IowaNYYfan
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Let's say that Iowa wins the rest of its games to finish 10-2 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten, but Wisconsin doesn't lose either. Wisconsin would go to the Rose Bowl, but where do you think Iowa would be headed?
Question for Jon. or anyone
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imported_ankle23
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Either Cap 1 or a BCS bowl lower than Rose, depending on how other schools outside B10 finish.
Hawkfromnorwalk
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Cap 1 probably. Starting to get too late in the season to make up the ranking deficit. Probably looking at 23-25 tomorrow in the BCS.
hawkfaninTX
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Really? While Ranked #23-#25 we beat two top ten teams, and NOT be in the top 15?? Remember that is all that you have to be to make a BCS Game. we will be right where we were last year, perhaps better. Our losses this year will be "better" than last years, and our Wins will be better too! we lost two of the last three games last year..... and still received a BCS invite. it will be tough, but at least our "signature" wins will have been closer in the voting publics memory, and our losses will "look better"
Hawkfromnorwalk
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Iowa/MSU/Wiscy/tOSU could all possibly be in the same boat depending on who wins the conference Rose bowl berth. After that it leaves three teams fighting for the other open BCS spot. I pretty much think we just played our way out of BCS contention today.
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hawkfaninTX
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that very well may be true, but if the OP's statement pans out then we will be NO WORSE than last year right after the Minny game.
IowaNYYfan
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Yeah but last year we were high enough in the rankings going into the losses that we weren't knocked that far down...we were on the inside looking out. But this year we're on the outside looking in, so it will be much harder, especially since there's competition from 2 other big name schools who are already ahead of us in Michigan State and Ohio State and BCS bowls certainly don't have to select based on head-to-head.
hawkfaninTX
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in the situation jon pose's, we beat those two teams -this would leave tOSU at best 10-2 and MSU at best 11-1, but heads up we beat OSU, and may get picked over MSU because of our fans..... All it takes is a loss and Michigan State may find out their house is made of cards, falling down the stretch. Look at us, for god's sakes we are calling for coaches heads. what happens when they lose, i can see it now "Here we go again."
At least Kirk has demonstrated resiliency and his ability to rally the team and win down the stretch. With 5 games left i like our siuation (stress free) versus Michigan State having that target, and their history.
Remember we had that all last year and I found myself asking other teams traditionally in the title race year in year out "how do you handle it 'week-to-week' during the season?" Last year I felt like i aged 5 years last football season.
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Saginawbay
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Instead of worrying about BCS adn 10-2 and all that we have too get a defense that can make stops when it matters and focus on winning next Sat against MSU that is all we need too concern ourselves with BCS talk is funny right now we cannot make an extra point, we did not have a player within 20 yards on fake punt and our defense cannot get off the field and our coaching staff says all we wanted to do was burn the time out and we are talking BCS lets make an extra point first baby steps.
