F*CK IOWA
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All was a huge loss.
Iowa won't be playing with four of their top players on Saturday. All, Lachey, DeJean and McNamara are huge losses. They would already be a huge underdog even with those guys, but without them, they hardly have a shot at all.
Yeah. Too bad the depth isn't there for Iowa. But ISU lost a starting QB, RB. TE, OL right before the season started; however, young players were able to step in and fill the void quite well. I guess the same isn't true in IC
Whatever. They would get smoked even if Lachey, DeJean, and McNamara were in great health. The offensive problems have been there for YEARS and are not just due to an unfortunate injury. You know this. So stop making silly excuses.
They did go 10-2 so I think they did pretty good even with the injuries. Just saying that with those guys they would maybe have a puncher's chance against a team like Michigan. Without them, it is nearly impossible.
hard to say, but im willing to bet they put up more points than UI
Iowa had decent enough offenses up until 2021. This is a recent phenomenon and seems to be getting worse each year since 2021. I still say a lot of that is due to very poor OL play which coincides with recruiting misses, a questionable OL coach hire and a ton of injuries in that group.
I bet they would do better than Ferentz trying to understand the invalid fair catch rule
Sounds like a lot of excuses to say "we're bad". Iowa offense ranked dead last in yards per game. The second worst team was Kent State, who had about 25 more yards per game. That's not even close!
3 of those players excluding McNamara are going to be early to mid round draft picks. They weren't just starters from a 4-8 team. Apples to oranges
I think All and Lachey were on their way to that and still might be, but those injuries, especially to All, I think will hurt them some. I'm hoping Lachey comes back, but he might not.
And all 4 of the players had played in some games for Iowa. In fact, the best player of the four played in nearly all the games. And 3 of the players were from offense, an offense that has been biblically bad the last couple years. It's really bad if 2 of those the 3 players on offense were considered to be early to mid rounders while the offense still put up horrific numbers.
Meanwhile, another team lost 4 starters at once weeks before the season started, forcing the team to play underclassmen with little to no experience for the entire season. Teams have depth for a reason: because injuries are part of the game.
I'd say Iowa and ISU both handled their misfortunes as best they could. They both had successful seasons IMO.
I'd argue Iowa's successful season was more based on their schedule than adapting to injuries
Fair enough and really both teams did an admirable job of replacing them but the conversation was regarding this upcoming game. Regardless of what offense has been I'd still rather play michigan with those guys.