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I think it's something that Iowa can take some pride in, but like Guffus mentioned, it hasn't really change Iowa's perception much. I don't think it's a secret that Iowa has done a good job of putting guys who aren't blue chippers into the NFL. It's been apart of Iowa's reputation for a quite...

Boyle is going to do what's best for him and that's ok. Boyle not getting any action at QB isn't surprising. I am a little surprised though that he didn't get any run at WR though.

I understand your point about how rivalries don't involve one team always beating the other, but would you not consider Michigan a rival of Ohio State? I'd be surprised if I found that a majority of Ohio State fans saying they wouldn't consider Michigan a rival because of their decade and a half...

There will be an obvious drop off at LB next year, but that's the nature of the beast at Iowa when you lose one of the top LB's in program history and another solid multi year starter in Niemann. With that said, I think Iowa will be fine at LB. The staff went after probably went after Honas...

There are a lot of great recruiters that aren't so great as position coaches. A lot of times it is a trade off. Where you gain in one area is often lost in another. Just something to consider here.

When it comes to National Championships, stars absolutely do matter. I can't remember what the stat was exactly, but every National Champion since 1998 with the exception of Oklahoma in 2000 finished in the top 20 (and I think I'm being conservative here) in recruiting each of the previous 4...

I've never understood where the whole "Kirk never starts young guys" narrative comes from. Generally speaking, Iowa hasn't played a lot of young players at HB because of ball security issues, but at every other position, we've seen younger players win starting spots.

I rewatch a lot of the games and draw out a lot of the plays/take notes when I do. I'm a nerd for this sort of thing. What I come away with isn't that the offensive coaching staff is completely inept. Are there times where I disagree with a call or wish they broke tendencies more? I sure do. But...

Proudhawk brings up some good points. I think in addition to what he/she said, there are a couple of other factors that led to Greg Davis being brought in. The first was to add a little more something to the offense in terms of ideas and strategy. What ended up happening was a mesh of two...

I think Harbaugh has done a much better job than Hoke has. Hoke did a great job in his first year going 11-2 and he should get credit for that. However, his teams got progressively worse over the next 3 years going 8-5, 7-6, and finally 5-7. By the end of the 2014 season, optimism regarding the...

Don't underestimate what home field advantage can mean in some matchups. Iowa started off the game with a pick 6 and from that point on, there was never a point where the crowd wasn't into the game. Tangibly, this gives your OL and DL big time advantages and intangibly it can give the team an...

Whether or not a team wins or losses a bowl game doesn't really matter in regards to the following season and really one or two bowl games on their own don't mean a whole lot. Where it does matter is in the medium term in regards to the program's perception. Iowa's recent streak of bad bowl...

... were legitimately going to go to the bowl game if it were in Nashville or somewhere with better December weather? I'm just wondering because there are a ton of people that are disappointed with the Pinstripe Bowl. Considering the weather in NYC, I understand. But lets say this was a more...

1) It's much easier on the offense when they aren't dealing with the crowd noise. Communication is easier and the OL gets off the ball faster when crowd noise isn't a factor. Likewise, the QB's cadence doesn't have as much of an effect on the DL. The offenses advantage in this area is negated...

Go to the NFL and get better by competing with professional level players and professional level coaches. He's also on pace to graduate after the spring. Unless he doesn't like what he hears from the pro scouts, his work here is done and good for him.

Playing a bowl game against a MAC team is a no win situation. If I was going to the game, I'd want them to play in Nashville or San Diego. But since I'm not, I want to see a win so hopefully they don't get bumped up and play a team that's definitively better than them.

Yeah it is. I'd probably say it's the second toughest division in college football right now but it's trending upward for sure.

Bielema is a solid, but not great coach kind of like the guy Iowa has now. The SEC West is probably the most competitive division in College Football and Arkansas is probably the 5th best job in that division at best so it's fair to point out that it's an uphill climb for success there. But at...

I think the difference here is that the Mississippi State isn't expecting to be able to poach a current head coach so their starting point is lower. They can hire a hot coordinator without the fan base losing their minds. Tennessee and Nebraska can set their sights a little higher and to be...

Both aren't elite jobs, but they are good jobs. Both are in what would be considered the easier division in their respective conferences. Both don't seem to have trouble recruiting talent, at least as far as recruiting rankings are concerned although Nebraska is more limited than Tennessee in...