seems about right, although Nebby is too high and MSU is too low IMHO
Yep. Also, Iowa is too high. There is not a proven offense in place yet.Washington - from playoffs to behind buttgers in pre season polls
meh, defense wins football gamesYep. Also, Iowa is too high. There is not a proven offense in place yet.
So we're playing the 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, and 16th ranked teams in the conference along with the #1. Sounds like a recipe for making the playoffs! 😀
No doubt they've struggled against really good teams most of the time lately but an offense that is at least somewhat competent will go a long ways. Tough to keep stopping teams when your O goes 3 and out so much no matter how good your D is.Iowa has benefitted from the unbalanced schedule for years. Now, an 18 team league helps them even further. Iowa's great D appears vs bottom feeder teams, but gets exposed vs the top teams.
This year will be no different.
I agree. It’s easy to knock the defense based on final scores, but how did the defense look against top teams in the first half, even through third quarter? They kept a historically horrible offense in several games for longer than they deserved to be.No doubt they've struggled against really good teams most of the time lately but an offense that is at least somewhat competent will go a long ways. Tough to keep stopping teams when your O goes 3 and out so much no matter how good your D is.
Personally, I think Wisconsin, Illinois, UCLA and MSU are too high. UCLA will finish last imo.
FIFY...Personally, I think Wisconsin, Illinois, UCLA and MSU are too high. UCLA will finish Show more imo.
Nebby will bump themselves down. What it it? Seven losing seasons? They have sucked for years. The Hawks own them.I hate to admit it, but I don’t think Nebby is too high. Who should bump them down? They will have a freshman QB - but the defense will be very strong again and the entire program will probably improve based on Rhules typical trajectory. Plus a SUPER favorable schedule. Cupcake soft to start the year for a freshman QB - they couldn’t have planned it any better.
I do wish the Hawks had the 5 to 4 home games BIG schedule this year.
Hawks have proven defense. Won 10 games with no offense and the worst quarterback in the big. The offense will be improved.Yep. Also, Iowa is too high. There is not a proven offense in place yet.
Wisconsin perhaps....but who do you move the others under? Indiana and Purdue are pretty weak.Personally, I think Wisconsin, Illinois, UCLA and MSU are too high. UCLA will finish last imo.
Nebraska is always overrated… when was the last time they even made a bowl game? JHC that suck … they beat us once in what 10 tries? Simply mind blowing they should have them last in every preseason poll until they can prove a winning record in the last damn decade
Wisconsin could be really good. Depends on their QB play. I’m not sold on him. I think Wisconsin will be a .500 team because of it. My bottom would probably look like this:Wisconsin perhaps....but who do you move the others under? Indiana and Purdue are pretty weak.
Iowa can win the BIG and no it was NOT a fair catch!
That's roughly where they finished last year. I'd say that's about right (with the assumption the offense has to be better than dead last).Yep. Also, Iowa is too high. There is not a proven offense in place yet.
Hasn’t been for some time. At least there’s hope this year.Yep. Also, Iowa is too high. There is not a proven offense in place yet.
11-1 would be more than likely a B1G Championship game. It would at the very least be a home playoff game. Let alone just qualifying.Will we be favored in 11 of our 12 games? Would 11-1 get us in the B1G Championship game and/or the CFP?
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Iowa's 2024 schedule:
............................Sep 28 BYE.............................................
- vs. Illinois State, August 31, 2024
- vs. Iowa State, September 7, 2024
- vs. Troy, September 14, 2024
- at Minnesota, September 21, 2024
............................Nov 16 BYE.............................................
- at Ohio State, October 5, 2024
- vs. Washington, October 12, 2024
- at Michigan State, October 19, 2024
- vs. Northwestern, October 26, 2024
- vs. Wisconsin, November 2, 2024
- at UCLA, November 8, 2024
- at Maryland, November 23, 2024
- vs. Nebraska, November 29, 2024
$10 they don’t finish lastLol…you have to “show more” to see Purdue.
Small bet, low bar. Really putting yourself out there. Illinois, NW, Michigan St and Indiana on your schedule. All you have to do is beat 1 of them.$10 they don’t finish last
I’m not a “drop a lot of money on a bet” type of guy. But yea. Purdue has those 4, Nebraska at home, an upset opportunity in ND, a potentially mediocre Wisconsin team, and Oregon on a Friday night after they play osu, though that game is like a 1% chance.Small bet, low bar. Really putting yourself out there. Illinois, NW, Michigan St and Indiana on your schedule. All you have to do is beat 1 of them.
Why stop with Purdue.$10 they don’t finish last
Good call!Why stop with Purdue.
I’d put $10 on every single team finishing at least one spot different than this poll is guessing. Your gonna hit on at least 12 of the 18.