The good: The conference is going to be pretty bad ass going forward. Especially, starting next year, no program should be automatically expected to win the conference. I’m expecting lots of competitive games that are fun to watch and new rivalries form while the pundits decide college football is now only about the Big 10 and SEC. Meanwhile, it will be fun watching weekly Big 12 games that decide the conference playoff game with multiple teams in the mix.
The bad: ISU didn’t play well and lost to Iowa again. Scoring points will be challenging and wins won’t be easy. Going to be a challenging year in conference play.
The ugly: Conference new joiners this year and next are hungry and going to make waves. The conference is going to be up for grabs and that favors programs ready to step up and stake a claim. If I look at program trends, I don’t see ISU in that category. CMC has a long leash from Pollard and he’s also stubborn. He’s going to be so far outside looking in by year 10 of his tenure.
The bad: ISU didn’t play well and lost to Iowa again. Scoring points will be challenging and wins won’t be easy. Going to be a challenging year in conference play.
The ugly: Conference new joiners this year and next are hungry and going to make waves. The conference is going to be up for grabs and that favors programs ready to step up and stake a claim. If I look at program trends, I don’t see ISU in that category. CMC has a long leash from Pollard and he’s also stubborn. He’s going to be so far outside looking in by year 10 of his tenure.
