Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa, Saturday, December 5th, 2:30pm CT, FS1

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Illiniaaron

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One thing you can count on with Iowa is that they will be physical and try to beat the Illini up. Illinois hasn't really had a team that laid the wood on people since the Zook Rose Bowl team.
 
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logjam said:
We had more against Nebraska than they did though, not disagreeing just drinking my daily koolaid.
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There's a reason Nebraska started a different QB against Iowa.
 
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BZuppke

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Would this be a game we blitz their inexperienced QB some?
 
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Ander1345

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illini80 said:
I’m not sure I get this. I thought the nasal swab was the gold standard PCR test.
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Not a medical professional, but my understanding is that different methods can differ in how visible the virus is. An analogy could be like 2 windows on the same side of a house seeing the sun at different points.

The simple answer is that the more kinds of tests we have(assuming they work obv) the better overall picture you get.
 
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Ander1345 said:
Not a medical professional, but my understanding is that different methods can differ in how visible the virus is. An analogy could be like 2 windows on the same side of a house seeing the sun at different points.

The simple answer is that the more kinds of tests we have(assuming they work obv) the better overall picture you get.
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Yes, and if you designed, built and installed one of the windows yourself, you would like that view better.
 
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illini80 said:
I’m not sure I get this. I thought the nasal swab was the gold standard PCR test.
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I thought so too. Like 95 % accurate for the swab and something like 70 % accurate (not sure the actual % accuracy but it something like this) for the saliva test? But that is UI for ya.
 
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Illinir1

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Don't forget.....

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Illinir1

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IllinoisssssssVarsity said:
Is that defender still there or is he gone?

it’d be great to see one of our lineman go pancake him on a screen or something.
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He's gone. It was Geno Stone's final home game as a Squawkeye. So instead of pancaking someone, I'd settle for a +3 turnover margin. 🏈🏈🏈
 
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Ander1345 said:
I don't think so, we are not a blitzing team and I would rather play to our relative strengths than to the lottery.
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Sometimes an occasional blitz is a good idea. We are too predictable too often. Taking a team by surprise can shake things up.
 
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altenberger22

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I made my prediction for the Baylor game earlier this week with my heart. Stupid move that was! Still, three things push me toward predicting a Saturday victory vs. the Hawkeyes:

1. Our marked improvement over the past two games
2. A week off, thus getting us healthier
3. The fact that I "want" us to win

Nah, I can't go with my heart again. The oddsmakers are probably right. But I think the margin will be even greater than 14.

Iowa 42
Illini 20
 
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