Orange Bowl: Iowa vs. Georgia Tech

• Mulva

  

  14-7 at the beginning of the second.
  
  Georgia Tech has 18 yards and 0 first downs.
  
  Stanzi went 9/10 for 156 yards and 2 TD, but the one incompletion was a pick six.
• Lovejoy1984

  

  14-7 Iowa.
• rmolin73

  

  Iowa up 14-0 on first two possesions Stanzi threw a pic and GT took it back for a TD. Iowa currently driving again.
• dwccrew

  

  Nice. Iowa can give the Big 10 a winning bowl season. Let's go Hawkeyes!!!
• karen lotz

  

  ^^^
  
  Nope, 21 to this point, all on the ground
• rmolin73

  

  But what about all that speed that they have?
• karen lotz

  

  Illegal touching on Tech.
  
  heehee
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Is it just me or is this not shocking to anyone else? Sure is to the guys on Fox.
  
  I'm not surprised one bit--I guess those guys didn't give Iowa's defense enough respect.
• jordo212000

  

  Iowa's defense has been stout. They are just completely shutting GA Tech down. I agree Iowa does look like they are handling Tech's "speed" pretty well, but only 1 half has been played. I want to see how Georgia Tech responds. Their offense has been pretty solid all season
• SQ_Crazies

  

  This resembles the OSU/Oregon game a lot (just a not-so-good version of either team), I figured Iowa would be able to contain GT for the most part.
• jhay78

  

  Heard Jim Rome today say, "If Ohio State can get 200+ rushing yards vs. Iowa, you KNOW Ga Tech will do it"
  
  Not so fast, Jimmy.
• charliehustle14

  Iowa's D struggling on this opening drive.
  
  Had GT 2nd and 18 and let Dwyer go for 15.
• charliehustle14

  Missed the FG.
  
  Dear Johnson and Kelly,
  
  If you normally go for manageble 4th downs, don't change just because you're playing in a BCS bowl in front of the nation.
• charliehustle14

  How the heck did Sandeman drop that?
  
  Murray's kick is good. 17-7.
• ironman02

  Wish Iowa would have got 7 there, but I'll take 3. Up 17-7 now and GT hasn't been able to produce any points offensively.
• Mulva

  

  The last bowl victory for Iowa was definitely not in '59.
• ironman02

  And of course, GT goes right down the field and scores. 17-14.
  
  Come on, Iowa. Win this!
• charliehustle14

  Mulva wrote: The last bowl victory for Iowa was definitely not in '59.

  Major Bowl victory ala Rose Bowl
• karen lotz

  

  Promising drive stalls out for Iowa. I like that they were taking shots down the field instead of trying to work the clock. Playing to win instead of playing not to lose.
• ironman02

  So Iowa is running the football, basically at will, and then they decide to throw on three straight downs. If they were trying to kill that drive, they definitely succeeded.
• ironman02

  karen lotz wrote: Promising drive stalls out for Iowa. I like that they were taking shots down the field instead of trying to work the clock. Playing to win instead of playing not to lose.

  Haha...looks like we saw that a little differently.
• ironman02

  Wow, what an awful decision by Nesbitt. That could be the nail in the coffin if Iowa can capitalize.
• karen lotz

  

  ironman02 wrote:

  karen lotz wrote: Promising drive stalls out for Iowa. I like that they were taking shots down the field instead of trying to work the clock. Playing to win instead of playing not to lose.

  Haha...looks like we saw that a little differently.

  hahahaha I was just saying I like the aggressiveness of Iowa. A lot of teams in their position would be running isos and dives until the clock ran out
• LJ

  

  Dammit Iowa
• ironman02

  Yeah, you're right. Playing not to lose usually backfires.