theboat
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I think you mean old Internet tough guy
So, after we go 2-10 ...
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I think you mean old Internet tough guy
gohawkz
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I voted for fire Ferentz. That's only because the other option was only winning two games. This is insane. Even being the most pessimistic person in the world you know that it will not happen. I have now become more stupid by responding to your troll. You are a pathetic pile of human garbage and if you were on fire I would **** in my own pants if the other option was putting out the fire to save your life. You suck. Please don't wear Iowa apparel in public so as to create the impression that all Iowa fans are as ignorant as you are.
HawkeyeMcNutt
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If last year's team could win 4 games and be that "close"
to a few more wins this team can get at least 4 wins even with a tougher schedule.
to a few more wins this team can get at least 4 wins even with a tougher schedule.
FreedomHawk
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There is absolutely nothing that will make the following passage even remotely understandable to a person familiar with the English language:
Any human being that considers that even vaguely intelligible must have suffered a traumatic brain injury at some point in their life.
FreedomHawk
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Last year's team was two plays away from being 2-10 with the easiest schedule that Iowa has had in my lifetime.
deanvogs
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FreedComanche
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Ok, maybe I am missing something then. Why are both not valid arguments? Everybody knew that ND was not the second best team in America last year.
wundergrape
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Pessimism's for cowards, and cynicism's for cheats.
Happy to be a Hawk.
Happy to be a Hawk.
Just look back when we had 19 years in a row of losing seasons. Then you will cheer up!
1977Hawkeye
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I don't think Iowa is going 2-10 this year. I picked 4-8, but don't see Iowa as being THAT bad. If Iowa does actually go 2-10, then I too will be ready to pick up a pitchfork and join the mob.
As for what will actually happen.. I have no idea. I guess it depends on how the team is losing. If the offense is equally as anemic as it was last year, then Davis is gone. If we're giving up 500 yards per game, then maybe Parker is gone. It's very possible the whole coaching staff could be gone, but the buyout is still rather large, so don't anticipate that happening no matter what. Not this year. Another year or two - maybe. It also obviously depends on how much money there is coming for a buyout, like from donors, etc.
Still, I think it's moot point. I foresee another 4-8 or 5-7 and things will remain pretty much status quo, with no coaching changes, and this board will continue to be in a state of civil war.
As for what will actually happen.. I have no idea. I guess it depends on how the team is losing. If the offense is equally as anemic as it was last year, then Davis is gone. If we're giving up 500 yards per game, then maybe Parker is gone. It's very possible the whole coaching staff could be gone, but the buyout is still rather large, so don't anticipate that happening no matter what. Not this year. Another year or two - maybe. It also obviously depends on how much money there is coming for a buyout, like from donors, etc.
Still, I think it's moot point. I foresee another 4-8 or 5-7 and things will remain pretty much status quo, with no coaching changes, and this board will continue to be in a state of civil war.
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1977Hawkeye
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I don't expect Iowa to be very good this year. But MY expectations hardly determine reality. I plan to tune in and see how this teams looks early in the year before writing the season off. Maybe they will surprise..
deanvogs
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Every team that won or lost a game by 6 or less can make the exact same excuse. You are what you record is. I mean we could also say we were 5 plays from 9-3.......we weren't 9-3 or 2-10, we were 4-8.
We were coming off of a blowout win vs Minny and a win at MSU,and we were in a tailspin? I disagree. Yes, we lost to CMU because of a weird onside kick snafu..if we fall on a bouncing ball a second time, we have a 4 game winning streak coming into PSU. PSU was a debacle, I agree,but claiming that we were in tailspin at 2-0 in the Big Ten is not accurate. Why stop a 2-10? Why not 0-12? Or 10-2? Games are played on the field...I believe.
HawkMD2007
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No way 2-10 happens. We are in the Big1G. There's 3 or 4 victories in conference. We will win at least 3 out of conference. Coach gets a raise and contract extension this year.
okeefe4prez
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You have to understand that about half the people on this board are TavernHox who jumped on the bandwagon in 2002. They don't understand how bad it can get and think 10 wins is a birthright.
FreedComanche
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Ok, but what's wrong with looking at details like that? It tells you how strong or weak a team was. In ND's case, looking at those details should have stopped them from being number 2. Looking at Iowa last year, the details tell you that the team was actually worse than their record, let alone the offense was what, 115th?
theboat
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The point is that you can look at it however you want. You say they are worse than their record. Others could say they are better than their record. Doesn't matter. They were 4-8. They will be better than that this year. Simple really.
You could also say that they were much worse than their record in 2009, but that doesn't take away the BCS trophy.
HobbieHawk
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Sorry, wrong - that was a failure of coaching. Call TO if your people don't know what to do.
But again, if we'd practiced it, we'd have known what to do.
deanvogs
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What is the point? Those who want to say they were better than their record will say they were 5 plays from 9-3....for those who want to make the case that they were worse than their record, will say they were 2 plays from 2-10. The fact is they were 4-8.
