This is a wholly inaccurate assessment of the Michigan offense and the likes of Iowa State. While Michigan was 70th in total yards per game, they were NOT 70th in yards per play at 6.11 per play. Michigan had one of the most efficient offenses in all of football. Top 5 in passing efficiency. Top 3 in tackles for loss allowed. Top 14 in scoring. When they got in the red zone they scored TD's over 70% of the time. They never turned the ball over.There’s a limit to the jump Iowa is going to make under KF at this point in his career, but you might be surprised at what it would do to jump up to 70th. Michigan’s offense was 70th nationally in yards per play and yards per game, so you can play a really good Game there if your D is elite. Iowa State was 70th nationally in scoring offense at 26.2 PPG and Iowa was 129th at 15.4.
If Iowa had a 70th level offense (still below average in FBS), the record likely would have only been 1-2 games better, but the narrative would have been completely different. Iowa would likely have competed against PSU and Michigan and maybe they steal one or the other. They’d have definitely beaten Minnesota….but the bulk of the rest of the games would have been significantly larger wins and Iowa would have been no kind of punch line (and BF probably stays at that point).
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