I mean, this exact question is going to be answered this coming season will it not? Almost the entire team for isu is coming back. Not sure what Iowa is losing
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Unfortunately Iowa is taking quite a hit, so we will never know.
So the #9 AP team can beat teams above them, but someone like UNC at #18, Texas at #19 or OSU at #20 can't beat teams above them?
Texas, Oklahoma State and UNC all beat good teams so comparing apples to oranges
Well Iowa is better than all 3 of those teams, at least we can agree on that.
I suspect those other teams could beat Purdue with its JV offense, but nothing is guaranteed.
All trolling aside I think Iowa had a high floor because they play good defense but had a low ceiling because of Brian and Petras. They did a good job of only losing to one bad team but nothing they did makes me believe they could beat a good team if that makes sense
Not really. If Hoks want to be taken more seriously, they need to play a respectable schedule (ranked teams, occasionally). Then we all might know where they are at. Feasting on crap teams every year only sprouts a gaudy win loss record. It doesn't prove any toughness.
Fair enough, and surprisingly reasonable from you. I don't think this was a high ceiling Iowa team either, #16 is pretty spot on for what they were.
Last I checked a final AP rating of #16 > than a final AP rating of #18, #19, or #20.
Are we all going to just start dismissing the final AP poll?
Weird you think Iowa is close to Iowa State but at the same time think Iowa State is two touchdowns better than the #6 team in the country.
Yeah I agree with that, I know there is a lot of animosity but I do concede Iowa has had good results under Kirk, primarily due to very good defensive and offensive line play. And most Hawk fans, well unless they are here talking about the superiority of the Hawks program, will agree the combination of Petras and Brian as OC will prevent them from being great. Their defense will keep them in games, but unless Petras gets better or Kirk replaces him it will be tough for them to do much different than this year, which isn't bad, its good, just tough to be great. Petras is no pass/run threat, the dude is ssssllllloooooowwww of foot. And it you have Brian having him throw a lot, I don't remember exactly but didn't they throw the ball like 50+ times in a game this year? With that offensive line and decent running backs I don't understand that. Anyway I am biased but very excited about the Clones next year, you never know but I have to think their ceiling is considerably higher than the Hawks. We shall see, and so then not sure if you Hawk fans are aware of it, but they do have several forums dedicated to your own team?!
Iowa offered a different running back a scholarship. Meaning Sanders is probably not going to Iowa.
I expect a tweet any minute from Bruce telling him to suck a fat one.