ndash;1500 BC). Some of this evidence suggests that they established trading colonies in Syria, Canaan and Egypt. A small, but growing, number of find

xcavated to a depth of 38 feet (Klenck 2002: 34; Oren 1993: 581). The wells of Gerar were a major issue between both Abraham (Gn 21:25) and Isaac (Gn 26:17–22), and the Philistines.Of particular interest is a Minoan graffito found in the sacred precinct dating to ca. 1600 BC. Analyses of the sherd determined that it originated in Crete, most likely the south coast (Day et al. 1999; Oren et al. 1996). There are four Minoan signs on the graffito, inscribed prior to firing, which represent a bull’s head, cloth, branch and figs (Oren et al. 1996: 99–109). In addition to the graffito, an unusual chalice of Canaanite shape and fabric was found in a room on the east side of the sacred area. What makes the chalice unusual is its high arching handles, a well-known feature of Minoan chalices, but not of Canaanite (Oren et al. 1996: 95, 96; Oren 1993: 581).Maritime Trade Between Crete and the LevantThe similarity of harbors in Crete and the Levant in the Middle Bronze I (=IIA), period, ca. 2000–1750 BC, strongly suggests contact between the two areas: the sea crossing between Crete, Egypt and the Levant was not only theoretically easy and simple, but had been used as such since early days…The data…suggest a close technical and conceptual resemblance for the type of siting and the layout of the portal installations in the Aegean, Crete and the Levant…the soaring demand for maritime facilities which [was] instigated by the rapid urbanism of the Levantine coast and the palatial economy of Crete…had brought about the new type of estuarian harbours, the extensive artificial remodification of coastal topography and the introduction of stone blocks [sic] quays in Crete and in the Levant (Raban 1991: 145). There were harbors all along the Canaanite coast in Middle Bronze I and it is highly likely that it was commerce that brought the Minoans to Canaan. The harbors of Tel Ridan, 12 miles southwest of Gaza, and Ashkelon, 12 miles north-northeast of Gaza, would have served Gerar, which, in turn, acted as a gateway for transshipping goods throughout southern Canaan (Marcus 2002: 248). At Ashkelon, a sherd of a decorated Minoan cup from ca. 1800 BC was found (Merrillees 2003: 136).Harbors at Yavneh Yam, 10 miles south of Tel Aviv, and Tel Gerisa, 2 miles east of Tel Aviv, provided anchorages for central Canaan. Further north, Dor, 14 miles south of Haifa; Tel Nami, 9 miles south of Haifa; Acco 8 miles north of Haifa; and Achziv, 17 miles north of Haifa, met the maritime needs of the northern sector.At Tel Nami, excavators found 259 charred seeds of the legume Lathyrus clymenum in four storage jars and on the floors of two storerooms dated to the Middle Bronze I period (Kislev, Artzy and Marcus 1993). The seeds are exotic on two counts. First, they are not native to the Near East, but to the Aegean and regions further west, and thus were imported. The Tel Nami seeds most closely resemble samples from Crete (Kislev, Artzy and Marcus 1993: 148). Secondly, the seeds contain a toxic substance that causes permanent paralysis of the lower limbs if consumed in large quantities.



