[Herky] Final Michigan 10 Iowa 3

[Stephen Somermeyer]

 Ugly, Ugly, Ugly!
4 turnovers, 7-8 sacks and 8 penalties (none on defense if my memory is correct) is NOT a recipe for victory.  Stanley had a horrific day with the sacks and his first 3 interceptions of the season.
Iowa had net rushing of 1 yard when Stanley's 65 sack yards are counted.  The running backs averaged 3.0 yards/carry.  
The offensive line and backs were no match for Michigan's stunting defense and blitzes.  
Not an offensive show:  Michigan had 267 yards of total offense and the Hawkeyes had 261. Iowa had 7 punts and Michigan had 8.
Contender:  Michigan
Pretender:  Iowa
Before the season started I would have been satisfied with a split of the Michigan and Penn State duo.  So now the Hawks have to win at home next week.  Iowa could still get to double digit wins but 
Penn State scored td's the first 4 times they had the ball against the Boilers today and then got sloppy/conservative the rest of the way.  Purdue's injury woes continued as they lost a couple more front-line players today.
If Michigan hadn't parlayed the 51 yard pass early in the game which led to the game's only td, the game could have been a 3-3 snoozer.  
I think the Hawks only had 1 delay of game penalty but it seemed that the Hawks constantly hiked the ball with only 0-2 seconds left on the play clock.  Really made me nervous.
A very unsatisfying game in which Iowa's 'strengths' - offensive line play and running the football were fools' gold.  The defense played well and special teams had several nice punt returns but with little contribution from the offense, it was a poor loss.


    On Saturday, October 5, 2019, 03:35:38 PM EDT, Larry Edwards <larryed6124 at knology.net> wrote:  
 
 4 tournovers, Stanley sacked 8 times, 8 penalities: Iowa can't win a game like that!_______________________________________________
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