Future Schedules

[Teldar]

If this has been talked about before, my apologies. Just for fun, I looked at Iowa's schedules for 2016-2019. Did anyone notice that we don't play Ohio State at all? We don't play Michigan State at all. And we only play Michigan twice. Our non conference schedule is a joke. We get ISU every year, a MAC team, and an FCS school. There are very few "big" games on the horizon in the next four years unless a no name Big Ten team rises. The only big games we will have is Wisconsin & Nebraska. And there is no guarantee those teams will be any good. I live in Arizona. But if I lived in Iowa, that would really suck as a season ticket holder.

I know we need seven home games to make the budget work. And I know dropping ISU has been discussed for a while. Iowa cant control their conference schedule, but they need to figure out a way to insert some bigger games to look forward to. And the only way to do that is to drop ISU. I know that isnt possible for a few years, but damn.

Also, how did Iowa get totally screwed on their big ten schedule the next four years? With a nine game Big Ten Schedule, you should play almost every school every other year. Yet we have two Big Ten schools (Michigan State & OSU) that we don't play at all.

 

[83Hawk]

Iowa's non-conference schedule gets beaten to death every year. Many erroneously bag on their schedule this year, when in reality, the non-conference schedule of two Power 5 teams and a top ranked FCS teams compares favorable to most other Power 5 schools.

 

[83Hawk]

Iowa's non-conference schedule gets beaten to death every year. Many erroneously bag on their schedule this year, when in reality, the non-conference schedule of two Power 5 teams and a top ranked FCS teams compares favorable to most other Power 5 schools.

 

[Teldar]

When we go to a 9 game conference schedule next year, there will be only one FBS school on our non conference schedule, Iowa State.

The real rub here is how did we get so screwed on our Big Ten schedule?

 

[td77]

If this has been talked about before, my apologies. Just for fun, I looked at Iowa's schedules for 2016-2019. Did anyone notice that we don't play Ohio State at all? We don't play Michigan State at all. And we only play Michigan twice. Our non conference schedule is a joke. We get ISU every year, a MAC team, and an FCS school. There are very few "big" games on the horizon in the next four years unless a no name Big Ten team rises. The only big games we will have is Wisconsin & Nebraska. And there is no guarantee those teams will be any good. I live in Arizona. But if I lived in Iowa, that would really suck as a season ticket holder.

I know we need seven home games to make the budget work. And I know dropping ISU has been discussed for a while. Iowa cant control their conference schedule, but they need to figure out a way to insert some bigger games to look forward to. And the only way to do that is to drop ISU. I know that isnt possible for a few years, but damn.

Also, how did Iowa get totally screwed on their big ten schedule the next four years? With a nine game Big Ten Schedule, you should play almost every school every other year. Yet we have two Big Ten schools (Michigan State & OSU) that we don't play at all.

I don't know where you did your research, but you took a whole lot of time to gripe about an inaccurate truth. We play BOTH MSU and OSU. Great post.

http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/future-schedules.html

2016
September
3 Miami (Ohio) (FF)
10 Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
17 North Dakota State
24 at Rutgers
October
1 Northwestern (Homecoming)
8 at Minnesota
15 at Purdue
22 Wisconsin
29 Bye
November
5 at Penn State
12 Michigan (FW)
19 at Illinois
25 Nebraska (Hy-Vee Heroes Game) (S)


2017
September
2 Open (FF)
9 at Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
16 North Texas
23 Open
30 at Michigan State
October
7 Illinois (Homecoming)
14 Penn State
21 at Northwestern
28 Minnesota (FW)
November
4 Ohio State
11 at Wisconsin
18 Purdue (S)
24 at Nebraska (Hy-Vee Heroes Game)


2018
September
22 Wisconsin
October
6 at Minnesota
13 at Indiana
20 Maryland (Homecoming)
27 at Penn State
November
3 at Purdue
10 Northwestern (FW)
17 at Illinois
23 Nebraska (Hy-Vee Heroes Game)


2019
September
7 Rutgers
October
5 at Michigan
12 Penn State
19 Purdue (Homecoming)
26 at Northwestern
November
9 at Wisconsin
16 Minnesota (FW)
23 Illinois
29 at Nebraska (Hy-Vee Heroes Game)

 

[ichawk24]

I'm tired of message board dipshits complaining about ISU. That game is a guaranteed sellout and will be the most expensive ticket on the schedule. Instead you can have 65k for Pitt or 63k for Syracuse.

