Iowa QB Petras on M: "There's a lot of ways to attack these guys on tape"

if mazi smith holds his own against iowa's center, we should pummel them.

Kinda cracks me up that they take heart from how they’ve played against Northwestern, Illinois, Nebraska and Maryland.

Iowa has managed to pick off a lot of passes, but Cade is far from a gun slinger.  as long as we're running the ball well, he won't feel the need to force it (which he really hasn't all year, with the exception of his 1qtr int last week).

That's some super weak trash talk. The boys are locked in and ready to go! There is no way they are going to let Iowa derail this special season. Honestly, Michigan would have to play beyond whatever our worst game was this season (MSU) for Iowa to even have a shot. Cade is not going to throw 5 interceptions and Haskins is as steady as they come. Our special teams can pin Iowa deep and their offense just doesn't move the football. I have it 35-10 good guys! Even if it's closer than that, I just can't see a reasonable way we lose this game. 

He's not wrong,  you can pass but can you do it before Ojabo or Hutchinson get there.  You can run straight up the middle, State showed that, why on Earth OSU stopped doing that or didn't do it more will always be a mystery to me.  Also I don't think OSU used their TE's at all on Saturday, Iowa will and our LB's aren't great in coverage.

Oh yeah? Well did you see Hutch's comments about Petras:

I'm the best ever. I'm the most brutal and vicious, and most ruthless champion there's ever been. There's no one can stop me. Spencer is a conqueror? No, I'm Alexander, he's no Alexander. I'm the best ever. There's never been anybody as ruthless. I'm Sonny Liston, I'm Jack Dempsey. There's no one like me. I'm from their cloth. There's no one that can match me. My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want to eat his children. Praise be to Allah.

Seems pretty soft to me as far as trash talking. 

I’m not sure you know what “bulletin board” material is

my only comment is that Petras has a great porn ‘stache

Inflammatory font choice.

Wow, if that's trash talk,  that's the most polite and considerate trash talk I've ever seen.

Well, what do you expect him to say? "I don't know, man, I just hope my OL doesn't allow Hutchinson and Ojabo to tee off on me and pummel me into the ground? Not sure how we're going to score on these guys."

Kid has to have some confidence, or at the bare minimum, he has to pretend he's got it. He's the QB, so if he's not confident, the rest of the team is going to implode. 

Looking at Iowa's record this year, they lost badly to the best team they played, Wisconsin. The likely would have lost to Penn St if Clifford was in the whole game. And Purdue dominated them. Iowa's offense is going to have a lot of trouble with Michigan's defense. It's too complex for them. Michigan should win going away.

There are a lot of ways to attack all teams.  But do you have the recognition and talent to do so?

Not really "trash talk".   Just the QB answering some questions for the newspaper.  

I think he missed the memo: Someone tell Petras that games aren't played on tape.

Yes, there are. As well as Michigan has played, they haven't been perfect. There is still a lot to improve on for the next game, and hopefully the two after that.

He forgot to include "successfully" in his statement. It is interesting that says anything given that  his offense has performed so miserably when facing the best defenses they have encountered.

Bulletin board material?  What bulletin board material?  What was he supposed to say, "They're going to beat us like a drum while we curl up in the fetal position"?

We shouldn't be surprised if this game is close from start to finish. Iowa, MSU. Two programs who have been terrific in recent history turning games against opponents with more talent into sloppy slogs.  Leaving it up to a play or two late in the game.

Go Blue! Beat Iowa!

This is really the only Iowa fan trash talk that was worth posting here...

"The only way Iowa loses this game is if the zebras dictate an Iowa loss to put Michigan into the playoff. The Big Ten East sucked ass this year. MSU, Michigan and Ohio cannibalized each other and everyone else in that side was pure trash.

Ohio has a good nucleus and is going to be unstoppable next year, but this is Iowa's year. The West is 0-7 in the title game and it will stop this year. The other big factor is that Iowa gets an extra day off.

Iowa looked like hot ass in the Nebraska game, but we had a bunch of guys get sick the week of the game. Michigan is gonna have that same problem next week because their guys are all out walking around like king shit and were probably mounting Mary Jane Rottencrotch until the wee hours of the morning last night. Someone will bring flu or The Germ into the facility."

It was written a couple of days ago and comes from the Hawkeye message board (one the links posted much earlier in these comments).  It's still kind of lame.  Iowa makes it so hard to not like them...

Comments come from a QB with a 120 QBR, 9 TDs, 6 INTs and has been sacked 23 times, including 12 sacks over 3 games with actual defensive ends: at PSU (3), vs. Purdue (4), at Wisconsin (5).

Iowa also needs to hold onto the football.

What he actually meant is "there are a lot of ways for these guys to attack me on tape"

Hutchjabo Comin'

This is a non-issue.

The only problem I have with Iowa is they seem to trip us up often, ruining seasons. Otherwise, I like the team and root for them much of the year.

As for Petras....good luck moving the ball while under siege from Hutch and Ojabo. I think Iowa will get a few successful screens and passes to the TE on us, but we should have that shut down by the second half.

Well, Is he wrong?  The Defensive Tackles have been providing room to run, the corners can get got, the safeties aren't perfect.  There are areas to attack.  The question is can Iowa do it.  Not sure I saw anything in the article that showed disrespect, just an honest analysis and one most of us would likely agree with.

The offending comment is simply positivity reflecting the starting qb's confidence in his team's ability to compete against anybody. Petras can make all the throws when given time. Goodson can be a highly effective runner if he gets the proper blocking and he can get to the outside or a cutback lane. 

Curiously, while Petras notes that Iowa sees multiple ways to attack Michigan on tape, he also contends that beating the Wolverine secondary deep is a daunting if impossible task. That's been my biggest fear all year. However, the pass rush limits time in the pocket and pass progressioins. Outside of Goodson, this isn't a team gifted with great speed and outside receivers.

Also, curiously, the story lauds the idea that the Hawkeyes 364 yards in offense last week against Nebraska is a major achievement, which seems modest at best when compared to expected Michigan standards. Yardage and points are not equivalent, as we all know, but I would rather Michigan face this offense on Saturday than other multifaceted teams.

Let'em talk. Beat them on the field.

Maybe so, and there are a lot of ways to attack any elite team. The real question is; can you pull it off?

Beta or VHS?