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11-0?

Whatever Happened to Predictability? One of the basic criticisms of Iowa's 2014 offense was that they were formation-predictable; in other words, defenses could easily determine what Iowa intended to do based on how the offense was aligned.

Morehouse points out this morning that Iowa's formations haven't changed much, but the offense has nevertheless been more effective

So, in short, yes, what Iowa does out of personnel groups is predictable. But, certainly this year more than last, you see the idea behind it. 1) There's the cumulative effect of a defense not being able to stop the run when it knows the run is coming.