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Iowa is not mentioned in this article, but it provides some good insights about the haves and the have nots in major college football. It seems that a lot of schools, especially those outside the SEC and Big10, are having to borrow substantial dollars from the school's general funds just to...

Good analysis and I agree with the post that if Gron doesn't go down, we win. We could have used his legs to salt that one away. But, our back-up QB needed to be ready to not short arm that screen. These are 20 year old kids with a lot of pressure on them. They are far from perfect. Makes...

I accept your terms! Are you going to make some weird macro rule that automatically changes it to that when anyone types it. Like you did for D O C T O R Tom??!!!

This is the best fucking mental image ever. Laughing. I applaud your dedication to linguistic truism here on HN. Bravo!!

Fry, don't make me prove you wrong linguistically! Yes, "Championship" suggests that the "champion" is better than all others. True. However, you kind of ignore that the word is modified with the "Co" thing at the beginning. Co, means joint or mutual or together. So, the 2 (or 3 or 4) teams...

Such an Iowa sentence. My Dad used to say a variation of this: "You can shit in one hand and hope in the other and see which one fills up first." Anytime my wife uses the word "hope" I break this puppy out and she looks at me like I brought my best pig to church with me.

Yep. A co-Championship is a championship. There are trophies in the case. Comparing this situation to a tie in the NFL is a ridiculously bad comparison. Its like comparing a donkey with a ham sandwich.

Same with Self at Kansas. Once everyone could start paying players, they suddenly weren't savants.

Fair enough. To somewhat contradict my first post, I think any fanbase gets to a platue point where they feel like their coach has taken them as far as he can go and after a while its not good enough. Put another way, this is as good as it is ever going to be, and at times, it will be worse...

Without odds, any of those amounts are too rich!

Agreed. With the TV and donor money available to blue bloods these days, any contract can be bought out. I think there is enough of a track record that tells you Franklin is an elite recruiter, very good coach, but is not going to lead you to a title. He generally has the program in the Top...

I miss velcro shoes.... Unless you can point me to a game on the schedule where it is impossible for Iowa to win--meaning like you would bet your house, savings, and everything you own against Iowa straight up to lose, because hey, its a lock, why not double your money. Assuming not, then...

I can't get the picture to come up clean, but there is a big enough area by the law school. It would be on the bluff ooverlooking the river, which could make for some swank VIP areas. You could also build a pedestrian bridge across the river to the downtown where there is more parking. Closer...

I cannot imagine any state would go out of its way to block this unless there is autonomy that is being given up. Each member gives up its individual broadcast rights so that the conference can negotiate a better deal as a whole. While this type of decision would likely need member approval, 2...

Maybe. But probably not in a dire way that will further degrade competitive balance. Look at the NFL. It is actually a hybrid revenue scheme. The big bucks (TV, streaming, media) are split equally. But local revenue (tickets, parking, concessions, swag) are generally retained by the local...

I think we should be cautious about overreacting to this. This is a product of the conferences immense success. Private Capital is a fancy way of saying we will give you a bunch of money now for a piece of the action moving forward. Its not all that different than the conference asking a huge...

I would just add that the first down play on the last drive of the first half was just as bad. Indiana was prepared to run out the clock until we gave them nearly 20 yards on an obvious draw play. If we stuff them at 5 yards, Cig doesn't go for a downfield pass that led to the roughing. So...

Its not just the wins, it is the way they won. That offense is lethal and the defense is good too. Illinois at Iowa is probably a push. Indiana at Iowa State would be a damn good game. Indiana has a Top 10 win at home. Iowa has a Top 10 loss on the road. Certainly possible those would...

I am on record that if it is close, Iowa wins. Kinnick magic does it again. 24-21, FG with 22 seconds on the clock. I think it is just as likely that Indiana blows Iowa out, but not quite as bad as Illinois. 17-38 Gotta be a homer, so I will go with the close win!!! Go Hawks.

You said that Wetjen is "generational." That means he is like a once in a generation talent, at least at Iowa. People like Caitlyn Clark fit that description. Maybe Luka Garza. Lindy was a generational center for Iowa. I assume you meant that KW is a generational return guy, and my point is...