Iowa Finishes Season at #25
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Hard to be critical of the poll position. Had our chances to make some noise but waited until the last game of the year to beat the #18 team (at the time) and it was down to the wire with them. Never beat a team that finished in the Top 25 and with what most would call a favorable schedule.
I'm OK with #21-#25...........never saw Top 20 as a possibility with several ahead of us that were just outside of the Top 25 as well and they won their games as well. Had we pummeled MSU we would likely be at #20 or a bit better.
I'm OK with #21-#25...........never saw Top 20 as a possibility with several ahead of us that were just outside of the Top 25 as well and they won their games as well. Had we pummeled MSU we would likely be at #20 or a bit better.
If you look long enough you can find a poll that you'll likely agree with........they'll be plenty of them coming.
This one probably tastes better:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...son-lead-top-25-teams-2019-season/2474274002/
okeefe4prez
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It totally matters. I'm in an office full of Clemson fans talking about which national championship merchandise they want to order and for me to be stuck saying "Derp, well Clemson had a nice year but Iowa finished ranked 25th" makes me look like a total tool. Saying "Iowa finished 21st" would carry a lot more gravitas.
homes
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Iowa beat the team that had held Alabama to the fewest points all season before Clemson came along and throttled the Tide. Stick that in their collective faces. They'll walk away so confused they won't know what to say.
NikeHawk21
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C’mon man. That one does not fit the narrative!
karras
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I think I read in the Monty thread that since ISU is losing Monty/Butler our unranked squad will be a 6.5 point favorite over their ranked team.
Of course it is all speculation and every team loses talent but I agree with Dean.
Hooker gone ! Stone the new superstar
Nelson gone ! Reiff or Wagonner to the rescue?
Fant gone ! We won a bowl game without Mr. 9 snaps per half.
Look, we do lose lots of talent, no doubt. But if "good" Stanley shows up for 12 straight weeks we have a 59.4801% chance of winning the west. Trust the depth.
NikeHawk21
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I firmly believe we had a top 15 level football team this year. Our resume’ looks more like that of the 25th team in the country.
Hopefully we can win the close ones next year as the schedule will be tougher.
Hopefully we can win the close ones next year as the schedule will be tougher.
eyekwah
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I compared the AP preseason poll to the final. There were 11 teams that ended up unranked. They are: WI(4), MIAMI(8), AUB(9), STANFORD(13), VATECH(20), OR(24),MISSST(18), TCU(16), MICHST(11), FLST(19), dan SOCAL(15). In summary the AP poll got 14 right out of 25. This is worse than previous years where they usually get 16 right.
I do think 25 was a bit low. The ranking by Sagarin and Massey are probably better.
I do think 25 was a bit low. The ranking by Sagarin and Massey are probably better.
They also recruited two of the top high school tailbacks in the country, have a bright young qb, a dynamic offense and highly determined and driven coaching staff and AD. They are hungry and getting after it. We will have our hands full and then some next year over there
This one does look quite a bit better. They must be high on Iowa's depth.
NikeHawk21
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It’s doesn’t necessarily need to be those guys replacements that step up and become stars. Look at last year, we had an All-American MLB in Jewell and you could argue that MLB was our worst position on defense this year. We lost Jackson at corner and had a revolving door at that position this year due to injury. Turns out Hooker, Nelson, and AJE stepped up as stars on this years unit that was every bit as good likely better than last years.I think I read in the Monty thread that since ISU is losing Monty/Butler our unranked squad will be a 6.5 point favorite over their ranked team.
Of course it is all speculation and every team loses talent but I agree with Dean.
Hooker gone ! Stone the new superstar
Nelson gone ! Reiff or Wagonner to the rescue?
Fant gone ! We won a bowl game without Mr. 9 snaps per half.
Look, we do lose lots of talent, no doubt. But if "good" Stanley shows up for 12 straight weeks we have a 59.4801% chance of winning the west. Trust the depth.
Between Golston, Colbert, Niemann, Hankins, Brents, Stone, and a few others, there are plenty of guys who have the potential to step up as the “stars” of next years defense along with AJE.
ChosenChildren
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Nice try. Preseason rankings mean squat. Iowa will defeat Nebraska and your team, Iowa State, again.
Please go back into your troll hole.
karras
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Agreed. Each year is its own production. With stars we didn't predict and others who were predicted sidelined or under-whelming. We just don't know who will step up . . . which teams will falter . . . which teams will rise. Who among us predicted NW taking the west with second place being 3 games behind them. A very unlikely outcome yet it happened.
Stanzi
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You’re not a Hawk fan so please go blow Campbell on CF thanks. They have no proven WR’s or RB’s, a mediocre offensive line, and Purdy will have to prove he can be a real QB and not just a chucker downfield with Butler to make his stats look good.
I'd hesitate to call that line mediocre. They kept TEs and RBs in for pass pro a ton and still gave up 31 sacks, and now Purdy won't be able to chuck jump balls to Butler or rely on Montgomery to bring literally the entire run game.
What you say is true, but he's also right about having our hands full over there. Have you seen what we're losing this year. A LOT. Its hard to feel confident given that the game is in Ames and even Iowa teams that have no business losing in up there have gone down.
hawkeyebob62
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Worse yet, we remained unranked in Coaches Poll...while Mississippi State ranked at 25.
Stanzi
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We are actually #25 in the final coaches poll as well.
