Iowa Debuts On AP Poll At No. 9

Nebraska was more dominant against Arizona, but the ISU loss was farcical.

In their defense, Nebraska lost one very high profile player. They return 9 on offense, so you might think they have to improve there somewhat. I doubt that their defense will see much fo a dropoff as their secondary is loaded which should help cover up any development that needs to happen with the front 7 early on.

its a Miss America contest and and the judges are imagining Iowa and Nebraska in tight revealing swim suits right now while forgetting that the talent contest and interview are still to come and worth 70% of the final score. Let Nebraska have this moment because when the season is coming to a close Nebraska will be found lacking

Boise very well could be a top 5 team, but until they have to get up for every game (instead of 1 or 2 a year) then they aren’t a top team to me. Yes, they beat Oregon and if they beat VT this year everyone will be salivating over them again, but no one mentions that for the rest of the season (with a 1 game exception) they are playing the equivalent of MAC-rifice teams. If they had to play in the Big 10(12) with all the heavy hitting (see Iowa v MSU last year) every week then I’m sure we wouldn’t be talking about them being a top 5 team.

I mean, they went undefeated and didn’t get to play BCS conference team.

That they lost Bradford, his replacement was better known for his pubestache than winning games and McCoy left. Yet, without fail, everyone jumps on Big Program’s tip this time of the year, thoughts of expectations and “could be’s” getting in the way of subjective thinking.

I am so ready for this show to start.

And their defense lost their major playmaker.

they were 99th nationally last year in total offense, return an overrated RB and a solid WR that would be third on Iowa’s pecking order, and they are undecided at QB. My rule of thumb is this…if you have QB ???s then you are potentially fucked. Not impressed by Bo Pellini as a head coach yet either. He has done a wonderful job so far of getting Nebraska back to playing superb defense. But I think he is a coordinator in the HC office and will lose games they should/could win. Not to mention that the guy is dumbass blowhard jerk off, but that’s neither here nor there. I give them this…they do have a great FG kicker. After that, I am left to wonder how they will score against a good defense.

They have a very easy schedule. Texas at home. Washington on road is their big OOC game. Don’t play OU. Although, I see them losing to OKSt or KSt on road, maybe to Washington and to Texas. Best case is 2 losses.

But they’re not #10 good as of now. They would prove to be by the end of the year, but based on last year and the offseason, I’m utterly baffled as to how they leapfrogged so many programs.

For that alone, they deserve to never be ranked hire than 15th. And Norman sucks, so dock two points. They’re named after people who broke the law for land, dock another 2. So 19th is their ceiling. What? I don’t care who they have on the field.

You can play the same card to any team, including our favorite squad. If Stanzi doesn’t go down against jNW, we probably win that game and who knows what against the Buckeyes. So we should be, what, #2 in the rankings because we lost Stanzi in the jNW game and his start the next week? Of course not.

OU won eight games last year, have a shot to win the Big 12 South with a weakened Texas and could possibly be a top ten team this year. I say to have them prove it on the field first before crowning their ass

It’s Sunday, I don’t want to think until tomorrow. I was talking about last year’s Oklahoma, in the context that because they return so much talent, all they need to do is improve. Even, then, I might have blown up that figure a little a lot some. I blame the day of the week, the weather, my uncle’s hairline, and Carson Daly.

Iowa State could beat TCU once. I think Boise is the perfect BCS format team. They would not be a good playoff team. They are not a Butler. They play a high risk high reward style of football. They have been a high wire act. I give them loads of credit for the way they have “burst” on to the scene.

- Blue Turf
- Big upsets on big stages (Bowl game, first game of season on national TV)
- Trick plays at moments most coaches would never use them (ala Bowden when he was pulling FSU into mainstream)

They understand, almost better than anyone, that college football is impression management. They get media attention and then they milk it. To their credit. But I think it was said best by another poster above…Purdue could have gone undefeated with their schedule last year.

Holding them up as an example of Boise State’s ability to beat quality teams drives me crazy. Yes, Oregon played in the Rose Bowl last year. And in so doing they managed to elevate Terrell Pryor from arm punter to the preseason B10 POY and many pundits’ favorite for the Heisman.

The fact is that Oregon ended up on top of a mediocre Pac-10 last year. Watching them play Oregon State last year really underscored how poor their defense actually is. Their tackling was extremely poor but they could get away with it because no one else in the conference was any better.

…that Oregon team wasn’t that great. Also, did anyone else WATCH that Oregon game with BSU? Oregon didn’t get a first down until half way through the third quarter. No first downs… until almost half of the third quater was gone!
Do you know how that happens? It isn’t defense. Our defense could play out of their minds, but just about every team is gonna have a first down before halftime. That’s football. Oregon didn’t have a first down until the second half because they didn’t show up to play. Period. They overlooked the blue ponies and had the worst night of their season. That’s not a comment about BSU, but ANYONE could have beat Oregon witht he way they played that night. UNI would have destroyed them playing like they did against us.

Thank you for the information because I have heard for a long time that they had been doing everything in their power to strengthen their schedule…the way I heard it they were offering to play schools with no home game in return. I heard their AD bitching on National TV about how no one would play them and wondered why? This would seem to explain it.