A Look at IOWA's Crossover games through 2051; Rutgers (our new rival) re-names its Stadium

[Franisdaman]

What follows is a really interesting Aug 29 tweet from Scott Dochterman. I guess this is what happens when you have a 14 team conference.


From 2018-2025:

* Iowa plays Penn State and Rutgers both 5 times.

* Hawkeyes face Ohio State, Michigan, Maryland and Indiana 3x,

* MSU just 2x.


From 2016-2051 (35 year time span):

* Iowa will play all Eastern teams (except Indiana) 16 times (8H/8A).

* Hawkeyes and Hoosiers will play 12 times.


Here's a trivia question for your family and friends: Rutgers is our new rival! What is Rutger's football stadium named / nicknamed?


Answer: HighPoint.com Stadium is the new name for Rutgers’ stadium. It was previously called High Point Solutions Stadium.

"High point" is much more catchy than "the big house" or "the shoe." Am I right?

 

[Harbinger273]

I'm gonna go take a chit and not think about any of this.

 

[naturalmwa]

I'm disappointed that highpoint is a tech company. I was hoping New Jersey had legalized weed.

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

If my math is correct, that’s 108 games vs East Div teams and 210 vs our West brethren over that 35 yr time span.

 

[MeetTheFerentz]

It would be a 36-season cycle (2016-2051 seasons) - 6 different 6-year spans playing one of the teams from the East, never having a matchup with Indiana for West teams or Purdue for East teams. Over that period, every team from the West would play every team from the East 16 times, except Purdue/Indiana, which they would play 12 times (Indiana and Purdue would play each other 36 times, same as division rivals).

So, sounds nice, with things evening out over this period of time, but I think the chances of the B1G having the same current structure in 2031, much less 2051, are pretty slim.

I wish the conference had figured out a better way. I so loved playing Michigan and Ohio St almost every year.

 

[CFNiteHawk85]

Evidently no expansion is planned for the next 36 years

 

[grayhair81]

"In the year 2525, if football is still alive . . "

 

[ruready07]

You’s guys are dead meat!

Anyway, most of our coaching staff is from the decent state of Iowa - so that’s pretty cool

 

[Franisdaman]

Evidently no expansion is planned for the next 36 years

Correct!

 

[Hawkeyeinsoutherncalifornia]

Most of us of not nearly all of us will be drinking beer in heaven watching from above

QUOTE="Franisdaman, post: 5641417, member: 64945"]What follows is a really interesting Aug 29 tweet from Scott Dochterman. I guess this is what happens when you have a 14 team conference.


From 2018-2025:

* Iowa plays Penn State and Rutgers both 5 times.

* Hawkeyes face Ohio State, Michigan, Maryland and Indiana 3x,

* MSU just 2x.


From 2016-2051 (35 year time span):

* Iowa will play all Eastern teams (except Indiana) 16 times (8H/8A).

* Hawkeyes and Hoosiers will play 12 times.


Here's a trivia question for your family and friends: Rutgers is our new rival! What is Rutger's football stadium named / nicknamed?


Answer: HighPoint.com Stadium is the new name for Rutgers’ stadium. It was previously called High Point Solutions Stadium.

"High point" is much more catchy than "the big house" or "the shoe." Am I right? [/QUOTE]

 

[KuwaitHawk]

"In the year 2525, if football is still alive . . "

Which one are you? Zager or Evans?

 

[grayhair81]

Which one are you? Zager or Evans?

I wouldn't claim to be either. It was a God-awful.song that unfortunately was somewhat prophetic.

 

[Franisdaman]

Most of us of not nearly all of us will be drinking beer in heaven watching from above

QUOTE="Franisdaman, post: 5641417, member: 64945"]What follows is a really interesting Aug 29 tweet from Scott Dochterman. I guess this is what happens when you have a 14 team conference.


From 2018-2025:

* Iowa plays Penn State and Rutgers both 5 times.

* Hawkeyes face Ohio State, Michigan, Maryland and Indiana 3x,

* MSU just 2x.


From 2016-2051 (35 year time span):

* Iowa will play all Eastern teams (except Indiana) 16 times (8H/8A).

* Hawkeyes and Hoosiers will play 12 times.


Here's a trivia question for your family and friends: Rutgers is our new rival! What is Rutger's football stadium named / nicknamed?


Answer: HighPoint.com Stadium is the new name for Rutgers’ stadium. It was previously called High Point Solutions Stadium.

"High point" is much more catchy than "the big house" or "the shoe." Am I right?

ummm, in heaven there is no beer!