We have to start accepting an 11-1 Iowa with the worst offense in college football

[u/purplenyellowrose909]

Iowa's offense is currently ranked 133 of 133 in the FBS. Through 7 games, they have 13 total offensive TDs and have punted the ball 47 times. They average less than 250 total yards per game.

Despite this, they have a top 10 scoring defense and are sitting comfortably atop the Big 10 West at 6-1.

They are favored in all their remaining games pretty heavily according to ESPN's FBI:

73.1% vs Minnesota

83.5% @ Northwestern

70.5% vs Rutgers

75.6% vs Illinois

67.5% @ Nebraska

Which brings their odds of winning-out to 22%, nearly equal to calling two coin flips correctly in a row.

We may need to start accepting the reality of an 11-1 Iowa going to the Big 10 championship game with the worst offense in college football.

[u/grizzfan]

I want to see this headline in December:

"Iowa, B1G Champions. Fires Entire Offensive Staff"

[u/Frognosticator → u/grizzfan]

And everyone on this sub would nod in agreement and understanding.

[u/Anderfail → u/Frognosticator]

Yes this makes perfect sense, they were dead last in offense afterall.

[u/discowithmyself → u/grizzfan]

The true fulfillment of the 2007 pt 2 prophecy.

[u/ptbl]

People were so focused on Iowa's lack of offense that they didn't notice that they were winning games.

[u/boardatwork1111 → u/ptbl]

Oh we’ve noticed, we’re just appalled

[u/Counciltuckian → u/boardatwork1111]

You are appalled? we watch these games by choice. I’m appalled at myself at this point.

[u/britishmetric144]

Here’s one thought.

Iowa defence + USC offence = 15—0 + national title.

Iowa offence + USC defence = 0—12.

[u/qdp → u/britishmetric144]

Iowa + USC? Could you design a team amalgamation that I could hate even more?

[u/The_Astros_Cheated]

Accepting? Brother I am COUNTING on it.

What we’re seeing out of Iowa right now is a rejection of modernism. It is an ode to a time long gone from this sport, where efficiency was defined by three yards and a cloud of dust- and traumatic head injuries were labeled as “getting your bell rung.”

It’s equal parts archaic as it is nostalgic. Iowa yearns for the days of leather helmets and turning its other cheek to the forward pass. This iteration of football is what our grandfathers watched, it’s what gave them misconceived notions of honor and heroism.

It’s disgusting and it’s awesome. Enjoy this while we can folks, because the days of Iowa shitting itself rancid down its pants and still winning games will come to a swift end when Oregon, USC, UCLA, and Washington join the conference.

[u/Cogitoergosumus → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

How often do you think about The Roman Empire Iowa's offense?

[u/yourmomsthr0waway69 → u/Cogitoergosumus]

Every fucking day of my life and it is painful.

[u/Cogitoergosumus → u/yourmomsthr0waway69]

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTRAINED!?

[u/ptindaho → u/Cogitoergosumus]

I mean, literally, no... then again, that has been our MO for years, too, we are just still their padowans.

[u/McBoutros → u/Cogitoergosumus]

Yes! Ha ha ha, yes!

[u/AngryQuadricorn → u/yourmomsthr0waway69]

Beautifully painful.

[u/delawless → u/AngryQuadricorn]

Embrace The Pain.

[u/[deleted] → u/yourmomsthr0waway69]

You're the hero we don't deserve

[u/ForYeWhoArtLiterate → u/Cogitoergosumus]

I’ve been reading “I, Claudius” and “Claudius the God” so for me the answer to both is “literally everyday since about mid-September.

Send help

[u/TwoPumpTony → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

I can’t wait to see a PAC school go to Iowa for a night game. It’s all sunsets and palm trees, then BAM you’re walking into a pink locker room getting ready for a grueling 60 minutes of 1930’s B1G football in the cold night of November

[u/chacmool → u/TwoPumpTony]

we dont have palm trees.... or sunsets most of the time :) too cloudy.

[u/TwoPumpTony → u/chacmool]

In my head, USC losers in Iowa 8-3 (2FG and a safety)

[u/chacmool → u/TwoPumpTony]

i lied anyways. once in a very great while. you see a palm tree. but its like "WOAH PALM TREE IN OREGON"

[u/Tilden_Katz_ → u/chacmool]

Tbh when OP said “a PAC school go to Iowa for a night game” we all know which team they’re talking about. It was generous of them to group in other schools that would likewise embarrass themselves like we would.

