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Same for Iowa State versus Iowa.

The derivation for "Bowl" comes from the Rose Bowl. They started calling the game at the Rose Bowl the Rose Bowl, and apparently, the other bowls formed and just tacked on "Bowl" to their names. Weird. So, the term is really stadium related. But, Pop Tart Stadium just doesn't ring. I also...

Okay, Fry. I think the root of our disagreement boils down to simple semantics. We both agree there should be a playoff that is separate and apart from the bowl system. The best teams make the playoffs and we call their games what they are: quarters, semis, etc. Then we have a limited...

This will be a contrast in styles for sure. Vandy missed the elite teams in the SEC this year, but saw enough good teams with really talented Ds. But, Iowa plays D in a very different way. Iowa is so sound. We have done just fine against some very good and elite QBs this year. Becht looked...

Boy, you cannot make my point much better than that.

Great point! Most folks love themselves a good bowl game. Whether you take an impromptu family vacay, or tune in around the holiday season with friends and family to watch a little Hawk football, its a good time. am struggling with the bowl hate. Heard some Husker radio guys express similar...

Just older. I love football. I want more of it, not less. I think there should be a two game Spring season. I think every team should get matched up on championship weekend with someone in their conference so everyone gets a 13th game. In all seriousness, I am proud of the fact that Iowa...

That was for the new coach questioning why he accepted this post. "Seriously, you get to decide which of my players gets paid what? You should have lead with that, Jamie."

As I said above, they have a better resume than Iowa's. No arguments. But, not all 10-2s are built the same. Iowa's SOS was 8 places higher than Vandy's. I would argue that Vandy was very fortunate this season and won all of its close games save Texas. Iowa was very unlucky and should have...

Its so cute when you think you can get rid of something that crusty old white millionaires and billionaires sit on boards for as there own personal vanity projects. You ever met a bowl committee board member? They don't fly commercial. Oh, and there is also the little matter of ESPN and Fox...

Vandy had a nice season, but let's not get too excited about this new era of Commodore Football. They played three cupcakes plus Va Tech. So, 4. They did not beat anyone that is currently ranked, so they mostly fed on the bottom half of the SEC, and got thumped by Bama and probably their best...

I want their best shot. Hope the kid plays.

I would love to know if they have any significant opt outs due to transfer or NFL prep. Sounds like their coaching staff is sticking together, just like Iowa. So this should be a very competitive game, and the results will count on both teams overall record at the end of the year. So, it sure...

I liked our RB room well enough, but there isn't a star there. I don't mind some attrition to see if we can find a homerun hitter in some of the younger and incoming guys. RB is a strange position to predict. Finding a Shonn Greene or Kaleb Johnson seems like more luck than skill at times.

Its 90% of what I do on here. --Committee for Seth Wallace to Succeed Kirk Ferentz

You people have a very different understanding of what an "exhibition game" is. A bowl game certainly does not fit this definition in any shape or form: An exhibition game is a non-official sports match played for practice, entertainment, or fundraising, with no bearing on official league...

Unlike Notre Dame, this was just a dumb financial decision by ISU. They have no money. Their budget is already bleeding. You lose out on bowl money and you have to pay 500k fine? Talk to the kids. Cobble together a coaching staff and squad. Demand that the Big 12 pull stings to make sure...

ND is the big baby of CFB. Despite Fry's tired tropes about bowl games being exhibitions, the people they are hurting are there fans. Exhibition or not, 30,000 ND fans would have flown somewhere nice to watch them play a competitive football game, and the rest would have enjoyed watching the...

The terms of the House Settlement evened things out a little bit for schools like Iowa. Iowa can afford to pay the rev share, unlike schools like Iowa State and Colorado that are going into the red in their athletic departments because they don't have the extra 20 million laying around for the...

Not to temper everyone's delicious enjoyment over the pain of our fellow instate friends and family members, as inbred and ignorant as they may be, but is there any official confirmation he has signed the deal? There's plenty of smoke, but is anyone tracking a plane from Des Moines to Happy...