Should Iowa State add Nebraska to OOC?
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-Not smart to consider another P5 OOC game if we're already playing Iowa, regardless who it is
-Cy-Hawk game should be played EVERY year, it's a huge annual event for the state. I don't care how much or little people out of state care - they should, as it's a fun rivalry to watch. This year especially.
-Nebraska would scoff at the idea, on the surface thinking they're too good to play ISU, in private knowing as long as ISU keeps improving, it's not going to be a gimme game. Plus, Nebraska is notorious for scheduling cupcakes in OOC, doubt that will change anytime soon.
-All this said, I would love to see the two teams play again (I grew up in Nebraska and got 2 degrees at ISU). If it ever lined up to play them in a bowl game, I would be there in a heartbeat.
-Cy-Hawk game should be played EVERY year, it's a huge annual event for the state. I don't care how much or little people out of state care - they should, as it's a fun rivalry to watch. This year especially.
-Nebraska would scoff at the idea, on the surface thinking they're too good to play ISU, in private knowing as long as ISU keeps improving, it's not going to be a gimme game. Plus, Nebraska is notorious for scheduling cupcakes in OOC, doubt that will change anytime soon.
-All this said, I would love to see the two teams play again (I grew up in Nebraska and got 2 degrees at ISU). If it ever lined up to play them in a bowl game, I would be there in a heartbeat.
The Cotton, Peach and Fiesta have no conference tie-ins. Peach and Fiesta are part of CFP this year, but if several things broke right, ISU could face NU in a NY6 Cotton bowl this year, or in a future NY6 bowl.
Course, 4-8 Nebraska has a little work to do.
Course, 4-8 Nebraska has a little work to do.
Agree with everything you wrote except for the bolded. The NE game would replace Iowa in alternating years. The objective is to expand local P5 rivalry without imposing an additional P5 game.
Nebraska left the conference.
That was the chance for ISU and Nebraska to play.
The hype around Nebraska for doing next to nothing for twenty years is annoying but I'll keep an eye on them to see how that goes.
That was the chance for ISU and Nebraska to play.
The hype around Nebraska for doing next to nothing for twenty years is annoying but I'll keep an eye on them to see how that goes.
See my second point: I believe the Cy-Hawk game should be held every year, therefore there would be no room to play Nebraska.
They bailed on the Big 12 and then prayed, hoped, wished and begged for the conference to implode, leaving Iowa State with a move to the MAC. I'm sure most Iowa fans would have loved to see that as well. I realize there are ISU fans that have this attitude toward others, but I think it is lower than a snake. Actively hoping for another's misfortune. It was all over talk radio here in Omaha, they made no effort to hide their joy in the Big 12's impending demise in 2010. I hope we never play them in anything again. Plus I still don't forgive Osborne for at least twice (that I recall) running a trick 2-point conversion when they were beating Iowa State 63 -3.
Minnesota and Wisconsin are pretty big rivals of Iowa.
I'd just as soon take Iowa OFF the schedule (or play them only occasionally) & add a lower-tier P5 opponent or MAC team. We have a gauntlet called the ENTIRE BIG XII, so we don't NEED to add KNu (or keep Iowa for that matter) to preserve the difficulty level of our schedule. Right now, Iowa is a beneficiary of having ISU as an "automatic" on their Non-con schedule - it definitely bolsters their SOS (at least since 2017).
But do they consider YOU a rival? I am in Wisconsin a LOT & I don't hear as much rivalry talk about Iowa as I do about some of the Big Dogs in the B1G.
I’m pretty confident that this is not true. Iowa probably wouldn’t be the #1 state that Campbell would focus on, but it’s definitely in the top ten. Hard to sustain a successful program in the Midwest without being able to recruit in-state.
Do Kansas State and West Virginia fans chant “We hate Iowa State” at games involving other opponents? No? Nice comparison.
The flip side of that coin is that it bolsters our SOS as well. That may come in handy when the day comes where we're knocking on the door of the playoffs...especially if either Texa$ or Oklahoma is having an off year.
