NCAA Football- Opening Weekend
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Some others I also thought were interesting in week one:
Kansas St at Stanford
Georgia Tech at Boston College
Missouri at West Virginia
Oklahoma at Houston
Rutgers at Washington
UCLA at Texas A&M
Georgia at North Carolina
USC at Alabama
N Iowa at Iowa St
Clemson at Auburn
BYU at Arizona
Notre Dame at Texas
Kansas St at Stanford
Georgia Tech at Boston College
Missouri at West Virginia
Oklahoma at Houston
Rutgers at Washington
UCLA at Texas A&M
Georgia at North Carolina
USC at Alabama
N Iowa at Iowa St
Clemson at Auburn
BYU at Arizona
Notre Dame at Texas
Keeping in conference play I'll throw in Oregon State at Minnesota.
Last years opening Thursday night was a good one there were about 3 good games that night, not so much this year.
Norte Dame at Texas is on Sunday night just to remind everyone.
Last years opening Thursday night was a good one there were about 3 good games that night, not so much this year.
Norte Dame at Texas is on Sunday night just to remind everyone.
No interest in MARS - Samford? I will be interested to see how the Martians stack up. Maybe we can invite them to the BiG TeN and expand the network's coverage to another planet?
It's a great opening weekend schedule. I think it's time for Iowa to step up and play a quality team in the preseason.
Our AD eluded to Iowa being approached by a few teams for future neutral site games. Most rumors have centered around Iowa vs Arkansas at Arrowhead Stadium in KC.
That would really be good match-up. That would be a good location to play a,game against Oklahoma or Missouri.
I thought there was a rumor of Notre Dame as well. Either way, would help Iowas image more than Northern Iowa and North Dakota State
I think Iowa proved you don't have to play anyone out of conference and wont really get penalized .. they controlled their own destiny going into the conf championship game
I love to see games like Nebraska and Oregon ... great, great game .. lots of national attention
but, IMO a loss in one of these high profile nonconf games will hurt you far more than a win will help you ... wish that wasn't the case
If Nebraska has a 12-0 season and loses a close game in the Big Ten title game, having Oregon on your non conference schedule could be the difference between making the playoff or not. Having good OOC wins allows you to have a little more wiggle room with a loss.
I think 90% of Iowa fans would be in favor of not playing ISU every year. Would love to have a non conference game like Nebraska has to look forward to all summer.
You're ok SWI, but you're complaining about the wrong thing. ISU is a good rivalry for you. Nebraska doesn't have an instate rival to play or they would. The fact that you don't win every year makes it a better rivalry. What you should be complaining about is that your school did not schedule a tougher OOC team other than NDSU. That's FCS, not FBS. Iowa should schedule at least one challenging OOC game a year and that is on your school.
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That's where Gary Barta has screwed Iowa. Yes, it's on the school by scheduling ISU every year. With 9 conference games now, it makes it really hard financially to not have 7 home games a year. That's the goal set out by the athletic department. In years where you have 4 home conference games, you have to have 3 non conference home games to meet the AD goals. If Iowa didn't play ISU every year, it would open the door to doing what Nebraska is doing with Oregon and soon to be Oklahoma.
The only other option is neutral site games (which are being talked about) or getting rid of playing ISU every year.
There was - a neutral game. Early chatter was Lambeau but I'm not sure how much sense that makes.
Yea, I get we have to play Iowa State every year and I know it's not the 1980's or 90's any more but for crying out loud when we played Iowa in 1981 we played Penn State, Auburn and Florida State who was an up and coming program.
Your A.D needs to grow some bigger balls and ante up.
I'm not sure harking back to 1981 will buy you many brownie points... Who in today's age has a non con schedule like that? No power 5 school, that's for sure...
That is why I said this isn't 1980's etc...But playing Miami Oh, Iowa State and I realize NoDakota St is a damn good football program but when it comes ending up playing in the playoffs you better not lose a game with that non conference schedule, Playing another Power-5 school that has quit a bit more clout then Iowa St is what I meant by Anne up and playing another school that is a top 40 program at least.
USC would come close to playing a schedule like that this year playing 9 conference games and playing Bama and ND.
I am going to the UL- Lafayette vs. Boise State at 11am then walking to the local LSU bar for the LSU @ Wisco game. All I need to do is tip a bar tender $20 to put one TV on Nebraska because I have a strong feeling all the TV's will be on USC and BAMA.
I'm so excited for this Saturday!!!
Go Big Red!
I'm so excited for this Saturday!!!
Go Big Red!
I don't think we are disagreeing. But finding a good team that wants to come to Kinnick with no return game isn't easy. Gotta have those 7 home games. Kirk has also been on record as saying he likes easy tune ups because of how his teams develope.
I'd certainly love a paddy cake, then ISU (should be a paddy cake), then play ND or someone week three at a neutral site.
The years they play ISU at home are 4 conference games. So they need the other two non conference games to be home or hopefully soon, a neutral site game. The years played at ISU are 5 conference games. So both non conference games need to be at home to make 7. Both seasons Iowa needs the two non ISU non conference games to be at home.
The Big Ten going to 9 conference games makes it harder. Hopefully sometime soon, something changes. Like playing ISU 2 out of 3 years. If I remember correctly, the last time Iowa discussed changing up the ISU series, legislator made it known that it would intervene somehow. They said it's good for the state, etc. A bunch of hogwash if you ask me.
When you play another power 5 program you have to play home and away your dreaming if you think another power 5 program is just going to visit Kinnick with out a return visit.
What am I missing? That's what I've been saying. That's why playing ISU every year makes it tough to schedule another P5 team.
Indiana duking it our with Fla Intl
Oregon St - Minnesota in an interesting battle.
And Appalachian St trying to take down annually overrated Tennessee.
Plus Johnny Stanton later tonight.
Not a bad opening salvo.
Oregon St - Minnesota in an interesting battle.
And Appalachian St trying to take down annually overrated Tennessee.
Plus Johnny Stanton later tonight.
Not a bad opening salvo.
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