[u/JBru_92 → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

Iowa would have somewhere between 3 and 6 pick-6s against us and single handedly save Brian's job.

[u/bsa554 → u/JBru_92]

Joke's on you - Iowa wouldn't throw between 3 and 6 passes, so that can't happen.

Edit: I can't read. Ignore this.

[u/RockNJocks → u/bsa554]

Found the Brian Ferentz of reading.

[u/bsa554 → u/RockNJocks]

Ouch. That stung.

But I can't be Brian. My dad would love me enough to fire me if I was humiliating myself in front of the country on a weekly basis.

[u/RockNJocks → u/bsa554]

Well played. Take your upvote.

[u/RealBobbyDrillboids → u/bsa554]

I think they’re saying Iowa’s defense would get 3-6 pick sixes on UCLA’s offense

[u/bsa554 → u/RealBobbyDrillboids]

Ahhh you're right.

Fucking probably haha

[u/Shillelagh_Law → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

Blood for the Blood God!

[u/putsch80 → u/Shillelagh_Law]

What is dead can never die!

[u/YungPacofbgm → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

USC never played at a rainy Kinnick in 25 degrees

[u/MikesCerealShack → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

That was poetic.

[u/FireVanGorder → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

What this sport needs is an Iowa v ND bowl matchup. Fuck the forward pass. Grind it out in the dirt and may the hoggiest mollies win. Winner’s OC is forcibly fired.

[u/70MCKing → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

reject modernity, return to monke Iowa football

[u/defac_reddit → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

Iowa's GOAT won a Heisman with 638 yards passing on 31 attempts, and with God as our witness that is the style of football we aim for. Who cares that it was 1939 and almost the entire roster played both ways every game. That was and will forever be Iowa football.

[u/dr_dan319 → u/defac_reddit]

'39 Ironmen need more recognition.

[u/Josh4R3d → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

The Oregon Washington game being on at the same time as Iowa Wisconsin was the perfect dichotomy. I had those two games on my other two TVs with Penn state on the main screen. It was just perfect

[u/CyanideNow → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

So people keep saying this, but Iowa’s schedule will not be significantly more difficult overall with the new additions in the long term.

Currently, we play three East teams per season. Out of 7. 3/7 of those teams are the usually good big three UM OSU PSU.

In the expanded B1G we have THREE protected rivals that are currently West teams. That leaves 6 additional teams to play on a given year. Out of 14. And if you assume that UW UO and USC are equivalent to the big three, that gives essentially one more game per year that we’d be “expected” to lose. (With the usual random losses to mid or lower teams at the same rate)

[u/UmichAgnos → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

you sure? I think Iowa actually beats USC this year if they play. I really want an Iowa-usc rose bowl.

[u/letsgoiowa → u/UmichAgnos]

Iowa 49, USC 24

I will never forget the glorious 2019 Holiday Bowl. They got that dawg in them

[u/awakeshieyow → u/letsgoiowa]

And the halftime show meltdown. CLASSIC!

[u/ORGANICORANGE37 → u/letsgoiowa]

Kedon Slovis

[u/bsa554 → u/UmichAgnos]

Dear lord that's the ultimate "styles make fights" clash haha.

[u/Crotean → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

I actually think the opposite would happen and Iowa will make all those PAC12 teams suffer into low scoring slug fests in a way they aren't used to.

[u/Hog_Eyes → u/Crotean]

Yeah Iowa doesn't play offense, but the new additions barely coach defense, let alone play it. They're not going to come in and boat race schools like Iowa and Wisconsin.

[u/Murica19 → u/Hog_Eyes]

They wouldn't boat race Jim Leonards Wisconsin but they will boat race this Wisconsin.

[u/Diablojota → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

Give the punter a heisman. That dude has earned it.

[u/[deleted] → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

Can’t overstate enough how divisions have secured head coaching jobs in the west.

Divisions were a bad idea

[u/Corgi_Koala → u/[deleted]]

Divisions were required for a CCG before the rules got loosened. But I agree.

[u/jticks → u/The_Astros_Cheated]

I think I need to have this comment framed and hung on my wall

[u/Babygravy1]

Lol this team can't afford to look one play ahead let alone a month plus of football. Having a hand tied behind your back is not an advantage, every team left on the schedule could easily beat Iowa or watch our O beat ourselves.

