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One somewhat unlikely although not impossible path to an Iowa win is knocking McCarthy out of the game. I'm not saying anything dirty - but taking clean, punishing hits is something opponents have to deal with in playing Iowa. Michigan is loaded with talent, including well into the depth...

If that's the case, why doesn't the committee rank one loss Alabama over one loss Ohio State right now? Say Alabama loses by 10, I find it hard to believe they'd jump 4 spots and overtake a one loss Ohio State.

See, this is fun.

Where do you think Iowa would be ranked next week in that scenario? You think Alabama jumps up 4 spots with a loss? What if they lose by 2 touchdowns?

Where would Iowa be ranked? I think a two loss Alabama would be debated with a two loss Iowa. Alabama would have lost to the two best teams it faced, and its best win would be what, Ole Miss? Iowa would have a far better signature win over #2 Michigan from a couple days before (in front of a...

This is the scenario I'm talking about. Who gets in besides WA and GA and what is Iowa's final rank? I'd say probably Michigan and Ohio State, and Iowa around 6th or 7th. Iowa beats Michigan Washington beats Oregon Georgia beats Alabama Texas loses to OK State Florida State loses to Louisville

Soft mattress last night? In the scenario above, where would you see Iowa being ranked next week? 6th or 7th ish?

So Iowa's fan base has degenerates and idiots but Penn State, Oklahoma, Missouri, Ole Miss, etc, fan bases don't? Because none of those two loss schools have odds listed. I don't find your argument very compelling.

I don't think Alabama or Oregon with two losses get in over Iowa. That's the scenario I've outlined. So I guess you are saying a one loss Michigan and a one loss Ohio State BOTH get picked over Iowa? I think that is a decent assumption, but that's what I am trying to distill here.

I'm not gonna die on this hill, but it's fun to play out scenarios. O'Keefe, in this scenario, which two teams besides GA and WA are in? You say Michigan and Ohio State? I'd probably agree. Iowa beats Michigan Washington beats Oregon Georgia beats Alabama Texas loses to OK State Florida...

So why don't they give odds for Penn State?

For sure. In this scenario, though, who are the other two to go with Georgia and Washington? Iowa beats Michigan Washington beats Oregon Georgia beats Alabama Texas loses to OK State Florida State loses to Louisville

Fan Duel has odds for 9 teams. Iowa is one of them. If you look at the rankings based on the scenario I outlined and the fact Iowa would have the best win of the group, Iowa would theoretically move past these two loss teams - Oregon, Texas, Alabama, Ole Miss, Penn State, Missouri, Oklahoma and...

A friend pointed out to me that Iowa is one of nine teams listed still with odds to win the national title. So I assume there is some kind of path to the playoffs not involving natural disasters, plane crashes or pandemics. It's November 29th and we're still talking about a path to the...

Kirk's version of quiet quitting would be to work at Iowa from 7 am to 3 pm every day, then punch out so he could volunteer coach Solon's offensive line every afternoon. And then instead of calling recruits or meeting with his assistants in the evening, he'd watch tape of whatever team Brian is...

I agree with all that but he's also a savvy guy (and one that doesn't want the attention on him). He'll always say he is coming back next year (until the day he has a press conference in January some year saying he is stepping down).

Man, I texted the same thing to buddies. Not to sound too creepy, but he lives by my parents and I think most of his kids (he has at least four) are girls, including the two oldest. I sort of wonder if those were one of Kirk's daughter's kids (because they looked like two slightly older boys, at...

I don't have any sense to whether Kirk comes back or not. But in my opinion, whenever it does happen, we won't see it coming. And I also think that personal coaching records and more money have zero impact on Kirk's retirement decision. I think he's primarily concerned that he finds his career...

I still listen to some Minneapolis talk radio after living there a while back - Glen Mason is a weekly guest on one show. Last year Mason brought this same thing up on the air, and that was coming from a place of concern and a guy he considered a friend. It might be time for an intervention...

Also, have we lost Fryowa? First Cade and the TEs, then Cooper, and Fryowa now gone too?