I do not understand your logic. I’m talking bowls and we keep getting top ten or just outside the top ten teams and Iowa gets an unranked USC who starts a backup QB.
Nice try. ISU went 7-6 playing a weaker schedule than Iowa played who won 10 games.
Final SOS rankings.
http://www.andersonsports.com/football/ACF_frnk.html
Iowa 19, ISU 26
https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/ranking/schedule-strength-by-other
Iowa 13, ISU 21
https://cfrc.com/ranking/billingsley-report-124/
Iowa 20, ISU 21
http://www.colleyrankings.com/currank.html
Iowa 22, ISU 34
https://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=cf
Iowa 21, ISU 13
http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/rankings/
Iowa 9, ISU 36
https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/2019/team/
Iowa 30, ISU 5
Iowa had a tougher SOS in 5 out of 7 reputable SOS metrics.
Total aggregate SOS ranking:
Iowa 19
ISU 22