Thursday, September 28, 2006

Quick picks on Saturday's big games.

I need more hours in the day. Between raising kids, my job during football season, and all the new TV shows--- I can't seem to find enough time. Therefore, I better make this quick. It goes stale 48 hours after I've written it. Here are a couple of quick predictions on Saturday's big game in Ames and BIGGEST GAME IN THE HISTORY OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD in Iowa City.

ISU will beat UNI by 20+. If the Cyclones don't win this game easily, we'll know they aren't very good. That's not a shot at UNI, the Panthers are a great division 1AA program, but no good D1 football team should lose to a 1AA. Never. Ever. Those two UNI wins vs. ISU in the 90s are perfect examples of how the upset happens: Bad D1 team + good 1AA team = embarrassment/jubiliation. If it happens again Saturday, ISU will have a very disappointing season. I don't think it will.

Ohio State is too much for Iowa. I'd love to pick Iowa. I've tried to talk myself into it. I know Iowa has lost just one game at Kinnick Stadium the past three and a half seasons, but I still can't do it. The Hawks haven't shown me enough; the Bucks have shown me too much. The pick is Ohio State by 10, but I hope I'm wrong. How cool would it be to beat the #1 team in the nation?!

2 comments:

Kathy said...

I hope you are right with the Clones. I do not want to hear the UNI fight song sung on our field again!

Heather R. said...

I have to say that even though ISU won by 1 (one, uno, un) point, UNI still "won" the game. They totally showed ISU what there not! I am so anti-Cyclone! I am a die hard Hawk fan, but also a Panther fan! Go Panthers! Anyone care to disagree? I dare ya! :) I could go on for hours :) Thanks Keith!