One player can make a difference. How many games would Iowa have lost this year without him?
Let's see, off the top of my head, not Maine, not FIU, not Wisconsin, not Minnesota, not Indiana, not South Carolina, and probably not Iowa State.
Probably Penn State, Maybe Purdue.
So one more, maybe two.
The difference, I suspect, would be they lose a few games worse than they did, and don't have as many dominating wins.
How many games would Florida have lost this year without Tim Tebow? Texas without Colt McCoy? What's your point? Iowa isn't allowed to have a real, standout, impact player?
Iowa is loaded regardless of Greene. We have plenty of guys to step in and replace him. We will win 10 games next year. You just wait and see.
-DJK & Southernhawk.
Fair point. There are lots of teams, especially in college that rely heavily on one player. How many games does ISU win during Seneca's senior year without him? I'd say about 3. Maybe less. I do think Greene's impact was bigger than most Hawk fans think.
Funny! :yes: But in fairness to DJK and SouthernHawk, they aren't really the "koolaid drinking" sorts. Both seem to have a reasonably rational perspective on their favorite team. I'm sure it isn't hard to find Iowa fans who fit your assumptions, though.Iowa is loaded regardless of Greene. We have plenty of guys to step in and replace him. We will win 10 games next year. You just wait and see.
-DJK & Southernhawk.
I think Iowa would have had the same record without him. I think he's a tad overrated actually.
Jewel Hampton, I believe, would have done VERY well with the same blocking as Greene had. Granted, Greene would have broken more tackles, but I think Hampton would have made up for it with more elusiveness and speed.
Iowa will be good again next year. Not great by any means, but good. As we have all seen, the Big 10 was WEAK. That enabled Iowa to get to a better bowl than they deserved... and then they got extremely lucky to get South Carolina for their matchup. They were awful IMO.
But Iowa will win 7 games next year and go to another bowl they don't deserve because of how their fans travel. What else is new?