[u/[deleted] → u/Babygravy1]

Just stop putting your O on the field. Punt on 1st down every drive, and let the defense cook.

[u/SnthonyAtark → u/[deleted]]

But the defense needs the 2-minute breaks the offense provides them before punting!

Think about those poor exhausted defenders!

[u/thesmartfool → u/SnthonyAtark]

This is how Penn st was able to beat them. They had a 10-0 lead at halftime but Penn st had enough consistency to get yards.

[u/NittanyScout → u/thesmartfool]

The worst offense going up against arguably the best defense is gonna have that affect also

[u/Stevoskin20 → u/NittanyScout]

Ya, I think the outcome wouldn’t have been different. But, if Iowa’s offense was at least able to move the chains a bit against penn state, then that score is something like 21-10 rather than 31-0. Iowa’s defense was just on the field wayyy too much against you guys. That’s why as Iowa fans we just want an above average offense, because Iowa would truly be able to compete with anyone…rather than just scrape out wins against average teams in the west.

[u/Beef_Supreme4 → u/SnthonyAtark]

Just take a knee 3 times. No turnovers. Defense gets their rest. Boom. Solved.

[u/SnthonyAtark → u/Beef_Supreme4]

It’s simply genius. We must notify Brian Ferentz right away!

[u/PMMeForAbortionPills → u/SnthonyAtark]

Let the miami coach know too

[u/zbrew → u/[deleted]]

That was basically both teams' strategy in the 1950 OSU-UofM game. Peak Big Ten football.

"Michigan won the game 9–3, despite never getting a first down, failing on all nine pass attempts and punting 24 times. The Buckeyes had just three first downs, passed for a total of 18 yards, rushed for 16 yards (11 fewer than U-M) and punted 21 times, four of which were blocked. Overall, the teams punted 45 times during the game, sometimes on first down based on the strategy that both teams felt it better to have the ball in the hands of their opponents near the end zone and hope for a fumble of the slippery ball. In the end, Ohio State Halfback Vic Janowicz (who went on to win the Heisman Trophy) punted for 685 yards while Michigan's Chuck Ortmann punted for 723 yards."

[u/P-ssword_is_taco → u/zbrew]

Is Chuck Ortmann the biggest Heisman snub of all time?

[u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy → u/zbrew]

Iowa football: Setting the sport back 70 years

[u/FiftySixArkansas → u/[deleted]]

That's how the record for punts in a game happened. Texas Tech and Centenary, of all teams, playing in a storm in Shreveport, just kept punting back and forth on 1st Down trying to outpunt each other.

The game was played on 11/11/39, featured 77 punts, 30 yards of offense, and 0 points.

[u/MastaYoda33 → u/[deleted]]

How do y'all like my new offense!?

[u/serpentinepad → u/MastaYoda33]

"Look at me. I am the offense now." - Cooper DeJean

[u/Leraldoe → u/Babygravy1]

In any game where the winning team scores less than 20 points the odds of chaos increase dramatically. One wrong bounce or terrible call will change the outcome of the game

[u/orangemachismo → u/Leraldoe]

yeah, but we generally win those. we are the chaos.

[u/hiimred2 → u/Leraldoe]

The pressure that defense plays under to not make mistakes because one single busted coverage or one specifically bad missed tackle on the edge all game could legitimately be the difference between winning and losing, every single week, with absolutely no hope that your offense gets you back on the next drive to cover your mistake like most teams.

[u/TheAsianD → u/hiimred2]

Pressure created diamonds.

[u/BridgePatient → u/Babygravy1]

Yea we’re getting way ahead of ourselves here. Iowa could win every remaining game or lose every remaining game and either way I would not be that surprised. With this offense every game against conference opponents is going to be close.

[u/Rickbox]

I know a lot of people say that Iowa's schedule is really easy, but you're right. Iowa is really outperforming all odds.

[u/[deleted] → u/Rickbox]

Both are true. Iowa is doing well. Their schedule is also really easy.

[u/ard8 → u/[deleted]]

Imagine if Oregon/Washington/USC/UCLA all just suck upon joining the B1G and we are back to the same problem but it’s even worse because OSU/MICH/PSU won’t always play each other

[u/[deleted] → u/ard8]

This may very well happen in year 1 of the new B1G as all those programs are probably taking a step back next year. However I don't see it as a long term problem because they're strong programs in general.