Historical Synchronisms and the Date of the Exodus
This article was first published in the Spring 2004 issue of Bible Spade. For those that hold a high view of Scripture and believe the Hebrew Exodus from Egypt actually happened, there are two major positions today regarding when that event occurred: the so-called Early Date, which places the Exodus in the mid-15th century BC, most probably during the reign of Amenhotep II, and the so-called Late Date, which posits Rameses II (ca. 1279–1212 BC) as the Pharaoh confronted by Moses. Much has been written in defense of both these views. It is the purpose of this article to take a fresh look at Rameses II as Pharaoh of the Exodus in light of both Biblical and Assyrian chronologies. Is it likely, or even possible, that Rameses II could have been the Pharaoh of the Exodus? First, let us observe Biblical events and personages between the Exodus and a known date in Near Eastern history, the date of the famous Battle of Qarqar, where a coalition of western kings defeated Shalmaneser III of Assyria. It is accepted, thanks to astronomical data and our solid knowledge of Assyrian chronology, that the battle took place in 853 BC. It is also known that Ahab, king of Israel, was a participant in the battle. Shalmaneser III tells us so in his records regarding Qarqar. Ahab almost certainly died later that same year.1 How long a period of time does the Bible demand between the Exodus and the death of King Ahab of Israel? If we take the Biblical year totals seriously, quite a lengthy period is required. The Exodus was followed by 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, and then by a long but not absolutely calculatable period for the Conquest and the period of the Judges. While it is likely that there is some overlap among the judges, it still seems necessary to allot between 300 and 400 years for the wanderings, conquest, and days of the judges. Rameses II, ruler of Egypt for 67 years, ca. 1279–1212 BC. Called “the Great” because of his military exploits and construction projects, his statues and buildings can still be seen in Egypt today. Even his mummy is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. He also had a great family by his several wives—at least 45 sons and 40 daughters! The tomb of his sons has recently been found in the Valley of the Kings in Thebes. According to the popular, but anti-Biblical, theory of a 13th century Exodus, Rameses II is thought to be the Pharaoh of the Exodus. Statue from Thebes, now in the British Museum. Credit: Bryant Wood After the judges, the period of the United Monarchy lasted ca. 120 years (according to the Bible, 40 years each for Saul, David, and Solomon). After the death of Solomon, the kingdom of Israel divided into northern and southern kingdoms, Israel and Judah. From this division to the death of Ahab, using the most probable calculations on divided monarchy chronology, was just short of 80 years. Combining all of these numbers and assuming only 300 years for the time before the United Monarchy, we see that, if we take the Biblical numbers as realistic, the time between the Exodus and the battle of Qarqar was approximately 500 years. But if we expand the period of the wanderings, conquest, and judges to 400 years, we would need 600 years. The point is this: if Rameses II reigned from 1279 to 1212 BC, as most Egyptologist now believe, there are not enough years for all of the periods mentioned above. If the Exodus occurred about 1250 BC, in the middle of the reign of Rameses II, there would be about 400 years between him and the Battle of Qarqar. This is at least a full century too little, and perhaps twofull centuries if we use 400 years for the ages between the Exodus and the United Monarchy. Either way, Rameses II is unacceptable. When calculations of this kind are undertaken, it is a good thing to check our work from a different angle. Today there are those who would abandon orthodox Egyptian chronology and replace it with one of a number of radical reconstructions. While these reconstructions seem totally without merit, it is still worth our while to examine Rosetta Stone German

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since Prince Amenhotep is known to have been in line for the throne before him. 59. Wood, “The Rise and Fall,” 478. Shea correctly notes that “Ex 14–15 is not directly explicit upon this point,” though he subsequently takes an unjustified logical leap by extrapolating, “but it is the logical inference there [that pharaoh also drowned]” (Shea, “Amenhotep II as Pharaoh,” 46). 60. Wood, “The Rise and Fall,” 478. 61. Shea disagrees: “Yahweh says that he will get glory over pharaoh. While some of that glory could be maintained by his loss of troops in the Sea of Reeds, if he escaped with his own life, some of that glory could have been diminished” (Shea, “Amenhotep II as Pharaoh,” 46). This statement, though well intended, is not true whatsoever. God displayed his glory by decimating Sennacherib’s army when the Assyrians marched against Judah (2 Kgs 19:35), but his glory was not diminished when Sennacherib returned to Assyria unscathed. A far greater shame for a defeated monarch is to be left in humiliation to rule over a shell of his former empire after being defeated by God, depleted of his army, and—in the case of the exodus-pharaoh—stripped of his servantile workforce. 