Ferentz and Iowa as a Home Dog (Erik Scheponik)
It’s been a rough year for the Hawkeyes, but they are as healthy as they’ve been in about a month, welcoming back some players that have missed anywhere from 1-4 games. Would like them to have a little bit more back offensively, as that side of the injury list is very lengthy, but I think the heady play of QB Jake Christiansen, along with their defense and typical Kirk Ferentz special teams can win this game for them, much like it did two weeks back against Illinois on the same field. Ferentz’s experience against Big 10 newcomer D’Anotnio is also a major factor. The only reason Michigan St. is a favorite here, is because they kept it respectable on the score at Ohio St., last week, although the score was no indicator of the way they were dominated. Tressel got very conservative in the 2nd half, in part because of this week’s showdown with PSU, and in part because of his ties with D’Antonio. Two defensive TD’s aided the Spartans, even though they were outyarded 452-185.
Now Iowa is nowhere near Ohio St., but the Hawkeyes do play very good defense (4.7ypplay against D1 opponents), and I thought they were a better team than the Spartans before all the injury. Some young players have endured some baptism under fire, and as I said they are welcoming guys back. Michigan St. has allowed an average of 33 points over its last 21 road games and are 5-13$ their last 18 as a road favorite. They are also in an OSU/Michigan sandwich here, and the host has won 9 out of 10 meetings in this series. Iowa by 3
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This is the first of 6 strong plays from my NCAA football service this Saturday. You can get those plays which include Ohio St./PSU, and Oregon/USC sides at Capper’s Gallery. Great Long-tem Football/Early Season Hoops package available at the Gallery.
Update on Saturday, October 27, 2007 by
Erik Scheponik
Erik Scheponik
Would have preferred they done it regulation, but we’ll take the outright overtime win after Michigan St. kicked to send it into OT.
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