This is why I need the last 2 games of data to decide. 6-6 would be a major, major disappointment.
I don't know ... awesome upset notwithstanding, it's already going to finish a little disappointing,
relative to expectation, on both a personal and national level.
I'm not sitting here full of torment and lament (because I've come to expect it out of derKirkFeravis) but the Hawks have really under performed from what my personal hopes / expectations were for the season. I know that's a "me" problem but I
do try to be reasonable. I'll stick with the confidence points approach:
- As posted earlier, right now, I'd say # of W's = 7, 6, 8;
- Same time last week, I'd say 6, 7, 8. Again, GREAT upset over UM but, because of the early season underperformance, it only moves the needle 1 slot.
- Preseason pick = 9, 10, 11 W's (6 and 7 not even a consideration.)
On a more national level, the huge majority of analysts and fans expected Iowa to repeat as West champs. While no one thought MSU would have this level of collapse, few, if any, expected MSU to repeat in the East. If Iowa wulda taken care of its "shulda" business, they are now 9-1 (I'll still concede PSU) and, after the timing of last weekend's carnage, they are likely in the top 5 or 6 of tonight's playoff rankings.
Iowa is in a better position to avoid a catastrophe like MSU's season but, right now, the comparison is still debatable. (Iowa get's the edge to claim that it's not the stinkiest turd of 2016, so far.
) Here's the reality of it, tho:
Iowa
could still finish 6-6 and MSU
could still finish 5-7. That's not much separation of suckiness and, again, relative to expectation (and schedule, etc), it's not an outlandish argument to call 6-6 Iowa worse than 5-7 MSU.
