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The 2008 team had NFL players such as Clayborn, Ballard, Daniels, Angerer, Spievey, Sash, Bulaga, Vandervelde, Myers, Greene, and a lot of other players on top of the Iowa record books (Stanzi, DJK, McNutt). Who on this current team, other than King, will be in the NFL or considered an all time...

I think being in the Big 8 helped them a lot. Other than Oklahoma and Colorado for a few years, they were almost assured of going at least 6-1 in conference. Even if they lost 2 non-conference games they would at worst be 8-3. Also, teams in the south are much more competitive now then back...

I have nothing against the Big 12 and think conference expansion is fun, if for no other reason than to give us something to talk about until Labor Day weekend. However all of these targets, while getting TVs in big markets (Orlando, Tampa, Denver, Cincinnati, Memphis, etc.), are the little...

I know everyone wants to play the best, but I don't understand why an Iowa or Wisconsin would schedule difficult non-conferences game like LSU or Alabama. If they go undefeated and beat Ohio State or Michigan in the Big Ten championship game they are in the playoffs, because that win will be...

I wish him well with the NFL. I was hoping that he would be invited to come back to Iowa City in the fall for the Iowa/Michigan game. Give him his "senior day" moment by recognizing him in front of both of his teams and letting him do the coin flip or something. Just thought that would be a...

Connor on scholarship makes for a good sales pitch to a recruit. Fran can say "We feel you are such an important recruit for Iowa that I'll pull a scholarship from my own son to have you sign". Plus in today's college basketball scholarships always open up. By this time next year, maybe...

Iowa was exactly what their seed (#7) and final ranking (#25) indicated. A good team that made it to the second round (final 32) but not good enough to be in the final 16. Look at their final record (22-11) in three buckets: Against teams that did not make the NCAA tournament: 14-3 Against...

I assume any expansion would be done as a way of increasing Big Ten Network revenues. While expanding into large markets is one way to increase subscriber fees (for example, Maryland & Rutgers), I hope they look to add more "marketable" teams to increase ratings which will increase actual...

I've heard that Des Moines is already sold out, so wouldn't the NCAA prefer to send Iowa down to St. Louis, knowing that Iowa fans would sell out that arena. So in this scenario, Kansas and either Mich St. or Iowa State could go to Des Moines, and Iowa would become the big draw to St. Louis...

I would think a side benefit of a coach's kid being on the team is the "funding" that can be given to other players. Meaning, if Fran gives his kid a few hundred bucks and says go take the guys out for dinner/drinks, that is a benefit that other coaches cannot offer. Or am I wrong?

Are walk-ons subject to the same transfer rules? Meaning if no one transferred and a scholarship didn't open up for Bear, could another school come in and offer a full ride and he could play right away or would he have to sit out a year? I'm sure he is committed to be a Hawk, and that's a good...

Assuming there is nothing medical driving the decision, this is a horrible way to go out. I'm sure he looked at his team and realized they were not that good, and didn't want other BIG teams getting revenge on him, so better to quit first. Also glad he's quitting before they come to Iowa City...

It will be interesting to see what happens after the ticket office distributes their 22,000 tickets. I wonder if we may see people without tickets start cancelling flights & hotels, which may cause those prices to drop a little, or at least increase the supply for people still looking for...

Obviously want Iowa to win, but just can't see it happening. Plus, new ISU coach will want to make a statement to the home fans and I can see them not only winning but trying to run it up. So anyone looking for a little Rose Bowl travel money should bet big on ISU only giving 7 points. Again...

Maybe they'll just have Canzeri run the wildcat offense all game. And I'm sure he can throw a 5 yard pass every once in a while too.

Micah Hyde Sash Tom Knight (top 10 pick)

I know the 2003 game was against Buffalo, but why such a small crowd? It was right off the BIG 10 championship, and the program was at an all time high. Surprised there wasn't a lot more in attendance. As for this year, I think it is the combination of low expectations and a bad home...

Ideally, 1 or 2 of the freshmen would redshirt, but in the "play now or transfer" world of college BB, not sure redshirting anyone will happen unless an injury. I think the only 2 players with guaranteed minutes are Gesell and Uthoff at 30-35 minutes each, and I believe the rest of the minutes...

Wow, 300 subscribers. With that kind of cash flowing in, I'm surprised they would still work, and not be sailing around the Bahamas in their yachts with supermodels.

For smaller schools like UNI, or any schools outside of the BCS conferences, that cannot generate enough revenue to fully cover the costs of their athletic programs, instead of taking money away from the academic side of the school or this laughable solution of receiving subsidies from larger...