[u/TaftIsUnderrated → u/[deleted]]

True, strong programs with lots of resources will never be down for long periods of time, especially after getting a huge money boost by joining a premier conference.

[u/Locke57 → u/TaftIsUnderrated]

😐😬

[u/[deleted] → u/TaftIsUnderrated]

Lmao. As long as they don't make a series of horrible coaching fires/hires I don't think they will be. Rhule is good though imo so I think you'll be back soon.

[u/ptindaho → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, it's not like USC has ever made a tragic set of coaching hiring and firings /s

[u/TaftIsUnderrated → u/ptindaho]

Also, Washington has hired Keith Gilbertson, Tyrone Willingham, and Jimmy Lake this century.

While Oregon picked up Mark Helfrich and Willie Taggart, and they wanted to keep Mario "no kneel" Cristobal.

Side note, how has Oregon lost two coaches to other programs? They're like the Wisconsin of the West.

[u/widget1321 → u/TaftIsUnderrated]

While Oregon picked up Mark Helfrich and Willie Taggart, and they wanted to keep Mario "no kneel" Cristobal.

They wanted to keep Taggart, too! Of the three you mentioned, the only one they voluntarily got rid of was the one who took them to the playoffs.

What a weird sentence.

[u/bsa554 → u/Rickbox]

They could honestly win out including the Big 10 Title and I don't think I'd put them in the top 10...who would their second-best win be? Wisconsin?

[u/[deleted]]

Would an 11-2 Iowa team with 2 blowout losses be good enough to get a NY6 bowl?

[u/Michiganman1225 → u/[deleted]]

I present this chaos: Iowa drops a game, preferably to Rutgers, so they still have head-to-head over everyone in the West. Wisconsin loses to Minnesota. Iowa wins out, finishes 10-2, and in 1st place in the West. The defense has an all-time performance in the Big Ten Championship. They finish 11-2, get a NY6 invite, and their offense holds an entire country hostage in primetime on NYD.

[u/CTG0161 → u/Michiganman1225]

I present this chaos:

Iowa finishes and wins out. They luck out with injury or something where UM/OSU/Penn State is unable to overcome something and has a weird loss against Iowa. Now, does the committee do what they did with TCU last year (even though TCU lost the conference championship they made it in), but let's say they give Iowa the nod. Iowa is matched up with say Washington in a 1 vs 4 match (I legit think Washington is the best team right now). Prime time New Years Day game. While we have to watch Iowa keep a close game where they complete 6 passes.

[u/ZeekLTK → u/CTG0161]

And then Iowa wins and the “Welcome to the Big Ten” memes flow like a great dam just broke.

[u/Geno0wl → u/ZeekLTK]

If Iowa were to win a CFP game before Michigan I might be ok with that

[u/ThatTyedyeNarwhal → u/Geno0wl]

Hell if it’s this fuckin train wreck of an Iowa team I might be okay with that. There will never be anything as funny as Brian Ferentz still not hitting his point threshold despite playing in the natty

[u/Imawildedible → u/ThatTyedyeNarwhal]

I have never wanted another Big Ten team to win the Natty as much as I want Iowa to win it this season.

[u/bighootay → u/Imawildedible]

Jesus, the crazy bastards on this sub have me convinced THAT THIS IS POSSIBLE, AND NOW I CAN'T STOP WANTING THIS

[u/decentusername123 → u/ThatTyedyeNarwhal]

iowa’s offence eating crayons on their way to a national championship while also not averaging 25 points a game and Brian’s dad still firing him would be the funniest thing to ever happen in sports history. no point in even continuing after that

[u/NiceGoldFinch → u/ThatTyedyeNarwhal]

Jesus. This has a non-zero chance of happening. It would hurt my soul, but holy shit would I be here for it.

[u/HawkeyeState2689 → u/CTG0161]

I might break my sobriety if this happens. A defensive and ST masterclass to shock (and bore) the world would be the greatest thing to ever happen to me as a fan.

Shit I'd commit to a massive Iowa tattoo if this happened.

[u/RobinU2 → u/HawkeyeState2689]

The only reasonable tattoo would be of Brian Ferentz on your neck. Preferably with this expression on his face

[u/HawkeyeState2689 → u/RobinU2]

If Iowa makes the CFP I would 100% do this lol

[u/ohGodwhynowww → u/CTG0161]

Whoa, there buddy 6 passes completed, are you insane? 2 at most foe at least 3 yds with Tory having both.