62. No doubt exists among Egyptologists that this mummy is the corpse of Amenhotep II. Although he was taller than both his father and his son who succeeded him, his physical features bear a marked resemblance to theirs, especially his son’s, particularly in respect to their crania and teeth (James E. Harris and Kent R. Weeks, X-Raying the Pharaohs [New York: Scribners, 1973], 138). 63. Nicholas Reeves, Ancient Egypt: The Great Discoveries (London: Thames & Hudson, 2000), 103. 64. The king’s praenomen is inscribed on one side of the jar, while the other side is inscribed with “Year 26” and “Panehsy,” the name of the king’s vintner (Der Manuelian, Amenophis II, 42). 65. Redford asserts that since pottery jars are relatively porous, the wine within them was consumed not long after the bottling process, and since mortuary complexes were fully stocked with wine only after a king’s (imminent) death, the Year-26 wine-juglet was produced at the end of Amenhotep II’s life, and the mortuary temple probably was under construction until the king’s death and the stocking of the wine (Donald B. Redford, “On the Chronology of the Egyptian Eighteenth Dynasty,” JNES 25:2 [Apr 1966], 119). 66. E. F. Wente and C. C. Van Siclen III, “A Chronology of the New Kingdom,” in Studies in Honor of George R. Hughes, in Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 39 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976), 228. 67. Redford, “Coregency of Tuthmosis III,” 110. 68. The 12th-Dynasty pharaoh Sesostris I (ca. 1960–1916 BC) erected two obelisks in front of the temple pylon at Heliopolis on the occasion of his first sed festival, commemorating his 30th regnal year (Grimal, History of Ancient Egypt, 164). During the 18th Dynasty, Thutmose III seemingly celebrated a sed festival in his 30th year, as well; Redford suggests that the year of rest from Asiatic campaigning between Thutmose III’s sixth and seventh campaigns, which corresponds precisely to his Year 30, signifies a “holiday year” used to celebrate this landmark anniversary (Redford, Egypt, Canaan, and Israel, 158). 69. Der Manuelian, Amenophis II, 43. 70. Wente and Van Siclen III, “Chronology of the New Kingdom,” 227–228. The occurrence of a coregency under Thutmose III and Amenhotep II is essentially undisputed among conservative Egyptologists, as supporting evidence for it is plentiful. See Redford, “Coregency of Tuthmosis III,” 116; Der Manuelian, Amenophis II, 24; and Richard A. Parker, “Once Again the Coregency of Thutmose III and Amenhotep II,” in Studies in Honor of John A. Wilson, in Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 35 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1969), 228. Nevertheless, Shea firmly disputes the notion of such a coregency, though formerly he advocated one. His current position is built on a foundational presupposition, namely that Amenhotep II died in the Red Sea. The proof Shea presents for his position is that Amenhotep II reportedly launched two “first campaigns.” According to Shea’s theory, a successor (Amenhotep IIB) was secretly and deceitfully placed on the throne after Amenhotep IIA drowned in the Red Sea, but with the caveat that the later pharaoh used the same birth name and throne-name as his deceased predecessor, thus completing the reign of “Amenhotep II” as an imposter (Shea, “Amenhotep II as Pharaoh,” 44–46). This outlandish theory, however, is fraught with difficulties, creating far more problems than it solves, the foremost being that this entire leap of speculation is based on the false—yet completely handicapping—presupposition that the exodus-pharaoh died in the Red Sea. Since this presumption was demonstrated to be inaccurate, only Shea’s arguments stand to be evaluated. If the two “first campaigns” of Amenhotep II were actually one campaign, which will be proven subsequently, then Shea loses all impetus for his fantastic claim. Moreover, he provides no precedent in Egypt’s long history for the practice of two pharaohs ruling under the same name, with the latter using his predecessor’s nomen and praenomen as his own. Surely such an act would incite a court rebellion and turn the royal family against the officials who secretly placed the imposter on the throne. Shea also asserts that the two coronation celebrations for Amenhotep II—one after his father died on ca. 22 March, and the other on ca. 22 November, as recorded on the Memphis Stele—represent a contradiction, implying the reigns of different rulers. However, three inescapable problems plague this assertion: (1) if Amenhotep IIB was coronated on 22 November, the deception of the court officials would have been exposed; (2) the exodus occurred on 15 Nisan (25 April), which would render inconceivable Amenhotep IIB’s coronation as late as 22 November; and (3) the attestation of “two accession dates” actually supports a coregency. In The Biography of Amenemheb, it is stated that Thutmose III died on vii, 30 (ca. 22 March) of his 54th year, and that on the very next day Amenhotep II was “established on the throne of his father” (Der Manuelian, Amenophis II, 20). However, both the Semna Stela and BM 10056 offer iv, 1 (ca. 22 November) as his accession date, and since on BM 10056 the year-number even changes immediately after the mention of 22 November, a definitive conclusion can be made that Amenhotep II’s regnal years were numbered from ca. 22 November, not from 23 March (Redford, “Coregency of Tuthmosis III,” 121). Shea claims that if indeed Amenhotep II was inaugurated when he became coregent on 22 November of an earlier year, there would be no need for an installation ceremony on the day after Thutmose III died.



