Schwartz - 10 Misguided Thoughts

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WinOneThisCentury

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Every week we will be pointing out which thought from Schwartz is the most misguided or off target. This week it's thought #5.

5. By the way, the athletic department assembled a nonconference schedule in which Iowa’s opponents are currently a combined 1-6, and shout out to next year’s nonconference slate of Miami of Ohio, Iowa State, and Middle Tennessee State.

At first glance it appears there should be no discernable value in any of the Hawkeye wins since the records of the teams that Iowa has played are 1-6. Well, three of the losses are to Iowa, so let's breakdown the 1-3. Utah and Oklahoma are two of the losses that make up the 3...two very good teams and if anything, the way NIU and Iowa State played the competition would provide fuel to say Iowa is a pretty good team, and very good defensively.

Next year...yeah...two of the three are looking like cupcakes...but as long as Matt Campbell stays at Iowa State, they will always be a good barometer of where Iowa is heading into the B10. This year is no different.
 
The guy’s a horrible writer, let alone the fact that he doesn’t know dick about sports.

Jon and Rob have to see it; if people wanted political rhetoric and a bunch of anecdotes with nothing to do about college sports there’s plenty of it to be had out there no matter what side of the middle you’re on.

His stuff reads like a conversation with some creepy traveling sales rep you meet in a bar who tries and fails horribly to strike up conversation about sports. He doesn’t have the first clue, but he’s just buzzed enough to try it because he’s tired of being the only guy in the room who no one’s talking to.
 
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I believe hack is the correct descriptor. I keep my cursor far away from any link to his articles for fear that I may accidentally click thereby sending the wrong message to Jon or Rob.

And speaking of - what do they see in this guy Schwartz? He must have a "file" on both of them.
 
NIU and ISU are ok as OOC, but Iowa has to get FCS teams off its schedule forever. Iowa should have followed the example of Purdue, NW, etc who scheduled 1 MAC team and 2 P5 schools OOC.

Even Tex, USC, Stanford also try to schedule 2 P5 schools every year. It's not unprecedented.

Iowa's OOC schedule is rightly called a joke.

The only good thing is they will at least play in conference Wisc, @PSU and if Iowa is any good, potentially the Big Ten CCG too.
 
Want to hear drivel listen to that new commentator on BTN Colin (can't rem last name). He picked Illinois to win the West. I guess because they were 2-0 at the time.
 
Dave's columns are consistently among the most frequently read content items on the site, FWIW. He writes opinion.
 
RobHowe said:
Dave's columns are consistently among the most frequently read content items on the site, FWIW. He writes opinion.
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Hey, I read them all...I just don't agree with a lot of them...so I voice my disent in a constructive way. Are you trying to silent us Rob? I've learned a lot about the 1st Amendment the past few years. Come to think of it, you are the media...hmmm...what exactly is your agenda?
 
Not at all. I think I’m pretty lenient as a moderator and you guys are fine if you’re constructive and don’t make it personal. Dave can take it. He writes opinion.

I’m just providing information on our analytics. People read Dave’s pieces. The numbers show it.
 
guffus said:
NIU and ISU are ok as OOC, but Iowa has to get FCS teams off its schedule forever. Iowa should have followed the example of Purdue, NW, etc who scheduled 1 MAC team and 2 P5 schools OOC.

Even Tex, USC, Stanford also try to schedule 2 P5 schools every year. It's not unprecedented.

Iowa's OOC schedule is rightly called a joke.

The only good thing is they will at least play in conference Wisc, @PSU and if Iowa is any good, potentially the Big Ten CCG too.
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I'm absolutely fine with scheduling cupcakes to begin each season. Since we don't have a pre-season like the NFL, we need it for a tune-up before the games that count. If we ever make it to the playoff, it will only be through winning the B10, not because of a tough OOC schedule. However, a couple OOC losses could certainly keep us out.
 
ATLHawkeye said:
I'm absolutely fine with scheduling cupcakes to begin each season. Since we don't have a pre-season like the NFL, we need it for a tune-up before the games that count. If we ever make it to the playoff, it will only be through winning the B10, not because of a tough OOC schedule. However, a couple OOC losses could certainly keep us out.
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It can work both ways. Yes if you finish undefeated, all you need to do is win your conference. But if more than 4 teams finish 11-1 or 12-1, it helps as a tie breaker. 11-1 Ohio State helped themselves in 2016 by beating Big 12 champ Oklahoma. 11-1 Baylor was kept out in 2014 because of weak schedule. You could even argue 12-1 Iowa was kept out in 2015 because of a weak schedule.
 
pythagoras said:
No they don't.

When will you people get it. This isn't about what YOU want this is about WINS and preparing for B1G play .
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Not sure if you are serious, but I am not sure it is a good idea for Iowa to tell its fans that they don't get it. Is Iowa seriously trying to tell us that playing UNI prepares them for the Big Ten better than playing Missouri? If that is the case, then yeah, I guess I just don't get it.
 
guffus said:
Not sure if you are serious, but I am not sure it is a good idea for Iowa to tell its fans that they don't get it. Is Iowa seriously trying to tell us that playing UNI prepares them for the Big Ten better than playing Missouri? If that is the case, then yeah, I guess I just don't get it.
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We could be like Alabama and play The Citadel and UL-L. Then we'll win national titles right?

The same Mizzou who backed out on us?? Ha ha ha ha

I like how easy you think it is to get home and home games with P5 teams..... So yeah you definitely don't get it
 
RobHowe said:
Not at all. I think I’m pretty lenient as a moderator and you guys are fine if you’re constructive and don’t make it personal. Dave can take it. He writes opinion.

I’m just providing information on our analytics. People read Dave’s pieces. The numbers show it.
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That's cool, I'm all for options in the market, even if I don't care for them. I didn't read what he wrote, and I won't, that is just what I choose to do. I read enough great articles by Morehouse, Dochterman, Kakart, You and Jon. I just think his are pretty much click bait.
 
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