**2024 Women's Volleyball Thread - UNI**

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I like how Pat Forde is calling this a trap game for Minnesota

good to see he’s still an absolute dumb fuck


The Gophers (9-0) make the playoff quartet for the first time, powered by their storm-the-field upset of previously unbeaten Penn State. This is the hottest debate in the sport right now, and The Dash will dive into it at greater length in the Second Quarter. As many as eight or nine teams could stake a claim to this spot at the moment, and it figures to be a flashpoint of disagreement from now until early December. Next for Minnesota: at Iowa Saturday, a trap game supreme.
LOL, it's typically not a trap game when you're the underdog.
 

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Doesn’t seem that off base to me. Pretty much any game is going to be a trap game coming off the hype/win/field storm of last week. Bound to be a let down. Plus he called it a trap game supreme so it’s got a little extra.
 

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Doesn’t seem that off base to me. Pretty much any game is going to be a trap game coming off the hype/win/field storm of last week. Bound to be a let down. Plus he called it a trap game supreme so it’s got a little extra.
That just means it has sour cream.
 

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If the offense struggles early Kinnick will start sounding like Hilton after a perfectly reasonable foul call
 

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Gophers unhappy that four 1-loss teams are in front of them in the CFP rankings.
:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:
 

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A win here sets the hawks up to go on a four win run and finish the year with ten wins and a shot at being in the top ten
 

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The offense is going to roll, the defense is going to turn them over and this game will be ohvah by halftime. Minnesota gets some garbage points late.

Iowa 45
Minnesota 14
 

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There is nothing to suggest this offense is going to go off. Especially against a decent defense
 

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I think there were signs the run game was improving last week. If this was against Illinois or Nebrantska this week at home I'd feel much more confident in big production from the Iowa offense. This Minnesota team is legit. I think Iowa can pull it off but it will likely be close.
 

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There is nothing to suggest this offense is going to go off. Especially against a decent defense
They can move the ball against them, and they ran for 5 ypc against Wisconsin. I worry they won’t get touchdowns, and Minnesota is more likely to capitalize on their opportunities. They seem like a better version of Purdue to me.
 

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There is nothing to suggest this offense is going to go off. Especially against a decent defense
I think there were signs the run game was improving last week. If this was against Illinois or Nebrantska this week at home I'd feel much more confident in big production from the Iowa offense. This Minnesota team is legit. I think Iowa can pull it off but it will likely be close.
I disagree. There are signs they are figuring it out. They scored 22 against Wisconsin on the road and had multiple explosive plays. The running game also was improved as was pointed out.

Minnesota doesn't exactly have a great defense. They won last week because Penn State did every single unforced dumbshit thing to fuck it up.
 

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2008 @ Minnesota is likely in my top 5 most enjoyable Iowa victories. 55-0 against a decent Minnesota team. That one was fun.
 

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I believe they are only ahead of NW and Rutgers (maybe Maryland?) in offensive points for conference play. Considering how awful those teams are that is about as bad as it gets
 

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I believe they are only ahead of NW and Rutgers (maybe Maryland?) in offensive points for conference play. Considering how awful those teams are that is about as bad as it gets
I know what the prior stats are, think they are going to have a good final 4 game stretch to this season.
 

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Don't do this to yourselves, fellas. It's going to be an infuriating game. Defense keeps them in it, but we should be happy with 17 points.
 

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Yeah I’m slightly concerned about the D wearing down. They have been asked to do a lot thus far. Offense needs to win a game for once
 

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Iowa has only played 2 conference games against teams with defenses worse than minnesota.
 

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Fat Brian and Fat Nate hung 48 on the Gophers last year on the road. They hate these fucking rowboaters. They're gonna roll.
 

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We won't score over 40 but we'll be in the 30s and kick their ass. AJ with a big day.
 

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Fat Brian and Fat Nate hung 48 on the Gophers last year on the road. They hate these fucking rowboaters. They're gonna roll.
Minnesota fired their DC a month later and haven't lost a game since.
Not true, they lost to Northwestern after that. They've also given up 30+ three times this year. Penn State certainly should have scored 30+. They can be scored on. Conversely, Iowa has yet to give up more than 24 points in a game this year. Minnesota won't be changing that.
 

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If I’m Phil, my game plan is basically the opposite of last week. Force them to run. They had a ton of success throwing slants behind blitzing Penn State linebackers. If you give up a couple first downs on the ground whatever. Stop them for a short gain on 1st down once then play zone with 7 guys behind it.

There’s also no way they’re patient enough not to throw the ball. Penn State put themselves in terrible position by blitzing the shit out of them and putting their defensive backs in 1 on 1 situations. When they changed that in the second half Minnesota scored 7 points.

Also as others have pointed out, Winfield is really good but the rest of their defense is very meh. Iowa will score against them.
 

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Fat Brian and Fat Nate hung 48 on the Gophers last year on the road. They hate these fucking rowboaters. They're gonna roll.
Illinois scored 55. 17 this year. Nebrantska scored 53. 7 this year. Peej firing an old friend as DC in-season was cold- but effective.
 

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Fat Brian and Fat Nate hung 48 on the Gophers last year on the road. They hate these fucking rowboaters. They're gonna roll.
Illinois scored 55. 17 this year. Nebrantska scored 53. 7 this year. Peej firing an old friend as DC in-season was cold- but effective.
Illinois and Nebrantska both lost their QB's for those games. They are different teams offensively without them.
 

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Shawnee has zero faith remaining in Brian. He is truly horrid as an oc.
 

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Here forth he shall be referred to as BFBF.
 
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Whatever happened to that chick that banged the dude in the bathroom stall at Iowa @ Minny?
 

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If you look at our current offense and don’t like it more than the Davis offense you should be really kill yourself
 
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