Bigtenchamp
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The rest of the big ten is horrible also.
The thing that can perhaps give some hope
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okeefe4prez
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Northwestern currently has 100% of the Conference's wins against BCS teams with those coming against perennial cellar dwellers Syracuse and Vanderbilt. Thank God the Pac 12 canceled the planned pre-season series with the B10, that would have been ugly.
Herkyalert
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The defense is much better than I expected, but the offense is much worse. If the defense can keep this going and improve along the way, and the offense somehow starts to click, Iowa can win 7 games this year.
That's my wishful thinking. Iowa has 2 games left to figure things out on offense or this season will be one without a bowl game.
That's my wishful thinking. Iowa has 2 games left to figure things out on offense or this season will be one without a bowl game.
Cover3
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The Big Ten is an embarrassment. After OSU's meltdowns against LSU and Florida in the 2006-07 Championship games, there was this knee-jerk reaction by the conference at large to go spread. I'm not sure if we're all having growing pains in the middle of that process, but the talent disparity is sickening.
I.e., Nebraska lost by 6 last night, but one who would watch that game without knowing the score would have just thought UCLA was thrashing them. Fact is, talent is less in the B1G, speed is less in the B1G. Only Michigan and OSU have every consistently competed nationally relying on talent. For everyone else, the 1990s Wisconsin teams provide the best model for competing with the Pac-12 and SEC (massive O-line and dominant D-line; see 1999 Rose Bowl win vs. UCLA). Iowa used this equation well in the 2000s, and accordingly, we held our own against the SEC and Pac-12.
If you win in the trenches, and have a powerful rush game, you can stay in it and physically match them. The B1G has always been a step slower, but now we're slower and undersized.
I.e., Nebraska lost by 6 last night, but one who would watch that game without knowing the score would have just thought UCLA was thrashing them. Fact is, talent is less in the B1G, speed is less in the B1G. Only Michigan and OSU have every consistently competed nationally relying on talent. For everyone else, the 1990s Wisconsin teams provide the best model for competing with the Pac-12 and SEC (massive O-line and dominant D-line; see 1999 Rose Bowl win vs. UCLA). Iowa used this equation well in the 2000s, and accordingly, we held our own against the SEC and Pac-12.
If you win in the trenches, and have a powerful rush game, you can stay in it and physically match them. The B1G has always been a step slower, but now we're slower and undersized.
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