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Draper doesn’t currently look like a starting caliber CB. Hopefully he will improve. Iowa really needs some depth at DB and Mabin may be needed at safety.

Jake really needs to improve a great deal for this team to be good. I know it’s just one “gameâ€￾ but what I saw in the spring game doesn’t leave me all warm and fuzzy.

Not sure that I can see Iowa hiring someone with no prior college (or HS) head coaching experience in BF. At this point, he hasn't even been a coordinator.

I guess that's correct. So unless ISU is dropped, they will remain our one big OOC game.

So who will be our deep threat? Are Smith and Willies fast enough for that?

No they don't. They aren't playing ISU every year.

I think those wideouts were hurt and didn’t play for much of last year. Same for a number of other players, I think. Those guys are back and they are deep at many positions except, I think. offensive line. They could be really good.

Where does that leave the BTN revenue going forward?

Where would that leave Iowa ?

As do Rutgers and Maryland, I think. Does Wisconsin have a BTN night game this year?

7-5 Losses to Pitt, Indiana, Northwestern, Nebraska and Maryland. Mediocre offense can't help a defense that takes a step back from last year.

Indiana and Maryland could both be much better this year. Indiana just needs a bit of improvement on defense and they will be a tough out. They could beat Iowa this year. Maryland has many starters coming back and also could beat Iowa. Northwestern is another team like that.

You should substitute "Iowa football" for Ferentz. Ferentz has been what Iowa football historically is: kinda average. Judging by the negative and sarcastic tenor of most of your posts, you are unhappy with reality.

Who is Kurt? In any case yes, Alabama has a better coach, better players, better tradition, nicer campus and, allegedly, prettier coeds. You really should go to grad school there and become a fan.

Iowa can lose one tackle and still be OK. Two would derail the season. That's probably true even if the younger guys bulk up over the summer. Guard and center look ok to me.

Which games do you think he will get more Playing time? I assume that you mean whomever replaces MSU; maybe that's Indiana? Certainly, OSU was crap defensively last year so you must not mean them.

You sound like quite the diehard as well. As you seem to have contempt for poor people (based on your post) I am left wondering what you do for a living.

This gets to the heart of it.

You didn’t mention injuries, which could derail the season. I think at this point, the depth could be Iowa’s biggest problem. Given that injuries will occur, and the lack of depth at a number of spots, it seems unlikely to me that the team will reach 9-10 wins. I also feel that people...

This team is sure thin at a number of positions. Safety may be the thinnest.