Jeeesh, what a letdown

[1hawkeye1]

Following all the hype of hate week and the OT victory, with a game vs N Texas is really bumming me out. Somebody please upgrade our schedule. thanks. that is all.

 

[InGoodCo]

It does get rough around here when Iowa goes 2-0

 

[vosov]

This a list of 5 schools that don't play a "North Texas game."


Did I miss anybody.

 

[judzeehawk]

The one thing I like about it is it's placed beautifully to get some of our guys a rest before the B1G starts.

 

[Fryowa]

This a list of 5 schools that don't play a "North Texas game."


Did I miss anybody.

There's a huge list of schools don't don't play all three non-cons against North Texas caliber schools like we do.

 

[theboat]

There's a huge list of schools don't don't play all three non-cons against North Texas caliber schools like we do.

And Iowa is one of them. Cool story

 

[guffus]

It is interesting that Iowa State is playing at Akron this week and is only playing 6 homes games this year.

So much for the argument that all P5 schools need to play 7 home games and thats why they must play 2 cupcakes every year.

 

[Fryowa]

And Iowa is one of them. Cool story

Your story's cool too brah.

 

[NikeHawk21]

I actually don't mind it assuming we can get some guys some more action.

Things I'd like to see:

-Butler go over the 100 yard mark
-Brandon Smith gets his first catch
-Touches for IKM and Toren Young
-Matt Hankins get some time (assuming he's not a redshirt candidate
-More snaps/series for AJE

 

[trj]

Given this team and where they are at I am okay with North Texas. Granted it is easy for me to have this attitude because i am not a season ticket holder.

 

[vork22]

I'm fine with the schedule I like getting to go to a bowl game. By the way Penn St. is playing powerhouse Georgia St this week.

 

[SmokeTownHawk]

I'm fine with the schedule I like getting to go to a bowl game. By the way Penn St. is playing powerhouse Georgia St this week.

I thought Iowa was the only one scheduling cupcakes?

 

[EstronHawkKing]

look at the bright side, we're facing a second team in three weeks who's fans will wear cowboy hats inside Kinnick Stadium.

 

[83Hawk]

People who whine that Iowa needs to schedule "tougher" non-conference games need to take a look around at who other power 5 teams play...including many of the top tier teams.

 

[SpiderRico]

It is interesting that Iowa State is playing at Akron this week and is only playing 6 homes games this year.

So much for the argument that all P5 schools need to play 7 home games and thats why they must play 2 cupcakes every year.

They have 5 home conference games...big 12 has unbalanced schedules like B1G.. so they still have 7 home games...

 

[hawkdrummer1]

It is interesting that Iowa State is playing at Akron this week and is only playing 6 homes games this year.

So much for the argument that all P5 schools need to play 7 home games and thats why they must play 2 cupcakes every year.

AT....Akron. Think about that...

 

[koralakers]

Perfect time for a game like this! Only 'easy' game on this schedule (although they ARE a bowl team). After big emotional game (and banged up), great placement before starting brutal conf. schedule/

 

[InGoodCo]

There's a huge list of schools don't don't play all three non-cons against North Texas caliber schools like we do.

Not really ....Iowa plays 2 schools who were bowl qualifiers from last season and power 5 opponent that is their in state rival. We get it, it's not sexy but with the B1G going to 9 games, it's much less important. Iowa is going to play PSU, TOSU, WISCI, NEBRASKA, NORTHWESTERN, MSU .... the winning your non con is much more important than WHO they play...but in Iowa's case, this season their opponents at least had a pulse the season before. U will find much much much much much worse schedules out there. There are many in our own conference if you actually look at the teams instead of make the decision that it's bad before hand.

 

[Fryowa]

U will find much much much much much worse schedules out there. There are many in our own conference if you actually look at the teams instead of make the decision that it's bad before hand.

Wisconsin plays BYU. They're not a P5 force but they're perennially better than ISU and haven't missed a bowl game since '04. They finished ranked in AP and Coaches polls in '06, '07, '08, '09, and '11. That's a while ago, but if you argue that we play anyone better in our non-cons you're nuts.

Purdue played Louisville.

Michigan State plays Notre Dame

Michigan played Florida and Cincinnati

Indiana plays Virginia. They suck, but they're better than the clowns.

Penn State played Pitt

Ohio State played Oklahoma.

Nebraska played Oregon

NW plays Duke. Again, a suck team but better than the clowns and is at least an FBS team.

Maryland played Texas.

So that leaves Iowa, Minnesota, Rutgers, and Illinois who play strictly garbage teams. Give me all the excuses you want about how our NC opponents aren't pushovers, how they're "really good," or, "but NDSU won the Country Bumpkin Classic in 2015 and their QB's good!!!" and whatever else, but we are a Big Ten school with hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, facilities, and staff salaries. There should be no competition there.

If on the other hand you're cool with being lumped in with Minnesota, Rutgers, and Illinois...well...I can't help you with that. I know you don't care about anything outside the conference schedule, but I and a lot of other peopel do. We probably won't agree on that.

Until Iowa books some decent games we are going to be (rightly so) viewed as having a My Little Pony preseason schedule. If Purdue of all schools can play Louisville then there's no reason in the world why we need to play 3 shit teams every year. We lose one more often than not, so why not make it against a school with a pulse?

 

[guffus]

They have 5 home conference games...big 12 has unbalanced schedules like B1G.. so they still have 7 home games...

Nope, ISU has the same setup as Iowa. The years that ISU hosts Iowa, ISU has 4 home conference games and 5 conference road games. And vice versa when ISU plays at Iowa.