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He has also spoken out against Baylor and their out of conference schedule as well so he hasn't just singled out Iowa. The post before me described him best. He makes it no secret that he prefers the big names and isn't crazy about the pecking order in college football changing.

If you want to avoid this if you're Iowa, teams like ND State and Miami OH cannot be on the schedule in the same year. One of those two games has to be a power 5 team and that's all you really have to do to make it look like you are trying to schedule tougher. I think starting in 2018 or 2019...

I think the whole Iowa doesn't attract good receivers because of (blank) is a bit overblown. Iowa hasn't had many professional caliber receivers, but they've had quality college players at the position. Besides, LSU plays about as vanilla of an offense as possible and they have and continue to...

I'm in the keep it camp although I wouldn't be 100% opposed to it becoming an every other year game or a play 2 years and skip the third year sort of format. Exposure and money is really what this discussion is all about right? By trying to play at least 7 home games a year to maximize revenue...

First off the payoff from this 2015 season will occur in the HS class of 2017, not this year. Since many players commit very early in the process now, the college football season won't have too much influence on their decisions barring coaching changes. Second, some of you act like it should...

Rodriguez had the good offenses with the terrible defenses. Hoke had top 20 defenses in terms of yards a few times including a top 10 defense in his last season. Steve Deace called it at the beginning of the year that if Harbaugh was able to make the offense competent, the Wolverines would be...

Ratings for the Rose Bowl have been trending down for the past 5 years or so. Teams like Stanford, Oregon, Wisconsin, Michigan State, TCU, and Iowa have been involved in those games over the last 5 years. The programs on that list have been rock solid and even elite at times, but none are still...

I think focus of recruiting receivers will start to pay off next year. The young guys have now been in the program for a year or two and I feel it is now realistic to expect them to compete for playing time. And that word compete I think is going to really help that development. VandeBerg is the...

At running back, I think our numbers have been hurt by AIRBHG. Coker has one solid year before leaving after his sophomore year. Wegher would have been a star had he not had his personal issues. Jewel Hampton has some promise but couldn't stay healthy. Adam Robinson was a steady all around back...

Wisconsin and Nebraska doing a little better in recruiting isn't too big of a surprise. Nebraska is no longer the powerhouse they once were but up until this year, they were averaging 9-10 wins per season for about 5-6 years under Pelini. They struggled in big games and suffered some...

I for the most part have been a Ferentz supporter. I started wavering at the end of last season and for the first time thought that maybe a change was needed. It's ok to admit you're wrong sometimes and I'm happy I was wrong. For the record, I did make a two state trip to come home to go to the...

The Nebraska fans that were not 25 and under males were just fine. They felt like their team gave the game away and conceded Iowa did the same a year ago. I personally felt like the game would come down to mistakes Nebraska would probably make and ones that Iowa didn't (or at least didn't have...

I believe the Rose Bowl will either take or the Big 10 will promote the best team that has been hasn't been to the Rose Bowl most recently. That means Michigan State is left out if this is true. It'll either be Iowa or Ohio State assuming only one Big 10 team is in the playoff.

Ohio State playoff hopes are now dependent on ACC and SEC Championship games.

I spoke with a number of Nebraska fans yesterday. Most of them hate Wisconsin and Ohio State. They also don't care for Michigan State. A lot of them hope Iowa does well because we are an underdog story.

I actually like Cowherd's show. I don't agree with him on everything, but he actually outlines a thought process to why he says what he says and I can respect that. You can get whatever you want out of his message, but basically his problem with the Iowa program is that it's out of conference...

How many of those 42 are high school juniors? Like a previous poster said, I think most of our class right now is set. I'm just thinking that based on numbers though. I don't know the more fine details about how many guys you can and can't sign in a class. This season is likely to pay off in...

He had two words for LSU at the Hawkeye huddle before Cap 1 Bowl... He actually only needed a finger haha

I agree, being a fan isn't rocket science. But sometimes it's interesting to at least ask questions. As a Niners and Hawkeyes fan, the past 12 months haven't been exactly great. The Niners organization appears to be a mess firing successful coaches and having players in or near their primes...

Yeah, I know the OP was long and if you didn't want to read it then that's ok. Just attempting to create an actual discussion with some substance. Perhaps share ideas. Maybe a message board isn't the best forum for that.