On The Line – Week 8
The Daily Iowan football staff goes head-to-head in the most competitive prediction contest journalism has to offer.
Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley calls a play in the huddle during Iowa’s game against Indiana at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers 42-16.
October 19, 2018
Maryland at No. 19 Iowa
Adam Hensley (Pregame Editor, 18-12): Iowa – Maryland is on pace to have more punting yards than passing for the fifth-straight season.
Pete Ruden (Sports Editor, 18-12): Iowa – Nate Stanley throws for 7 touchdowns, and Iowa City burns down.
Anna Kayser (Assistant Sports Editor, 19-11): Iowa – Iowa’s ranked? How did that happen?
Jordan Zuniga (football reporter, 20-10): Iowa – Stanley literally cannot be tackled; neither can the Hawkeyes.
Lucy Rohden (Co-DITV Sports Director, 20-10): Iowa – The Maryland mascot didn’t even hit on me at Big Ten media days.
Beau Bowman (Co-DITV Sports Director, 20-10): Iowa – Turtles? More like Turdles, amirite?
Jason Brummond (Publisher, 21-9): Iowa – Aerial attack vs. ground-and-pound, as we all expected.
No. 12 Oregon at No. 25 Washington State
Hensley: Oregon – One of my professors looks and sounds identical to Mike Leach. I don’t like that class.
Ruden: Washington State – Air Raid offenses and Mike Leach-coached teams >>>
Kayser: Oregon – Washington State is just a clarification for “Not D.C.”
Zuniga: Oregon – Ducks should quack out a win in Washington.
Rohden: Washington State – One time Mike Leach followed a raccoon for an hour just to see where it lived. Wazzu deserves to win every game for that.
Bowman: Washington State – Cougars are more experienced.
Brummond: Oregon – I’d like to petition to include Nebraska on here until it wins.
No. 9 Oklahoma at TCU
Hensley: Oklahoma – Kyler Murray is the best two-sport athlete since I played football and basketball my freshman year of high school.
Ruden: Oklahoma – I wish I was as good at anything as Kyler Murray is at both football and baseball.
Kayser: Oklahoma – What’s a “Sooner” anyway?
Zuniga: Oklahoma – TCU would Sooner play any other team.
Rohden: TCU – Between Kyler Murray and me, there is an elite college quarterback and future professional baseball player.
Bowman: Oklahoma – Beau: “When do you want my OTL picks?” Adam: “Sooner rather than later.”
Brummond: Oklahoma – More Kyler Murray, please.
No. 22 Mississippi State at No. 5 LSU
Hensley: LSU – Voodoo is big in Louisiana. Someday I’ll go down there and figure out who’s been messing with my doll.
Ruden: LSU – Coach O is a football guy. Never doubt a football guy.
Kayser: LSU – A Southern matchup, must be nice for the families.
Zuniga: LSU – Tigers will be having Bulldog for dinner two weeks in a row.
Rohden: LSU – I got a fever, and the only prescription is … well, no cowbell.
Bowman: LSU – No Beau, no? Ohhhh, I thought you said geaux Beau, geaux …
Brummond: LSU – Didn’t LSU beat the Bulldogs last week?
Arizona at UCLA
Hensley: Arizona – Chip Kelly got his first win with UCLA before Scott Frost recorded his first with Nebraska.
Ruden: Arizona – I have seen better games played at the Rose Bowl before.
Kayser: Arizona – What team? Wildcats.
Zuniga: Arizona – Up until last week, UCLA was one of two winless Power 5 teams … now it’s just Nebraska.
Rohden: UCLA – This one is for you, John Wooden.
Bowman: UCLA – What happens when the fog lifts in Los Angeles? U-C-L-A.
Brummond: UCLA – Bruin fans desperately want to delay thinking about hoops.
