What expectations are fair for 2017 ???

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  • 2 wins are fair

    Votes: 2 3.2%

  • 3

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 4

    Votes: 1 1.6%

  • 5

    Votes: 3 4.8%

  • 6

    Votes: 8 12.7%

  • 7

    Votes: 19 30.2%

  • 8

    Votes: 22 34.9%

  • 9

    Votes: 7 11.1%

  • 10

    Votes: 1 1.6%

  • 11

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    63
  • Poll closed .
Outside of Ohio St, Wisconsin, and Penn State, the schedule really isn't that difficult. Something to consider, IMO.
 
Tough call here. The have 5 conference home games but 2 of those are against teams they will be overmatched against. the 4 on the road are all going to be tough games. With the soft non conference slate, I'll go with 7
 
It's as much of a crap shoot as it's ever been... New Qb new receivers... They'll go as far as they let them. The Oline and running game can do more than their part. But not if the passing game can't keep defenses honest. 5 would be a disappointing outcome. But I won't sit here and say it couldn't happen. 7 or more and I'd probably be happy with that
 
Xerxes said:
Tough call here. The have 5 conference home games but 2 of those are against teams they will be overmatched against. the 4 on the road are all going to be tough games. With the soft non conference slate, I'll go with 7
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You pretty much nailed this in a previous thread. Iowa will go as far as the defense and special teams carry them. 16 of the 19 years that has been the case. This year won't be any different.
 
trj said:
You pretty much nailed this in a previous thread. Iowa will go as far as the defense and special teams carry them. 16 of the 19 years that has been the case. This year won't be any different.
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I've been thinking of all of my former/current employers and trying to remember if I've ever seen a case where two people of equal rank (OC/DC) and some much responsibility is put on one and so little on the other.

Long story short, Norm deserves a statue and Phil deserves a raise
 
this season fills like 5-7.

2-1 in non-conference
lose at MSU, at Wisc
lose to OSU and PSU
wins against ILL and Purdue
1-2 against @NW and @Neb and Minn
 
I've been thinking 7 or 8 wins since the last offseason. We will lose to somebody that we shouldn't lose to and beat somebody that we shouldn't beat. A bowl game win would be nice. This is a very transitional year. So very good strengths and a lot of questions. Starting to look like lots of Tight Ends, one WR sets? Hopefully one of the freshmen will step up at WR.
 
Will be able to tell a lot more after those 2 first games. We win those 2 then expectations should be 8 or more, as long as the game at Ames is not a field goal fest win. I would not discount that game. ISU will have an offense that can move this time around with a crowd behind them. How well will Iowa move the ball and score. Wadley/T. Young maybe 50 touches in that one?
 
I would argue, there should not be any games where we are not going to hold our own in the trenches. Sure, you could point to DT as a weakness and you would have an argument. However, you have Bazata who is a proven player who can take up offensive linemen with the best of them...and you have some guys who have been in the program for awhile...which typically bodes well. I still think Matt Nelson move there too. DE is going to be a major, major strength...and it's your pass rush that sets the tone for how good your defense is...in most cases. That aspect of our defense could be really special.

To me, if the offensive line improves in pass protection and can give the QB time to throw the ball in face of the inevitable blitzes we will see...then we could really surprise some people. That's the key to the whole season IMO. Last year teams absolutely teed off on us in 2nd and long and 3rd and long...and we gave CJ no time. Teams have that tape. It's the formula until you can show you can make them pay for that strategy.
 
I'm typically an 8-4 type of guy when it comes to minimum expectations. Of course, that doesn't really exist in a vacuum. Last year, 8-4 was kind of a disappointment. In 2013, it was considered by most to be a nice bounce back year. So it just kinda depends.

With a new QB this year, and what looks like a tougher schedule, I think 8-4 would be a good season.

Only time I've ever felt good about going 7-5 was probably in 2001, after having a few really rough years.
 
Untested qb with no real experience. Will Wadley get smeared by being focused on. Handicapped passing game. KF unpredictable. Who knows.
 
In 2015, I really thought after reading, hearing, and seeing the Spring/Fall practices where CJ couldn't even get passes off that we were heading for a 5/6 win season. And we won 12

We knew CJ had skills. We don't know that about our QB's currently on the roster. Stanley looked good for the 3 passes he threw, but who really knows.

It'll come down to QB and WR, if they are average to above average, we'll get our 7-9 wins. If they are horrible, we'll be lucky to get 6
 
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