Iowa #2 per PFF (May 25) & # 3 in Sporting News (May 25), Athlon's (May 18), CBS Sports (May 5) & ESPN's (May 4) B1G Power Rankings

[Franisdaman]

PFF's May 25, 2021 Story:

College Football: PFF ELO rankings for all 130 FBS teams heading into the 2021 season​

3. Ohio State
9. Iowa
14. Wisconsin
19. Penn State
24. Indiana
25. Michigan

College Football: PFF ELO rankings for all 130 FBS teams heading into the 2021 season | College Football | PFF

The Alabama Crimson Tide rank No. 1 in PFF's ELO rankings despite losing Mac Jones, DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle, among others, to the 2021 NFL Draft.

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Sporting News May 25, 2021 Story:

College football rankings: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State lead Sporting News' preseason top 25​

3. Ohio State
15. Indiana
18. Iowa
20. Wisconsin
25. Penn State

College football rankings: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State lead Sporting News' preseason top 25 | Sporting News

SN's Preseason Top 25 for college football

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Athlon Sports May 18, 2021 Story:

College Football Rankings: Top 25 for 2021​

4. Ohio State
13. Wisconsin
16. Iowa
19. Penn State
21. Indiana

Way-Too-Early Top 25 College Football Rankings for 2022

A detailed look at the Top 25 college football team rankings for 2022 from the editors of the most accurate NCAAF preseason CFB ranking magazine.

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CBS Sports May 5, 2021 Story:

College football rankings: Alabama on top, Oregon rockets up CBS Sports' post-spring top 25​

4. Ohio State
12. Wisconsin
18. Iowa
19. Penn State
21. Indiana
23. Michigan

College football rankings: Alabama on top, Oregon rockets up CBS Sports' post-spring top 25

The defending, undefeated national champions end the spring still leading the college football world

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ESPN's May 4, 2021 Story:

College Football Post-Spring Top 25 Power Rankings​

5. Ohio State
11. Indiana
14. Iowa
18. Wisconsin
23. Penn State

Oklahoma takes over top spot in post-spring power rankings

While perennial title contenders Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State will have to replace quarterbacks this year, Oklahoma returns Spencer Rattler, helping the Sooners take the top spot in our updated offseason rankings.

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Athlon's March 11, 2021 Story:


Athlon's Power Rankings on March 11, 2021

9th for Little Debbie, the official snack cake of the B1G, seems high!!!

Oh, and fook Wisconsin!!!

2021 B1G Power Rankings:

1. Ohio State
2 Wisconsin
3 IOWA
4 Indiana
5 Penn State
6 Michigan
7 Northwestern
8 Minnesota
9 Nebraska
10 Maryland
11 Purdue
12 Michigan State
13 Rutgers (@MrsScrew )
14 Illinois

The FULL Story & Analysis:

Big Ten Football: Spring 2021 Power Rankings and Storylines to Watch

Spring practice for the 2021 college football season is just around the corner for most teams and that includes the 14 programs in the Big Ten. Northwestern,

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[St_Henry_Buckeye]

Not surprised at all. You guys are gonna have a good year.

 

[JerseyCityHawki]

Wisconsin is only in there because they have been “the team to beat” for a decade Iowa needs to paste them every year like they did this past year and let the whoopings get bigger and bigger every year .. yes... I like that idea myself

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

After last season, it’s hard to see how Wisconsin is ranked #2.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

I dont care what the preseason tabloids say, it's time to win the West.

 

[natchrlman]

I’m guessing we’ll see a lot of growth from Petras....he should have some really good competition in camp

 

[CalmHawk]

The only position I am worried about on the team is WR and finding a playmaker there.

DL I am confident we have enough there.

 

[Franisdaman]

Not surprised at all. You guys are gonna have a good year.

Listen here, St Buckeye....

Oh, I mean, hope you're right!! thanks!!!

 

[Franisdaman]

The only position I am worried about on the team is WR and finding a playmaker there.

DL I am confident we have enough there.

In Copeland we trust.

 

[CalmHawk]

In Copeland we trust.

Oh I agree, this will be his hardest job IMO. Replacing a 4 year and 3 year starter

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

The only position I am worried about on the team is WR and finding a playmaker there.

DL I am confident we have enough there.

QB?

 

[CalmHawk]

QB?

Not really. We have a starter coming back that, despite your opinion, improved a lot towards the end of the year. And we have backups that people like you say should be starting yesterday so I see no need to list that as being worried. Heck, if our backups are better than a 6-2 starting that showed growth sign me up!!!

