TCU will be favored which means ranking them above ISU at this point isn't all that dumb. If ISU cleans up special teams they should have a shot at winning. TCU hasn't played yet, not sure if that is an advantage or not.
It's definitely not an advantage... It's a weird season dude. It's fun watching the tavern hoks come out of the woodwork but if Iowa was playing this year they would probably be just as rusty. Programs that lean heavily on player development are way behind the 8 ball when they lost spring and summer. This will certainly be a cream rises to the crop type of season..