Check that again. I counted six games since 1989 not counting Iowa. Minnesota three times, Wisconsin twice and Florida State once. There were also three games against teams that are now in Power Five conferences. TCU twice during the regular season and a top ten Utah team once. That Utah game still gives me nightmares.
In isu math this is an example of their un-touchable excellence.
Data points must be molded to fit a narrative. If a pivot table is supporting it even better.
I looked it up yesterday but I believe that number would be one (FSU). Maybe two but I think it's only one
It's only one, FSU. And the ISU athletic department did not schedule that game three years or more in advance. As Lone Clone noted, they were invited to play in the Eddie Robinson Classic.
When they did have a 4 game non conference schedule. here are the teams they decided to do home/away 2 game series games with instead of scheduling a P5 schools in last 20 years. NIU, Army, Toledo, UNLV, Kent St, UConn, Tulsa, Toledo & Akron.
Since 1998, Iowa has played Kansas State in the Kickoff Classic and Syracuse twice, along with the ones you just named off.
I can't believe that this is even a talking point for some people. When you have a 9 game conference schedule with a set P5 nonconference rivalry game, you're not going to schedule another P5. Iowa doesn't do it, but ISU should? I mean, isn't 10 P5's enough? Most of the games you listed there happened when iowa played 8 conference games. Now, if Cy-Hawk goes away, I'm all for scheduling another P5. And you won't see me arguing to keep that game on the schedule.
Perhaps they should refrain from attempting to run schedule smack.
If that is right that is a fricking awesome stat.
14 games
Faint praise. If I were a clone (just threw up a bit in my mouth) I'd be looking to be a version of somebody else.
They want to be the bear. Still trying, you've got to give them that.
credit for "trying"...ok. Problem is, they're convinced they already are.
There should be a clock rolling at the start of the game in Kinnick to show that while they are playing
Not since September 13th, 2014. That's also the date of their last win in football against Iowa anywhere, unless you count the forfeit in 2020.
Wait this means a huge chunk of clown fans on cryclown fanatic have never seen isu beat Iowa. Or maybe it is just how that fan base behaves. Only at isu is a Marching Band leaving from the wrong entrance justification for being assaulted.
7 years - that's 2 whole classes, at 5 years per class plus a pandemic year. And next year it'll be 3.
Nothing quite screams isu being “the bear” than those data points. Then again clown fans are really proficient at telling us what does and doesn’t count.
Didn't the 2020 data not include the Michigan game or something? I'm still not convinced ISU beat us in viewership in 2020.
I'm going to guess that the three ISU games on ESPN + probably got about 750k total and that is being real generous. So that would bring ISU's average down to 1,560,538 or about 1/2 of what Iowa games drew.
ESPN + ladies and gentlemen. And the game is not sold out and neither is any of their other games as of yet.
I hear they are gonna install tvs in public restrooms across Ames so it could be shown there.
They should black out the game to draw more fans, just like local pro teams Sometimes do.
Their version of "black out" is imitating Hawkeye uniforms.
