Iowa's 2015 schedule ranks 101 out of 129 teams for difficulty

[gryzz14]

http://www.philsteele.com/Blogs/2015/MAR15/DBMar13.html

Rankings are based on last year's records for teams Iowa faces in 2015. Iowa plays the second weakest schedule for a Power 5 conference team behind Duke. Along with Duke, Iowa is the only team to play 4 or fewer teams that had winning records last year.

So, unless the teams Iowa plays get a heckuva lot better (and with the losses of some premier backs to the NFL and a few new coaches in the Big 10, not likely) or Iowa gets a heckuva lot worse, it will be very difficult for Iowa to go 4-8. Stop with that. It also means 7-8 wins are not going to mean much once again because it will mean Iowa lost all their trophy games again or lost to some pretty bad teams.

Iowa wins 9 games and finishes in the top 25 for the first time in 6 years (and this decade) and you won't hear a negative peep from me next offseason.

 

[mpls_hawki]

The biggest failure of the Ferentz regime?

The inability to not ONCE take advantage of some of the most piss poor schedules ever created in the Power 5.

Can't get rid of this donkey fast enough.

 

[Phenomenally Frantastic]

that is precisely where this program is at right now, dead in the water. duke football, iowa football.. meh and meh. why won't Ferentz just retire already?

 

[hawkeyesports92]

They must not have consulted heatdawg about this. He and his small group of morons think the schedule is tough.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

They must not have consulted heatdawg about this. He and his small group of morons think the schedule is tough.

It's not, but that doesn't mean we couldn't still go 5-7 or 4-8 simply because we're not as good as the teams we play.

 

[theIowaHawk]

that is precisely where this program is at right now, dead in the water. duke football, iowa football.. meh and meh. why won't Ferentz just retire already?

Yeah this guy clearly has the pulse of college football calling out Duke...

 

[thawk1]

it is based on last years results.nobody can predict which teams will improve and whiuch teams wil go down, these are the teams on the schedule of teams that went to bowls or other venue

Illinois ST Played for the D11 title
Pitt
Wisconsin
Illinois
Maryland
Minnesota
Nebraska

that's 7 teams that some consider inferior and it is them that are delusional

ISU always throws everything they have into beating IA every year.
North TX is coached by McCarney who at one beat IA 5 times in a row including the 1st 4 over KF in the current series.
NW is no pushover although there a some on here think they are
Purdue will the get better who knows the Purdue AD is paying and expecting his coach to start winning.

the point is each team has a team that want to wing and fan bases that expect them to win. BUT if you listen to these pompous posters on here THEY don't have that right. ONLY IA has a right to win. otherwise its fire the coaches.

just like Kill at Minnesota he has no right to do for them what Fry did for IA.

 

[soybean]

it is based on last years results.nobody can predict which teams will improve and whiuch teams wil go down, these are the teams on the schedule of teams that went to bowls or other venue

Illinois ST Played for the D11 title
Pitt
Wisconsin
Illinois
Maryland
Minnesota
Nebraska

that's 7 teams that some consider inferior and it is them that are delusional

ISU always throws everything they have into beating IA every year.
North TX is coached by McCarney who at one beat IA 5 times in a row including the 1st 4 over KF in the current series.
NW is no pushover although there a some on here think they are
Purdue will the get better who knows the Purdue AD is paying and expecting his coach to start winning.

the point is each team has a team that want to wing and fan bases that expect them to win. BUT if you listen to these pompous posters on here THEY don't have that right. ONLY IA has a right to win. otherwise its fire the coaches.

just like Kill at Minnesota he has no right to do for them what Fry did for IA.

Wait. Are you seriously suggesting that North Texas will challenge Iowa?

 

[Phenomenally Frantastic]

of course North Texas will challenge Iowa. how short is your memory? ball state had Iowa beat last year in Kinnick and their coach out Ferentz'd Ferentz at his own game, went conservative and left the door open for Iowa to come back and blew it. Ball State was terrible last year in case you forgot. they got beat at home to FCS Indiana State.

Any team on Iowa's schedule can com einto Kinnick and win. Look up recent history stats if you haven't been paying attention.

Central Michigan ring a bell?

 

[hawkeye54545]

I agree heat_dawg says some ridiculous things. I refuse to believe even he at any point said this schedule is tough.

 

[hawkeyesports92]

of course North Texas will challenge Iowa. how short is your memory? ball state had Iowa beat last year in Kinnick and their coach out Ferentz'd Ferentz at his own game, went conservative and left the door open for Iowa to come back and blew it. Ball State was terrible last year in case you forgot. they got beat at home to FCS Indiana State.

Any team on Iowa's schedule can com einto Kinnick and win. Look up recent history stats if you haven't been paying attention.

Central Michigan ring a bell?

So you agree that the Ferentz led coaching staff is so bad they can't even beat terrible teams without mistakes by the opposing coach?

 

[Letsgohawks411]

4-8. The schedule is bad, this team is worse.

