Absolutely no surprise. They know that no one outside the state knows or cares what they do. They know this is their game of the year. They know they have to be at full strength, play out of their minds, and catch breaks to ever win in this series. Just when I didn't think I had any respect left to lose for them...
This is bs. It doesn't count as a win or a loss, so it's not a game. You can't say someone is suspended for a game, yet according to the NCAA you didn't play a game and yet you say the suspension has been served. That's very low character.
There is plenty of tape on them from last year. QB played plenty last year. same RB. Crappier OL. No worries
I don’t care what the manual says, this is BS.
And it's nobody's fault but the players that they got a suspension.
This is the correct answer. While it's highly unlikely a game would be cancelled, it could happen. Don't break the law/team rules and this won't be an issue.
I thought this same thing. I also thought, though, that ISU wasn't able to put stuff on film to run plays off of (play-action boots, screens, false tendencies, etc.), which would also benefit Iowa.
I would have still ripped on him, but would have appreciated his honesty if he would have just come out and said, "The players will not be suspended for next week, because we need them to give us our best chance to win our most important game of the year. I would not want to put our coaching staff in the position to not have its best chance to win the one game this year on which their job status will be based and have their tenure at ISU judged."
