Maine compares UNI to Iowa

[SteinPizza]

Re: Maine compares UNI to Iowa

please tell me which UNI players would replace iowa's front four or 1st sub Binns.

Ruffin is better than either of Iowa's D Ends. He's a year older, which helps, but he's still one hell of a player. Iowa's sophomore D Ends show some good potential, and Binns is a nice player. I would assume that Iowa's coaches will tell Binns to gain weight in the off season and move him inside. UNI doesn't have anyone inside that would beat out King or Kroul, but Pedescleaux is good enough to rotate. If he was at Iowa this year, he'd at least be taking the snaps that Binns is getting, since as a senior he's that much more developed, and his basketball career is testament to how athletic he is.

Someone else mentioned King as a first day draft pick. Hats off to him if he is, but I don't see it. Like I mentioned earlier in the thread, he'd need to gain at at least 20-30 pounds and maintain or increase his level of quickness. That's real hard to do when you're only 6'2. Someone will take him in the later rounds, but not the first three.

Someone also mentioned Iowa playing 4 of the top 10 RBs this year. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Iowa plays in the Big Ten...right??? They played against Javon Ringer, and...who else??? They may have faced guys who were statiscally good, but nowhere near the talent they would've faced playing a SEC, Big 12 South, or Pac 10 schedule. They didn't play Ohio St. either.

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Maine compares UNI to Iowa

C'mon now. You can't really believe that can you? I know you are also an Iowa fan and I usually try not to constantly bust your chops on that, but you are wrong here.

Ruffin is a STUD and Iowa would love to have him. And he is only a Junior. Big E is a monster and could easily start for Iowa. Both of these guys ARE going to be pros. And quite frankly, I think they could possibly project better into the NFL than Iowa's best lineman Mitch King, who may be a bit undersized for an NFL d-tackle.

using this logic, i can only assume that you would have rather had Joe Flacco leading UNI last year.

once again, please tell me who replaces who in Iowa's D-line rotation. this isnt a knock on UNI, its just the way it is.

[SteinPizza]

Re: Maine compares UNI to Iowa

once again, please tell me who replaces who in Iowa's D-line rotation. this isnt a knock on UNI, its just the way it is.

Read my post above yours, and you'll have your answer. I've seen a lot of both teams this year.

[UNIstudent]

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Hell yeah, i'd rather have Joe Flacco playing for us last year. Last I checked he's starting in the NFL.

[UNI Fight]

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come on guys, uni has a great D line, but none of them would even start for iowa. we are talking about one of the better d-lines in FBS.

Is that the same logic you've used to stay on the 9 year plan in college?

[9YRPLAN]

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i hate sounding like i am bashing uni. the bottom line is that UNI's d-line is one of the main reasons we are where we are and will have a chance to win every game remaining.

[dustin86]

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Someone also mentioned Iowa playing 4 of the top 10 RBs this year. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Iowa plays in the Big Ten...right??? They played against Javon Ringer, and...who else??? They may have faced guys who were statiscally good, but nowhere near the talent they would've faced playing a SEC, Big 12 South, or Pac 10 schedule. They didn't play Ohio St. either.

The only four that i could come up with was
Att Yards TD
Javon Ringer MSU 370 1,590 21
Evan Royster PSU 185 1,202 12
LeSean McCoy Pitt 260 1,308 20
Kory Sheets Purdue 234 1,131 16

Those are the top 4 running backs that Iowa faces not all top 10 material at all

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Maine compares UNI to Iowa

pj hill, john clay, and tyrell sutton?

[dustin86]

Re: Maine compares UNI to Iowa

pj hill, john clay, and tyrell sutton?

Are we talking top 10 in the nation or top 10 in the big ten

[SteinPizza]

Re: Maine compares UNI to Iowa

pj hill, john clay, and tyrell sutton?

The point is it's Big 10 competition, not the SEC, Pac 10, Big 12 South, etc. If that sounds like a mini slam on the Big Ten it is...the conference has played mediocre football the last few years. That said, the last two posts mention some quality players, just not necessarily NFL material. I like Sutton from Northwestern, it's too bad he got hurt. The Purdue guy and the Penn St. backs haven't done much when I've watched, but that doesn't make them horrible.

[9YRPLAN]

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i am not talking about any top 10 list. i am talking about good tailbacks.

[06panther10]

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I don't think that some people can wrap their minds around the fact that just because you are in the FBS doesn't mean you are automatically better than all of the players in the FCS. Ruffin would start at Iowa.

[06panther10]

Re: Maine compares UNI to Iowa

pj hill, john clay, and tyrell sutton?

Please....

[dustin86]

Re: Maine compares UNI to Iowa

The point is it's Big 10 competition, not the SEC, Pac 10, Big 12 South, etc. If that sounds like a mini slam on the Big Ten it is...the conference has played mediocre football the last few years. That said, the last two posts mention some quality players, just not necessarily NFL material. I like Sutton from Northwestern, it's too bad he got hurt. The Purdue guy and the Penn St. backs haven't done much when I've watched, but that doesn't make them horrible.

Thats what i was going for they really only faced 2 NFL tailback during the year Royster and Sheets are not NFL backs at all so there is no way they are in the top 10 with the likes of Harvin, Rainey from Flordia, Moreno from Georgia or the tailbacks at USC.

[dustin86]

Re: Maine compares UNI to Iowa

i am not talking about any top 10 list. i am talking about good tailbacks.

Ur buddy unihawk was