I just took a look at their schedule and they have not played any teams that are even average. Maybe Purdue and they barely won that one. Wisconsin a top 5 team? LOL.
Northwestern and Purdue are both pretty tough ... and they played and defeated both of them. Ultimately, you can only plays the teams on your schedule. That is not the fault of the players. The last I checked, they defeated every team on their schedule. They still deserve kudos for that. For a case in point ... Syracuse beat Clemson. Ultimately, you still have to play and beat the teams on your schedule.I just took a look at their schedule and they have not played any teams that are even average. Maybe Purdue and they barely won that one. Wisconsin a top 5 team? LOL.
Iowa has played #2 PSU, top 20 MSULook at your own schedule (Iowa's), and win what's there.
I just took a look at their schedule and they have not played any teams that are even average. Maybe Purdue and they barely won that one. Wisconsin a top 5 team? LOL.
I just took a look at their schedule and they have not played any teams that are even average. Maybe Purdue and they barely won that one. Wisconsin a top 5 team? LOL.
This a prime example of why Iowa fans routinely get mocked by all other college fan bases.
Iowa fans mocking another teams schedule may be the funniest thing I’ve read all day.
Clueless is a great descriptor for message board Iowa fans.
The ranking is based on winning all games and a top ten start of the year based on not losing a lot of players from a team that played 5 top ten teams and winning a bowl game. They will play Michigan and if they don't trip up osu or psu most likely. Now if you are talking Purdue the Badgers out gained them more than 2 to 1, had a 200 yard rusher, 200 yd passer and a 100 yard receiver. Just a weird game in a monsson. But if it makes you feel better hammer away. The inevitable is coming!! Bucky will roll the pigs . .or hawks.
@H8FULLGR8 is back masquerading as an Illini fan. How's dumpster fire Nebraska and all that?This a prime example of why Iowa fans routinely get mocked by all other college fan bases.
Iowa fans mocking another teams schedule may be the funniest thing I’ve read all day.
Clueless is a great descriptor for message board Iowa fans.
Iowa benefited from the same in 15. Can’t help who/where you play in conference
100% the first sentence.@H8FULLGR8 is back masquerading as an Illini fan. How's dumpster fire Nebraska and all that?
Iowa benefited from the same in 15. Can’t help who/where you play in conference
agreed, but Iowa beat Wisconsin. I think the point is that if Iowa beats Wisconsin......and everyone else in the West.......and Wisconsin still goes to Indy than that sucks.
I think with so much variability in who you can play from the other division, I would be on board with Division record being the determinant for going to the CCG. Then if there is a 3 way tie you go to conference record.
What would be more fair than that?
They might lose to Stanford in the Rose Bowl as well.Wisconsin's schedule this year is like ours in 2015. Wisconsin will run the table this year like we did and they will lose in the conference championship like we did.
I dislike this. Takes away from the crossover games. If we’re going to do that than just split the B1G into two conferences. Essentially that’s what you would be doing.
College football is great because every game matters. Don’t cheapen that. Play who’s on the schedule and move on. If Wisconsin keeps winning they belong in the CG.
I see what you are saying. I think I am still upset with the expanded conference which I have always been against.....and missing 4 of the teams in the conference each year is a product of that.
I would argue a bit that it takes away from the "every game matters" theory. With the playoff not having to take the big ten champ if they don't want to, every game still matters in this scenario......rankings and bowl destinations are what any team not in a playoff scenario is playing for. A shot at a conference title game if you are the best team in your division would be a nice reward.....I think it sucks if it is helped being determined by a schedule quirk.
I just took a look at their schedule and they have not played any teams that are even average. Maybe Purdue and they barely won that one. Wisconsin a top 5 team? LOL.
THIS is more laughable then Wisconsin's schedule.Iowa has played #2 PSU, top 20 MSU
ISU is 4-2 with a win over former top 5 Oklahoma
Wyoming is 4-2
NT is 4-2
Wisconsin's schedule is a joke
in 2014 these teams beat Iowa
Maryland then in 2015 Iowa beat MD
Minnesota beat Iowa then in 2015 Iowa beat Minnesota
Wisconsin beat Iowa and then Iowa beat Wisconsin
Nebraska beat Iowa and then Iowa beat Nebraska
ISU in 2014 beat Iowa then in 2015 Iowa beat ISU.
WHY IS when a team that loses to teams in one season then in the next beats those same team and the schedule is called weak.
This a prime example of why Iowa fans routinely get mocked by all other college fan bases.
Iowa fans mocking another teams schedule may be the funniest thing I’ve read all day.
Clueless is a great descriptor for message board Iowa fans.
He is a Nebraska fan trying to fly under the radar of the mods because he has been banned dozens of times.OMG. Your team is Illinois. NOBODY talks about you.
This a prime example of why Iowa fans routinely get mocked by all other college fan bases.
Iowa fans mocking another teams schedule may be the funniest thing I’ve read all day.
Clueless is a great descriptor for message board Iowa fans.
you do realize that ISU is receiving votes in both polls and bet Oklahoma who was in the top 4 at the time.THIS is more laughable then Wisconsin's schedule.
I see what you are saying. I think I am still upset with the expanded conference which I have always been against.....and missing 4 of the teams in the conference each year is a product of that.
I would argue a bit that it takes away from the "every game matters" theory. With the playoff not having to take the big ten champ if they don't want to, every game still matters in this scenario......rankings and bowl destinations are what any team not in a playoff scenario is playing for. A shot at a conference title game if you are the best team in your division would be a nice reward.....I think it sucks if it is helped being determined by a schedule quirk.
Hows this for a scenario?
Lets have a conference with 20 schools. We can just call it The Conference. We will have an Eastern Division and Western Division.
East: [we'll call this division the Big Ten]
Ohio State
Michigan
Michigan State
Purdue
Indiana
Northwestern
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
West: [we'll call this division the Pacific-10]
Cal
Washington
Oregon
Oregon State
Washington State
Standford
USC
UCLA
Arizona
Arizona State
We can play The Conference Championship Game each year at the Rose Bowl.
Then you could have The Other Conference with the following divisions.
East: [we'll call this the Atlantic-10]
Clemson
Duke
Maryland
North Carolina
North Carolina State
South Carolina
Virginia
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Florida State
West: [we'll call this the Southeastern Ten]
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
The can play The Other Conference Championship Game at the Orange Bowl.
Winners for the championship games can play for the national championship in Indianapolis each year.
Everyone will play a twelve game schedule. Play everyone in your conference and one team from the other three conferences each year on a rotation so everyone plays everyone over a ten year span.
Anyone not of the list is SOL.
Yes .. Iowa ... and only Iowa ... has clueless fans who post anonymous (and ridiculous) stuff on the world wide web ...This a prime example of why Iowa fans routinely get mocked by all other college fan bases.
Iowa fans mocking another teams schedule may be the funniest thing I’ve read all day.
Clueless is a great descriptor for message board Iowa fans.