way too early predict Iowa 2017 win-loss record

Minimal expectations......That translates to 9-3. This feels like a KF special. I wouldn't be shocked if this team exceeded expectations it seems like that's when KF does his best work.
 
Just looking at the schedule, and a 1st-year QB, put me in the 6-6 camp.

But, I hate predicting W/L before we've even seen the team play a game. Football season almost never seems to go the way I expect.

I'll say 3-0 in the OOC schedule, and W's over Illinois, Minny, and Purdue. I didn't give Iowa much benefit of the doubt in road games, though. @MSU and @NW, maybe @Nebby might be the other winnable games in that bunch. I'd say 8-4 is about the ceiling. Just a tough schedule in '17.
 
trj said:
Minimal expectations......That translates to 9-3. This feels like a KF special. I wouldn't be shocked if this team exceeded expectations it seems like that's when KF does his best work.
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LOL, yep - I can't argue with that.
 
8-4, with the potential for 6-6 or even 10-2.

We return the core of a defense that played very well down the stretch and has good potential at the unknown positions, our top playmakers at WR and RB, and the entire OL. Stanley should have some growing pains, but he has great potential as well. I say we drop one of @ISU, Minn, and @NW, and steal one from the group of @Wisc, PSU, or @ Neb.
 
Hard to find the wins with this schedule, outside of North Texas,

Feels like 5-7, with wins against North Texas, Illannoy and Purdue.
Then, Wyoming and at Northwestern.
Kurt has never been over .500 in his career against the Cyclones, and ISU will be much improved from last year, and Kurt will end up being 9-10, overall, against the Cyclones.

Sep. 2 Wyoming Cowboys
Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Time TBA
TV TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Sep. 9 at Iowa State Cyclones
Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA Time TBA
TV TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Sep. 16 North Texas Mean Green
Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Time TBA
TV TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Sep. 23 Penn State Nittany Lions
Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Time TBA
TV TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Sep. 30 at Michigan State Spartans
Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI Time TBA
TV TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Oct. 7 Illinois Fighting Illini (HC)
Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Time TBA
TV TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Oct. 14 OFF
Saturday
Oct. 21 at Northwestern Wildcats
Ryan Field, Evanston, IL Time TBA
TV TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Oct. 28 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Time TBA
TV TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Nov. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes
Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Time TBA
TV TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Nov. 11 at Wisconsin Badgers
Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Time TBA
TV TBA Buy
Tickets
Saturday
Nov. 18 Purdue Boilermakers
Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Time TBA
TV TBA Buy
Tickets
Friday
Nov. 24 at Nebraska Cornhuskers
Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Time TBA
TV TBA Buy
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Saturday
Dec. 2
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Big Ten Championship Game
 
Offense- lots of returning starters, including Akrum Wadley, and the entire offensive line. TE's should be better and stronger and better utilized. New Offensive Coordinator, New QB coach has to be a step up from the last 5 years. More experienced WR's. including Matt Vandeberg. If the offensive line gels quickly and we get another running back to step up, I would expect Wadley to have killer year. Which will set up the whole offense for a killer year. I don't think I have ever seen so many 300 pound linemen on an Iowa roster. Looking for good things out of the offense.

On Defense, experienced linebackers, Experienced DB's. Defensive ends should be better last year, Nelson had some good games last year, he should be bigger and stronger this year. The question mark is the interior linemen.

My WAG (wild ass guess), 8-4. Losses to PSU, OSU and 2 others.
 
My prediction at this point would be 7-5. Since Ferentz's 2nd season Iowa has won less than 6 games exactly once, and that's with plenty of schedules as hard as this year's will be. So I find it hard to see 4 or 5 wins like some of the negative nancies on here. The only game I don't see us having any chance in is the Ohio State game with second least likely being at Wisconsin. We typically play well against Penn State at Kinnick and I don't see Nebraska being markedly better. The ISU game is always a toss up, but I still see us winning that game given the talent disparity. The wild card game in my view is Michigan State on the road. They were downright bad this past season, but it's hard to see them being anywhere near that bad again. I would say 10-2 is a realistic ceiling with 6-6 being worst case.
 
Stanzi said:
My prediction at this point would be 7-5. Since Ferentz's 2nd season Iowa has won less than 6 games exactly once, and that's with plenty of schedules as hard as this year's will be. So I find it hard to see 4 or 5 wins like some of the negative nancies on here. The only game I don't see us having any chance in is the Ohio State game with second least likely being at Wisconsin. We typically play well against Penn State at Kinnick and I don't see Nebraska being markedly better. The ISU game is always a toss up, but I still see us winning that game given the talent disparity. The wild card game in my view is Michigan State on the road. They were downright bad this past season, but it's hard to see them being anywhere near that bad again. I would say 10-2 is a realistic ceiling with 6-6 being worst case.
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We typically play well against PSU when Paterno was coaching. We saw it this year, PSU is in a class above and they landed another great class this year. The years of beating PSU are long over.
 
Hawks go 3-0 in non conference. Wyoming will be a tougher game. They should be ranked possibly when the season starts. I think Iowa will beat them 24-14, something like that.
Hawks lose to PSU at home, then win next four vs MSU, Illini, Gophers, and NW. At 7-1 play Ohio State at home and lose. Then lose to Wisconsin at Camp Randall going 7-3. Then rebound and whoop purdue and continue to own Nebby and finish at 9-3 and then face Michigan in the Big Ten Championship game. And lose. Going 9-4, and then win some New Years Bowl game like the Outbackish level. 10-4 with a bowl win.
 
Hawkeyes will have a decent offense next year. They'll also have an adequate defense. They'll be upper division Big Ten, but hope they don't have to play a middle of the road SEC again in a bowl and get whipped.

Low 7-5 High 9-3

Just win a freeking bowl game. Detroit is fine.
 
iloveyoularrystation said:
Hawks go 3-0 in non conference. Wyoming will be a tougher game. They should be ranked possibly when the season starts. I think Iowa will beat them 24-14, something like that.
Hawks lose to PSU at home, then win next four vs MSU, Illini, Gophers, and NW. At 7-1 play Ohio State at home and lose. Then lose to Wisconsin at Camp Randall going 7-3. Then rebound and whoop purdue and continue to own Nebby and finish at 9-3 and then face Michigan in the Big Ten Championship game. And lose. Going 9-4, and then win some New Years Bowl game like the Outbackish level. 10-4 with a bowl win.
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I like it but if they can't beat PSU, Wisconsin and OSU or UM, how they gonna beat a good team in the bowl?
 
Stanzi said:
My prediction at this point would be 7-5. Since Ferentz's 2nd season Iowa has won less than 6 games exactly once, and that's with plenty of schedules as hard as this year's will be. So I find it hard to see 4 or 5 wins like some of the negative nancies on here. The only game I don't see us having any chance in is the Ohio State game with second least likely being at Wisconsin. We typically play well against Penn State at Kinnick and I don't see Nebraska being markedly better. The ISU game is always a toss up, but I still see us winning that game given the talent disparity. The wild card game in my view is Michigan State on the road. They were downright bad this past season, but it's hard to see them being anywhere near that bad again. I would say 10-2 is a realistic ceiling with 6-6 being worst case.
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The last time Iowa played well against PSU in Kinnick, KOK was the OC and people still thought JP was a good guy and that was against a poor PSU team that went 7-6.

Along with OSU, PSU holds the biggest talent edge over Iowa in the conference and their QB is a matchup nightmare for Iowa.

Thankfully, they lost one of, if not their best player, in Godwin and I think they may have lost their entire DL as well so they may take a step back.
 
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