Actually, the Egyptian texts never refer to an installation ceremony on 23 March;
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ies of archaeology have verified the truth of this record. A portion of the city destroyed by the Israelites was excavated on the east side of the tel

orts the historical accuracy of the Biblical
account in every detail. Every aspect of the story that could possibly be verified by the findings of archaeology is, in fact, verified.There are a number of theories as to how the walls of Jericho came down. Both Garstang and Kenyon found evidence of earthquake activity at the time the city met its end. If God did use an earthquake to accomplish His purposes that day, it was still a miracle since it happened at precisely the right moment, and was manifested in such a way as to protect Rahab’s house. No matter what agency God used, it was ultimately the faith of the Israelites that brought the walls down: “By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days” (Heb 11:30).The example of Jericho is a wonderful spiritual lesson for God’s people yet today. There are times when we find ourselves facing enormous “walls” that are impossible to break down by human strength. If we put our faith in God and follow His commandments, even when they seem foolish to us, He will perform “great and awesome deeds” (Dt 4:34) and give us the victory. Jericho Unearthed: DVD ORDER "Jericho Unearthed"TODAY! An audio of Dr. Wood's research on Jericho can be opened with Windows Media Player here: Digging up the Truth at Jericho BibliographyAgence France-Presse1998 Jericho’s Ancient Gates Found, press release November 27. Published in the New York Times, November 28: 3, and the Canadian National Post, November 28.Franken, H.J.1965 Tell es-Sultan and Old Testament Jericho. Oudtestamentische Studiën 14: 189–200.Holland, T.A.1997 Jericho. Pp. 220–24 in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, Vol. 3, ed. E.M. Myers. New York: Oxford University Press.Kenyon, K.M.1957 Digging Up Jericho. London: Ernest Benn.1981 Excavations at Jericho, Vol. 3. London: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem.Sellin, E., and Watzinger, C.1973 Jericho die Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen. Osnabrück: Otto Zeller, reprint of 1913 edition. Wood, B.G.1990 Did the Israelites Conquer Jericho? Biblical Archaeology Review 16.2: 44–58. Please help ABR continue to post these freearticles by making a donation of any size today. Donate



Inspiration: The Oracles of God
Paul considered the OT Scriptures to be not impressions various writers had about God, nor simply an account quoting God. Rather, the Scriptures were the oracles1 of God—they were His speech. God committed to the Jews His oracles, and they thus carried in the Scriptures His original and continuing speech, so that the immediate presence of God accompanied Holy Writ. Thus, Stephen declared that Moses received the living oracles to give to us (Acts 7:38), and the New Testament writers wrote in the present tense, “The Scripture speaks.”2 The presence of God in His Word is the essence of scriptural inspiration.A scoffing attitude toward Scripture must not cloud our reason. Those who reject the idea of inspiration must either reject God, or reject the idea that God communicates with man. If we are not willing to reject God or His communication, the only issue left is whether the Bible is indeed His inspired Word, a question that should be resolved by testing the Word, rather than by testing the writers who must be—as we—subject to His miracles. The testing of the Word is not the province of this article, though it is of almost every other article in Bible and Spade.The infant Samuel received the word of the LORD when he was near the oracle, the Holy of Holies (Reynolds 1776).The oracle is an OT idea also. There, designating the Holy of Holies chamber as the oracle (debir, Hebrew, a cognate of dabar, Hebrew, “word” and of diber, Hebrew, “to speak”), references both the written word of God on the Sinai stones (resident in the ark of the covenant in the Holy of Holies) and the continuing revelation that would come there to Moses (Ex 30:6). It likewise applies to the high priest, to Samuel the prophet (1 Sm 3:2–4), and to Zacharias the priest by the altar of incense just outside the Holy of Holies (Lk 1). The splitting of the Temple veil at the time of Christ’s sacrifice (Mt 27:51) signified not only our free access to communion with God and to His salvific mercy,orts the historical accuracy of the Biblical
