10 College Football Upsets that Could Shake Up September (NDSU over Iowa)

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9. North Dakota State over Iowa, Sept. 17

Two years ago, NDSU went into the Hawkeye State and upset Iowa State. Can the Bison be thinking the same thing can happen in 2016 against the actual Hawkeyes? Don’t put it past the team that has won five straight FCS national titles and has punched well above their weight on the FBS level. Quarterback Easton Stick can test the highly touted Iowa secondary and there’s enough depth on defense for NDSU to slow down C.J. Beathard and company. Last season was a magical ride for Iowa fans but, as they all certainly saw at the Rose Bowl, 2016 is a different beast and things might get off to a rough start.

http://athlonsports.com/college-football/10-college-football-upsets-could-shake-september

Go Gophers!!
 

actually it will have no bearing for FBS because Iowa will not contend for a BCS bowl outside of the auto big ten qualifier so a non conf loss will mean nothing.
 

upnorthkid said:
actually it will have no bearing for FBS because Iowa will not contend for a BCS bowl outside of the auto big ten qualifier so a non conf loss will mean nothing.
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Certainly could set the tone for the rest of IA's season.
 





I think Iowa could have an off game there and still do just fine.
 

"Plane crash" game for the highway crew.
 

upnorthkid said:
actually it will have no bearing for FBS because Iowa will not contend for a BCS bowl outside of the auto big ten qualifier so a non conf loss will mean nothing.
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Would be a major blow to any big ten west teams chance at the playoff.
 



Wish this game was last year when NDSU still had Carson Wentz.


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Hollinsanity said:
Wish this game was last year when NDSU still had Carson Wentz.


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The NDAC bobos think Stick is even better, and based on stats alone it's at least a plausible argument.
 





Sparlimb said:
To be honest, I hope they do.
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Me too. The better Iowa is when we beat them will help us more (in rankings, bowl selection, etc.). Plus NDSU fans are way more annoying than Iowa fans.
 



I am not going to admit to paying attention to this game.
 


GopherWeatherGuy said:
We'll see. Iowa is much better than NDSU.
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Unless Iowa has a real slow start, makes a bunch of mistakes early, or get way to conservative, I think they might beat up on the Sioux pretty good.

Iowa is a very different team with C. J. Beathard, even a banged up one, and I hope he is 100 percent to for this game. Iowa also has a little more juice at RB than they have in some years, and as always the O line is very strong, and I do think they might start to wear down NDSU. They also have shown an ability to make a lot of big plays for scores with Beathard, which is not Iowa like.

On the defensive side I know the secondary is great, the LB play is rapidly improving (see #43 Josey Jewell of Decorah Iowa) and I am not sure about the D line with Ott going to the NFL, but I just do not see NDSU doing a lot against this defense..

I think a 21 point win would be no big surprise and I'd like to see a bigger spread than 21 to temporarily suppress some of the delusion in Fargo.
 

oak_street1981 said:
Unless Iowa has a real slow start, makes a bunch of mistakes early, or get way to conservative, I think they might beat up on the Sioux pretty good.

Iowa is a very different team with C. J. Beathard, even a banged up one, and I hope he is 100 percent to for this game. Iowa also has a little more juice at RB than they have in some years, and as always the O line is very strong, and I do think they might start to wear down NDSU. They also have shown an ability to make a lot of big plays for scores with Beathard, which is not Iowa like.

On the defensive side I know the secondary is great, the LB play is rapidly improving (see #43 Josey Jewell of Decorah Iowa) and I am not sure about the D line with Ott going to the NFL, but I just do not see NDSU doing a lot against this defense..

I think a 21 point win would be no big surprise and I'd like to see a bigger spread than 21 to temporarily suppress some of the delusion in Fargo.
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This game will be a defensive battle. Iowa won't score more than 20 on ndsu's D, but 17-20 might be enough to win because ndsu will struggle to score on IA. Win by 3 TD's? No, they won't score 3 TDs. Both teams are conservative running teams, which plays into the strengths of both defenses, and lends itself to a low scoring game. I predict 3-0 IA at half, and a 17-10 IA win. Points on special teams would be a difference maker.
 

Herd said:
This game will be a defensive battle. Iowa won't score more than 20 on ndsu's D, but 17-20 might be enough to win because ndsu will struggle to score on IA. Win by 3 TD's? No, they won't score 3 TDs. Both teams are conservative running teams, which plays into the strengths of both defenses, and lends itself to a low scoring game. I predict 3-0 IA at half, and a 17-10 IA win. Points on special teams would be a difference maker.
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I'll take Iowa 55-14.
 

oak_street1981 said:
Unless Iowa has a real slow start, makes a bunch of mistakes early, or get way to conservative, I think they might beat up on the Sioux pretty good.

Iowa is a very different team with C. J. Beathard, even a banged up one, and I hope he is 100 percent to for this game. Iowa also has a little more juice at RB than they have in some years, and as always the O line is very strong, and I do think they might start to wear down NDSU. They also have shown an ability to make a lot of big plays for scores with Beathard, which is not Iowa like.

On the defensive side I know the secondary is great, the LB play is rapidly improving (see #43 Josey Jewell of Decorah Iowa) and I am not sure about the D line with Ott going to the NFL, but I just do not see NDSU doing a lot against this defense..

I think a 21 point win would be no big surprise and I'd like to see a bigger spread than 21 to temporarily suppress some of the delusion in Fargo.
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Well played.
 

Herd said:
This game will be a defensive battle. Iowa won't score more than 20 on ndsu's D, but 17-20 might be enough to win because ndsu will struggle to score on IA. Win by 3 TD's? No, they won't score 3 TDs. Both teams are conservative running teams, which plays into the strengths of both defenses, and lends itself to a low scoring game. I predict 3-0 IA at half, and a 17-10 IA win. Points on special teams would be a difference maker.
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Yes they will. NDSU wouldn't be a top tier defense in FBS, don't delude yourself
 

This is a Big Ten team vs a FCS team. I hate Iowa, but Iowa will roll big. NDSU has wins over FBS teams in historically bad seasons for those teams. That clouds judgement for many thinking NDSU is a relevant team. They just don't have the talent to beat a decent P5 team.
 

As bad as the Iowa fans are they are angels compared to the Bison Fans. I hope Iowa puts up 50 and shuts out the Bison
 


Bison turds will talk smack on the field, pee off the Iowa defense, then let the smackdown begin. This will not be a close game in the second half.
 

Of the 10 games listed, that one is (by a long-shot) the least interesting.
 

I think it will be fairly low scoring, with Iowa replacing it's guards and receivers on offense,their will be lack of explosiveness. On defense they have to replace their defensive tackles which could result in some running room. I think NDSU will move the ball some, burning up clock, but not scoring much. I'm not saying Iowa will lose, but a 24-10 type of game, is much more likely than a 35 point blow out.
 

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