College Football Playoff

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Will the Hawkeyes make the cut?

Iowa Hawkeyes Make the Cut on Exciting Postseason List

Do the Hawkeyes have the roster in place to make an appearance in the College Football Playoff?

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[NorthKCHawk]

Would 10-2 with losses to Penn State and Oregon get us in? Probably no signature win, but a lot of good wins with that schedule. 10 wins was good enough for Tennessee to sneak in.

 

[JoeyLabasForPresident]

I imagine it probably depends on how many B1G teams are in ahead of us. If that makes us the 3rd, absolutely. 4th? 5th? Who knows, but the odds have gotta drop. Close game(s) in those two losses of course would help, as well.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

Would 10-2 with losses to Penn State and Oregon get us in? Probably no signature win, but a lot of good wins with that schedule. 10 wins was good enough for Tennessee to sneak in.

Yeah I think so... We'd have beaten ISU Indiana and IL if that's the case right? Those outta be looked at as good Ws if things play out how many think. One of those 3 could also be in the playoffs too. IL I think has a pretty legit shot if they lose to us or not.

9-3 is where it'd get murky if we end up being that. They'll be a lot of those teams out there and comparing the resumes will be what the ESPN and Fox talk shows talk about at nauseum. They'll be 8-4 SEC teams that ESPN will want to put in over a 9-3 Iowa team just because...

 

[BigD]

On a regular season I the Big Ten should get three or four teams. The question is will Iowa be able to finish third or fourth in the Big Ten.

Recent Iowa history has not been kind to Iowa.

Our starting QB doesn’t have to be perfect but he will need to be very good and consistent, AND AVOID INJURIES.

When was the last time our starting QB was very good, consistent, and went through the season without injuries?

If our NFL drafted running back from last year was returning then that would be a game changer and we would be considered among the favorites to be one of the big ten teams in the playoffs.

Keep our backfield healthy and we have a chance. Also, our defense will have to step up a bit from last year’s performance.

Our chances? I wouldn’t bet the farm on it, but maybe a well used international tractor and a well used hay bailer.