I would think we would be very competitve in the Big 10. One of the upper tier teams. Any thoughts?
How would Iowa State do the Big 10?
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I don't think we could compete in football. Ohio State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, just to name a few. ( do think we could beat Indiana, and Northwestern)
In football we would probably be somewhere around 6-8 with the way things are. We are not better than Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Ohio State right now, and still would not blow out MSU or Minnesota or Iowa.
Right now OSU, Michigan, Illinois, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, and Michigan State are better than us right now. In basketball Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan State, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio State and Illinois are better than us but Illinois could be a stretch. I really think in 2-3 years could be in the top 3rd of each sport. Definitely a better situation than the Big XII.
In football we would be near the bottom:
Better than us: Ohio State, Michigan, Illinois, Penn State, Wisconsin, and Purdue.
Same level as us: Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan State.
Below us: Minnesota and Northwestern.
In men's basketball our current team would be in about the middle of the conference:
Better than us: Wisconsin, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Indiana.
Same level as us: Minnesota (who beat us) and Purdue (who we beat).
Below us: Michigan, Iowa, Penn State, Northwestern, and Illinois.
I believe we would do very well long term in men's basketball.
In women's basketball we would probably be the best team in the conference.
In wrestling it would be a two-team race.
The worst thing would be having our games on the BTN where nobody would ever see them.
Better than us: Ohio State, Michigan, Illinois, Penn State, Wisconsin, and Purdue.
Same level as us: Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan State.
Below us: Minnesota and Northwestern.
In men's basketball our current team would be in about the middle of the conference:
Better than us: Wisconsin, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Indiana.
Same level as us: Minnesota (who beat us) and Purdue (who we beat).
Below us: Michigan, Iowa, Penn State, Northwestern, and Illinois.
I believe we would do very well long term in men's basketball.
In women's basketball we would probably be the best team in the conference.
In wrestling it would be a two-team race.
The worst thing would be having our games on the BTN where nobody would ever see them.
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By that reasoning, Wisconsin and Michigan State would be National Champs (or at least co-big 12 champs) as they both beat Texas who tied with KU as big 12 champs.:biglaugh:
That is funny.
Unfortunately the Big Ten doesn't think the NCAA Tournament lasts more than two rounds.
In football I believe we would be competitive with all the schools there. There is a lot of parity in the Big 10, not much creativity, especailly on offense. In my view, we are at parity with Iowa right now, but we are moving up and they are headed down. Iowa is an upper middle school in the conference, we could certainly get there.
In football I would say we would be mid pack, maybe slightly upper half. Michigan and Ohio State are just a little below Texas and Oklahoma recently, most of that being thanks to Michigan, and I see them as the two games I would call guaranteed losses. After that, there is a dramatic drop off. Wisconsin is usually pretty good, and would beat us 70% of the time, and after that I don't see a team that would own us. If there were years that we didn't play tOSU or Michigan, I think we could definitely finish 4th, maybe third.
No offense, but ISU hasn't really been that competitive in the Big 12 North, and typically (last year is an exception), the Big Ten is stronger than the Big 12 North. By far.
Could ISU get competitive? Sure. But ISU and IU run very similar offenses, and IU hasn't really done much very often. Talent levels at IU and ISU (right now) are very similar as well.
I realize that you think the Big Ten is weak, but there must be some extra high fructose corn syrup in that Kool-Aid.
In football, Iowa is in the upper end of the middle group. I agree that Iowa State and Iowa are similar talent levels at the moment. That's where I see Iowa State getting to. Not at the top, but in the top half, in the future, and I'm making the assumption we will improve as we did in the second half of last season. And yes, I've been drinking the kool aid. And comparing the Big 10 and Big 12 is tough because of the North and South Divisions. If the North only played each other, it would be easier to assess.
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