UNI vs ISU prediction thread

[01PantherFan]

Ok I will start it I guess and start it by posting TSN's preview of the game .

No. 7 Northern Iowa Panthers (0-0) at Iowa State Cyclones (0-0), 7 p.m.

Series record: Iowa State leads, 19-4-3

Last meeting: at Iowa State 27, Northern Iowa 0 (Sept. 25, 2010)

What to know: When the teams met last season, Iowa State forced seven turnovers, including a pair of third-quarter interceptions returned for touchdowns, turning what was a much closer contest into a blowout.

Northern Iowa's defense, which held the Cyclones to 210 yards of total offense last season, is the strength of the team and any upset aspirations will be funneled through those 10 starters who are hoping to return to the level of excellence they reached from 2007-09, when they allowed under 20 points a game.

Iowa State is entering a rebuilding year and having lost most of its offensive weapons will rely heavily on its defense, all signs point to this game being a low-scoring affair.

Prediction: Northern Iowa 10, Iowa State 7

[Hail Our Panthers]

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I don't think this is a rebuilding year for ISU..Rhodes has said that this is his best team he has had so far. We can't forget that they are an in-state B12 team who gets to pick the athletes that they want. We get to choose from who is left. But our guys go through 4 years with a chip on their shoulders, and unlike their counterparts at ISU, they develop in a culture of winning. Although possibly a little undersized, we've got speed and talent right now to compete with these guys. You know Rhodes would take in guys like Carlos, Rennie, Herring, Boothby in a second if he had the chance. If we play our game on saturday, we're going to be there in the 4th quarter with a chance to win the game.

I think we can win the game on Saturday. Hopefully we will find out that this team is as good as we think it can be. But we're not supposed to win these games. It's not fair to expect us to. We can go on to have a great season with a loss here. In years where we've beaten (or nearly beaten) ISU, they turned out to be terrible. This ISU team is not going to be terrible.

ISU 20, UNI 17
But they're going to have to earn it

[jegbomb52]

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pain...

kaboom

[Panther/Statesman]

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Tickets in hand, flight leaves in morning, and I fully expect to see....


UNI-24, ISU-13.

[cydave]

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ISU wins 27-10
Close game all the way until the end of the 3rd Q/start of 4th.

[UNIMIS2001]

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UNI 24 - ISU 20

ISU has a chance to score at the end to win, but we hold them on fourth down.

Go Panthers!

[BCPanther]

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Defense is the strength for both teams. I expect low scoring.

Purple Kool-Aid prediction:

UNI 9
ISU 7

Brain, Gut, and, imo, realistic prediction:

ISU 19
UNI 6

[PantherHawk]

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UNI 24
ISU 17

UNI runs the ball very well and sets up TR on play action. UNI plays very well defensively and pulls out the win!

[Cat80]

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Turnovers. If UNI is +2 it's 21-10 Panthers. If UNI is -2 or worse it's 21-10 ISU.

[Unionpanther]

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Looks like it could rain during the game and certainly before hand. I'll be there with Alley Cat.

[achrist70]

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Team with more turnovers will loose, I think that this game will be close probably 17-10 sort of score.

I will make a prediction however that Rennie will impress with his passing abilities, not to the level of a Eric Sanders but vastly improved over last year.

[jnutt]

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kaboom. http://tinyurl.com/3kob57d

[Stewo]

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kaboom. http://tinyurl.com/3kob57d

It's pretty amazing that you know that UNI's QB is better than ISU's without even seeing him play. ISU fans don't even know how good or bad he is yet.

[jegbomb52]

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no plus 2 or minus 2 about it. UNI has an inconsistent (until proven other wise) QB and ISU has a rookie never taken a D-I snap QB, whomever wins the turnover battle wins this game, whether that is -1 or not. An even turnover battle I go with the Panthers, if this is a close game I go with the Panthers, like coach Roadz said "winning is a part of their culture." That being said, losing is a part of ISU's culture.

Can't give you a score because I don't know who will win turnover battle. Look no further than that stat.

[ubuntuCAT]

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Gawd I can't wait to kick this thing off and quit speculating.

That said here's the predictions:
Rushing yds = UNI >200, ISU <140
Turnovers = UNI +1
Carlos has a 30+ yard run
Josh Collins catches a TD pass
Jack Trice is packed and rocking.
Score = UNI 24 ISU 17