 

[Teldar]

I'm tired of message board dipshits complaining about ISU. That game is a guaranteed sellout and will be the most expensive ticket on the schedule. Instead you can have 65k for Pitt or 63k for Syracuse.

Gotta love people that hate. Thanks for the dipshit comment. What are you 12? What's wrong with having ISU 2 of every four years and having a marquee match up with another BCS conference? Oh, I forgot, your opinion is all that matters.

 

[Teldar]

I don't know where you did your research, but you took a whole lot of time to gripe about an inaccurate truth. We play BOTH MSU and OSU. Great post.

http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/future-schedules.html

2016
September
3 Miami (Ohio) (FF)
10 Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
17 North Dakota State
24 at Rutgers
October
1 Northwestern (Homecoming)
8 at Minnesota
15 at Purdue
22 Wisconsin
29 Bye
November
5 at Penn State
12 Michigan (FW)
19 at Illinois
25 Nebraska (Hy-Vee Heroes Game) (S)


2017
September
2 Open (FF)
9 at Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
16 North Texas
23 Open
30 at Michigan State
October
7 Illinois (Homecoming)
14 Penn State
21 at Northwestern
28 Minnesota (FW)
November
4 Ohio State
11 at Wisconsin
18 Purdue (S)
24 at Nebraska (Hy-Vee Heroes Game)


2018
September
22 Wisconsin
October
6 at Minnesota
13 at Indiana
20 Maryland (Homecoming)
27 at Penn State
November
3 at Purdue
10 Northwestern (FW)
17 at Illinois
23 Nebraska (Hy-Vee Heroes Game)


2019
September
7 Rutgers
October
5 at Michigan
12 Penn State
19 Purdue (Homecoming)
26 at Northwestern
November
9 at Wisconsin
16 Minnesota (FW)
23 Illinois
29 at Nebraska (Hy-Vee Heroes Game)

I must have got bad data. I was quoting this link: http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101613aab.html

Still, we are only getting MSU and tOSU once from 2014 -2019, a six year period. That is still terrible.

 

[suburbanhawk]

What happened to the home and home we were supposed to have with UConn?

 

[ichawk24]

Gotta love people that hate. Thanks for the dipshit comment. What are you 12? What's wrong with having ISU 2 of every four years and having a marquee match up with another BCS conference? Oh, I forgot, your opinion is all that matters.

You want interesting schedules. ISU is an annual sellout, showing there is great interest in the games. Pitt/Arizona/ArSU don't sellout. The people have spoken with their wallets, but on the Internet a small minority of complainers attempt to claim day is night.

 

[td77]

I must have got bad data. I was quoting this link: http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101613aab.html

Still, we are only getting MSU and tOSU once from 2014 -2019, a six year period. That is still terrible.

I'll admit, there's definitely some inequity to the schedules. We play Penn St. 4 years in a row when each year we should only have 43% chance of playing anyone in the East.

 

[Clifford C. Clavin]

You want interesting schedules. ISU is an annual sellout, showing there is great interest in the games. Pitt/Arizona/ArSU don't sellout. The people have spoken with their wallets, but on the Internet a small minority of complainers attempt to claim day is night.

Prior to Pitt this year, the most recent games against Pitt, Arizona, and Arizona State were all sold out. Playing ISU every year will now guarantee we never see another non-Big Ten power 5 conference team.

 

[ANYCHawk]

Gotta love people that hate. Thanks for the dipshit comment. What are you 12? What's wrong with having ISU 2 of every four years and having a marquee match up with another BCS conference? Oh, I forgot, your opinion is all that matters.

i missed it, which marquee teams are beating down the doors to play at Iowa and we keep saying no?

