I don't understand why some Iowa fans feel the need to complain about any article that doesn't predict Iowa to the National Championship. It seems like some people just love playing the "no respect" card and look for anything to whine about, no matter how positive an article is. No one should feel slighted just because this guy doesn't see us in the BCS.
This is a preseason prediction written by a writer that has Iowa as the #13 team in the country. That's fine. That is his OPINION. We were #22 preseason last year and went to a BCS game after falling out of the rankings.
As far as the article, I would hardly call it ignorant. He's clearly aware of DJK's potential record breaking season and points out that Iowa always seems to have a solid OL unit regardless of returning starters. On top of that, he gives a lot of credit (rightfully so) to our defense, saying we have one of the top D-lines in the country and our secondary can be even better.
And as of right now, we do not have any Heisman contenders. That's not to say that Stanzi can't get into the Heisman talk if he has an unbelievable season, but based on his stats last season on an 11 win team, he is not a Heisman candidate. If he cuts down his interceptions a lot and has the senior season we all hope he can, he could be up for some awards. Clayborn is also a long shot unless he puts up Suh-like numbers, which is possible with the D-line around him. They won't be able to double him every time. DJK, McNutt, Sash and Donahue (really???) have no chance of winning or even being talked about as a Heisman contender.
I'm not saying I agree with the writer's opinion with Wisconsin, Miami and VT ranked in front of us, but that's not to say that any of those teams can't finish ahead of us in the finals rankings. I think we have a legit top 10 team, but anything can happen throughout a season and a BCS game isn't a guarantee. The game isn't played on paper.
