The unheralded but mighty Iowa Hawkeyes won big again today, while teams ahead of them in the standings and the BCS struggled. What will it take for Iowa to earn recognition for it's remarkable accomplishments this season?
They will at least share a portion of the Big Ten Championship; this is their first undefeated run in the Big Ten since Calvin Coolidge was president; yet they might still be screwed out of a BCS bid. They're 11-1, guys!
C'mon, all you media-types! Break out of the mold. Reward the teams that play to achieve their status.
And if you don't think Brad Banks deserves a shot at the Heisman, you ain't that knowledgable about College Ball.
Kirk Ferentz for Coach of the Year!
To: Jack of Clubs
Oh, for a second I thought y'all were 12-0 also. By the way, Kliff Kingsbury put up some pretty fancy numbers against #3/4 Texas -- does Banks have 4500 yards for the season? Kliff also had 6 touchdowns against Texas. Strange, I don't think he was nearly as successful against the Bucks.
To: Jack of Clubs
Relax, Iowa is going to the BCS. If Ohio State and Miami win out, the Rose and Orange get to pick the replacements, and they'll take Iowa and Notre Dame(go USC!) If one of them loses, they'll drop below Iowa. Texas choked, so you have already moved up a slot. OU, Georgia, Washington State, Miami, and Notre Dame all have at least 1 tough game remaining in which they could lose, and most have 2 left. So Iowa still has a shot at playing for the mythical Nat'l Title.
I hope every one of those teams lose, Iowa moves to #1, and the BCS is once again shown to be the total fraud that it is.
To: Jack of Clubs
Forgot to mention, all Iowa has to do is move up to #4 in the BCS, and they are guaranteed a spot in the BCS. Any team rank #4 that doesn't win its conference championship is guaranteed a BCS slot.
To: Jack of Clubs
Iowa is pretty much guaranteed nothing worse than the Rose Bowl. The Hawkeyes have a slight chance at the Fiesta Bowl. You've nothing to worry about.
9 posted on
11/16/2002 8:22:26 PM PST by
kwyjibo
To: Jack of Clubs
One more thing... Who was the genius who decided that teams' performance in NON-CONFERENCE games would serve as a tiebreaker for teams that finish tied atop the Big Ten standings? Sounds like Ohio State will be crowned conference champs simply because a team from the Big 12 beat Iowa. That stinks.
Why not use something like total net TDs in conference games for instance?
10 posted on
11/16/2002 8:26:06 PM PST by
kwyjibo
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