 

[ichawk24]

Prior to Pitt this year, the most recent games against Pitt, Arizona, and Arizona State were all sold out. Playing ISU every year will now guarantee we never see another non-Big Ten power 5 conference team.

We sold out some of them. And most of them were not the most expensive single game ticket. ISU is.

 

[Hans81]

I'm with you Teldar - playing ISWho every 2 out of 4 years seems like a reasonable compromise.

 

[Clifford C. Clavin]

We sold out some of them. And most of them were not the most expensive single game ticket. ISU is.

The games you mentioned were all sold out. 2011 Pitt 70585, 2009 Arizona 70585, 2003 Arizona State 70397. In fairness, starting with that 2003 ASU game, they only had 2 games not completely sold out before the 2012 Nebraska game. You can't compare face value to home ISU games because they never host these schools the same year as they host ISU.

 

[MeetTheFerentz]

What happened to the home and home we were supposed to have with UConn?

Holy cow! That hasn't come up in years. I don't remember what the reasoning was, but that series, scheduled for '13-'14, got canceled. Don't know if there was a conflict, or if Iowa saw the writing on the wall for the Big East and got out of it. The cancellation allowed our second road game of the 4-game series against Pitt to get moved from '16 to '14.

And, as mentioned in multiple areas above, there is absolutely no chance of another Power-5 non-conference game other than Iowa State, until the Iowa State series has some length of hiatus (I believe current contract is through 2022 - ouch)

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I must have got bad data. I was quoting this link: http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101613aab.html

Still, we are only getting MSU and tOSU once from 2014 -2019, a six year period. That is still terrible.

Lol, speak for yourself. F*** Ohio State and Mark Dantonio....but especially Ohio State. They don't need any more opportunities to make themselves look good at our expense (even though Ferentz is 4-3 vs Dantonio). If we wanna play either of those two, then we can do so in the BTCG. That's as fine a place to meet them once a season as any.....

Our next trip to Columbus is in 2020, I believe. And I'm just fine with that. Better opportunities for Iowa, all thanks to the geniuses in the Big Ten front office in charge of scheduling. They wanna help us out, why should I complain? Why in the f*** would you complain?


Anywho, kinda surprised looking at the 2016 schedule. While it's a step up, I wouldn't say it's a daunting step, like I've heard people say.

2017 though, damn. That about rivals the 2009 road schedule: at ISU, at MSU, at N'western, at Wisconsin, at Nebraska...with Penn State and Ohio State at home.

 

[td77]

2016 looks like it could again be a good season with CJ back for his senior year.

Yeah 2017 sure looks like a tough slate. Add in a new starting QB to the equation as well and just hope we can squeeze out 6 wins with that brutal schedule.

 

[Teldar]

Lol, speak for yourself. F*** Ohio State and Mark Dantonio....but especially Ohio State. They don't need any more opportunities to make themselves look good at our expense (even though Ferentz is 4-3 vs Dantonio). If we wanna play either of those two, then we can do so in the BTCG. That's as fine a place to meet them once a season as any.....

Our next trip to Columbus is in 2020, I believe. And I'm just fine with that. Better opportunities for Iowa, all thanks to the geniuses in the Big Ten front office in charge of scheduling. They wanna help us out, why should I complain? Why in the f*** would you complain?


Anywho, kinda surprised looking at the 2016 schedule. While it's a step up, I wouldn't say it's a daunting step, like I've heard people say.

2017 though, damn. That about rivals the 2009 road schedule: at ISU, at MSU, at N'western, at Wisconsin, at Nebraska...with Penn State and Ohio State at home.

Why complain? Because strength of schedule matters. If we happen to have a great year this year with one loss, there is a good chance we don't make the playoff because our SOS will suck. Plus, as a fan, I like to see big games. Who wants to keep watching us play Rutgers, Maryland, Purdue, Illinois? Every game doesn't need to be a big game. But look at this year. After the Northwestern game, is there a big game left the rest of the way? No.