account in every detail. Every aspect of the story that could possibly be verified by the findings of archaeology is, in fact, verified.There are a number of theories as to how the walls of Jericho came down. Both Garstang and Kenyon found evidence of earthquake activity at the time the city met its end. If God did use an earthquake to accomplish His purposes that day, it was still a miracle since it happened at precisely the right moment, and was manifested in such a way as to protect Rahab’s house. No matter what agency God used, it was ultimately the faith of the Israelites that brought the walls down: “By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days” (Heb 11:30).The example of Jericho is a wonderful spiritual lesson for God’s people yet today. There are times when we find ourselves facing enormous “walls” that are impossible to break down by human strength. If we put our faith in God and follow His commandments, even when they seem foolish to us, He will perform “great and awesome deeds” (Dt 4:34) and give us the victory. Jericho Unearthed: DVD ORDER "Jericho Unearthed"TODAY! An audio of Dr. Wood's research on Jericho can be opened with Windows Media Player here: Digging up the Truth at Jericho BibliographyAgence France-Presse1998 Jericho’s Ancient Gates Found, press release November 27. Published in the New York Times, November 28: 3, and the Canadian National Post, November 28.Franken, H.J.1965 Tell es-Sultan and Old Testament Jericho. Oudtestamentische Studiën 14: 189–200.Holland, T.A.1997 Jericho. Pp. 220–24 in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, Vol. 3, ed. E.M. Myers. New York: Oxford University Press.Kenyon, K.M.1957 Digging Up Jericho. London: Ernest Benn.1981 Excavations at Jericho, Vol. 3. London: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem.Sellin, E., and Watzinger, C.1973 Jericho die Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen. Osnabrück: Otto Zeller, reprint of 1913 edition. Wood, B.G.1990 Did the Israelites Conquer Jericho? Biblical Archaeology Review 16.2: 44–58. Please help ABR continue to post these freearticles by making a donation of any size today. Donate



Inspiration: The Oracles of God
Paul considered the OT Scriptures to be not impressions various writers had about God, nor simply an account quoting God. Rather, the Scriptures were the oracles1 of God—they were His speech. God committed to the Jews His oracles, and they thus carried in the Scriptures His original and continuing speech, so that the immediate presence of God accompanied Holy Writ. Thus, Stephen declared that Moses received the living oracles to give to us (Acts 7:38), and the New Testament writers wrote in the present tense, “The Scripture speaks.”2 The presence of God in His Word is the essence of scriptural inspiration.A scoffing attitude toward Scripture must not cloud our reason. Those who reject the idea of inspiration must either reject God, or reject the idea that God communicates with man. If we are not willing to reject God or His communication, the only issue left is whether the Bible is indeed His inspired Word, a question that should be resolved by testing the Word, rather than by testing the writers who must be—as we—subject to His miracles. The testing of the Word is not the province of this article, though it is of almost every other article in Bible and Spade.The infant Samuel received the word of the LORD when he was near the oracle, the Holy of Holies (Reynolds 1776).The oracle is an OT idea also. There, designating the Holy of Holies chamber as the oracle (debir, Hebrew, a cognate of dabar, Hebrew, “word” and of diber, Hebrew, “to speak”), references both the written word of God on the Sinai stones (resident in the ark of the covenant in the Holy of Holies) and the continuing revelation that would come there to Moses (Ex 30:6). It likewise applies to the high priest, to Samuel the prophet (1 Sm 3:2–4), and to Zacharias the priest by the altar of incense just outside the Holy of Holies (Lk 1). The splitting of the Temple veil at the time of Christ’s sacrifice (Mt 27:51) signified not only our free access to communion with God and to His salvific mercy,

10 Mar 11 All about Dotnetnuke

All about DotnetnukeBy: Dave Bush5 Dave Bush5 .... Click author's name to view profile and articles!!!Retargeting by ChangoTweet All about DotnetnukeAs a webmaster you have to be sharp at all times. You have to know what is happening on your website all of the time and you have to try and stay ahead of technology. That is the most difficult thing, let’s take DotNetNuke for instance. It is a website application that you can use to build your new website. An application like this will make your business easier, especially if you have more than one website that you are looking after or that you need to build for other clients. Web hosting, however is a pletely different ball game, this involve the use of servers and other technical things, so we will not cover that here. We will cover things like the new Dotnetnuke application and the ASP.net application below.What you need to know first and foremost is that