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But are you feeling "elite" today. He has a boat to row. LOL

I agree with some of the comments. The Blue Bloods will still have their "FU" money, but I think other colleges will eventually feel the effects if they don't see the desired results. But who knows. College athletics are the cash cow for universities.

I'm waiting for the money to dry up. While it is good for programs. The payments made to players and some either failing to meet the hopes of the fan base or potentially leaving or getting injured. Like any company, they don't like to have failed investments. Will there ever be a point where big...

Definitely! And it shows that even with talent, coaching is still integral. In some ways, explains why Iowa's football program has maintained a reputation for technique and skill set. Granted, it seems tackling has been a bit suspect of late. But generally speaking, Iowa is known to do more with...

Franklin will be known as the coach that took them from the dark ages of the Sandusky scandal to a winning program again, but couldn't win the big games. But that buyout......oooof. Might be hard to justify. With the money they dumped on building that championship team, it would be curious if...

What I saw and how Iowa played against Indiana (that is until I see if Indiana fares against Oregon) tells me that with Gronk at the helm, we can play with and potentially beat anyone on the rest of the schedule. Whether that happens remains to be seen. But Iowa went toe to toe with Indiana. I...

I wish I would have saved it, but they broke down how much Penn State had spent via NIL money and mocking the loss to UCLA. Ooof. It will be curious if Penn State will go the same route as Nebraska and move to look for another coach? Young Mr. Manning best save his NIL money, he did not look...

That's how I see it. Draw attention and potentially be a decoy, but still have that potential to make a play when called upon.

I actually do think this probably was part of it. Advantage gone. LOL. But I think Saban was smart. Legacy intact and the whole landscape of NCAA football just changed. With enough money from boosters and NIL, you can create a winner almost overnight.

I see some postings about Indiana not participating in The Wave. Said Peacock cut away in part because of this during the intermission. Any thoughts on this? Secondly, what are you guys' thoughts on Cignetti? My two cents, in some ways, it's a teams right to not participate. It's an U of I...

There was something said, that with Lester's new scheme that zone blocking is a bit modified from how it has been for years. And the pass blocking scheme was a bit more of a change for the offensive line to adjust to. It appears much like the rest of the offense, it took a bit to gel. I think...

I think they are definitely trying to find ways to get the ball in his hands. From jet sweeps to swing passes and screens. It would be good to have him involved for sure.

We could say that about Hayden too. Look at the line of coaches that moved on and had solid coaching careers. I think that says a lot about Fry and Ferentz both. Former players and coaches speak with the utmost respect about both. Both obviously were very good about creating a culture which...

I also believe Iowa has done a fairly good job in that category recruiting to replace these guys. We have some highly ranked recruits, but as we know until they hit the field and show out, stars by someone's name don't mean a lot.

I totally forgot about the roughing the passer call. Wow....that was horrible!

There's scenarios that would be potentially positive for all 3 of the aforementioned (Woods, Lester, and Fitz). I wouldn't mind Woods, but I think he would need to ensure some capable coordinators to merit success. Fitz and Lester have done it and have experience. Does the NW scandal follow...

I have no issue with your argument. KF and Bill Belichek's pic would be in Webster's Dictionary under the definition of conservative. But this just who he is. He has not changed, and some would argue that's the problem. But I see it as just a way to coach and his philosophy. He sticks to what he...

He must have done something right being the winningest coach in Big Ten history. Fry was more of a gambler. I give you that. But we make that first down on that screen, we are in position to win by field goal. To me, that isn't playing not to lose.

You're not wrong. And I've been trying to analyze this in my head all morning. And I make no bones about defending KF on here. I can be easily accused for being biased. I hope it's just it was an emotional gut punch for him. Damn, we were right there and I'm sure all the staff really had the...

I think more emotionally this one hits hard. I think that includes KF and the staff. Most of our predictions were if Iowa could slow the game down, control TOP and dial up some schemes on defense, we had a chance. All things above happened. As mentioned, the call for a screen was a great call...