Stanford vs. Iowa - The real tale of the tape...

[Menace Sockeyes]

I plan on sharing on the Stanford board. Anything I missed?...

US News & World Report Ranking - Stanford: 4, Iowa: 82 (34th best public) ADV: Stanford
Programs Ranked #1 in last 5 years - Stanford: 19 , Iowa: 6 ADV: Stanford
Prestigious Elite Program - Stanford: Business/Computer Sci. (tie), Iowa: Creative Writing/Speech (tie) ADV: TIE - (Are you into math/sci, or reading, writing, speaking.)
Most Famous Journalist Alumnus - Stanford: Ted Koppel, Iowa: Tom Brokaw ADV: Iowa
Most Famous Business Alumnus - Stanford: Elon Musk, Iowa: Howard Hughes Sr. ADV: Stanford
Most Famous Tech Guru - Stanford: Larry Page (Google), Iowa: Ted Waitt (Gateway) ADV: Stanford
Most Famous Political Figure - Stanford: Herbert Hoover (Iowan), Iowa: Terry Branstad ADV: Stanford
Most Famous Actor: Stanford - Sigourney Weaver, Iowa: Gene Wilder ADV: TIE
Most Famous Sex Symbol - Stanford: Ted Danson, Iowa: Ashton Kutcher ADV: Iowa
Most Famous Professor - Stanford: Condi Rice, Iowa: Kurt Vonnegut ADV: Iowa
Best Justice - Stanford: Anthony Kennedy, Iowa: Juanita Stout ADV: Stanford
Best Scientist - Stanford: Roger Kornberg, Iowa: James Van Allen ADV: Stanford
Best Musician - Stanford: Bruce Robinson, Iowa: Simon Estes ADV: Iowa
Best Writer - Stanford: Ken Kesey, Iowa: Tennessee Williams, John Irving, Sandra Cisneros, Diablo Cody, Charles Guggenheim, etc. ADV: Iowa
Team National Championships - Stanford 108, Iowa 26 ADV:Stanford
Football National Championships - Stanford 0, Iowa 1 ADV: Iowa
Best Athlete Alumnus - Stanford: John Elway, Jim Plunkett (tie), Iowa: Andre Tippet, Tom Brands, Nile Kinnick ADV: Stanford
Best Alumnus Coach - Stanford: Ryan Nelson (Blackburn, EPL), Iowa: Lou Holtz, Bob Stoops, Eddie Robinson (tie) ADV: Iowa
Best Coach (Faculty) - Stanford: Jim Harbaugh, Iowa: Dan Gable ADV: Iowa
Academy Award Winning Alumni - Stanford 2, Iowa 3 (Stanford would lead by one if dropouts included.)
ADV: TIE
Grammy Award Winning Alumni - Stanford 0, Iowa 2 ADV: Iowa
Emmy Award Winning Alumni - Stanford 2, Iowa 3 ADV: Iowa
Nobel Prize Winning Faculty - Stanford 21, Iowa 1 ADV: Stanford
Pulitzer Prize Winning Alumni - Stanford 4, Iowa 17 ADV: Iowa
#1 "Most______College Town" Lists - Stanford: Rich, Snobby, Expensive, Iowa - Partying, Least Stressed, Liveable, (3rd "Best" overall) ADV: Iowa


OVERALL: Stanford 10, Iowa 12...totally non-biased results.

 

[HawCory]

This checks out.

 

[yerpHAWK]

You forgot more which college consumes more Busch Light.

 

[RockEyeState]

And then there's this comparison.........most famous
PGA Golfer who is a big Fan of the respective Football teams................
Stanford: Eldrick Wood IOWA: Zach Johnson

ADVANTAGE: IOWA, by a wide, wide margin

 

[reedsposer22]

That was entertaining

 

[thewop]

And then there's this comparison.........most famous
PGA Golfer who is a big Fan of the respective Football teams................
Stanford: Eldrick Wood IOWA: Zach Johnson

ADVANTAGE: IOWA, by a wide, wide margin

This is true. Wow, think about that.