DotNetNuke, which is an ASP.NET application, is a CMS, which is short for Content Management System. A CMS is a framework, or structure that you can use to build your website in. With a Content Management System website you will not find a lot of HTML WebPages. Instead you will find the definition for the structure of the site, or the template, and all of the content that you input is held on a mon database. You will then be able to use all of its modules for very specialized tasks like inserting images or words for a text based website, or setting up your very own online shop. If you are a bit worried about the price for a system that can do so much you need not fret, the source code for DotNetNuke is open source, which means that they are free to use and distribute. Even ASP.NET is freely available from Microsoft. Though you should be careful about distributing, please read the fine print on the developer’s website and packaging if any. When DotNetNuke was first released it was very easy to spot which website where made within its framework. As the years went by and new version where released, it became harder to spot the dotnetnuke creations. What made this possible was the ability to use different templates across one website, so you really no longer needed to stick to one style for one web space. If you are a bit worried about what all of this means you need not be. You really do not need to be a very technical person, to use this system. You will be glad to know that there are help menus within the dotnetnuke system to help you whenever you bee stuck.Article Source: abcarticledirectoryDave Bush is the author of this article on asp.net web hosting. Find more information about windows web hosting here.Note: The content of this article solely conveys the opinion of its author, Dave Bush5 Dave Bush5Retargeting by ChangoDid You Like This Article? Share It With YourFriends!Please Rate this Article 5 out of 54 out of 53 out of 52 out of 51 out of 5 Not yet Rated Click the XML Icon to Receive Free Articles About ASP via RSS!Additional Articles From - Home Web Development AspWedding Shower Decorations with the Bride-to-be and Expense in Mind- By : minerva97miChoosing Your Wedding Invitations to Create a Permanent Impression- By : minerva97miHire ASP NET Web Developer, ASP NET Programmers- By : Rishi MandloiUseful Social Networking Site Development with ASP Dot NET Development- By : Jessica WoodsonGauge Control For Asp Net- By : Huong NguyenThe Benefits of ASP.Net Excel- By : Mark Fitsen Still Searching? Last Chance to find what you're looking for. Try using Bing Search!

5 Mar 11 Be A Money Maker With Affiliate Programs

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24 Jan 11 Northwestern Wildcats Very Undisiplined in 30-25 Victory Over Central Michigan

Al Messerschmidt/Getty ImagesOn Saturday afternoon the Northwestern Wildcats improved their record to 4-0, defeating Central Michigan 30-25 in a penalty-filled game.TheWildcatscommittedseven penalties in the first half, five of them in the first five minutes. They ended the half Cleveland Browns jersey
with more penalty yards (69) than rushing yards (48).Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was shocked with the number of penalties and the Chicago Sun-Times reported he promised to kill the penalties this coming week."That's not Wildcat football. When you've got something wrong, like a weed in the yard, you get weed-killer. I'm going to kill the penalties, I promise you that."Quarterback Dan Persa continued his impressive season, completing 23-of-30 passes for 280 yards and two touchdown passes to receiver Jeremy Ebert. He did throw his first interception and Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune reported Persa blamed himself."I made a bad play-fake and didn't suck the linebacker in, and he dropped into where I was throwing," Persa said. "But I shouldn't have thrown it anyway."Tailback Arby Fields fell back into his bad habit of trying to outrun the defense and gained 16 yards on seven carries with a fumble. Jacob Schmidt and Mike Trumpy took over for Fields and performed well. Schmidt had two scores on six carries for 32 yards while Trumpylead the Wildcats ground gamewith 12 carries on 53 yards.Greenstein reported that Fitzgerald couldn't say who will start at tailback."The way the guys practice and compete will determine where things will go," Fitzgerald said.Saturday the Wildcats will travel to Minnesota to battle with the 1-3 Gophers. Fitzgerald sees the Gophers as much better than a 1-3 team."Schematically, they do an outstanding job in all three phases. They have great athletes all over the place. Timmy has recruited outstanding... Dallas Cowboys jersey
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22 Jan 11 2010 College Football: More Questions Than Answers for Iowa After Desert Letdown

Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesI drank the Kool-Aid. Heck, I think I even made a couple pitchers of it. The Iowa Hawkeyes had every tool necessary to make a run at the National Championship.They have a veteran quarterback who is the undisputed leader of the team. They also have a stable full of experienced running backs, a slew of talented receivers, and a couple of good tight ends who fit well with what Iowa wants to do.They have an All-American defensive end who anchors an experienced and tenacious defensive line. Their defensive secondary is anchored by a couple of all-star safeties and their corners have proven to be better than expected. Their linebackers, while a bit green, have enough experience to keep the unit from slipping too far and did, in fact, play well in their first two contests.The contest in Tucson Reebok Minnesota Vikings #69 Jared Allen Realtree camo Jersey
offered Iowa's first really difficult test, though. While everything looked good for Iowa through two contests against Eastern Illinois and Iowa State, there were still a few questions that only a truly competitive opponent could answer.How good was the offensive line? How solid was the defense, really? Was the special teams unit good enough to keep Iowa in good field position? These were just a few questions to which we thought, perhaps, we knew the answers.In the opening moments of Iowa's defeat at Arizona Saturday night, it looked like none of that would matter. A blocked punt gave the Wildcats the ball on Iowa's 8-yard line.A bobbled pass handed the Wildcats another gift in the form of a pick-six that put the Hawks down 14-0 before they even had a chance to get moving.Eventually, Iowa would get moving. In fact, they would get rolling. Capitalizing on Arizona mistakes and penalties, the Hawkeyes erased a 27-7 halftime deficit and entered the last eight minutes of play all tied up.Arizona put together a solid drive and reclaimed the lead 34-27 with 3:48 to go in the game. Iowa fans knew that it was plenty of time for Ricky Stanzi to march the bumblebees downfield and ram a dagger through the Wildcats' hearts.It didn't work out that way, though. Four consecutive sacks handed the ball back to Arizona with barely two minutes to run out on the clock. Iowa didn't have enough timeouts or defensive prowess left to get the ball back, and Arizona escaped with a hard-fought victory over a Top 10 opponent.While Arizona players and fans have a lot to celebrate, Iowa coaches, players, and fans have a lot to think about.The Defense Isn't as Solid as We Might Have ThoughtImmediately after the game, several of my "friends" on Twitter were digging through the stat sheets for something positive to take away from the Hawkeye defeat. There were posts that went something like, "You can't give a team like Arizona 21 free points and expect to win, but Iowa almost did" or "It's only one game and out-of-conference."My favorit though, went something like "Take away the blocked punt and pick-six and Iowa wins." Yes, but if you take away the blocked punt and pick-six that Iowa suffered, you also would have to take away the punt snafu that Iowa benefited from as well as Broderick Binns' pick-six. Then where would Iowa have been?Those things are part of the game. We have to deal with them.What wasn't mentioned, however, is the fact that Iowa gave up 303 yards through the air and Nick Foles spent almost the first half in relative comfort. The two sacks Iowa recorded both came in the second half, and one was the result of a blitz package, not just the rush of the front four.For all of the press Adrian Clayborn and his counterparts on the line have received leading up to the Arizona game, they weren't able to put consistent pressure on Foles and force bad passes or bad decisions.Foles completed 28 of 39 attempts (71.8 percent) and threw two touchdown passes. Iowa's storied defense wasn't able to get past those massive offensive linemen the WildcatsReebok New England Patriots #12 Tom Brady Realtree camo Jersey
used as a moving brick wall.What's worse is that they were presenting way too many holes in the zone defense, practically handing Foles anything he wanted between five and 10 yards from the line of scrimmage.It's a departure from the swarming Hawkeye defense we saw last year that didn't need to bend, nor break.On the bright side, Iowa's defense did hold the Wildcats to only 63 yards of net rushing.Still, this unit has been hailed as "one of the best in the nation." After Saturday night, I would say that assessment might be a bit premature. They're good, but they're not one of the best, and Arizona proved that they can be beat.The Offensive Line Isn't Ready for Big Game Play YetThis shouldn't really be surprising. Going back to the opening game against Eastern Illinois, I had