 

[ichawk24]

When I mentioned ticket pricing, I was comparing it to other tickets for those specific seasons. Here is what I could find:

http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/iowa-m-footbl-archive.html

2004: $55 ISU, $44 all others
2005: $60 Michigan, $48 all others UNI BSU ILL IND MINN
2007: $50 all games
2008: $65 ISU, Wisky, $50 all others
2009: $65 Arizona (I am incorrect here), $52 all others
2010: $65 for Iowa State, Penn State, Wisconsin and Ohio State. $55 Eastern Illinois, Ball State and Michigan State
2011: $70 Michigan; $65 Indiana, Northwestern, and Michigan State; and $57 Tennessee Tech, Pittsburgh (ugh) and Louisiana-Monroe.
2012: $70 ISU, Nebraska, $55 CMU (other games somewhere in betwee)
2013: $70 Wisconsin and Michigan, $65 Northern Illinois, Michigan State, and Northwestern, $60 Western Michigan, and $55 Missouri State
2014: $70 ISU, Wisky, Nebraska $65 Indiana, NW, $60 UNI, $55 Ball State
2015: $65 B1G and Pitt (night game helps), $60 NT, $55 Illinois State

 

[meatloaf55]

Lol, speak for yourself. F*** Ohio State and Mark Dantonio....but especially Ohio State. They don't need any more opportunities to make themselves look good at our expense (even though Ferentz is 4-3 vs Dantonio). If we wanna play either of those two, then we can do so in the BTCG. That's as fine a place to meet them once a season as any.....

Our next trip to Columbus is in 2020, I believe. And I'm just fine with that. Better opportunities for Iowa, all thanks to the geniuses in the Big Ten front office in charge of scheduling. They wanna help us out, why should I complain? Why in the f*** would you complain?


Anywho, kinda surprised looking at the 2016 schedule. While it's a step up, I wouldn't say it's a daunting step, like I've heard people say.

2017 though, damn. That about rivals the 2009 road schedule: at ISU, at MSU, at N'western, at Wisconsin, at Nebraska...with Penn State and Ohio State at home.

Eh I disagree. We are in the Big Ten, while that doesn't mean as much as it used to I still want to play the teams in our conference. I don't care as much about SOS or anything, I have just enjoyed the games against the big time opponents of the big ten. By your logic we should drop down to the AAC so we have a better chance of winning every game. I understand Ohio State has beaten us more times than a nun beats a school boy but a win over them is so much sweeter than rutgers purdue etc.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Why complain? Because strength of schedule matters. (Let's look at 2009 and talk about how much SOS matters. Iowa would've been left out of the NC, not because they avoided the best teams in conference play- they didn't...they played them all on the road...- but because of who they are compared to Texas and Alabama. SOS is not everything, and in the playoff world, while there's more opportunity, Iowa still needs to do about what you would expect in order for them to get in the CFB playoff.....which brings me to my next point->) If we happen to have a great year this year with one loss, there is a good chance we don't make the playoff because our SOS will suck. (No, it won't be because of our SOS. It will probably be because of who we lost to at this point. Besides, if Iowa loses to say, Northwestern, and then wins out and beats Ohio State in the BTCG, the only "good/great" teams we will have avoided are Michigan and Michigan State. Our non-conference schedule is no different, and actually better, especially if Pitt keeps winning, than what a lot of teams have. So what about our conference schedule is so horrible because we hypothetically played Ohio State, and hypothetically beat them, at the end of the season as opposed to the middle of the season? And if we were 12-0 and lost in the BTCG then we probably don't deserve to be in the CFB playoff anyways. Plus, as a fan, I like to see big games. (Meh....watching big games gets old after a while.......winning is more fun, especially when you allow the schedule to take care of itself. Iowa is never EVER going to play a bottom tier FCS schedule like some of you are afraid is happening. The schedule will take care of itself, and if Iowa wins the games put in front of them then that's all they can do. And as a reminder, if we're just discussing CFB playoff possibilities here.........let that sink in while you reflect on your state of mind following the 2014 season..........Iowa will never avoid the best team from the East and will always be facing a presumably ranked, or highly ranked, opponent if they play in the BTCG...unless of course you have a repeat of 2012, in which a 7-win Wisconsin team, playing there via ridiculously extreme circumstances, embarrassed an overrated Nebraska team.) Who wants to keep watching us play Rutgers, Maryland, Purdue, Illinois? (Well, you're gonna have to get used to watching Iowa play Purdue and Illinois every year unless you'd like Iowa to leave the Big Ten because.....they're kinda in our same division. Sorry about that. Iowa has also yet to play Rutgers, and plays them twice in the next 4 years it looks like. You also get your wish because Maryland is on there once. Schedule taking care of itself. Just sayin.......................) Every game doesn't need to be a big game. (But it can't be Purdue and Illinois?.......So you want to play Wisconsin every week with Ohio State and Michigan State mixed in there occasionally. I get it.) But look at this year. After the Northwestern game, is there a big game left the rest of the way? No. (Lol, I'd give you time to think about that, but you probably seemed pretty confidant in what you just wrote, so allow me to retort.

