STORMINSPANK'S HAWKEYE RAMBLINGS: FOOTBALL: 2008 Week Five - Iowa Hawkeyes vs.Northwestern Wildcats Preview

STORMINSPANK'S HAWKEYE RAMBLINGS

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Friday, September 26, 2008

FOOTBALL: 2008 Week Five - Iowa Hawkeyes vs.Northwestern Wildcats Preview

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GAME INFO: Sat., Sept. 27th, 2008 - 11:00 AM CST - Kinnick Stadium; Iowa City, IA
IOWA: 3-1 (0-0) NR / Northwestern: 4-0 (0-0) NR

TV COVERAGE: ESPN Classic
IOWA'S GAMEDAY CENTRAL : VIEW HERE

LINE: Iowa is 8.5 point favorite at home

I'm actually in Iowa City for the game this weekend, so I am going to be limited in this prediction.
Both Bacher and Sutton have been banged up this year, but both will be ready for this game. The Wildcats boast seniority, however, some key areas of their team have some youngin' hanging around (namely on the offensive line). Iowa should be able to run at will with Greene, assuming Ken O'Keefe allows it to happen (huge assumption). I really like Iowa in this game, at home, for homecoming.

Offensive Player of the Game: Shonn Greene
Defensive Player of the Game: Mitch King

PREDICTION:
Iowa - 27
NW- 17

Labels: Iowa Football, Prediction

2 Comments:

At September 28, 2008 1:05 PM , Anonymous said...: Greene was good, Stanzi was pretty good to. Our hands....what hands?

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At September 29, 2008 9:33 AM , storminspank said...: You can't win with 5 turnovers. Brodell's fumble was a back breaker.