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Early draft entries will vary from year to year. There were a bunch of very talented guys in the west that will be drafted high when they are eligible. Purdue Rondale Moore and Nebraskas Adrian Martinez were only freshman and wont be able to leave for another two years. Wisconsins Jonathan...

We as fans tend to view these kids as only football players, but they do have personel lives too. His decision to transfer may have been football related, or there could be a dozen other reasons for him leaving.

Saban took over a mediocre MSU program that improved every year he was there. In his fourth year they finished 5th or 6th in the final AP poll if I remember correctly. If he had stayed there long term, the spartans would have become a perennial power.

Josh Jackson only started one year before leaving early.

Bama having a lousy placekicker (I think they said he missed 4 PATs this year) is even more perplexing than Iowa not having a decent punter. Does he have a rich uncle?

Northwestern has averaged 9 wins a year for the last 4 years. At some point, people have to acknowledge they have a pretty good program and their wins were not always a fluke.

Maybe BF just wanted to prove to some of the posters on this board that we can win next year without Fant and Hock.

It was Jake Duzey who made that long catch and run vs OSU. As good as Kittle turned out to be, I think Duzey could have also been very good at the next level if he had stayed healthy.

The stuff that goes on today is nothing compared to the showboating , celebrating and trash talking the Miami teams did back in the eighties and nineties.

The west division looks like it could get interesting the next few years. Wisconsin had a down year but will likely bounce back. Purdue is on the rise. Minny and Nebraska both finished strong and have young teams. As long as Fitz is at Northwestern, they will be just good enough to be a pain in...

You just proved what a lot of people on here have been saying. If you have a subpar defense, you can rack up a lot of yards on offense and still lose. Fans were predicting Michigan was going to steamroll us when Rich Rod took over and Denard Robinson was running wild. How did that turn out?

Not only does Iowa try to slow the game down and limit the number of plays, but a lot of other teams in the BIG play the same way. Now if Iowa played in the Big 12 where there are a lot of high powered, no huddle air raid offenses, Iowa's defensive numbers wouldn't be near as good. On the other...

As far as Iowa having superior players compared to these teams, well I guess it depends on whether you are talking about the players when they leave or when they get to Iowa from high school. I'd say Iowa players are superior to a lot of teams when they leave, but are probably pretty even when...

I totally agree with your comment that all teams are developmental. (some more than others). I've never understood why some people act like being a developmental program is a negative thing, thats what programs are supposed to do.

You're assuming Iowa has better players than their opponent. Now, if you put any stock in recruiting rankings, then Iowa has better players than team like Indiana and Iowa State. However, teams like Ohio State and Penn State have better players than Iowa according to recruiting rankings. So if...

C'mon people, use a little common sense. If he really truly wanted to come to Iowa, he'd be here now. Its like if your girlfriend says she doesn't want to break up, but she wants to be free to see other people too. If she was really into you, she wouldn't be interested in anybody else. Eno lost...

Even the possibility of getting in the playoffs probably wont be enough to keep 1st round draft picks playing in the future. Bosa quit when OSU still was very much in the playoff picture. If OSU had gotten into the playoffs, would Bosa have considered rejoining the team? Probably not. ( I'm...

I guess I'm in the minority here but I'm fine with 4 teams in the playoff. Its supposed to be hard to get in. Why in the hell does everyone think all P5 champions should get an automatic bid? Washington lost three times playing in a crappy conference, why do they deserve a shot at the national...

You yourself were saying before the season started that we had no talent at the receiver DB or LB position. Care to count who has more 4 and 5 star players on their roster?

We lost to 4 teams with inferior talent? Who are we kidding? Penn St has more talent on its roster, so does Wisconsin. Nate Stanley is no McSorley. None of our running backs are even close to the same level as Jonathan Taylor. Our receivers are below average. About the only position Iowa has an...