Excitement that is ... and likely many other things [it is
cold and flu season after all] ... but I am talking about excitement. And not just any garden-variety excitement
but rather the zenith of enthusiasm ... the pinnacle of palpable, pre-game passion
and pride that is college football fandemonium. With roughly 24 hours until kickoff against Penn State
this Hawkeye athletic supporter [hee hee] is boldly confident.
It is an optimism both tempered by realism and magnified by the belief
that wonderful things can happen between the end zones.
To win, the Hawkeyes will need to be perfect over all one
hundred of those yards. For the defense,
few adjustments will be required, though they will be staring down this
season's toughest opponent. IOWA's special teams
squads will have to work hard to shrink the field for our offense and conversely put a lot
of green in front of the potent Nittany Lions when they have the ball. Speaking of Greene, I look forward to seeing
how our star back will perform in front of a student section dressed in his
honor. Can Shonn continue his 100-yard
game streak against Linebacker U?
Another question to ponder ... what offensive schemes will Ferentz and
O'Keefe pull from their collective sleeve to accomplish the upset? Methinks that the status quo will not cut the
mustard against Joe and his boys. Coming
off a bye week, it is likely that PSU has crammed some extra film review into
their game prep and they are prepared for Slick Rick Stanzi and his now
legendary play action roll-out. On the plus
side, there is also the chance that Penn
State will be a little
rusty and the Hawkeyes can jump on top of them in the first quarter and never
look back!
All together now ... GO HAWKS!
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