This is completely unrelated to Missouri

[JTrain]

From a Hawkeye fan lurking at the Ark. St. board:

Iowa's defense is head and shoulders above Nebraska. That doesn't mean you can't or won't move the ball, but they are much better. There are 5-6 players who will likely play in the NFL and two juniors that we are just hoping stay for their senior year. Be sure and look for #19 Spievey - probably the best lockdown CB in the Big Ten.

 

[RockyMountainOySker]

From a Hawkeye fan lurking at the Ark. St. board:

Iowa's defense is head and shoulders above Nebraska. That doesn't mean you can't or won't move the ball, but they are much better. There are 5-6 players who will likely play in the NFL and two juniors that we are just hoping stay for their senior year. Be sure and look for #19 Spievey - probably the best lockdown CB in the Big Ten.

Point?

 

[SaturnDrew]

The assessment may not be too far off. Even if it was, I don't see what the big deal is. It's not like they are on this board trolling away.

 

[Fuzzy]

Sounds like they really have their heads up their butt after beating Penn State.

The fans don't remember their season opener, huh?

 

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

From a Hawkeye fan lurking at the Ark. St. board:

Iowa's defense is head and shoulders above Nebraska. That doesn't mean you can't or won't move the ball, but they are much better. There are 5-6 players who will likely play in the NFL and two juniors that we are just hoping stay for their senior year. Be sure and look for #19 Spievey - probably the best lockdown CB in the Big Ten.

Total Defense:

NU 23rd

Iowa 33rd

Rushing Defense:

NU 45th

Iowa 63rd

Passing Defense:

NU 31st

Iowa 32nd

Scoring Defense:

NU 3rd

Iowa 8th

I think this Iowa fan is blowing smoke up his own a$$ <_<

 

[Landlord]

From a Hawkeye fan lurking at the Ark. St. board:

Iowa's defense is head and shoulders above Nebraska. That doesn't mean you can't or won't move the ball, but they are much better. There are 5-6 players who will likely play in the NFL and two juniors that we are just hoping stay for their senior year. Be sure and look for #19 Spievey - probably the best lockdown CB in the Big Ten.

Total Defense:

NU 23rd

Iowa 33rd

Rushing Defense:

NU 45th

Iowa 63rd

Passing Defense:

NU 31st

Iowa 32nd

Scoring Defense:

NU 3rd

Iowa 8th

I think this Iowa fan is blowing smoke up his own a$$ <_<

Northern Iowa, Iowa State, Arizona and Penn State, albeit not a terribly difficult schedule, is a lot harder than ours has been so far.

 

[junior4949]

How? Is Penn State better than VT? Could Northern Iowa or Iowa State win the Sun Belt?

 

[RockyMountainOySker]

I definitely don't agree but I thought Iowa looked great the other day. I was so happy when Iowa b/c all it means is that none of us have to watch a Big Ten team play in the BCS championship game! Yay for Iowa.

 

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

From a Hawkeye fan lurking at the Ark. St. board:

Iowa's defense is head and shoulders above Nebraska. That doesn't mean you can't or won't move the ball, but they are much better. There are 5-6 players who will likely play in the NFL and two juniors that we are just hoping stay for their senior year. Be sure and look for #19 Spievey - probably the best lockdown CB in the Big Ten.

Total Defense:

NU 23rd

Iowa 33rd

Rushing Defense:

NU 45th

Iowa 63rd

Passing Defense:

NU 31st

Iowa 32nd

Scoring Defense:

NU 3rd

Iowa 8th

I think this Iowa fan is blowing smoke up his own a$$ <_<

Northern Iowa, Iowa State, Arizona and Penn State, albeit not a terribly difficult schedule, is a lot harder than ours has been so far.

Not by much.

 

[JTrain]

From a Hawkeye fan lurking at the Ark. St. board:

Iowa's defense is head and shoulders above Nebraska. That doesn't mean you can't or won't move the ball, but they are much better. There are 5-6 players who will likely play in the NFL and two juniors that we are just hoping stay for their senior year. Be sure and look for #19 Spievey - probably the best lockdown CB in the Big Ten.

Point?

Point: Iowa has played one FCS team and some of the worst quarterbacks in FBS (Arnaud, Scott, Clark), and suddenly they think their defense is the Steel Curtain. Can't wait until they play something resembling a proficient offense.

Now, if Missouri scores 30+ on us, and Iowa smothers Forcier & Co., I'll concede the point. But I don't see it happening that way.

 

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

From a Hawkeye fan lurking at the Ark. St. board:

Iowa's defense is head and shoulders above Nebraska. That doesn't mean you can't or won't move the ball, but they are much better. There are 5-6 players who will likely play in the NFL and two juniors that we are just hoping stay for their senior year. Be sure and look for #19 Spievey - probably the best lockdown CB in the Big Ten.

Point?

Point: Iowa has played one FCS team and some of the worst quarterbacks in FBS (Arnaud, Scott, Clark), and suddenly they think their defense is the Steel Curtain. Can't wait until they play something resembling a proficient offense.

Now, if Missouri scores 30+ on us, and Iowa smothers Forcier & Co., I'll concede the point.

And Iowa barely squeeked by with a Win (17-16). ASU is ranked 102nd in Total Offense. ISU is 51st and Penn St is 56th.

FAU is 49th. Ark St is 72nd. VT is 79th and ULL is 91st

 

[JTrain]

So, a lot of Iowa fans are pretty proud of the fact that their opponents are undefeated outside the losses to Iowa. Here are the 12 wins they've managed, sorted by Sagarin ranking:

Oregon St. 45

Central Michigan 57

Syracuse 95

Temple 109

Akron 121

Kent St. 126

Army 132

Northern Arizona 135

North Dakota St. 153

South Dakota 161

Missouri St. 168

Saint Francis 225

That's right, no teams in the top 40, and three teams in the top 100. These 12 teams also combine for a total of 0 points in the AP and Coaches Poll.