Is a Division Title the Rough Equivalent of a Shared Big Ten Title in the Old Days Before Divisions?

Had Iowa scored a touchdown on that "trip" the game could have completely changed. Not saying Iowa would have won but momentum does have an impact. If you really think that Michigan is that much better than Iowa then whatever.

I knew the offense wasn't going to dig us out in the 2nd half, when has it all year? When you look at the games Iowa did come back from it was typically a huge play either on defense or special teams that sparked the come back and that didn't happen.
I'm honestly torn, because I agree with you about the games that Iowa did come back in and how those comebacks were sparked. I guess I just saw Michigan as a much more complete team then the ones that we came back against, primarily because I see Michigan priding itself upon its defense.
 
You ever heard the expression, “When the rubber meets the road?”

Basically “When the rubber meets the road” describes a situation where all extraneous bullshit, conjecture, and hypotheticals have been eliminated and something has been decided with no grey area, and no question about the validity of an outcome has been left…

Well pardner, the rubber met the proverbial road in Indy last week and we showed where we are as a program against a legit blue blood. And that’s ok. We don’t recruit 5 and 4 star players on the regular. Michigan has those players in spades.

‘Tis what it is, mi amigo.

But in no uncertain terms are we in the same zip code, area code, or hemisphere as a team like Michigan, OSU, or even Cincinnati or Alabama. We are what we are, and we perform very well up to our potential. Anyone suggesting otherwise is either an idiot who doesn’t understand college football, or has pop bottle homer goggles on.

As an Iowa fan you either have to learn to deal with it, or jump ship to a legit team. Other wise you’ll wind up in a ridiculous, pissed off fantasy land like @Motigerhawk and @hawkinn3 where you get furious every week thinking the Hawk players and coaches are underperforming pieces of shit when in reality they are playing to the absolute peak of their ability. Don’t be that guy…
and yet, I think Iowa could beat them at Kinnick (I would put odds at 33% to 40% if they would have played this year) and we get them at Kinnick next year.
 
This ^^^ is what a lot of hawk fans and others miss or forget. At halftime the hawks had given up 2 big plays but had really held Mich offense down the rest of the time on a yards per play basis. etc. At halftime is was 14-3 with an unfortunate rare miss for Shudak. Wow a 14-6 score and being behind by one score would have felt better to the players.

The hawks moved the ball on offense fairly well through 3 qtrs with 3 redzone drives, but just not finishing with TDs is a tough one. And the worst part was in the 2nd qtr with the defense making 2 or 3 stops and giving the offense the ball around midfield multiple times but then the playcalling was so bland that nothing happened. Take a shot, how about a flea flicker with max protection by TEnds who go out after a two count
Agreed.....and we should have had 7 points on the first drive. Iowa is an offensive coordinator, QB, Running back, and O-Line from being a champion.
 
In 1981, Iowa tied for the Big Ten Title (10 team league) but did not play the other co-champ, Ohio State.
In 1990, Iowa tied for the Big Ten Title with 3 other teams (10 team league).
In 2002, Iowa tied for the Big Ten Title (10 team league), but did not play the other co-champ, Ohio State.
In 2004, Iowa tied for the Big Ten Title (10 team league), but lost to the other co-champ, Michigan.

I believe an outright Division Title is roughly equivalent to a shared Big Ten title prior to Division play.

Rationale:

1. A 7 team league where you play everyone in your division is roughly equivalent to a 10 team league in the old days when you did not play everyone (in the 50s and early 60s, only 6 conference games were played).
2. Prior to division play, they awarded co-championships in the Big Ten; now they do not (only outright championships are awarded).

Since division play began in 2011, Iowa has captured 2 Division Titles in 11 years. They should be celebrated as a significant achievement.
I was a proponent for a shared West division title if we had tied with Whiskey, but not shared title if you lost the title game. Michigan is the clear-cut winner by knock-out of Iowa. I would of said the same of Iowa had they won.
 

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