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I liked the "inner/outer" option for realignment. Put the 4 western schools (Iowa, Wis, Minn, Neb) in the same division and match them up with the 3 eastern schools (PSU, Rut, Md). All of these 7 would be in a division with the "natural/geographic" rivals, and the western schools would still...

I like the 9 game idea. Keeps the formula of scheduling FCS team, MAC/Sunbelt and ISU in the non-conference. While the 9 game schedule results in some teams getting 4 home games and others 5, they should set up the schedule so all teams within the division have the same 4/5 split. For...

In the short term with 14 teams, I think the best way would be to add Penn St, Maryland, Rutgers to Neb, Iowa, Wis & Minn. The other division would then be OSU, Mich, MSU, Ill, NW, Ind, Purdue. All true historical rivalries are protected, and the eastern teams (PSU, MD & Rut) could create...

There is not a single word on tonight's Men's BB game in today's paper. The game is not even listed in the "What's on TV tonight section". Pretty sad that the local town's paper completely ignores the BB team. Now I realize that putting together a 3-page sports section every day is a...

With Illinois moving to the Legends (which I like), the only true rivalry left to protect is OSU vs. Mich. I'm sure Wisconsin will not want to give up it's automatic win every year against Minny, but other than OSU/Mich there is no reason for these made up "protected" games. So just make an...

I know it's 4 weeks away and a lot can change, but if this season continues to go south, how ugly could Senior Day introductions be at Kinnick prior to the Neb game? I mean hard to imagine Vandy not getting boo'd, plus Kirk Ferentz will be introduced as James' father and most likely he will not...

I heard they were going to have Vandy start the game wearing a Rudock jersey, this way after he stinks up the joint, fans will think Rudock really is no better than Vandy, and will no longer campaign for Rudock playing time. Then Ferentz will be justified in letting Vandy continue as the...

These innocent 18-22 year old kids should not be boo'd. If anything the Mom's should be waiting by the tunnel to give them a juice box and a graham cracker as they leave for halftime, and they should be given a participation trophy after the game, to ensure no one goes home with their feelings...

Maybe John Cougar Mellancamp is throwing around some money to attract new recruits.

The last Greek man I knew who predicted games was Jimmy the Greek, and things didn't work out too well for him either.

While I laugh when I see these rankings, I also hate when Iowa shows up because it just means that Sally Mason & Gary Barta will have their panties in a bunch this fall and try to crack down even more on tailgaters, especially ones that really are not causing any trouble.

What a relief for Uthoff, taking this risk of transferring to Iowa and paying his own way to school, and not knowing if he was going to be allowed to join the team. Hopefully he's careful how he celebrates.

Agree. Logistically this would be tough to pull off. But how hard is it for RB's to learn Iowa's playbook. 1. Off tackle left 2. Off tackle right 3. On pass plays hit anyone who gets past the O-line.

Glad he's OK. But how many times does a beaten up guy ever say "I was running my mouth and got my butt kicked"? Almost always the guy says he was jumped, sucker-punched, 5 on 1, or I was quietly minding my own business and they attached for no reason. Again, hopefully there are witnesses to...

Penn State head coach on Mike & Mike just complimented Ferentz as one of the coaches you gave him the courtesy of calling him to say that Iowa wanted to talk to a Penn State player. Wonder you they are talking to? He also mentioned (by didn't name names) that some coaches are reaching out to...

I just meant that if Fran left next spring for a bigger job, because he didn't have an extension yet, then Barta would be under a lot of heat. So signing him now, eliminates that Risk. But you're right, if Fran doesn't win Barta will not be picking the replacement.