A very bad B1G West
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Minn is actually the exact team that sparty is built to beat. Our secondary sucks but the front 7 is pretty good. If Minn can’t bring a legit passing game and relies on their stuff RB it will be a game. Plus it’s not on the fing west coast where we are now 1-15 in school history
I thought he was a good hire, I really did. He's in his sixth year though, and has an overall losing record there.
Nah- they were born two feet from home base and the ball on the warning track.
KidSilverhair
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Heck it took Iowa three entire games (including one against Nevada) to get roughly the same amount of yards that Incarnate Word got against Nevada alone.
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It's been five years since Iowa last played Ohio State.
In those seasons, Iowa has had a 28-16 conference record. More than half of those wins have come against three teams.
During that time, they are 15-0 against Nebraska, Minnesota and Illinois. (Against every one else they are 13-16).
During that time, Iowa has losing seasons against Purdue (1-4), Northwestern (2-3) and Wisconsin (1-4). Even in a bad, bad, division, Iowa does not have a winning record against a majority of the Big 10 west teams.
In those seasons, Iowa has had a 28-16 conference record. More than half of those wins have come against three teams.
During that time, they are 15-0 against Nebraska, Minnesota and Illinois. (Against every one else they are 13-16).
During that time, Iowa has losing seasons against Purdue (1-4), Northwestern (2-3) and Wisconsin (1-4). Even in a bad, bad, division, Iowa does not have a winning record against a majority of the Big 10 west teams.
Hey, twice as many yards as they got against ISU, even with the 3 TOs and 2 blocked punts.
2004 is the mark to beat:
| TEAM | CONF | REG | CCG | BOWL | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 4-4 | 7-4 | L 42-3 (OU) | W 33-28 (UTEP) | 8-5 |
| Iowa State | 4-4 | 6-5 | W 17-13 (MIA-O) | 7-5 | |
| Nebraska | 3-5 | 5-6 | none | 5-6 | |
| Missouri | 3-5 | 5-6 | none | 5-6 | |
| Kansas | 2-6 | 4-7 | none | 4-7 | |
| Kansas State | 2-6 | 4-7 | none | 4-7 |
Vegas line is Iowa 21 Rutgers 14. My prediction is Rutgers 13 Iowa 11, because why not.
I think the Big 10 would be up to their neck in viable lawsuits if this happened. Imagine being Rutgers, invited to the conference, going for years at partial pay, only to be booted. They won’t kick anyone out. If anything, the 30 or so big boys form their own conference.
When they add ND and a few ACC schools they’ll drop the bottom feeders. They’ll do what they need to legally to get it done.
Mostly true, but at least in '05, 5 of the 6 in North had above-.500 regular season records.
Not a huge difference, but a smidgen better.
Yeah it was a weird little era there as KSU dipped, Nebraska continued to fade and everyone else was just average or bad.