois
Missouri State
Western Michigan
@ Minnesota
@ Purdue

Then they probably win one of the home games against MSU or Northwestern.

[sobrien51]

Northern Illinois L
Missouri State W
@ Iowa State L
Western Michigan W --- yeah right
@ Minnesota W
Michigan State L
@ Ohio State L
Northwestern L
Wisconsin L
@ Purdue W
Michigan L
@ Nebraska L

4-8 / 3-9 ish

[hawkeyealum]

Originally Posted by Alan Lomax

Because I watched Vandenberg shit his pants, make poor presnap reads, and not get off his covered primary target for three years. At his best he was an average college quarterback, at his worst he was a terrible college quarterback. We saw his worst far more than his best. Nice kid, class Hawk, hard worker=5th year starter when he didn't deserve to be. This isn't new.

I agree. The pre-snap reads and tunnel vision cannot be any worse next year.

[brantshawks]

Is that Western Michigan game a night game and a black and gold blowout game on ABC? Revenge game!!

[DoeyHawk]

Over/Under is 4.5

2-2 in the non conference
2 wins in the I am a giant douche (Minnesota & Purdue)

[Bovert]

I'm a little surprised so many people are writing off a home game against MSU as a loss. I have us winning 6: N. Ill, Mo St, W. Mich, MSU, Wisc, Purdue

[Verbal]

I'm a little surprised anyone is comfortable predicting a single win, let alone a half dozen wins, without the benefit of having seen any of the returning quarterbacks take a single snap. I'm assuming that all 3 guys are terrible until evidence to the contrary is presented.

[Rolo Tomassi]

We will duplicate this year's record. I guarantee it.

[Whatever]

Originally Posted by Rolo Tomassi

We will duplicate this year's record. I guarantee it.

There you have it. End of thread, boyz.

[bigazzturkeylegs]

Originally Posted by Mo T

It's the way Iowa football is. Lose some close games this year, win some they shouldn't the next.

Should've lost: NIU, MSU
Should've won: CMU, Purdue

I don't think Iowa was unlucky. This is just a bad team.

[Aloha Mr. Hand]

5 wins.

Improvement!

[Whatever]

Originally Posted by bigazzturkeylegs

Should've lost: NIU, MSU
Should've won: CMU, Purdue

I don't think Iowa was unlucky. This is just a bad team.

You can't put Purdue in the should have won category. Iowa was lucky as hell to have a chance at the end of that game. I don't think you should put Northern Illinois in the should have lost category either. Other than one play, Iowa shut Northern Illinois down and outgained them in that game by quite a few yards.

[Shawneemicks]

I'd put nearly 0% confidence on winning opening day.
I'm already envisioning that QB running around James Morris and over Tanner Miller all day.
He might put up Manziel numbers and start his Heisman campaign that day.

[brantshawks]

We beat the shit out of NIU.

[bigazzturkeylegs]

Originally Posted by brantshawks

We beat the shit out of NIU.

It took a 30 yard draw on 3rd and long to win that game.

[Gushawk]

Originally Posted by bigazzturkeylegs

It took a 30 yard draw on 3rd and long to win that game.

And we, not they, will be the team with the first game starter at QB this time. I have a hard time envisioning a win, as I think it will require us scoring at least in the mid-20s this time to get one.

[douglasbader]

Originally Posted by bigazzturkeylegs

Should've lost: NIU, MSU
Should've won: CMU, Purdue

I don't think Iowa was unlucky. This is just a bad team.

We should have beat Indiana. Michigan State was more of a win that Vandy did everything he could to fuck it up

[Shawneemicks]

Originally Posted by bigazzturkeylegs

It took a 30 yard draw on 3rd and long to win that game.

NIU will have the best player on the field in that game (Lynch).

[Herky823]

5 out of NIU, Missouri State, ISU, Western Michigan, Minnesota and Purdue

[BBK]

NIU will pisspound us next year. Anyone who believes otherwise is living in fantasy land or has unwarranted expectations.

[atemp]

If Iowa comes out of the gate and loses to Northern Illinois (I think they lose every starter on their d-line) they will be in big trouble and Ferentz will be coaching for his job the rest of the year. It's a big game for Ferentz.

[AZmess]

Originally Posted by atemp

If Iowa comes out of the gate and loses to Northern Illinois (I think they lose every starter on their d-line) they will be in big trouble and Ferentz will be coaching for his job the rest of the year. It's a big game for Ferentz.

[atemp]

Originally Posted by AZmess

We'll see.

[DoeyHawk]

Originally Posted by atemp

We'll see.

Regardless of next year I think the earliest Kirk is gone (fired) is after 2014, however he is going to hate life in 2013 if he goes 2-2 in non conference, 2-6 I am a giant douche, and his team has not shown improvement.

I'm not sure Kirk can handle the heat and thus could leave for the NFL after next year.

[Reggie Dunlop]

> 4 wins next year and Kirk is gone one way or another. I tend to side with doey in that he will make the call himself and move on to a position coach in the NFL.

A couple of those questions in the presser really seemed to catch him off guard and hit home as to the level of disappointment around the program. I'm not sure if there is another coach that is as far out of touch with the fans and media as KF.

[The Game]

Originally Posted by AZmess

Laugh all you want, but Lynch is back next year.

[AZmess]

Originally Posted by The Game

Laugh all you want, but Lynch is back next year.

Yeah because that's the part I was laughing at.

[Hawk4Life94]

10.

Bring it in.

[Whatever]

Originally Posted by bigazzturkeylegs

It took a 30 yard draw on 3rd and long to win that game.

Northern Illinois 71 yard run on 3rd and long = skill
Iowa 30 yard run on 3rd and long = luck

[JayHawki]

Originally Posted by Whatever

Northern Illinois 71 yard run on 3rd and long = skill
Iowa 30 yard run on 3rd and long = luck

I thought he was talking about next year....maybe. I don't know

[MoneyPit]

Win these 3
Northern Illinois
Missouri State
Western Michigan

and 2 of these

@ Minnesota
Michigan State
@ Ohio State
Northwestern
Wisconsin
@ Purdue
Michigan
@ Nebraska

[douglasbader]

I will be shocked if Iowa is better than 3-3 going into their first bye. I will be even more shocked if they are better than 4-6 going into the second bye and it will be a miracle if they get to 5 wins.

My 5 win projection is way too high. Iowa better hope they get rid of Nebraska to end the season and the divisions are re-aligned in 2014.

This is going to get really ugly for Iowa. Hopefully something clicks and Ferentz makes a lot of us look like idiots.