I don't know what you're trying to argue. You said it yourself Oklahoma would blow out Iowa so if Iowa had our schedule they wouldn't be undefeated. Problem solved
OU would roll the hawkeyes
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I don't know what you're trying to argue. You said it yourself Oklahoma would blow out Iowa so if Iowa had our schedule they wouldn't be undefeated. Problem solved
Cuz people like to say Iowa would have won "this many games in this conference" and ISU would have won "this many games in this conference". All the time. And they base it on SOS.
You think Iowa would be 12-0 and ISU would be 3-9 if they flipped schedules? That's why it gets talked about. If roles were reversed Hawkeye fans would say the same thing and I wouldn't blame them
I think the big issue here, that gets Hawk fans so riled up about this stuff, is that actually, everyone knew how good Iowa was going to be this year. Most people figured they'd be a solid team, who had a laughable schedule. The only thing that's surprised people up to this point, is that Iowa didn't completely lay an egg on a game or two, like they have in years past. But the thing is, everyone looks at Iowa and says, "Yeah, it's tough to think of them in the playoff, because they are still the team we thought they were at the beginning of the season."
I'm not trying to bash Iowa here, going undefeated is a big accomplishment, even with a weak schedule. But the perception I get, living outside of Iowa, is that everyone knows how good this team really is, that's why they don't think they deserve to be in the playoff. They just figured with Iowa's slip ups in past seasons, the same would happen this year and it wouldn't be an issue this late in the season.
Does having this same argument twenty times an hour make you feel better?
Breaking news its not going to change for isu. You will be the punching bag and an afterthought in your conference. The big 10 doesn't want you. There is no push to make things better for you, unless you pull yourselves out of the bottom.
Bad teams have no say in anything.
You can dream about being where Iowa is but it is just a dream.
I can't even follow the arguments anymore in this thread. The teams that you play matter. If the Iowa Hawkeyes had played 12 NFL teams so far they would most likely be win less. I don't care if the schedule was out of your hands it still matters when determining how good the team is.
Yes. I do enjoy that Hawkeye fans don't think they would be undefeated with ISU's schedule
Don't worry about bolts. Not even the hok trolls like him. He's having a hard time not having any street cred.
I mean seriously, he's been given 14 thumbs up.
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I would. Cuz it's a stupid argument. I think OU is better than anyone in both conferences, but no one else is that great. And as we've seen, people lose games they shouldn't. So would Iowa be 12-0 in the b12? I don't think so, but they might. Because how the hell can you know? Texas could be 2-10 in the b10 too. How in the hell would SOS tell us that?
Common sense tells you Iowa played an incredibly weak schedule. SOS backs that up but you don't need that it to prove anything
Being a little above average is definitely within reach. But that cream puff schedule? Sure, ISU can only dream of having that.
12-0 is 12-0 and we're all extremely excited. There's literally no way to rain on that parade, but you can keep trying
I would be excited too. But I wouldn't be on a rival's board puffing my chest out about it like bolts has been doing.
The good teams in the b12 are Baylor and Oklahoma. We played both.
The good teams in the b10 are MSU and OSU. Iowa will play 1.
So it ain't that much different. We just need to win 3 of the games we should have. Then this stupid strength of schedule doesn't matter as much to people.
It seems like some discount SOS because they don't understand how it is computed other than "If you beat somebody it goes down and if you lose it goes up." It is almost comical that someone would believe the system is that simple. In that case UCF should have the #1 SOS.