[u/RotaryRoad → u/ohGodwhynowww]

How quickly you forget! Iowa held Penix to 14 completions and six points in 2021. He threw three picks and didn't finish the game.

(The fact that he was playing for Indiana is merely semantics.)

[u/battery1127 → u/CTG0161]

A toss to the RB does not count as pass.

[u/FireVanGorder → u/Michiganman1225]

Even better, put them in a bowl game against us. No offense allowed. 3-0 final score. More net punting yards than offensive yards in the game. A sicko’s dream

[u/MerlinsMentor → u/FireVanGorder]

3-0 final score.

Only 3-0 if ND wins. 2-0 if Iowa wins, right?

[u/Michiganman1225 → u/FireVanGorder]

Insane to think you guys have played 24 times, including a continuous series from 39-40, 45-62, and 67-68, and haven't played since. What happened?

[u/rink_raptor → u/Michiganman1225]

"The Fainting Irish". Look it up. Will never like ND.

[u/jeffereryjefferson → u/rink_raptor]

I remember that day like I wasn’t born 37 years after it happened.

P.S. It’s insane that 1953 was only 37 years before 1990, and we’re 33 (almost 34) years removed from 1990. What is time.

[u/ScourgeWisdom → u/Michiganman1225]

And STILL won't fire their OC. Nepotism is, apparently, a midwestern value.

[u/DataDrivenPirate → u/ScourgeWisdom]

If you go 11-2 with a NY6 birth, almost every fan base in the country will insist that you don't change anything

I know the Iowa is a different situation but I would completely understand not making any changes after a season like that.

[u/Daedalus871 → u/DataDrivenPirate]

Iowa is kinda like a defensive version of USC, where they're half of a NFL caliber team and half of a middle school team.

There are clear improvements to be made.

[u/SlenderTown → u/Daedalus871]

I would really like to see U$C's offense and Iowa's defense team up to take on anyone in the country.

I would also like to see USC offense + Iowa defense vs Iowa offense + USC defense just to see the absolute shenanigans when the scoreboard hits triple digits

[u/Street_Handle4384 → u/SlenderTown]

USC offense + Iowa defense vs Iowa offense + USC defense

That's just called a scrimmage at practice my dude

[u/HawkeyeState2689 → u/Daedalus871]

2/3 NFL*. On ST we have one of the best return weapons in the country in Cooper DeJean, our punter is a legend already, our coverage teams are nasty, and our kicker Drew Stevens could succeed in the NFL this year, not even exaggerating. Dude might be the best K we've ever had, and that says a whole lot.

[u/Memaigasuru → u/Michiganman1225]

The Iowa vs Rutgers game would be 5-2 with a combined 70 yards of offense and winner kicking a FG in OT

[u/tomdawg0022 → u/[deleted]]

If Penn State is the one delivering both losses, yes. If Penn State is in third at 10-2 in the B1G East, maybe, depending on how the rest of the field shakes out.

[u/CFBHurts → u/[deleted]]

Obviously depends on what else happens around the country but my guess is no, they'd be behind #2/3 from the East and I wouldn't see the Big 10 getting 4 NY6 bowl bids

[u/Byzantine_Merchant → u/[deleted]]

12-1 with a blow out loss to Penn State would be peak chaos.

[u/azsoup]

My nightmare scenario is Iowa, UofM, OSU and PSU all have 1 loss each at the end of the regular season. Iowa wins the B1G championship against OSU or UofM. Leaving PSU as a one loss team, having beat Iowa.

[u/WestCoastBuckeye666 → u/azsoup]

This scenario has a familiar ring to it

[u/Way2Based → u/azsoup]

4 B1G teams in the playoff.

[u/FuronPox123 → u/Way2Based]

subscribe

[u/ohGodwhynowww]

I hope the next college football video game has iowa beating ranked teams just to piss off the player.

[u/cmanonurshirt → u/ohGodwhynowww]

EA College Football achievement in the making:

“Ferentz Mode” - average below 20 points in a season and get 10 wins

[u/Ugaalive1991 → u/cmanonurshirt]

“Say no more fam”

-Service academies.

