I do.......Last week I said Iowa would fold up the tent if they lost to Michigan. Well little did I know they would be playing Nebraska in their next game. A team the Hawks can certainly hang with especially at home.
Nebraska - 27 Iowa - 21
Hawkeyes +14.5 under 53
The Heroes Trophy goes to the Huskers The goes to the Hawks backers. Don't you just love getting points in home finales??
I do.......Last week I said Iowa would fold up the tent if they lost to Michigan. Well little did I know they would be playing Nebraska in their next game. A team the Hawks can certainly hang with especially at home.
Nebraska - 27 Iowa - 21
Hawkeyes +14.5 under 53
The Heroes Trophy goes to the Huskers The goes to the Hawks backers. Don't you just love getting points in home finales??
I'm not sure there are many teams in the country I'd be confident enough to say the hawks can "hang with", but 14.5 points is a lot for a home finale. This is sure to develop into a rivalry over time, but I'm not sure this game is a close one. Iowa is awful offensively and Nebraska is diverse enough on offense to score 30+ against one of the weakest Iowa defenses in recent memory. A few other notes worth considering...
- Nebraska's D-Line coach used to coach the same position under Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz.
- Iowa leads the B1G in turnover margin. It's hard to think how ugly this team would look if they didn't...
- Nebraska locks up their spot in the B1G title game with a win (A loss would make them wait and hope Ohio State beats Michigan the following day). I imagine this team comes out very focused and aggressive.
- Home field won't mean much in this game. Tickets are available for fairly cheap and it's only about a 4 hour drive from Omaha (5 from Lincoln). There will be enough red in the stands to keep it from being too overwhelming.
I'm leaning towards Nebraska, but I'd be considerably more comfortable doing so if the number dropped to 14 or lower. We'll see what he short week brings. Good luck!
I'm not sure there are many teams in the country I'd be confident enough to say the hawks can "hang with", but 14.5 points is a lot for a home finale. This is sure to develop into a rivalry over time, but I'm not sure this game is a close one. Iowa is awful offensively and Nebraska is diverse enough on offense to score 30+ against one of the weakest Iowa defenses in recent memory. A few other notes worth considering...
- Nebraska's D-Line coach used to coach the same position under Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz.
- Iowa leads the B1G in turnover margin. It's hard to think how ugly this team would look if they didn't...
- Nebraska locks up their spot in the B1G title game with a win (A loss would make them wait and hope Ohio State beats Michigan the following day). I imagine this team comes out very focused and aggressive.
- Home field won't mean much in this game. Tickets are available for fairly cheap and it's only about a 4 hour drive from Omaha (5 from Lincoln). There will be enough red in the stands to keep it from being too overwhelming.
I'm leaning towards Nebraska, but I'd be considerably more comfortable doing so if the number dropped to 14 or lower. We'll see what he short week brings. Good luck!
It makes me feel bad for some reason saying this, but Iowa isn't much better if any better than Minnesota this year... Nebraska manhandled Minnesota as I predicted on those threads (I'm a native to the area and actually lived within the same distance of all 3 teams)
With that being said this game is going to go one of two ways...Nebraska dominates the first half and takes their foot off the gas, or it's a somewhat close game (7-10) at half and the win going away. I'd almost prefer the latter as it would make it less likely for a backdoor.
It makes me feel bad for some reason saying this, but Iowa isn't much better if any better than Minnesota this year... Nebraska manhandled Minnesota as I predicted on those threads (I'm a native to the area and actually lived within the same distance of all 3 teams)
With that being said this game is going to go one of two ways...Nebraska dominates the first half and takes their foot off the gas, or it's a somewhat close game (7-10) at half and the win going away. I'd almost prefer the latter as it would make it less likely for a backdoor.
Good info and call on the under fellas, especially with the wind. This is exactly what I was expecting when I saw the forecast. Should be a 34-10 game...
Good info and call on the under fellas, especially with the wind. This is exactly what I was expecting when I saw the forecast. Should be a 34-10 game...
Good info and call on the under fellas, especially with the wind. This is exactly what I was expecting when I saw the forecast. Should be a 34-10 game...
Good info and call on the under fellas, especially with the wind. This is exactly what I was expecting when I saw the forecast. Should be a 34-10 game...
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