On The Line – Week 7
The Daily Iowan football staff goes head-to-head in the most competitive prediction contest journalism has to offer.
October 11, 2018
Iowa at Indiana
Adam Hensley (Pregame Editor, 15-10): Iowa – The last time Indiana had 9 wins, Lyndon B. Johnson was president.
Pete Ruden (Sports Editor, 16-9): Iowa – Hawkeyes win the game, but Indiana wins the wing competition.
Anna Kayser (Assistant Sports Editor, 16-9): Iowa – Indiana is irrelevant, hopefully.
Jordan Zuniga (football reporter, 16-9): Iowa – Hoosier daddy.
Lucy Rohden (Co-DITV Sports Director, 16-9): Iowa – Hoosier means country bumpkin.
Beau Bowman (Co-DITV Sports Director, 18-7): Hoosiers? More like Poosiers, amirite?
Jason Brummond (Publisher, 18-7): Two (of many) fanbases that don’t want Alford to be their coach.
No. 2 Georgia at No. 13 LSU
Hensley: Georgia – Kirby Smart, intellectual pink video game character or college football coach?
Ruden: Georgia – Bulldogs are coming all the way Fromm Athens for a win.
Kayser: LSU – I’m not going to bet against a Tiger.
Zuniga: LSU – Because the coin I flipped said so.
Rohden: Georgia – “Who sells Dr. Pepper while Kirby Smart is coaching?” -@fauxpelini
Bowman: Georgia – I’m not gonna put too much effort into this one. SEC fans won’t be able to read it anyway.
Brummond: Georgia – Let’s just fast-forward to Georgia-Alabama.
Michigan State at No. 8 Penn State
Hensley: Penn State – I’d pay good money to watch James Franklin fight that fan from the Ohio State game.
Ruden: Penn State – There won’t be a Trace of victory for the Spartans.
Kayser: Penn State – Newsflash: Michigan State isn’t good.
Zuniga: Penn State – The Lions will Nit up a win against the most overrated team in the Big Ten.
Rohden: Michigan State – The Michigan State mascot hit on me at Big Ten media days.
Bowman: Pen State – L.J. Scott has more driving violations than Michigan State has wins.
Brummond: Penn State – Surprisingly, neither is the Big Ten’s most embarrassing team this year.
No. 15 Wisconsin at No. 12 Michigan
Hensley: Michigan – I’m a khaki-and-crewneck type of guy. Big mood.
Ruden: Wisconsin – Wisconsin gave us Culver’s, so it deserves this.
Kayser: Wisconsin – Jonathan Taylor. That’s it.
Zuniga: Michigan – Even Chryst won’t be able to protect Alex Hornibrook from the Michigan D.
Rohden: Wisconsin – Not a big khakis girl.
Bowman: Wisconsin – They should’ve built the Big House out of cardboard because Michigan looks better on paper.
Brummond: Michigan – Wolverines practice avoiding punted balls to guarantee win.
Nebraska at Northwestern
Hensley: Northwestern – Scott Frost reminds me of Conor McGregor: red hair, big talker, winless in 2018.
Ruden: Northwestern – Lol, Nebraska.
Kayser: Northwestern – It’s a bad year to be a Nebraska fan.
Zuniga: Northwestern – At least Scott Frost has his team playing consistently.
Rohden: Northwestern – Forecast doesn’t call for any Frost in Evanston this weekend.
Bowman: Northwestern – FACT: In 1892, Nebraska’s mascot was the Bugeaters. Someone forgot to tell their fans they changed it to the Huskers.
Brummond: Northwestern – Can I get a refund on my “Frost Warning” shirt?