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Bama had seven players go into the 2019 draft early. Two of those 7 (Dionte Thompson and Mack Wilson) were drafted in the 5th round or later and another (Savion Smith) didn't get drafted. It used to be that guys went early if they were going to get drafted in the first couple of rounds. That's...

I've never been a huge fan of the phrase "playing to win," but this would be the definition of "playing to win" I suppose. I agree with a previous poster in that overtime on the road against a physically overpowering team probably didn't sound too appealing.

I had PSU -7, AF -18.5, and ASU +4.5 last night (2-1) I have Minny ML, S. Car -3, N. Tex -7, Oreg St +4 and Ariz -6 today. $2 parlay on ND -11, Temp -9.5, SMU -8, NC St +7, NT +7, Oreg St +4 I strongly considered NW +24 (too late), Neb +18, Utah -5, and Ok St -4.5 as well.

Buying MSU: Defense will give them a shot against anybody and the offense, while not prolific, is averaging 5.61 YPP vs. FBS teams so it does have a pulse. If they were to keep it up, it would be their highest YPP mark since 2014. The improvement comes on the back of the running game as Elijah...

Jeez, some people on this post seem to have it out for Fant. Read the rest of the article outside of the snapshot and you'll read that the Broncos OC feels that he is an "excellent run-blocker" and they are asking "a lot of him because he is capable of it." Going from College Football to the NFL...

I wouldn't say Nate is good. He is inconsistent which isn't exactly news. But I think he played a solid game today considering the circumstances. This was a defense that held Alabama to something like 4.9 yards per play in Tuscaloosa. Now Iowa didn't do even that much today, but the running was...

The Northern Illinois game was arguably not settled until the Hawks took a 24-0 lead early in the 4th qtr. After that point, there were 31 more offensive or defensive plays (15 off, 16 def). I don't know what the snap counts were for the game, but I'd be more concerned at getting the players...

We played at Illinois and teams dress less players on the road than at home. I'd be surprised if any redshirted players made that trip.

A lot has been made about Ohio State losing by 29 to Purdue, but that isn’t the only thing that did them in. Instead of playing a big time national brand for the Big 10 Championship, they played a quality, but underwhelming NW squad (not OSU’s fault). Instead of having a quality out of...

Analytically, Iowa does look like a top 25 team, maybe even top 15. Iowa finished tied for #12 in the Power 5 in point differential and inside the top 25 in the FBS. Iowa was also only out gained against Wisconsin and Purdue. If you take out the last 33 yard TD run by Wisconsin after the game...

The imbalance in the division is actually a really good thing for every team in the West. If you're looking to improve your lot in life, this is the place to be. Wisconsin already had a well-established brand and it has increased in value since 2014 when the divisions split. Since 2014, the...

There are three things that have stopped Iowa from taking it to the next level over the last 8 years. 1)Iowa basically spent 2012-2014 starting a FB as their featured runner. Most of this had to do with attrition at the position whether it was transfers, injuries, or being players being...

When lists like this come out, I tend to think they are of poor quality, but this one was pretty damn good. It's good to see Abdul Hodge get the respect he deserved. He get overshadowed by the more popular player in Greenway, but he was every bit his equal at the college level. I'd have a hard...

I try not to have a glass house when it comes to things like this. I'm not deep enough into the Iowa program or any program for that matter to know who does what and the character makeup of the teams. I'm sort of cynical so I assume "shady" things happen almost everywhere on some level. Maybe...

It's been brought up a ton, but if Stanley improves his accuracy on deep balls, then that alone could make everything look a lot better. Iowa wasn't able to get WR's open downfield at will, but they were able to get guys open downfield on occasion and Stanley missed them sometimes. And of course...