18th in his power ratings but finishing the season 11th in the rankings.
The mag wont be in stores for awhile but the digital version is available now.
The mag wont be in stores for awhile but the digital version is available now.
Phil Steele has Iowa #11
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Iowa unit rankings (national).
DL 13
LB 1
DB 5
ST 10
DL 13
LB 1
DB 5
ST 10
Jay Higgins 1st team AA
Logan Jones 3rd team AA
Nick Jackson 4th team AA
Logan Jones 3rd team AA
Nick Jackson 4th team AA
Being ranked in the top 20 is bulletin board material?bulletin board material!
Edit: (Sorry, forgot to activate my sarcasm detector.)
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it is nice to see a prognosticator take the season/schedule into account.
Gee, I thought since the B10 West was no more that Iowa was destined to 6-6 at best...
Yeah. Schedules change from year to year. This year Iowa plays OSU, but avoids Michigan, PSU, Oregon and USC which are projected to be 4 of the top 5 teams in the league. It will be interesting to see if Washington can remain at or near the top after basically starting over from scratch with new players and staff.
it was meant as a joke and yes i know that i often miss the mark with my jokes but i even had a smiley this time to indicate that.
that said if steele had ranked osu at #18/#11 they would be incensed and crying.
Wow. I'll have what this guy's having. At #11, of course, Iowa would be in the playoffs but wouldn't host the first round game.
Anyway, with a real live OC and QB coach and some guys to work with on offense, almost all things are possible.
I'll stick this here, but guarantee there will be an identical thread started soon
Maybe try 2 smileys next time, just to reenforce the whimsical nature of your comment.
USC had Caleb Williams and look how they did. And people think they are gonna come in and be in the top 2 or 3 in the Big Ten?????????
since you didn't use even one smiley i will take your suggestion very seriously
Oh yeah. I was dead serious. Just trying to help a brother out.since you didn't use even one smiley i will take your suggestion very seriously
Wow, imagine that D and ST complemented by an “average” offense
We # 1 ........................................................................................................1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phil should do a swimsuit addition at the same time also so we can tell the girlfriends and wives we just buying cause the dude has us at # 11 !
The only thing different is the offenses have a pulse that came in versus the duds we are normally facing. That equals one or two more losses for us each year plus more quality opponents in general. I think we can get to 10-2 though.
If USC can figure out how to play "average" defense, they're definitely one of the top teams in the conference.
I think Aaron Graves will make a large impression this year.
But one also has to ask...how much of their offensive success was due to the poor D played in the PAC?
Phil's power ratings.
1. Ohio State (2nd nationally)
2. Oregon (3rd nationally)
3. Penn State (5th nationally)
4. Michigan (12th nationally)
5. Iowa (18th nationally)
6. USC (24th nationally)
7. Wisconsin (25th nationally)
8. Nebraska (36th nationally)
9. Rutgers (41st nationally)
10. Washington (43rd nationally)
11. Minnesota (47th nationally)
12. UCLA (50th nationally)
13. Indiana (51st nationally)
14. Maryland (54th nationally)
15. Northwestern (59th nationally)
16. Illinois (61st nationally)
17. Purdue (63rd nationally)
18. Michigan State (72nd nationally)
1. Ohio State (2nd nationally)
2. Oregon (3rd nationally)
3. Penn State (5th nationally)
4. Michigan (12th nationally)
5. Iowa (18th nationally)
6. USC (24th nationally)
7. Wisconsin (25th nationally)
8. Nebraska (36th nationally)
9. Rutgers (41st nationally)
10. Washington (43rd nationally)
11. Minnesota (47th nationally)
12. UCLA (50th nationally)
13. Indiana (51st nationally)
14. Maryland (54th nationally)
15. Northwestern (59th nationally)
16. Illinois (61st nationally)
17. Purdue (63rd nationally)
18. Michigan State (72nd nationally)
Steele has Troy 108. SP+ has them 54 which shocked the hell out of me with all they lost. Their awesome coach Jon Sumrall left for Tulane too. He would have been the UK coach if Stoops had left for A&M.
FPI has Troy 75 and Kelley Ford has Troy 62.
Troy has 2 starters back on offense and 2 on defense.
FPI has Troy 75 and Kelley Ford has Troy 62.
Troy has 2 starters back on offense and 2 on defense.
Interesting how far MSU has fallen since 2021. Wow.
Smith is one heck of a coach. I expect them to see a steady rebound.
That school seems to carry a curse. Scandals.
Really need someone with discipline to run that program. My conspiracy theory mind still won't let go that the university set up the entire Tucker situation to get out of that contract.
Castro and Lachey should have better/higher predictions imo.
Castro = 3rd Team AA ...(really came on strong last year)
Lachey = 4th Team AA ...(100% healthy and Iowa is TEU for cripes sake!)
Minimum 2nd Team All-B1G for both.
Meh, they have not played in the midwest in Nov. The stingers hurt a bit more when it is only 25 degrees out. Plus you are not going to be slinging the rock all over the place in 30 mph winds. To me, it would seem those teams may as well chalk 1 or 2 losses up a year until they are built to handle a full season in the big.
Agreed. Wind does have the highest impact on offensive advanced metrics of all weather patterns. We all know how windy it can get in October/November regardless of the temp. This is the overlooked point about west coast coming east. When I lived in LA/SF it was night/day compared to Eastern Iowa re:wind.
And even as Midwesterners, we know how it feels when that first cold blast comes in late fall. Ain't no one used to it after summer. They will never be used to it since they always have a much more moderate climate.
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