-At Indiana....many people had us losing this game at the beginning of the year. Some still do.

-Minnesota....since we're not adhering to double standards and we must remember the past (and be bitter about it), this is the team that beat us 53-17 or whatever that horrible score was. Who cares if their offense is sucking right now? That makes me happy, actually. I'm smiling right now just thinking about it.

-At Nebraska....chance for a 2nd win in 3 years at Lincoln, thus ruining the Huskers' season and possibly clinching the Big Ten West, and you're gonna tell me we have no big games left? BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE.......

-BTCG vs Ohio State....okay I should put Michigan State here because the writing is pretty much on the wall at this point that this is how it's going down, but from a purely on-paper, talent-based perspective, Ohio State will turn on their jets and start looking like the team they were a year ago and make their way into the BTCG. And since you decided to open the door to the possibility that Iowa would be playing in the BTCG, for a shot at the CFB playoff, you can't all of the sudden suggest that Iowa won't be playing in anymore big games this season, after Northwestern, now can you?..............

Deal with it.

 

[bagdropper]

Scheduling thread # 132,943, 132,942 of them an utter waste of time.

Carry on with the "fun".

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Eh I disagree. We are in the Big Ten, while that doesn't mean as much as it used to I still want to play the teams in our conference. I don't care as much about SOS or anything, I have just enjoyed the games against the big time opponents of the big ten. By your logic we should drop down to the AAC so we have a better chance of winning every game. (Well, an undefeated schedule is an undefeated schedule. Look at Florida State last year, they pretty much HAD to go undefeated, and many of the "experts" have even said as much, or they would've been on the outside looking in. That was the defending national champion, who could've been passed over by TCU or Baylor had they lost just once. TCU and Baylor......) I understand Ohio State has beaten us more times than a nun beats a school boy but a win over them is so much sweeter than rutgers purdue etc. (I agree. But would you rather play them twice in a season, or once? And would you rather play them in October....or December? The schedule will take care of itself, and if we're good enough, we'll be guaranteed to play a good team from the East, no matter what.)

 

[ghostOfHomer777]

The good news is that 2016 could be a good year to "catch" Michigan.

Even though they return a good group of RBs and an excellent TE, they have to replace A LOT of experience on the OL, their 2 top WRs, and Rudock at QB (replacing the QB may not be that hard).

On defense, they have to replace A TON of experience on BOTH the DL and at LB. They return some excellent players in the back-end ... but it's harder to be successful in the back-end if front seven aren't as strong.

The Wolverines will still be talented and well-coached ... but the lack of experience should be felt up in Ann Arbor in 2016.

 

[meatloaf55]

I agree with you for the most part I just don't want to completely lose these matchups that we used to get more routinely. More than anything it is our players and fans not being able to attend a game in the Horseshoe or the Big house for 6 years. Or fans and players of OSU or Michigan/Michigan State not being able to attend a game in Kinnick Stadium. But the conference layout is getting set and I do like that we play the Big Ten West teams every year. More geographical rivals and pretty good competition. I don't see it changing unless the Big Ten kicks out Maryland and Rutgers (That's never going to happen).