They had regressed last year as well and still won 10 games. With that same Danny Fuentes at the helm. You guys love to hate on the B10, and it isn't that good, but it's not as bad as you guys claim it to be.
Gazette: Insight Bowl not opposed to ISU-Iowa rematch
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They had regressed last year as well and still won 10 games. With that same Danny Fuentes at the helm. You guys love to hate on the B10, and it isn't that good, but it's not as bad as you guys claim it to be.
It's not lose-lose.
If we win we gain very little. We already have bragging rights until next September.
If we lose we lose a lot. That W earlier in the year is completely erased in the minds of the fanbase and only the most outcome matters. Bragging rights are gone.
I highly doubt we brought in more than one recruit as a result of our game against Minnesota or any other bowl game.
I don't want to play them again. However, if we did, I think the way our defense has been playing would crush the inept hawkeye offense. Didn't Burkhead alone have more carries last week than total offensive plays ran by Iowa?
As a Hawk fan, I'd take a rematch mostly because I was at a wedding that day and missed a three overtime thriller. It would probably be really close again (even though ISU's defense is the only legit unit between both schools). And even an Iowa victory wouldn't make me claim that Iowa had a better season, but it would certainly make Iowa the slightly better team in a matchup this year and I understand Cyclone fans not wanting to deal with that outcome.
Beat the bird-organs & locked up in-state recruiting this season already. No reason to match up again.
Beating Iowa in the regular season is way better than beating them in a bowl game no one outside of Iowans will watch.
I don't really care who they play as long as it's in a large warm city, except maybe NY. Not Shreveport or ******* Boise, I'll never go to those bowls again.
I don't really care who they play as long as it's in a large warm city, except maybe NY. Not Shreveport or ******* Boise, I'll never go to those bowls again.
Something like........ 31 - 3 wouldn't be worse for them?? You lost me.Uh, if we beat them, it is kind of hard to not beat them worse than a 3 OT win.
This has nothing to do with it being Iowa....I just don't want a rematch. SEE Alabama LSU. Nobody wants to see that again. Even though our game with Iowa was exciting...it's already happened. Give each team somebody else to play. NE -Washington a few years ago was just plain stupid. Fun that NE got smoked but dumb. The point of a bowl is to go play somebody you normally don't. This does not make sense.
This is how I feel as well. Experience another team, another fan base. It's always fun.
I'd rather play someone who would put up a fight.
Seriously, I agree with prevoious comments about playing teams / interacting with fans that you normally don't get a chance to.
Seriously, I agree with prevoious comments about playing teams / interacting with fans that you normally don't get a chance to.
Oh, for pity's sake, they beat OSU and KSU though!
So you are saying you would beat Nebraska easily, eh? Interesting theory, but OK. I'm not impressed by Nebraska this year, but I wasn't impressed with them last year and they won a bunch of games in the B12. You beat the bottom of the B10 (IA) by 3 points. If you think you can mark down any game as a win is laughable, at best.
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I actually think it'd be a good matchup. Say want you want about Ferentz but his bowl record is pretty good. I think the Hawks will be well prepared and if they're matched up with ISU they'll have a chip on their shoulder because of the loss.
I can't see a Rhoads coached team not being amped up for a bowl so I think it'd be another close game.
