**Official Iowa vs. Michigan Football Thread - 2:30pm - CBS**

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That's old school thinking. Today's athlete gets faster and more flexible with more muscle, if trained properly.
I’m not entirely sure about that. There’s a reason why there aren’t many successful jacked QBs, tennis players or great shooters. You lose something when it comes to fluidity and smoothness when you pack on a ton of muscle, imo.
 

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I’m not entirely sure about that. There’s a reason why there aren’t many successful jacked QBs, tennis players or great shooters. You lose something when it comes to fluidity and smoothness when you pack on a ton of muscle, imo.
Nope. Do you not consider the greatest shooter of all time jacked? Because he is.
 

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The best basketball player of all time got jacked to the tits. Pretty good shooter.
 

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His stats naturally won’t be as impressive now that 75% of our targets don’t go to the tight end position like they have for the past 15 years.
 

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That's old school thinking. Today's athlete gets faster and more flexible with more muscle, if trained properly.
Yes, I would think the gang knows what they're doing. He just seems a bit less wide receivery so far. Plenty of time left show some magic.
 

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Watched the game for the first time since getting back from Ann Arbor. Didn’t realize just how open Diaz was on that last drive when Hank missed him, thank goodness that’s not a lasting what-if.
 

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Ok, I've been the #1 Braden Jackson fan and was right as shit about him, but this is crazy talk from you guys. Moulton is tough and should bet the majority of carries. He not only can physically take the punishment, but we will need guys like him leaning on Big Ten West opponents and pummeling them.

Jackson should play a lot going forward, but calling him RB1 is nuts. No way. He's a fantastic weapon, use him like they wanted to use TJ Washington.
Moulton is the 10-gauge shotgun. Jackson is the sniper rifle.
 

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Oh yeah, one more thing on that last throw that was interesting. It's obvious that's where Hank decided to go before the play even started. TE was coming open across the middle but the ball was pretty much gone already.

But in his postgame interview he kind of laid out several presnap reads that led to throwing where he did. He seems like a pretty sharp dude.
 

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Top 5 moments in modern (Fry/Ferentz) history....

1. Rob Houghtlin beating Michigan 12-10 in 1985
2. Tate to Holloway miracle beating LSU in the 2006 Capital One Bowl
3. Brown to RVZ in the Big House to win 20-19 in 2026
4. Stanzi to McNutt Michigan State 2009
5. Not sure which one, but maybe the Marv Cook play at Ohio State 1987, the winning FG's against Penn State 2008, Michigan 2016, Pittsburgh 2015, Dallas Clark TD against Purdue 2002.

@ChipHilton you need to chime in here.
Pulling one out of the archeology dig because it was pretty bitchin':

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Kenny Ploen to Jim Gibbons, Iowa beats Ohio State 6-0 to go to its first Rose Bowl.
 
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