 

[EarlHawk]

Didn't Zach play at Drake?

 

[milehighhawkeye24]

I would like to include Olympic medals, I bet that is pretty close. I also am wondering why Don Nelson was not included in the list, didn't he play at Iowa and won 1300+ NBA games.....

 

[milehighhawkeye24]

I would like to include Olympic medals, I bet that is pretty close. I also am wondering why Don Nelson was not included in the list, didn't he play at Iowa and won 1300+ NBA games.....

Also, what about famous sports announcers, Ron Reagan for Iowa (only thing I liked about the guy)

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Didn't Zach play at Drake?

Yes, the future Master's and British Open Champion, with 4 President's and Ryder Cups to his name, was not deemed worthy of a scholarship for the Iowa golf team.

Good thing he's still a fan.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

Yes, the future Master's and British Open Champion, with 4 President's and Ryder Cups to his name, was not deemed worthy of a scholarship for the Iowa golf team.

Good thing he's still a fan.

I disagree with the best scientist result. Everyone and their brother knows who James Van Allen was and his most famous discovery. I'd never heard of Kornberg nor what he was known for, Besides, Dr. Van Allen was one of the nicest and most approachable geniuses I've ever had the pleasure to meet.

So give Iowa one more point.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

I disagree with the best scientist result. Everyone and their brother knows who James Van Allen was and his most famous discovery. I'd never heard of Kornberg nor what he was known for, Besides, Dr. Van Allen was one of the nicest and most approachable geniuses I've ever had the pleasure to meet.

So give Iowa one more point.

I knew this would be most controversial, but Paul Berg, Burton Richter, etc.are all worthy from Stanford. None of them were named Time's Man of the Year, and none were as famous as Van Allen, but I am just projecting that developing a working model of RNA-to-DNA will be more influential long term. I You could definitely argue it a toss-up.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

I knew this would be most controversial, but Paul Berg, Burton Richter, etc.are all worthy from Stanford. None of them were named Time's Man of the Year, and none were as famous as Allen, but I am just projecting that developing a human model of RNA-to-DNA will be more influential long term. I You could definitely argue it a toss-up.

I'm a bit biased, and no disrespect to Kornberg who's obviously brilliant. At the very least we should split a point for Hoover being a native!

 

[swagsurfer02]

Also, what about famous sports announcers, Ron Reagan for Iowa (only thing I liked about the guy)

Commie

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Best Athlete Alumnus: Nile Kinnick > everyone else

That was what you were looking for.

/argument....ainec.

 

[milehighhawkeye24]

Commie

Registered independent thank you very much, go figure you are are right wing extremest....not surprising at all really

 

[Suterman]

Good post OP.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Best Athlete Alumnus: Nile Kinnick > everyone else

That was what you were looking for.

/argument....ainec.

Another one I struggled with. Sadly, we can never look at Kinnick's athletic achievements in his prime compared to Elway's, because his prime was still ahead of him. I suspect he'd have been the greatest.

 

[swagsurfer02]

Registered independent thank you very much, go figure you are are right wing extremest....not surprising at all really

I'm not really extreme when it comes to much smokey!

 

[Galenahawk]

Musician: Al Jareau?

 

[milehighhawkeye24]

I'm not really extreme when it comes to much smokey!

I wholeheartedly disagree, because you are in the top 1% on here when it comes to being a pretentious douche bag....it is a much better place when you are not involved and there have been numerous douche bag posting discussions that your name (along with a few others) are always brought up. That my friend is by definition of being extreme

 

[INXS83]

fine, but none of this has anything to do with the Rose Bowl football game.

 

[swagsurfer02]

I wholeheartedly disagree, because you are in the top 1% on here when it comes to being a pretentious douche bag....it is a much better place when you are not involved and there have been numerous douche bag posting discussions that your name (along with a few others) are always brought up. That my friend is by definition of being extreme

Well that's just like your opinion man

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

fine, but none of this has anything to do with the Rose Bowl football game.

