On The Line – Week 10
The Daily Iowan football staff goes head-to-head in the most competitive prediction contest journalism has to offer.
November 1, 2018
No. 19 Iowa at Purdue
Adam Hensley (Pregame Editor, 24-16): Iowa – Nate Stanley vs. David Blough, the quarterback battle we’ve all been waiting for.
Pete Ruden (Sports Editor, 26-14): Iowa – Iowa and Indiana are both underrated states, though, don’t @ me.
Anna Kayser (Assistant Sports Editor, 24-16): Iowa – I’m not going to start betting on Purdue now.
Jordan Zuniga (Football reporter, 27-13): Iowa – Stanley brings his good arm to West Lafayette.
Lucy Rohden (Co-DITV Sports Director, 26-14): Iowa – Purdue Pete is creepy.
Beau Bowman (Co-DITV Sports Director): Iowa – Purdue is gonna have a red caboose after this one.
Jason Brummond (Publisher, 27-13): Iowa – Here’s hoping Stanley is closer to 6 TDs than 6 completions.
No. 12 West Virginia at No. 15 Texas
Hensley: West Virginia – I want “Take Me Home, Country Roads” injected into my veins.
Ruden: West Virginia – I wish the Iowa student section bumped “Mo Bamba” after games like West Virginia plays “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”
Kayser: West Virginia – Do mountaineers hunt longhorns?
Zuniga: Texas – Nice to see the Big 12 has more than just Oklahoma.
Rohden: West Virginia – One time I was almost kidnapped in West Virginia, but I survived.
Bowman: West Virginia – Texas is not back. Sorry. Y’all lost to Maryland.
Brummond: Texas – West Virginia lost to Iowa State.
No. 1 Alabama at No. 4 LSU
Hensley: Alabama – I want a Tua Tagovailoa-Kyler Murray shootout for Christmas.
Ruden: Alabama – In Louisiana, gas stations are called Kum & Geaux.
Kayser: Alabama – Alabama could probably beat the Browns.
Zuniga: LSU – Tigers roll the Tide.
Rohden: Alabama – I heard the skies are so blue.
Bowman: Alabama – L-S-U? More like L-S-Poo, amirite?
Brummond: Alabama – This game is close by Alabama’s standards. Not close by actual numbers.
No. 6 Georgia at No. 11 Kentucky
Hensley: Georgia – Kentucky Fried Chicken > Kentucky Wildcat football
Ruden: Georgia – The countdown to Ahmad Wagner’s first college reception continues.
Kayser: Georgia – Dogs vs. Cats, again.
Zuniga: Georgia – I’ve always been more of a dog person.
Rohden: Georgia – Sorry, Ahmad Wagner, Kentucky is a basketball school.
Bowman: Georgia – Kentucky’s governors must swear an oath that they have never fought a duel with deadly weapons. Frickin’ weirdos, man.
Brummond: Georgia – It was a fun while it lasted, Kentucky.
No. 14 Penn State at No. 5 Michigan
Hensley: Michigan – Penn State played “Mo Bamba“ about 50 times against Iowa. Could’ve sworn Pete was on AUX.
Ruden: Michigan – Return of the Mack? More like Return of the Khak(is).
Kayser: Michigan – Penn State? Beat Michigan? HA, good joke.
Zuniga: Michigan – Let’s just fast-forward to Michigan vs. Ohio State.
Rohden: Michigan – Michigan may win this one, BUT will the Wolverines have a TD pass from their punter to a DE? Doubtful.
Bowman: Michigan – Hate both these teams and do not care who wins this game.
Brummond: Michigan – Name a more unlikable QB-coach duo than McSorley-Franklin. I’ll wait.