2022 Iowa High School Football Playoffs

Has already started up in the smaller schools and larger schools get going Friday Night. Think any "surprise" team can win a Title?

CLASS 5A

Pod A

Davenport, West (7-2) vs. Dowling Catholic, W.D.M. (8-1), at Williams Stadium

Waukee Northwest (5-4) at Cedar Rapids, Kennedy (7-2)

Pod B

Ames (6-3) at Southeast Polk (8-1)

Linn-Mar, Marion (6-3) at Prairie, Cedar Rapids (6-3)

Pod C

Sioux City, East (7-2) at Ankeny (8-1)

Iowa City, City High (6-3) at Johnston (6-3)

Pod D

Valley, W.D.M. (5-4) at Pleasant Valley (9-0)

Ankeny Centennial (5-4) at Cedar Falls (7-2)

CLASS 4A

Pod A

Cedar Rapids, Washington (5-4) at Xavier, Cedar Rapids (9-0)

Indianola (6-3) at Bondurant-Farrar (8-1)

Pod B

Fort Madison (7-2) at Waverly-Shell Rock (9-0)

Epworth, Western Dubuque (6-3) at North Scott (7-2)

Pod C

LeMars (6-3) at Lewis Central (9-0)

Glenwood (6-3) at Spencer (7-2)

Pod D

Webster City (6-3) at Iowa City, Liberty (8-1)

Newton (7-2) at Carlisle (8-1)

CLASS 3A

Pod A

MOC-Floyd Valley (6-3) at Harlan Community (8-1)

Nevada (7-2) at Sioux Center (5-4)

Pod B

Central DeWitt (6-3) at Mount Vernon (9-0)

West Delaware (5-4) at Solon (7-2)

Pod C

Hampton-Dumont/CAL (6-3) at Humboldt (8-1)

Benton Community (6-3) at Independence (9-1)

Pod D

Grinnell (5-4) at ADM (8-1)

Creston (6-3) at North Polk (7-2)

CLASS 2A

Pod A

Clarinda (6-3) at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (9-0)

West Lyon, Inwood (7-2) at Greene County (8-1)

Pod B

OABCIG (8-1) at Osage (7-2)

Clear Lake (5-4) at Spirit Lake (9-0)

Pod C

Crestwood, Cresco (6-3) at Waukon (6-3)

Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque (7-2) at West Marshall (9-0)

Pod D

Centerville (7-2) at Monticello (7-2)

Mid-Prairie, Wellman (6-3) at Williamsburg (9-0)

CLASS 1A

Pod A

Western Christian, Hull (7-2) at Aplington-Parkersburg (8-1)

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll (8-1) at West Sioux, Hawarden (8-1)

Pod B

Dike-New Hartford (7-2) at MFL MarMac (8-1)

Columbus Catholic, Waterloo (6-3) at West Branch (9-0)

Pod C

Mediapolis (8-1) at Sigourney/Keota (7-2)

Woodward-Granger (6-3) at Van Meter (8-1)

Pod D

Pella Christian (8-1) at South Hamilton (8-1)

ACGC (7-2) at Underwood (9-0)

CLASS A

Pod A

Hinton (6-3) at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (7-2)

Gehlen Catholic, LeMars (8-1) at Woodbury Central (9-0)

Pod B

Newman Catholic, Mason City (8-1) at North Linn (8-1)

Wapsie Valley (7-2) at West Hancock (9-0)

Pod C

East Buchanan (8-1) at Alburnett (8-1)

Columbus Community (8-1) at Grundy Center (9-0)

Pod D

Southwest Valley (7-2) at AHSTW, Avoca (9-0)

Mount Ayr (8-1) at Lynnville-Sully (9-0)

EIGHT-PLAYER

Pod A

West Bend-Mallard (7-2) at St. Mary’s, Remsen (9-0)

Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (8-1) at West Harrison (9-0)

Pod B

CAM, Anita (7-2) at Lenox (9-0)

Fremont-Mills (7-2) at Southeast Warren (9-1)

Pod C

Newell-Fonda (8-1) at Don Bosco, Gilbertville (8-0)

Gladbrook-Reinbeck (8-1) at Turkey Valley (7-1)

Pod D

Easton Valley (7-1) at Montezuma (8-2)

Central City (8-1) at WACO, Wayland (10-0)
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Cyclones to be spoilers?

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Also didn't know this stat in bold:

"Big 12: Iowa State (32). The Cyclones (3–4) are the heartbreak kids of the heartland, losing four games by a total of 14 points—just the second team since 1980 to suffer four consecutive conference losses by 14 or fewer (Purdue in 2004 is the other). They’re overdue to win a few, and the conference is tightly bunched.

Which seasons could the Cyclones wreck: Oklahoma State (6–1) and TCU (7–0), both of which are in both the CFP and Big 12 championship hunt. Both games are on the road, Nov. 12 against the Cowboys and Nov. 26 against the Horned Frogs.

Chances of creating chaos: Pretty good. Iowa State has won at least five league games in each of the last five seasons, and consistency has been a hallmark of the program under Matt Campbell. But they’ve got to perform on the road, having lost five straight Big 12 games away from Ames.

(West Virginia has a chance to create even more chaos, with games remaining against all three of the top teams in the league: TCU, Oklahoma State and Kansas State. But the Mountaineers might be less equipped for the chaos role than Iowa State.)"

BIG 10 West Vs Ohio State

In this hypothetical game, would a Big 10 West All Star Team be able to beat Ohio State? What would the spread be?

Offensively, Ohio State would be much more talented than the BIG 10 West. Depth is obviously going to be the factor.

Big 10 West Offense would be:

QB: Aidan O’Connell
RB: Chase Brown, Mohamed Ibrahim
WR: Charlie Jones, Trey Palmer, Cam Camper
TE: Sam Laporta, Payne Durham

Not gonna act like I know any lineman besides the Northwestern Tackle.

Defense is hard to judge. Playing against Big 10 west offenses every week, May inflate some of those defenses.
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Could Iowa State go bowling at 5-7?

Of course, I hope we finish 8-4, blah blah blah. But we should consider the real possibility that Iowa State will get a bowl invitation at 5-7.

Brett McMurphy's bowl projections currently anticipate that five 5-7 teams will be needed to fill the ever-growing number of bowl games. The NCAA typically allows 5-7 teams to participate based on academic progress rate (APR). Only the highest APRs of the 5-7 teams are eligible, so if McMurphy is correct, you would expect the five best APRs of the 5-7 teams to be in bowl games.

Iowa State's APR... is good! It's tied for 17th among the 131 FBS football programs this year. And most of the schools ahead of ISU are either definitely going to be bowling (Clemson, Ohio State) or definitely not bowling (Northwestern, Temple).

Meanwhile, 5-7 might be the most likely outcome for ISU's season, and if we lose to OU, it almost certainly will become a heavy favorite in analytical models for the most likely finish.

What would you think about Iowa State filling in a minor bowl, likely on behalf of a G5 league that could not fulfill its bowl obligations, as a 5-7 team?

WTB: 2 or4 Tickets for OU - SOLD

Looking for at least 2 - possibly 4 tickets for the OU game.

First two are for friends - said they are looking for decent seats hoping to be around $70 each.

Second two would be for family - don't have a ton of info but probably won't be looking to spend a ton.

I have messaged a few of the people who have listed theirs.

Let me know what you have.

Thanks!

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