Oregon was played very tightly by Wisconsin.
Wisconsin was not in the same stratosphere as Iowa when they played.
Get off the PCP
Our portal game is downright pathetic. Only team worse in the conf is Purdue. Our AD must get big corporate donors or add NIL fee to tickets.
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Wisconsin was not in the same stratosphere as Iowa when they played.
Get off the PCP
Nothing about Iowa football needs upgraded "badly".
Again, the program's level of success just doesn't support that sentiment.
If you guys want to be taken seriously, stop exaggerating
The QB room is already flipped. There is no longer a BF-recruited QB on the roster, and they'll still add one more.
DL is getting two guys back for another year that would be better than most anyone else we could get in the portal.
DB is still young and has Phil Parker coaching them.
WR is still very young, and they're looking at one guy to shore up the room. You don't recruit people just to get bodies, especially when there's guys in the room that still have a lot of time left to develop.
And they've had someone already visit at each of these positions, with more planned. OP is literally just bitching that we're not taking guys wholesale. The portal is not a store to take whatever we want from regardless of consequence like he makes it out to be.
A lot of the fear-mongering is based on nebulous or hysterical visions of what the “future” will look like. No one knows where college football is headed or how NIL will be structured.
Iowa should prioritize player development and use the portal to upgrade a couple of key positions. That’s their differentiator and competitive advantage. They have to get better at WR and CB.
Mods need to add a section on every profile that shows how much said poster has verifiably contributed to the collective.
Bring your receipts and let the bitching flow. Until then, lol at all your dumbass takes.
Bring your receipts and let the bitching flow. Until then, lol at all your dumbass takes.
Next year won’t be as dire as folks think, IMO.
Outside of Oregon, I think Iowa can be competitive with anyone on their schedule. USC will be an uphill battle cause it’s on the west coast not because USC will be better. IU will regress (I think Iowa would beat them this year). PSU at Kinnick.
Could go a lot of different ways but a 3-9 or 4-8 or even 5-7 type down year I don’t believe will happen.
Outside of Oregon, I think Iowa can be competitive with anyone on their schedule. USC will be an uphill battle cause it’s on the west coast not because USC will be better. IU will regress (I think Iowa would beat them this year). PSU at Kinnick.
Could go a lot of different ways but a 3-9 or 4-8 or even 5-7 type down year I don’t believe will happen.
This is what happens when your fanbase is all talk. It is embarrassing just how weak the Hawkeye fanbase is compared to the other teams in the B1G.
Ball up and join SWARM.
Ball up and join SWARM.
You'd better be leaving the recycling center after your next trip like
You looking at next year's Iowa schedule like:
Regarding Ted DiBiase, the Million Dollar Man (pictured above), I reckon you could call me the 65 Cent Man.
Listen, this is at least the 3rd time you've said such a thing about me, and I don't necessarily appreciate it.
I don't think anyone else on here, whether they agree with what I post or not, would mistake me for being someone who either doesn't believe what he is saying, or someone who isn't willing to back up what he says with sound reasoning. You've got the wrong person.
I've spoken about the roots of the past offensive struggles on this board for years.
And given that you keep suggesting I'm something that I'm not, I don't have the inclination to be generous enough with my time and energy to further enlighten you today.
But here's a hint. What are the two most important things to an offense? Think hard now, this is difficult stuff.
You know what, since others are also asking, I'll make you guys a deal.
The roots of Iowa's past offensive struggles should be obvious to anyone that knows the game. So, to not understand these roots means to not understand the game very well. Which is fine, if you're willing to make a pact.
If you guys want to admit that you don't know the game very well, I will help educate you about the root of Iowa's past offensive struggles. But in return, you guys have to promise to not make negative public proclamations about Iowa football, as if you know the game well enough to make such proclamations.
If in the future, it becomes apparent that you've put some effort into learning the game, our pact can be opened for possible amendment.
But to be honest, I still probably wouldn't budge off of the pact. Because even if your negative public proclamations are accurate, what good do they do? Multiplying negativity in the Hawkeye community, if anything, can only make life and achieving success harder for the team that I root for
Thanks for stating truth. As far as the bitching about our current WBB coach, we are 9-2 after losing three very good players, most of the points from last. This Years team is in the top 25. Playing four very good freshman a lot of minutes. Top quality players signed for next year, recruiting well for 26 and beyond. I just don’t understand any negativity
False.
The QB play and passing game have been among the worst in college football for 3 years running. As such we haven't been able to compete with any of the top teams.
Running game. Great.
Defense. Great
Special Teams. Great.
Offense still needs upgrading.
So you have a problem with a passing game that is 132 out of 134 teams? That's just dumb!
Find another program to leech on to.I laugh in your general direction.
You are so full of it your eyes are brown. Don’t you have a Trump rally to go to ?
No need.
All we really need to do is unload The Fossil In Chief.
Then we can evolve offensively from Neanderthat to Ubermensch level.
Modernization, as much as Swarming is whats needed.
it is hard to be less worthless than barta was
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And the 4th largest metro in the country. The wealth in Highland Park is no joke. They are on the rise for sure.
I must say that of all the variety of message board dolts out there, the “you guys just don’t know the game” dude has got to be my favorite…
Sure, just about every team can use some upgrades at spots.
That's not the same as "badly" needing upgraded.
Iowa doesn't badly need anything.
They just came off of two seasons with the worst offense in the country. And it didn't keep them from averaging 9 wins in those seasons. So, was any offense at all badly needed? Not at all.
There are other ways to win games. And that is what ultimately matters.
Iowa is a long successful football program. To say it is in bad need of anything is pure exaggeration
Eyes hit a new level with this one. Pretty sure he's Nick Saban.
I’m right there with you at $0.00. It’s not changing either.$0.00 so far.
Sorry.
Inadequate.
Dont think we would have beaten Indiana esp if on the road. Very good offense and the #1 rush defense in the country.