 

[rfgiowa]

Wait. Are you seriously suggesting that North Texas will challenge Iowa?

Iowa vs Ball State...Iowa vs UNI...Iowa vs Central Michigan...Iowa vs Western Michigan...you get it?

 

[thawk1]

Western Michigan was a IA blowout 59-3 in 2013 with a 1st year starter in much maligned JR RSSO year, the 2013 season IA finished 2nd to MSU the BT Champion and Rose Bowl champion and 4th overall behind Leaders champion O$U and Leaders runner up Wisconsin. the teams they lost too that year had a combined record of 57-12

yeah those were some of the worst teams in college FB. but hey IA is to go 12-0 EVERY YEAR or KF IS A FAILURE AT HIS JOB.

 

[rfgiowa]

Western Michigan was a IA blowout 59-3 in 2013 with a 1st year starter in much maligned JR RSSO year, the 2013 season IA finished 2nd to MSU the BT Champion and Rose Bowl champion and 4th overall behind Leaders champion O$U and Leaders runner up Wisconsin. the teams they lost too that year had a combined record of 57-12

yeah those were some of the worst teams in college FB. but hey IA is to go 12-0 EVERY YEAR or KF IS A FAILURE AT HIS JOB.

I was talking about the 2007 game...Western Michigan beat Iowa in Kinnick and kept Iowa from a bowl game.

 

[Phenomenally Frantastic]

So you agree that the Ferentz led coaching staff is so bad they can't even beat terrible teams without mistakes by the opposing coach?

yes

 

[Phenomenally Frantastic]

Western Michigan was a IA blowout 59-3 in 2013 with a 1st year starter in much maligned JR RSSO year, the 2013 season IA finished 2nd to MSU the BT Champion and Rose Bowl champion and 4th overall behind Leaders champion O$U and Leaders runner up Wisconsin. the teams they lost too that year had a combined record of 57-12

yeah those were some of the worst teams in college FB. but hey IA is to go 12-0 EVERY YEAR or KF IS A FAILURE AT HIS JOB.

did you enjoy Iowa losing at home to a 2-10 ISU team last year? if that isn't being a failure as Iowa's head coach to you than what the hell is?

 

[GarryO37]

Western Michigan was a IA blowout 59-3 in 2013 with a 1st year starter in much maligned JR RSSO year, the 2013 season IA finished 2nd to MSU the BT Champion and Rose Bowl champion and 4th overall behind Leaders champion O$U and Leaders runner up Wisconsin. the teams they lost too that year had a combined record of 57-12

yeah those were some of the worst teams in college FB. but hey IA is to go 12-0 EVERY YEAR or KF IS A FAILURE AT HIS JOB.

You guaranteed JR wasn't leaving and would be the starter next year. You disappeared after Jake Rudock leaving became real.

Why didn't you stay gone?

 

[SigMaintHawk]

You guaranteed JR wasn't leaving and would be the starter next year. You disappeared after Jake Rudock leaving became real.

Why didn't you stay gone?

..... Did he actually ever leave? I've always assumed he uses multiple screen names posing as different "characters"...in many threads. Arguing with himself under multiple screen names in various threads....

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I was talking about the 2007 game...Western Michigan beat Iowa in Kinnick and kept Iowa from a bowl game.

Funny though that 2007 is not done like 2004 is........

The last 5 years has some relevance. What happened in 2007 no longer does.

 

[GarryO37]

..... Did he actually ever leave? I've always assumed he uses multiple screen names posing as different "characters"...in many threads. Arguing with himself under multiple screen names in various threads....

Good point. It's probably why he hasn't responded to either post.

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

How is anyone defending Kirk Ferentz at this point?

 

[GoHawks1966]

it is based on last years results.nobody can predict which teams will improve and whiuch teams wil go down, these are the teams on the schedule of teams that went to bowls or other venue

Illinois ST Played for the D11 title
Pitt
Wisconsin
Illinois
Maryland
Minnesota
Nebraska

that's 7 teams that some consider inferior and it is them that are delusional

ISU always throws everything they have into beating IA every year.
North TX is coached by McCarney who at one beat IA 5 times in a row including the 1st 4 over KF in the current series.
NW is no pushover although there a some on here think they are
Purdue will the get better who knows the Purdue AD is paying and expecting his coach to start winning.

the point is each team has a team that want to wing and fan bases that expect them to win. BUT if you listen to these pompous posters on here THEY don't have that right. ONLY IA has a right to win. otherwise its fire the coaches.

just like Kill at Minnesota he has no right to do for them what Fry did for IA.

Now going to a bowl game is the standard for greatness....OK!?! Three quarters of the teams in DIV-1 go to a bowl game?? All that means is you are at or above .500 With our schedule being around .500 was a joke!

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

How is anyone defending Kirk Ferentz at this point?

Because it makes people mad.....

 

[Phenomenally Frantastic]

How is anyone defending Kirk Ferentz at this point?

because change is scary.