 

[not_mantiteo]

I’m guessing we’ll see a lot of growth from Petras....he should have some really good competition in camp

I hope so. It will be his 4th year in the program.

 

[bumpstock]

Not really. We have a starter coming back that, despite your opinion, improved a lot towards the end of the year. And we have backups that people like you say should be starting yesterday so I see no need to list that as being worried. Heck, if our backups are better than a 6-2 starting that showed growth sign me up!!!

Yup. Spencer just needs to calm down during the 1st Qtr/Half when those 70,000 Screaming Hawk Fans are making Kinnick rattle in 2021!

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

I hope so. It will be his 4th year in the program.

He just needs a full offseason!

 

[RomanHawk]

He just needs a full offseason!

He needs an off fullseason.

 

[HawkInArk]

I hope so. It will be his 4th year in the program.

Slow your roll. He needs more time..

 

[CalmHawk]

It is clear that QB development is something a lot of posters do not understand on this board.

 

[David1979]

9th for Little Debbie, the official snack cake of the B1G, seems high!!!

Oh, and fook Wisconsin!!!

2021 B1G Power Rankings:

1. Ohio State
2 Wisconsin
3 IOWA
4 Indiana
5 Penn State
6 Michigan
7 Northwestern
8 Minnesota
9 Nebraska
10 Maryland
11 Purdue
12 Michigan State
13 Rutgers (@MrsScrew )
14 Illinois

Big Ten Football: Spring 2021 Power Rankings and Storylines to Watch

Spring practice for the 2021 college football season is just around the corner for most teams and that includes the 14 programs in the Big Ten. Northwestern,

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Wisconsin #2? I don't buy it.

 

[HawkInArk]

It is clear that QB development is something a lot of posters do not understand on this board.

Let me start by saying I hope the reasoning behind Spencer being one of the worst QBs in the conference is the lack of a full, organized off-season. I want him to be good moving forward.

Now, this guy was recruited to play QB for a major college football program. Combine the skills he's already supposed to have to warrant D1 recruitment with him being in Iowa City for multiple seasons. Are we really asking too much?

Honestly, I would expect a true frosh to make better decisions.

Spencer Petras SHOULD be developed by now.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

It is clear that QB development is something a lot of posters do not understand on this board.

O we get. We get that for some reason a 65% completion percentage would take a decade of development under our staff. We understand that development of reading the system and not checking down to your safety net within 2 reads takes atleast 3 years of starting experience if you didn't come to Iowa with that ability. We get it. Contrary to what @FlickShagwell thinks the guy had 2 good halves of football. He was at like 110-120 yards with a sub 60% completion percentage in both the Illinois and wiscy first halves everyone likes to point to.


Speaking of development wasn't Nate Stanley pretty direct that there was very little time spent on skill development while at Iowa?

 

[UNIowaHawk]

How is Nebraska ahead of anyone? They lost their best player (Robinson) and most of their run game (Robinson, Mills, McCaffery). Martinez threw for 4 TD's and 3 picks. Their #1 WR is likely Oliver Martin or Falck-- which combined for 18 catches. On their OL they only return their center and a crappy RT.

 

[MitchLL]

Athlons????????????????

LOL, they're horrible in their predictions.

 

[bucky44]

At this point I think you’re throwing darts after OSU, and even they will likely not be as strong as recent years. It was tough to get a gauge on some teams last year

• PSU is still very talented and perhaps new OC Mike Yurcich could work some magic with Clifford
• Allen is a strong defensive mind for Indiana and they have some playmakers on offense
• Wisconsin returns quite a bit on both sides of the ball and likely will benefit from getting healthy on offense
• Iowa will always be strong defensively and still has talent on offense despite the departures
• I don’t believe in Michigan at this point, but they still are talented and did revamp the coaching staff

Northwestern and Minnesota could surprise, but I’m not expecting it this year

 

[CalmHawk]

O we get. We get that for some reason a 65% completion percentage would take a decade of development under our staff. We understand that development of reading the system and not checking down to your safety net within 2 reads takes atleast 3 years of starting experience if you didn't come to Iowa with that ability. We get it. Contrary to what @FlickShagwell thinks the guy had 2 good halves of football. He was at like 110-120 yards with a sub 60% completion percentage in both the Illinois and wiscy first halves everyone likes to point to.


Speaking of development wasn't Nate Stanley pretty direct that there was very little time spent on skill development while at Iowa?

Is it about stats or wins?

