Iowa FB 2024-28 B1G Opponents Announced
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Us Iowa State fans making fun of other teams schedule after losing to Ohio . Let’s focus on winning first.
I assume at some point the money translates to recruiting advantages in the form of funneling to players.
This pretty spot on. Only potential change I’d make is to slide Washington to tier 3.
I feel like the same poster has unsuccessfully tried to persuade everyone on this board that money doesn’t matter. Currently it’s true the players don’t have access to the tv money. Even if the schools are successful at squirreling that money away from the players long term, that money can be thrown at the best coaches and coordinators.
As soon as the TV deals were the hot topic and NIL came along, all you need is a competent AD to start pleading donors to redirect their donations to the collectives. It’s really not rocket science. Barta just made it look that way.
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Maybe, but right now doing so is illegal, and that was one of the two ways that I said that all these money would give them a large advantage. But until that is allowed, or the scholarships are increased, then this newfound wealth will not change the on the field performance of many of these teams.
Money isn't everything but it sure makes everything a whole lot easier...
What was that again?
Eastern Illinois stuns Iowa as 31.5-point underdog, marking largest upset by spread in more than three decades
Eastern Illinois pulled off the biggest upset of the modern era in a true stunner
My six cents:
Regarding money:
It's only a matter of time before football players (and likely MBB, too) are paid outright. Might not happen right away, but it will happen. And that's when the differences in AD earnings will make a tremendous difference. Until then, however, ADs can still ask their donors to funnel their support to their collectives and NIL opportunities rather than directly to the AD since those will be better funded from media deals.
To say much higher media deals won't make it significantly easier to acquire talent compared to schools making far less is asinine. Stop pretending it'll be even close to an even playing field.
Regarding the B1G schedules:
Teams like Iowa should still be able to win 8-10 games every year, but how often will that be good enough to make the title game? I suspect that game will be between two undefeated 1-loss teams most years, so it will be extremely difficult to make the title game with even 2 formidable opponents.
Regarding the B1G vs Big XII debate:
Obviously the B1G has a high end that the XII doesn't (and likely never will again). As it stands right now I'd say that most of the 16 new XII schools average out to be about Minnesota/Purdue/Nebby tier. But, as I've seen others say, the bottom of the B1G can absolutely rise above the middle of the XII if those ADs make the choice to do so with time.
As ISU fans we aren't in the P2, and we never will be. But... for right now... we're in the next best thing. We could easily have been OSU/WSU, so I'm grateful to be where we are. But to compare the XII's future to that of the SEC/B1G is preposterous.
Regarding money:
It's only a matter of time before football players (and likely MBB, too) are paid outright. Might not happen right away, but it will happen. And that's when the differences in AD earnings will make a tremendous difference. Until then, however, ADs can still ask their donors to funnel their support to their collectives and NIL opportunities rather than directly to the AD since those will be better funded from media deals.
To say much higher media deals won't make it significantly easier to acquire talent compared to schools making far less is asinine. Stop pretending it'll be even close to an even playing field.
Regarding the B1G schedules:
Teams like Iowa should still be able to win 8-10 games every year, but how often will that be good enough to make the title game? I suspect that game will be between two undefeated 1-loss teams most years, so it will be extremely difficult to make the title game with even 2 formidable opponents.
Regarding the B1G vs Big XII debate:
Obviously the B1G has a high end that the XII doesn't (and likely never will again). As it stands right now I'd say that most of the 16 new XII schools average out to be about Minnesota/Purdue/Nebby tier. But, as I've seen others say, the bottom of the B1G can absolutely rise above the middle of the XII if those ADs make the choice to do so with time.
As ISU fans we aren't in the P2, and we never will be. But... for right now... we're in the next best thing. We could easily have been OSU/WSU, so I'm grateful to be where we are. But to compare the XII's future to that of the SEC/B1G is preposterous.
I don't see any way Iowa is an 8-10 win team with the new scheduling in place, at least not with our current staff.
Eh, just glancing at next year I see 5 fairly comfortable conference wins for them. Add in 3 non-con wins and you're already at 8. And that's without the typical black magic upset that they seem to pull off yearly.
It's also without the annual L that nobody sees coming. Happens pretty much every season. Iowa has basically been an 8-10 win program over the past several seasons playing a much weaker schedule that avoided multiple conference powers most years. I don't see how we maintain that once we have the likes of tOSU, Mich, USC, Oregon, PSU, Washington on the schedule every year.
Good points. I suppose 8-10 wins is more of a ceiling with the current staff. Likely more in the 6-8 range annually. I still think they'll make a bowl virtually every year as things stand. That said, I have a hard time imagining Kirk sticking around more than a few years, so who know what happens then.
Anytime someone includes Nebraska as part of the difficulty of their schedule they lose credibility.
Meh, it's always a tight game and I think Rhule has a good chance to get Nebby back to at least a respectable level.
This is a whole other discussion but not staying 'in the family' at Iowa would be a massive mistake. It's a unique job. You've got to hire LeVar Woods there.
Disagree. It doesn't have to be someone with Iowa ties or who's in the mold of KF's aw-shucksie, lunch pale, unsexy style. That's the first thing that strikes me when I hear Iowa fans suggest Klieman from KSU. First, I'm not convinced he'd leave KSU for the job. Second, why do people think the next coach has to bring the same approach/philosophy as KF? 40+ years ago Iowa hired a guy who'd never been to our state and who brought some attitude and swagger and liked scoring points and that worked out ok. I hope they open it up and do a true search and not limit it.
It’s going to be really interesting how the mid section of the B1G solidifies over the next few years. Thinking that Iowa, Wisky, MSU, UCLA, Neb grouping.
It could be like the Big 12 in basketball where the 4-6 teams in the middle just take turns being up and down and beat each other up.
Iowa's next hire will be even more magnified now. I feel it is a great job that should attract some high quality coaches because of the pay, fan base and their loyalty to coaches that don't get fired on a whim.