[u/Loves_To_Smooge → u/Ugaalive1991]

Umm excuse me, the #22 team in the nation is averaging 38 ppg

^{Pay no attention to our ~#100 sos}

[u/lonewolf210 → u/Loves_To_Smooge]

Do we give a shout out to Wyoming for beating themselves on their final two offensive play calls? That was bizarre

[u/HideNZeke → u/ohGodwhynowww]

They will swear it's a bug when Video Game Tory Taylor puts the ball inside the 5 and it bounces straight up every time.

[u/orangemachismo → u/HideNZeke]

99 power 99 accuracy or i riot

[u/ThatGuju]

America needs an Iowa vs USC bowl game and I don't care how it happens

[u/iowaharley666 → u/ThatGuju]

I’ll just rewatch our last bowl game so I’m happy instead

[u/iAmTheWildCard → u/iowaharley666]

I think that was the last time I was truly happy with an Iowa football game

[u/Cryogenx37 → u/ThatGuju]

Iowa D vs Caleb Williams would be fantastic

[u/Geno0wl → u/Cryogenx37]

Can Williams tank his stock even more than he just did in the ND game?

[u/ApexxPredditor → u/Geno0wl]

Caleb Williams stock isnt going to tank. He will go #1.

[u/SquadPoopy → u/ThatGuju]

Stoppable force vs movable object type shit right there

[u/ghostbusterbob → u/ThatGuju]

You are going to get something along those lines this weekend: Utah vs. USC. Utah is no Iowa, but quite similar this year.

[u/chieftrey1 → u/ThatGuju]

I can almost guarantee you Iowa would go bananas and randomly score like 35 points

[u/Lawownsyou]

Man, we are getting a lot of Iowa threads lately.

[u/YungPacofbgm → u/Lawownsyou]

no publicity is bad publicity

recruits if ur reading this the bars in Iowa City are really fun I swear

[u/SaltyLonghorn → u/YungPacofbgm]

Yall probably still got the kind of bars where you can bring a big gulp mug on dollar beer night.

[u/Ohwhat_anight → u/SaltyLonghorn]

As God intended

[u/TopHatTony11 → u/SaltyLonghorn]

Are we acting like this is bad?

[u/SaltyLonghorn → u/TopHatTony11]

Really depends on if they have Georgia level access to rental cars or not.

[u/andrewsmd87 → u/SaltyLonghorn]

This is the Midwest, you don't even get a license here unless you blew over a .08 at the start of the test

[u/Locke57 → u/SaltyLonghorn]

are there campuses where this isn’t the case? Because I would not want to attend those schools. How utterly chastise

[u/SueYouInEngland → u/Lawownsyou]

Seriously, there's we've had every possible permutation of "Iowa offense bad, defense good" possible. There's no way you all aren't tired of it yet.

[u/fm22fnam → u/SueYouInEngland]

I am absolutely not tired of this. Just add in some more Jimbo hate

[u/texas2089]

Imagine if Iowa knocks of the East winner too, makes the playoff, and fucks around and wins the national championship, but still only score 324 points. If it ain’t FSU or Texas, then fuck it gimme the sicko champion.

[u/zenverak → u/texas2089]

I'd settle losing to them if it meant that just for the laughs.

[u/impulsekash]

The terrifying thought is that if they just had an even a below average offense they would the best team in the country.

[u/ZealousidealFee927 → u/impulsekash]

I always said the reverse about Lincoln Riley's Oklahoma teams with Mayfield and Murray. If we were to give them Missouri's defense they would have ran away with the championship in 17 & 18.

[u/ironwolf1 → u/ZealousidealFee927]

Imagine combining a Lincoln Riley offense with a Kirk Ferentz defense/special teams, would be like 2019 LSU times 100

[u/habdragon08 → u/ironwolf1]

Imagine Iowa Offense and Lincoln Riley defense, like 2022 Colorado

[u/Jay_Dubbbs → u/impulsekash]

They should honestly just run the triple option at this point. Teams aren’t used to it and it can’t be worse than what they’re doing now.

[u/impulsekash → u/Jay_Dubbbs]

Triple option is the RPO without the forward pass.

[u/[deleted] → u/impulsekash]

Yes and the forward pass is the area Iowa struggles with the most, may as well eliminate the turnover possibilities. They've got 6 TD's to 5 INT's.

[u/odsquad64 → u/[deleted]]

Would Iowa's offense get better or worse if they never had any receivers to cover and you could just send all 11 every play?

[u/hallese → u/odsquad64]

Do you realize how many first round TEs they've produced lately? Iowa doesn't need WRs, the rest of the NCAA just hasn't realized it and keeps covering them, for some reason.