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

Not surprised at all. You guys are gonna have a good year.

IDK man, Have you seen Spencer Petras play QB???

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Is it about stats or wins?

It's about wins, and we ain't won shit.



2nd or 3rd in the division and a tier 3 bowl when .500 teams make bowl games.... yeah!

 

[not_mantiteo]

It's about wins, and we ain't won shit.



2nd or 3rd in the division and a tier 3 bowl when .500 teams make bowl games.... yeah!

Lol yeah, being excited about being 6-2 when everyone we played had historically bad years (aside from Northwestern) isn't the best. We finally beat Penn State and Wisconsin but it took them having the worst teams they've fielded this century.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Lol yeah, being excited about being 6-2 when everyone we played had historically bad years (aside from Northwestern) isn't the best. We finally beat Penn State and Wisconsin but it took them having the worst teams they've fielded this century.

I thought the "this century" thing was a little over the top. It isn't, those really were the worst teams either has fielded.

Edit: 2003 wiscy and 2020 wiscy is probably close.

 

[MrsScrew]

@Franisdaman I'm hoping Schiano & company prove to be way better than that ranking.

 

[BirdistheWord]

@Franisdaman I'm hoping Schiano & company prove to be way better than that ranking.

That is the type of situation when there are zero expectations and you guys could come out and punch some people in the mouth.

 

[BirdistheWord]

The only position I am worried about on the team is WR and finding a playmaker there.

DL I am confident we have enough there.

I feel really good about:
Tracy
Ragaini
Jones

But we need someone who can help stretch the field. Maybe Johnson, Bruce or Matthews?

 

[CalmHawk]

It's about wins, and we ain't won shit.



2nd or 3rd in the division and a tier 3 bowl when .500 teams make bowl games.... yeah!

So you are saying with a different qb that puts up better stats we win the division? Nice crystal ball there. Looks like Kirk Cousins should win a few division titles with his stats too.

 

[Franisdaman]

@Franisdaman I'm hoping Schiano & company prove to be way better than that ranking.

yeah, last place in the B1G East does not sound good at all!

 

[MrsScrew]

That is the type of situation when there are zero expectations and you guys could come out and punch some people in the mouth.

Shhhhh. We don't want any teams to show up with mouth guards. 😂

 

[HawkInArk]

So you are saying with a different qb that puts up better stats we win the division? Nice crystal ball there. Looks like Kirk Cousins should win a few division titles with his stats too.

Calm - I'm not sure how or why you're refusing to grasp the "we need much better quarterback play" side of the discussion.

There are right around 70 QBs that finished with at least a 60% comp. rate. 25 were more than 65%.

Think about what Iowa football generally has in place year in and year out: very good OL, capable RBs, capable WRs, more than capable TEs, and a borderline outstanding Defense. Last season we even had very good punt/return performances.

So yes, as long as a majority of the above remain constants for us, better statistics outta the QB position will almost certainly result in a trip(s) to Indy.

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

Woulda, coulda, shoulda....Iowa lost the Purdue game due to stupidity....olineman punch out of the football from Goodson causing the fumble going into the red zone, fumble by Sargeant driving late to go up more than two scores, and bad defense vs David Bell trying to cover him with a linebacker. Ugh.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Woulda, coulda, shoulda....Iowa lost the Purdue game due to stupidity....olineman punch out of the football from Goodson causing the fumble going into the red zone, fumble by Sargeant driving late to go up more than two scores, and bad defense vs David Bell trying to cover him with a linebacker. Ugh.

Again....



I like our staff, I like that recruiting has been trending up, I like that the team was able to strongly get through whatever racial issues were happening.



It's time to win the division. Nebraska isn't going to stay down forever, Fat pat just resigned, Bert is at Illinois, fleck is fleck and wiscy has been the top dog for awhile but might he down. Now is the time.

 

[Franisdaman]

Woulda, coulda, shoulda....Iowa lost the Purdue game due to stupidity....olineman punch out of the football from Goodson causing the fumble going into the red zone, fumble by Sargeant driving late to go up more than two scores, and bad defense vs David Bell trying to cover him with a linebacker. Ugh.

we can't have those same opening games mistakes this year; otherwise, we might start off 0-2, just like we did last year

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

we can't have those same opening games mistakes this year; otherwise, we might start off 0-2, just like we did last year

And if they do, they know how to respond. Think they start 1-1 this year with a W over Indiana and an L at ISU but hope I’m wrong with a win in Lames. That game is the main reason a lot of the clown patrol came back to Clownsville....