[NU Sports] Beat the Hawkeyes

[WildElk2 at aol.com]

This is a tough game to call.  Phil Steele's Power Sweep  magazine doesn't 
give much insight, calling for NU to win 21-20.  The line  favors NU, who are 
giving 1 point.
   On one hand,  Iowa is lousy on the road, yet will have  1/2 the stadium 
rooting for them tomorrow.  On one hand, Bacher has been  "iffy" the past two 
weeks, yet Sutton should be ready to crank it up for the  entire game.
   We have Iowa playing well in 2 out of it's last 3 games, yet  getting 
clobbered by a Purdue team that we had on the ropes.  
  One thing that stuck out in my mind is that Iowa has struggled on  offense 
due to new personal and injuries.  NU, on the other hand, has had  very few 
injury issues (save Sutton), and have gotten healthier as the season  has 
progressed.  For a change, I think our depth will wear Iowa out.   As much as Iowa's 
offense will like NU's defense (as reported in the Sun-Times  this week) , I 
think our defense will "like the change."
I agree with Poster Jim L. that we've yet to play a complete game.   This is 
a .500 bunch we're playing tomorrow.  Not Purdue or Michigan, in  which we in 
position to win both games. 
  In the lynch-pin game of the season, I pick NU to win by a 32-27  score.  
It will be interesting, and how we'll arrive at 32 I'm not sure:),  but I think 
we'll be in the low 30's and root-canal Iowa in the high 20's.
 
                 GO CATS!!!         Eric



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