Iowa Up to No. 17 in CFP Rankings
- Thread starter RobHowe
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They did almost beat #17!!! LOL
Well they have losses to #9, #14, #17, and #23 by a total of 10 pts.
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DDThompson
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#17 is a good thing.
Season is not done.
Season is not done.
HuckFinn
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Well. Number 17 in the nation in the only poll that matters, since it relates to the playoff for a national championship. So, in spite of 3 losses and a mediocre to poor coaching staff, somehow we are right there with the top teams in the country. Guess I will go with their analysis, rather than the continued bitching by team caddy. If we win the next two, and a bowl game, we may even end up in the top 10. Go Hawks!
Yeah, it is hard to believe that they can win out at 9-3 with a hamstrung offense. Say what you will but if the coaches just try to work out some ways to have better offense and more scoring then how much better could their record be.
MikeyLikesIowa
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You could make a case for 9 & 10 too. Whoever beats OSU, wins the B1G CG, and still has one loss is definitely in.
pythagoras
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USC is straight trash
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DDThompson
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Sad thing is, I don’t think the offensive scheme has to change — just attack downfield.
deanvogs
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Here is a run down of all 2 or more loss teams in the top 25
Iowa 2-3 vs top 25 teams
Auburn 1-3 vs top 25 teams
ISU 0-4 vs top 25 teams
Oklahoma St. 1-1 vs top 25 teams
USC 1-3 vs top 25 teams
ND 1-2 vs top 25 teams
Michigan 2-2 vs top 25 teams (will be 2-3 after OSU game)
Wisconsin 2-1 vs top 25 teams
Florida 1-2 vs top 25 teams
One loss teams in the top 25
Penn St. 2-1 vs top 25 teams (will be 2-2 after OSU game)
Minnesota 1-1 vs top 25
Baylor 2-1 vs top 25
Utah 1-1 vs top 25
Oregon 2-1 vs top 25
Oklahoma 2-0 vs top 25
Georgia 3-0 vs top 25
Bama 0-1 vs top 25
Zero loss teams
LSU 3-0 vs top 25 vs top 25 teams (Play no more top 25 teams)
Clemson 0-0 vs top 25 teams (will play 0 top 25 teams all year long)
OSU 1-0 vs top 25 teams (play 2 top 25 teams in last 3 weeks)
NOTES:
So everyone who pushes that stupid narrative that we don't beat anyone must be shocked by these numbers. Well no shit, everyone runs up their win total vs bad teams, Clemson is gonna be 12-0 not playing a single top 25 team, Bama is going to play 1 top 25 team and it lost to them. Is the media calling them the FAKE ID'S of college football?
The idea that teams are getting 9, 10, 11 wins vs super strong teams is a fantasy by some. As you can see only 2 teams in the top 25 have more wins over top 25 teams than Iowa does. Sure we have lost some, but who else has had to play 5 top 25 teams? Yeah, nobody has. There is a reason that the zero loss teams and 1 loss teams have played at most 3 top 25 teams. I'd be willing to bet if they had to play an additional 2 top 25 teams they would lose 1 if not 2 of those games.
Iowa 2-3 vs top 25 teams
Auburn 1-3 vs top 25 teams
ISU 0-4 vs top 25 teams
Oklahoma St. 1-1 vs top 25 teams
USC 1-3 vs top 25 teams
ND 1-2 vs top 25 teams
Michigan 2-2 vs top 25 teams (will be 2-3 after OSU game)
Wisconsin 2-1 vs top 25 teams
Florida 1-2 vs top 25 teams
One loss teams in the top 25
Penn St. 2-1 vs top 25 teams (will be 2-2 after OSU game)
Minnesota 1-1 vs top 25
Baylor 2-1 vs top 25
Utah 1-1 vs top 25
Oregon 2-1 vs top 25
Oklahoma 2-0 vs top 25
Georgia 3-0 vs top 25
Bama 0-1 vs top 25
Zero loss teams
LSU 3-0 vs top 25 vs top 25 teams (Play no more top 25 teams)
Clemson 0-0 vs top 25 teams (will play 0 top 25 teams all year long)
OSU 1-0 vs top 25 teams (play 2 top 25 teams in last 3 weeks)
NOTES:
So everyone who pushes that stupid narrative that we don't beat anyone must be shocked by these numbers. Well no shit, everyone runs up their win total vs bad teams, Clemson is gonna be 12-0 not playing a single top 25 team, Bama is going to play 1 top 25 team and it lost to them. Is the media calling them the FAKE ID'S of college football?
The idea that teams are getting 9, 10, 11 wins vs super strong teams is a fantasy by some. As you can see only 2 teams in the top 25 have more wins over top 25 teams than Iowa does. Sure we have lost some, but who else has had to play 5 top 25 teams? Yeah, nobody has. There is a reason that the zero loss teams and 1 loss teams have played at most 3 top 25 teams. I'd be willing to bet if they had to play an additional 2 top 25 teams they would lose 1 if not 2 of those games.
They tried against PSU but the OLine broke down.
And Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and Baylor....LOLOLOLOLOLOL(OLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Kind of amazing what they have been able to do with the early departures. And how close we were.
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DDThompson
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What was the counter to that?
NikeHawk21
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I agree that some of the negative posters are clearly way out of touch with reality. Iowa is a pretty solid football team.
I don’t think Iowa has a chance to move up super far though. UW, Michigan, Minnesota, and Penn State all in front of us with at least one less loss. I doubt we would jump any of those teams if they lose only once. Same with Baylor. I would say Iowa’s ceiling is probably in that 12-15 range.
RobHowe
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Not that it will happen, but the Top 12 teams in the final CFP rankings are the ones under consideration for the New Years Six Bowls.
From wiki: "...to date during the College Football Playoff era (2014 through 2018 seasons), of the 60 teams to play in a New Year's Six game, only six have been ranked lower than 12th."
From wiki: "...to date during the College Football Playoff era (2014 through 2018 seasons), of the 60 teams to play in a New Year's Six game, only six have been ranked lower than 12th."
