P5 teams as opposed to FCS and smaller conference teams like East Tennessee St, Albany, etc. Note that you didn't mention 1987,88,89. All coaches want a favorable schedule but the idea that Hayden completely hollowed out the schedule is a stretch. As I said, Yes and No. Some years the competition was pretty good.
"Decent" - you listed 3 and one that backed out. What has it been now, 25 years and this is it?
Smart move by Ruhle, he knows what his roster has and more importantly what he does not have.
Typical Little Debbie move. Chicken shit out of competitive games and pad the schedule.
This^
1987 was 51st, 1988 61st, and 1989 41st. Likely around 60 power 5 schools back then. Those are some weak schedules. Coaches also look at the conference schedule and may weaken the non-conference schedule if the conference schedule looks tough.
So just a point. First off neither I, nor YOU have any idea who Kirk has tried to schedule a home and home with. When the current schedules were made Iowa was on a run of going 5-1 against top 10 teams at home in Kinnick. Maybe several of these teams wanted NO part in playing Iowa in Kinnick early in the year. It takes two teams to make these contracts.
ok, but the convo is about them dropping Tennessee for 2026, so I agree in 2025, but sure as shit not 2026
Remember when they used to brag about giving opponents a standing ovation if they could beat Nebraska?
Sues the shit out of them? All Nebraska has to do is pay their 1 million buyout.
Ya, they were just forced to replace a p4 win with a G5/FCS win.
Boo hoo. Like I'm ever gonna feel sorry for that team or fanbase. As far as the Nebturds go, it was a bad look for the Big10 the day they brought them into the conference.
Maybe Kirk can pick this game up for us. Payback for the bowl beatdown a couple years ago and give the middle digit to the fans who say our non-con is weak.
Purdue, Michigan State and Wisconsin ALL have added Notre Dame for the next 3-4 years. Wiscy also playing Alabama.
Illinois and Iowa will be tough games for them. Oregon and OSU will probably slaughter Nebraska. But MSU ? NU probably wins that one as MSU has been really down for quite a few seasons
I believe we'll see more of this especially if the B1G and SEC go to 9 conference games as being discussed.......that will be tough enough
And?Maybe Kirk can pick this game up for us. Payback for the bowl beatdown a couple years ago and give the middle digit to the fans who say our non-con is weak.
Hold on just a minute. We have Iowa State (B12 title game) on our schedule every year. (sarc)
Purdue, Michigan State and Wisconsin ALL have added Notre Dame for the next 3-4 years. Wiscy also playing Alabama.
Wisconsin future schedules
2025
- 08/31 - at Miami (FL)
- 09/13 - Texas A&M
- 09/20 - Purdue
- 09/27 - at Arkansas
- 10/04 - Boise State
- 10/11 - NC State
- 10/18 - USC
- 11/01 - at Boston College
- 11/08 - Navy
- 11/15 - at Pitt
- 11/22 - Syracuse
- 11/29 - at Stanford
2026
- 09/05 - vs Wisconsin (in Green Bay, WI)
- 09/19 - Michigan State
- 09/26 - at Purdue
- 10/03 - at North Carolina
- 10/31 - vs Navy (in Foxborough, MA)
- 11/28 - at USC
- TBA - Miami (FL)
- TBA - Syracuse
- TBA - SMU
- TBA - at Florida State
2027
- 09/04 - Purdue
- 09/18 - at Michigan State
- 10/02 - Georgia Tech
- 11/06 - Virginia Tech
- 11/13 - at Clemson
- 11/20 - Navy
- TBA - at Duke
- TBA - at Wake Forest
Iowa's 1958 schedule
maybe on MSU, but I’m pretty big on Chiles and Jonathan Smith.
Teams like Oregon, Cincinnati and K-State weren’t anywhere close to being as good as they are now.
No but at least they're major conference teams. No East Tennessee St, Albany, etc and FCS every year.
Big, bad, Big Red, running scared. Fine if they want to do this but stop the charade of them thinking they are any more than a lower mid-level BIG team.
That's not a comprehensive list by any means. The notion that Iowa under Ferentz loads cupcakes into their schedule year after year is a fallacy when you compare their OOC opponents to other P5 programs.