tweeted that Iowa's offensive line looked "okay" but was leaving gaping holes as the game went on.It was easy to overlook any discrepancies in the play of the line against Iowa State because the Hawkeyes had the game so well in hand.Arizona, however, has a talented defensive front. That front helped secure six sacks of Ricky Stanzi. Justin Washington and Brooks Reed each had two.The Iowa O-line was tough enough in the opening moments of the game, but as time wore on, they became thoroughly porous, giving up sacks on four consecutive plays during Iowa's final attempt at a drive.When they weren't busy allowing white-helmeted players to bruise their quarterback, the boys up front for Iowa were also struggling to create holes for Jewel Hampton and Adam Robinson. The Hawks only managed 29 net yards of rushing for the entire game.Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesIn the two contests leading into the match in Tucson, Adam Robinson looked like a star in the making at running back. A running back is only as good as his offensive line, though. Saturday night, Robinson looked less than average. Hampton had spurts of greatness, but mostly was ineffective as a runner and ended up injured by the time all was said and done.With defenses like Penn State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Ohio State still looming on the schedule, this line has very little time to improve or it will be a very long year for Iowa's offense.There's Nothing "Special" About Iowa's Special TeamsAfter a quick three-and-out, Iowa's Donahue attempted to punt from Iowa's own 19. The men in front of him meant to stop a block attempt failed, the punt was batted down, and Arizona recovered the ball inside the red zone. Ultimately, the Wildcats would score a touchdown.After pulling within seven points at 14-7, Iowa saw their kickoff returned 100 yards to put them back down by 14.Just as Iowa tied the game at 27-all, the extra point attempt that could have given them their only lead of the game was partially blocked and sailed wide.Not to take anything away from Arizona, but not one of these incidents should have happened. Iowa knew coming into the season that there were questions about their kicking game. They'd been plagued with consistency for a couple of years.Still, there's no excuse for allowing a punt to be blocked, and even fewer excuses for allowing a 100-yard kick return for a touchdown.As far as the extra point that was blocked, the kick never should have been low enough for anyone on the defense to get up that high and knock it away.This may not be an area that will cause as many problems in Iowa's future as they did Saturday night, but it definitely has to be an area that will cause some trouble sleeping for Kirk Ferentz and his crew. It's hard to plan the X's and O's of a game when you don't know what you're going to get on special teams.One thing became abundantly clear Saturday night: Iowa's special teams aren't very special right now.It Isn't All Gloom and Doom, but There Are QuestionsIn fact, this is just one loss for the Hawkeyes. There are still nine games to play in the regular season and they haven't even begun conference play yet. Iowa can still come out of this season with a great record, a solid bowl, and a reason for people to take them very seriously.The Reebok New Orleans Saints #9 Drew Brees Realtree camo Jersey
Hawks still have a very good defense and an offense that is as dangerous as anyone's out there. They proved both of those things Saturday night. They also proved that they have a ton of heart by fighting back from 20 points down to tie a game that most had written off by halftime.How would you predict Iowa to finish the season after Saturday night's game?How would you predict Iowa to finish the season after Saturday night's game?11-121.0%10-234.2%9-326.9%8-414.9%7-51.4%6-6 or below?1.6%Total votes: 442Iowa still has at least one (depending on Hampton's injury status) quality, experienced running back and they still have a bunch of good receivers. And they still have Stanzi.When November closes, there's still a chance we'll see the Hawkeyes holding the conference championship trophy with pride.But between here and there, some very difficult questions have to be answered. Arguably, there are more now than there were going into Saturday night. The Hawkeyes' weaknesses were exposed like no one expected. Now, every team in the Big Ten will have an idea of how to beat the Hawkeyes.They'd better find some answers quickly, too. They get a layup against Ball State this coming week, but Penn State is waiting on deck, and you have to think that they're licking their chops for a little revenge.The 2010 season was set to be magical for Iowa. It still can be, but Iowa has to regroup, address what's now obviously wrong, and get back to playing winning football.