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Obviously, ask me again at the end of the year - a lot of football yet to play - but Purdue looks solid. I would have expected a better showing against them, especially at home, but I'm far from shocked to have lost to them. Wisconsin, within the admittedly lukewarm context of the Big Ten...

It also bears mentioning that the state of Texas produces somewhere between 400-500 FBS signees every year; Iowa produces closer to 20. Texas does have 12 FBS schools (5 of them P5) but, if you consider Iowa has TWO P5 schools to support and do the math, I think you'd rather be in Texas and...

I liked your takes, but two things to add: 1) Maryland's defense is awful. We got a bunch of takeaways in that game and things snowballed quickly. 2) That 2017 OSU game was a lot of fun, but OSU did not come to play that day. They were coming off an emotional, hard fought win against PSU the...

I have had a lot of fun looking at the Massey historical data since you showed us that. Perspective.

I don't have any specific agenda, just curious about the numbers and thought I might as well share. Going off Football Outsiders defensive efficiency ratings through week 7 (so not counting this weekend's games). (Team) - (defensive efficiency ranking) - (Iowa point output) - (TO margin)...

Also, I gotta say, Campbell is one of the best coaches in the country. He's going to win a lot of games before it's all said and done, I sincerely hope he departs Ames at his earliest convenience.

I have to agree, dawg is one of the good ones around these parts. Knowledgeable and funny.

The funny thing is, KOK is a damn good coach - a very effective OC. HN straight up hated his fucking guts back in the day. Tells you a lot about HN.

$5M per is chump change against a Big Ten athletic dept budget. A athletic dept that the head football coach is THE central cog in. Whether it's "fair" or "reasonable" or "ethical" or anything like that, in a free market economy, is moot. Economics say that a P5 college football coach is...

I was just doing some research I thought I'd share: - Did you guys know Iowa's head coach, Kirk Ferentz, makes almost $5M/yr? - Did you guys know Kirk's son, Brian, is the offensive coordinator? These facts are almost never mentioned on HN, so I found them novel and interesting.

From the Wiki page. Apparently they list all 5 in the media guide: "Iowa has been selected national champion by NCAA-designated major selectors in 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, and 1960.  Iowa claims all five championships. However, the NCAA only recognizes the 1958 co-championship season shared...

Well, I think they are the odds on favorite to win the West at this point.

Ha, you're fine - it's the internet, you haven't even begun moving the needle! As far as Wisconsin goes, I have more excuses for you there... ;) From a program history standpoint, we are actually quite comparable with them. But... They've got roughly double the population of Iowa and...

Maybe we'd get lucky and land a program changing coach that took us to the next level. It's happened once in 120 years, albeit in a much different era. So, could happen but, more than likely, you'd be seeing a product on the field that would make the KF era look like the good old days. I...

I think it was your apples to oranges comparisons with these other programs that are swapping players in and out with success. They are much better than us historically and, as a consequence, consistently pull better talent. We're looking at pretty close to our best 22 on the field, I suspect...

I don't mean to pick on you personally but, again, the gap between reality and the Iowa football program living in some of your heads might as well be the Grand Canyon. Iowa has a proud history, but it's a story of a plucky program that occasionally punches above its weight. Save for a brief...

I like the looks of Keegan Johnson. I think the offense will look better next year. That's a bit of a blind faith leap that there are some guys on the OL that'll click between now and then.

Sorry, but Hankins got torched. That was a good call.

Ok, let's try to get another score. These reps are critical for the coming weeks. Time to experiment a bit and see what works and what doesn't.

We need a takeaway, I'm afraid. Takeaways are great, but you never want to be in the position of *needing* one.