College Football - Week of Sept. 26th

[Derwood]

Sean Lee and Navarro Bowman questionable for the Iowa game :banghead:

[ISUCubsFan]

oh yeah...navy is clearly better than northern iowa.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt09.htm

 

Sagarin is great from the middle of the year on.

 

In the first few weeks it's pretty meaningless.

 

I read somewhere that the initial ones are hitting something like 60% vs the spread so far this year.

 

Possible, but it likely just variance. If Sagarin's ratings were consistently beating the lines someone would've figured it out by now, and since Vegas doesn't set their lines according to his predictor ratings that isn't the case.

[Grit amp Heart]

Vegas doesn't set their lines such that it's 50/50 probability

[hawkeyecub]

Sean Lee and Navarro Bowman questionable for the Iowa game :banghead:

 

So are 3 of Iowa's 4 best offensive players.

[bcl412]

Sean Lee and Navarro Bowman questionable for the Iowa game :banghead:

 

So are 3 of Iowa's 4 best offensive players.

 

Yeah, I'm really not sure I think Iowa has a chance. I think the D will keep it in in it but we don't have much going on offense if Stanzi doesn't learn how to pass (I'm very skeptical that we can run if we can't pass at all) and I don't see how Stanzi's going to play well when his problem seems to be nerves (a lot of overthrows to open receivers and just throwing the ball too hard for his own good some times and not throwing it hard enough at other times, mostly in the first half). I don't see a prime time game in Happy Valley as the game where Stanzi calms his nerves down.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Stanzi's problem isn't nerves. His problem is he's not good at being a QB

[inari]

You guys clearly aren't aware that Stanzi is the manzi.

[stuy119]

Is it even a given he'd get an extra year of eligibility? He already played in ~20% of the season before the injury.

 

3/12 is ok, but 3/11 is not.

 

 

What about Matt Groethe? This one really makes my stomach sick. He's meant so much to the program, to go out before the programs biggest instate game sucks.

 

Don't worry about that. From a few insiders, I've heard that Ponder hasn't been practicing much this week due to a knee injury, and he would be listed as doubtful on an NFL-style injury report. I'm pretty sure he'll play, but don't be surprised to see some EJ.

 

That said, Groethe or not, FSU is going to win.

[Sosa21MVP]

I know nobody will agree but I think it is possible Indiana could hang with Michigan for a half or so.....if IU can run the football that is. And Middleton/Kirlew need to get pressure on the QB.

[manbearcub]

Yeah, I'm really not sure I think Iowa has a chance.

if that meant anything we would be 1-2 right now.

[Andy]

I know nobody will agree but I think it is possible Indiana could hang with Michigan for a half or so.....if IU can run the football that is. And Middleton/Kirlew need to get pressure on the QB.

If Eastern Michigan can, you can.

[rawaction]

I know nobody will agree but I think it is possible Indiana could hang with Michigan for a half or so.....if IU can run the football that is. And Middleton/Kirlew need to get pressure on the QB.

 

I agree with you. Granted they haven't played Michigan caliber opponents, but the D is averaging 3 sacks and 8 TFL per game so far. The DEs are very strong, and can't be blocked all game. Running the ball is the key, as it can keep the Michigan O off the field. Hopefully the Frosh QB can make a few mistakes. IUs best chance is to control the clock and field position.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The Kansas football and basketball teams are apparently involved in their own version of West Side Story. They've fought each other twice in the last 24 hours.

[SouthSideRyan]

The Kansas football and basketball teams are apparently involved in their own version of West Side Story. They've fought each other twice in the last 24 hours.

 

Did Xavier Henry's dad join in?

[bcl412]

Yeah, I'm really not sure I think Iowa has a chance.

if that meant anything we would be 1-2 right now.

 

0-3 actually.

[bcl412]

Stanzi's problem isn't nerves. His problem is he's not good at being a QB

 

He's not good. He's average at best but I don't think he's miss wide open receivers by 20 feet bad, which he has done quite a bit, especially in the first half.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Stanzi's problem isn't nerves. His problem is he's not good at being a QB

 

He's not good. He's average at best but I don't think he's miss wide open receivers by 20 feet bad, which he has done quite a bit, especially in the first half.

No, he's really that bad.

[da bears]

The Kansas football and basketball teams are apparently involved in their own version of West Side Story. They've fought each other twice in the last 24 hours.

I believe Snood made fun of our recruit Sheldon Richardson in the college football offseason thread for some facebook quote earlier this year. From a newspaper article:

Here's some quotes from Tyshawn Taylor's Facebook page:

 

"I got a dislocated finger ... from throwing a punch, so don't let the newspaper gas ya all up, aite,"

 

"keep my name out ya mouth for you get smacked in it."

 

"never get outta character ... I'm always a G about it."

 

"n-----s be muggin me ... you know I'm mugging back."

 

http://www.kansan.com/news/2009/sep/23/police_escort_basketball_and_football_players_insi/?news

 

Great job jayhawks.

[Keener98]

Hahahaha ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!

[hawkeyecub]

Stanzi's problem isn't nerves. His problem is he's not good at being a QB

 

No he's actually pretty solid. For his career he's a 60% completion guy, averages 7.4 per attempt and has 19 TD's to 12 INT's. He's not great but those are solid numbers for a junior Big Ten QB with less than 15 starts under his belt.

 

As far as the nerves thing, in first halves this year he's completed 49% and has an efficiency of 93. In second halves he's completed 73.3% and has an efficiency of 163. He's obviously having some sort of issues with being too amped up or something in the first half.

 

And in regards to him missing his receivers by 20 yards at times, the one on Saturday was on Reisner. Ferentz and Reisner both said he ran the wrong route. The throw where he missed Moeaki at ISU was awful though.

 

By the way was it you or manbear that I had the back and forth with regarding Shonn last year? I never get my rightful gloating out of that.

[manbearcub]

that was me, but you also said navy was better than northern iowa so don't get too cocky.

[hawkeyecub]

that was me, but you also said navy was better than northern iowa so don't get too cocky.

 

Yeah you do have that on me...

[inari]

I was kidding with the "Stanzi the manzi" stuff, but I do think you guys are being too hard on him.

[Tracer Bullet]

that was me, but you also said navy was better than northern iowa so don't get too cocky.

 

He and everyone else not named manbearcub

[NeifiIsMyHomeBoy]

Illinois 13 OSU 49. It ain't gonna be pretty. Well on our way to a 1-4 start.