What is "sea level" for Iowa football?

[NCHawker]

I used to think that the ordinary good year was 8-9 wins at Iowa. History shows that 7 wins is the number more often than not, 7 wins lies in the middle of if you lay out the seasons and 7 wins is the average as well. ESPN has an article comparing and contrasting Auburn with VT. Not VT was a program that I thought Iowa resembled but that was just for a moment in time. They had a long string of 10 wins seasons.

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[BSpringsteen]

It is 7-5.

It needs to be 8-4.

 

[Blackout]

10 win saisons every year with a BoneG title every year. Anything less and the whole staff should get canned.

 

[GhostofBTT]

10 win saisons every year with a BoneG title every year. Anything less and the whole staff should get canned.

IF NEBRASKA CAN DO IT Y WE NO DO IT????

 

[Blackout]

IF NEBRASKA CAN DO IT Y WE NO DO IT????

THEY STOLE KAZ FROM US! HE DID IT!

 

[hawkfan2679]

I would think 7-5 would be considered average.

3-1 non-conference (with 2 MAC schools, an FCS school, and ISU, this should pretty much be the standard every year, shouldn't it?)
4-4 in conference (the very definition of average, going .500 in the conference)

 

[Blackout]

I would think 7-5 would be considered average.

3-1 non-conference (with 2 MAC schools, an FCS school, and ISU, this should pretty much be the standard every year, shouldn't it?)
4-4 in conference (the very definition of average, going .500 in the conference)

Soon the BoneG will have 9 game schedules. And by soon I mean in the next decade.

 

[JonDMiller]

I would think 7-5 would be considered average.

3-1 non-conference (with 2 MAC schools, an FCS school, and ISU, this should pretty much be the standard every year, shouldn't it?)
4-4 in conference (the very definition of average, going .500 in the conference)

I agree with this. 7-5 on the macro.

 

[Makavelihawk]

I agree with this. 7-5 on the macro.

Which certainly should not be the case given Iowa's cupcake pre-season schedule and $$/fanbase advantages over 75% of the Big 10 programs. Period.

 

[BSpringsteen]

The above scenario shouldn't be acceptable as the seal level for any fan.

 

[Makavelihawk]

The above scenario shouldn't be acceptable as the seal level for any fan.

7-5 assumes a loss to ISU. Iowa should NEVER, and I do me NEVER lose to directional Michigan/Illinois schools or UNI. Just based off of that fact, 7-5 should not be acceptable.

 

[hawkfan2679]

I would think 7-5 would be considered average.

3-1 non-conference (with 2 MAC schools, an FCS school, and ISU, this should pretty much be the standard every year, shouldn't it?)
4-4 in conference (the very definition of average, going .500 in the conference)

Using these qualifications, we've had:

5 Above average seasons (2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009)
5 Below average seasons (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2012)
4 Right at average seasons (2001, 2005, 2010, 2011)

 

[IowaFan81]

Fry avg 7.15-4.45
Ferentz avg 7.14-5.36

So essentially Ferentz is Fry (which couldn't be more wrong), but the extra game is a loss. So history (recent) would say 7-5, however with Iowa's propensity to lose 1 game a year that they shouldn't, sea level should be 8-4. This means going either 4-0 or 3-1 ooc and 4-4 or 5-3 in B1G. That isn't too much to ask with the current state of ooc opponents and the B1G itself. Am I right or amirite?

 

[GhostofBTT]

Using these qualifications, we've had:

5 Above average seasons (2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009)
5 Below average seasons (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2012)
4 Right at average seasons (2001, 2005, 2010, 2011)

So using that metric, 7-5 is exactly sea level.