 

[milehighhawkeye24]

Well that's just like your opinion man

Damn it, that is probably the best thing you could of said right there!!!! Touche on a great quote from a great movie.......OK I recant like 63% of what I just said

 

[Hawkeyestate81]

Wait, Lou Holtz went to Iowa?!

 

[Hawkeyestate81]

Wait, Lou Holtz went to Iowa?!

Just Wikipediaed it and he got his Masters at Iowa, well I'll be. Suckerin Suckatash.

 

[icu81222]

Best Actor: JOHN WAYNE.

Sigourney Weaver? Really? C'mon maaaaan!!!

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Best Actor: JOHN WAYNE.

Sigourney Weaver? Really? C'mon maaaaan!!!

I'm confused. John Wayne was an Iowan who went to USC. He didn't attend either the U of Iowa or Stanford.

EDIT: I just read that Wayne played football under the legendary Howard Jones at USC. Yes, the same Howard Jones that led Iowa to back-to-back undefeated seasons for the mythical 1921 and 1922 "national championship" teams. Hard to imagine they didn't share stories about Iowa.

 

[ichawk24]

Non-biased? Stanford is one of the elite universities in the country. Iowa is a good school, but unfortunately can't compare.

Stanford would absolutely kill Iowa in Olympic medals. Roughly 20 to 1, if not worse. Stanford has won 21 straight Directors Cups while Iowa is the worst placer in the B1G.

 

[iCRUNCH]

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Non-biased? (...)

 

[milehighhawkeye24]

Non-biased? Stanford is one of the elite universities in the country. Iowa is a good school, but unfortunately can't compare.

Stanford would absolutely kill Iowa in Olympic medals. Roughly 20 to 1, if not worse. Stanford has won 21 straight Directors Cups while Iowa is the worst placer in the B1G.

While this might have some truth to it, you might forget that many of stanford's elite athletic programs are actually not olympic sports(well some of them). Whereas Iowa has at least one medalist on every olympic in wrestling.....however, I am sure Stanford is really good at women's rowing and a bunch of other who gives a crap sports, you have to be if you win the directors cup

 

[Chewback]

Best Scientist - Stanford: Roger Kornberg, Iowa: James Van Allen ADV: Stanford

If you were trying for credibly, you lost it here.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

If you were trying for credibly, you lost it here.

I think you meant "credibility"? Again I know it's a controversial choice as Kornberg is more recent, but the guy won a Nobel Prize for crying out loud. I also thinkthe implications of his DNA and RNA research will have a longer term effects on the human race. But that's just my humble opinion.

 

[Chewback]

I think you meant "credibility"? Again I know it's a controversial choice as Kornberg is more recent, but the guy won a Nobel Prize for crying out loud. I also thinkthe implications of his DNA and RNA research will have a longer term effects on the human race. But that's just my humble opinion.

If that turkey got a Nobel prize, I should be President. Van Allen should have 2 or 3 Nobels.

 

[naturalmwa]

Tom Brokaw drank his way out of Iowa and graduate from Vermillian, SD.

 

[icu81222]

I'm confused. John Wayne was an Iowan who went to USC. He didn't attend either the U of Iowa or Stanford.

EDIT: I just read that Wayne played football under the legendary Howard Jones at USC. Yes, the same Howard Jones that led Iowa to back-to-back undefeated seasons for the mythical 1921 and 1922 "national championship" teams. Hard to imagine they didn't share stories about Iowa.

My bad. I wasn't thinking about him not attending iowa. Just that he was from Iowa

 

[lonhawk]

Iowa should win best mascot as well. Go Hawks!

 

[milehighhawkeye24]

Iowa should win best mascot as well. Go Hawks!

IDK they have a tree that can walk! Although one of the more puzzling mascots in the wonderful world of sports