prolly a longshot, but how about a game against Oklahoma or Arkansas in KC...I get why another game against KSU in Arrowhead would be awesome, or a game against Mizzu would be entertaining.Just looking a little farther "out of the box"..
Iowa won't be scheduling OU as long as Stoops is the head coach. He still bleeds black and gold and doesn't want to play his alma mater.
This is a great idea. Iowa's home game could be held in Chicago or St. Louis because that is where Iowa's most fertile recruiting grounds are. Then Colorado's home game would be in Denver which I assume is Colorado's go to recruiting spot.
plus Kirk doesn't want to play west of the Missouri River unless forced to do so i.e. bowl game. I think st Louis are would be a much better option as far as area that helps recruiting goes.
Guys like Christian Ballard (Lawrence), current Hawk-Mends, and punter/kicker-Jackson Terry, are from the KC area. They were involved with a top KC kid-AJ Taylor- in the recent class. They currently are involved in the recruitment of another top player from KC for the 2017 class..Saying KC " does nothing for Iowa recruiting" would be an uninformed opinion.
Ok. I should have said "does little" instead of "does nothing".
Iowa recruits in Kansas/Kc/Western MO...look at the offers in these areas from 2013-2017 classes, so far...Who recruits St Louis now that Coach Ried is gone? Wallace,Woods,and Kennedy have all spent time recruiting in the areas I listed above recently..Fwiw, Iowa offered 3-4 kids in KS, in last year's class..
I wouldn't travel anywhere in the midwest(outside IC) to see it....but I'd make the trip to watch a sept Iowa game at mile high
I wouldn't travel anywhere in the midwest(outside IC) to see it....but I'd make the trip to watch a sept Iowa game at mile high
Edit: Chicago wouldn't be too bad either if the cubbies are in town that weekend
Granted, the Buffs were hot at the time, but the '92 game at Folsom Field was an extremely tough ticket. Sports Authority at Mile High has 20k+ more seats than Boulder and more room for Hawk fans. I am not sure the Univ of Denver still has football. But a 2 for 1 with Air Force or CSU would be cool, too. I just think, given the number of Iowans in CO, the time of year and the destination, a Sept game in Denver whomever the opponent would be great.there would probably be more Iowa fans at Mile High than Colorado fans and that isn't an exaggeration, so I doubt Colorado would have much interest in doing this as it wouldn't benefit them in recruiting either. That program has really fallen and fan support has slowly eroded over the course of the past two decades, CU football is not even in the top 10 locally in Denver as it relates to most interesting and compelling sports in the area and region. While playing at a pro stadium would cool, I would much rather Iowa have a home and home with Colorado played in Boulder or perhaps a 2 for 1 with CSU and/or Air Force at their home stadiums. I don't think a game against Colorado would move the needle much on the national level so doubt this would be of much interest to networks and those that own and operate Mile High Stadium. It would be pretty sweet though, I suspect I would get an opportunity to purchase tickets in advance as I'm a Broncos season ticket holder.
I wonder if Barta and/or Fran has explored a home and home with Colorado, it really would be sweet to have the Hawks playing out here with so many alums and Iowa natives living in the state. If Colorado didn't work out, I'm pretty sure the UofI could broker a pretty sweet deal if they agreed to a 2 for 1 with the University of Denver, CSU and/or Air Force.
Make it happen Gary!
Iowa/CU could move the needle nationally if it were played at Mile High/Soldier Field. Get a sponsor for the game and brand it as a kick-off weekend type deal. Schools like CU are much more reasonable for Iowa to schedule than the Florida's of the world.there would probably be more Iowa fans at Mile High than Colorado fans and that isn't an exaggeration, so I doubt Colorado would have much interest in doing this as it wouldn't benefit them in recruiting either. That program has really fallen and fan support has slowly eroded over the course of the past two decades, CU football is not even in the top 10 locally in Denver as it relates to most interesting and compelling sports in the area and region. While playing at a pro stadium would cool, I would much rather Iowa have a home and home with Colorado played in Boulder or perhaps a 2 for 1 with CSU and/or Air Force at their home stadiums. I don't think a game against Colorado would move the needle much on the national level so doubt this would be of much interest to networks and those that own and operate Mile High Stadium. It would be pretty sweet though, I suspect I would get an opportunity to purchase tickets in advance as I'm a Broncos season ticket holder.
I wonder if Barta and/or Fran has explored a home and home with Colorado, it really would be sweet to have the Hawks playing out here with so many alums and Iowa natives living in the state. If Colorado didn't work out, I'm pretty sure the UofI could broker a pretty sweet deal if they agreed to a 2 for 1 with the University of Denver, CSU and/or Air Force.
Make it happen Gary!
When I saw more the needle, I don't think it is going to rival any of the other big time kick offs games that are taking place like Bama/Wisc. But it would be a nice P5 matchup in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains in an NFL stadium that ESPN might do a nice little segment covering on Gameday or something. It would help if CU wasn't such a dumpster fire. As far as CU attendance goes, I don't care if 60k Hawkeye fans fill up Mile High and Soldier Field. I'd actually prefer it.
I was at the 92 game in Boulder I don't know why you would want to move it from there one of the most beautiful locations I have been to.
Then your against because it's impossible to give up a home game with the 9 game B1G schedule unless we dump the ISU series.
That was before we had a 9 game big 10 schedule. With the 8 game big ten schedule we could play an out of conference away game on the years we played ISU at home and still have 7 home games. That is no longer the case starting next year.
I would love nothing more than to dump the ISU series, but the BOR has made that impossible. I absolutely HATE that game on our schedule. If (and this is a big if) the Big XII ends up dissolving, and little brother moves to the Mtn West or something similar, would we still have to play them?
