Iowa in 78. More scholarships back then, allowing teams like Michigan and OSU to stockpile more. Also seems like kids today have weaker geographical ties, and more of them want to go where there is immediate playing time.I am thinking its Purdue today. Iowa could still get 50K a game even in 78.
Pretty much agree. Iowa football was at rock bottom at that period of time. There was no TV other than when Iowa would play a ND, Ohio State, or Michigan and get totally blown out. Iowa was the laughing stock of the Big 10 especially when they went 0-11 under Lauterbur and then hired a high school coach in Bob Commings to replace him.Iowa in 78. Purdue hasn't suffered through 19 straight non-winning seasons. The Iowa football culture was nearly extinct insofar as the players go. The winning attitude was noexistence and it took a bright light like only Hayden could bring to reignite a moribund program and fanbase.
Purdue has had recent success. Iowa in 1978 did not.
Definitely Purdue. In 1978, Iowa was a sleeping...well, not a sleeping giant exactly, but at least a sleeping Gheorghe Muresan. Meanwhile, even with BTN money, Purdue is still light years behind in facilities, fan support, tradition, and university commitment to fielding a winning program.I am thinking its Purdue today. Iowa could still get 50K a game even in 78.
Definitely Purdue. In 1978, Iowa was a sleeping...well, not a sleeping giant exactly, but at least a sleeping Gheorghe Muresan. Meanwhile, even with BTN money, Purdue is still light years behind in facilities, fan support, tradition, and university commitment to fielding a winning program.
I feel sorry for them. That was a very tough game under Joe Tiller--now they're just awful and the program seems dead.