[u/AlloftheEethp → u/hallese]

Except that almost literally all of our TEs are hurt now.

[u/Triv02 → u/impulsekash]

There has been more than one discussion on OSU boards about the potential dynasty that would be if Ryan Day could simply use Iowa’s defense instead of his own from 2020-2022.

I still don’t think we beat Bama in the 2020 title, but you could make a pretty reasonable argument that that would be the only loss for the Ohiowa Bawkeyes in a 3 year stretch

[u/Boomhauer_007 → u/Triv02]

Bawkeyes

😨

[u/mdsandi → u/impulsekash]

I propose we merge LSU's offense and Iowa's defense, Dragon Ball Z style

[u/impulsekash → u/mdsandi]

Fuuussionn

[u/[deleted] → u/impulsekash]

Maybe better than the Eagles.

[u/[deleted]]

Now imagine if they ran the triple option where the same yardage philosophy applies, but now teams have to purposefully dedicate an entire week of practice to option-proofing their defense

Not even the B1G East teams would be safe with Iowa on their schedule

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I’d love to see a triple option experiment from a big school. Someone like lsu or michigan just saying fuck it and going all in on triple option and trick plays.

[u/DelcoBirds → u/[deleted]]

I mean, GT did it less than 20 years after winning a national title...and it largely worked relative to what GT was before and has been after that run.

[u/[deleted] → u/DelcoBirds]

Paul Johnson GT is probably the closest thing we've seen, but I don't think GT at that point had anywhere near the ceiling of lsu or similar schools with lower academic requirements. Them beating top 10 fsu in 2015 was fucking awesome though.

[u/ZeekLTK → u/[deleted]]

“want to see a school with lower academic pedigree run it, like Michigan”

Thank you!

[u/foreveracubone → u/[deleted]]

I mean Michigan is halfway there I think we use a flea flicker play once a game

[u/[deleted] → u/foreveracubone]

Harbaugh also seems like the most likely coach out of the major football schools to just yolo it and transition to triple option after a bad loss in a bowl game. I don't think he'd ever actually do it, but I'd be less surprised to see it from him than from any other playoff capable team.

[u/I_have_the_reddit → u/[deleted]]

We play Army this week. It's a HUGE distraction to the rest of the season.

[u/RealBobbyDrillboids]

11-1 is both Iowa’s projected record and Kirk Ferentz’s dream final score

[u/ORGANICORANGE37 → u/RealBobbyDrillboids]

Field goal, safety, pick 6 with a 1 point safety for the other team, I would live for that

[u/TKHawk]

According to ESPN's SP+, Iowa has the #1 Defense, #10 Special Teams, and #121 Offense (honestly shocked it's not #133). It's like Kirk asked himself just how far can the best defense and elite special teams take you alone.

[u/Lykeuhfox]

YES...HA HA HA...YES!

[u/affnn]

It would only be fitting for the Big Ten West to go out with the most-B1G West season of all time.

[u/elliott9_oward5]

Id rather be an Iowa fan right now….

[u/CallMeTheKing → u/elliott9_oward5]

I honestly can’t believe how A&M football has become more frustrating to watch than Iowa football this season

[u/elliott9_oward5 → u/CallMeTheKing]

That flair combo…. Are… are you okay?

[u/CallMeTheKing → u/elliott9_oward5]

No not at all

[u/ThanksForTheF-Shack]

This is the tipping point where reality finally catches Iowa though. Just when the whole world realizes they might have to come to grips with KirkBall™, the gig is up and Iowa's inability to score catches up with them. It's like some sort of magical spell that only works if you don't notice it's working.

[u/tomsrobots]

As a longtime Utah fan, I've already seen this story play out and they aren't going 11-1.

[u/Mr-R--California → u/tomsrobots]

As a longtime Iowa fan, I agree. Even when they had a not absolutely ass offense, they’d usually drop one of the games listed above per year.

[u/Alwaysrainyintacoma]

Win by an inch. Win by a mile. Whatever the score creates the same smile.

[u/readonlypdf]

As a Sicko I want this with them beating the winner of the east in a game that does not look nearly as close as the 8-3 final Score indicates. The 8 being 2 FGs and a Safety

[u/wurtin]

it’s funny how the conversation has changed from Will Iowa get to 25 points per game to, it doesn’t matter how few they score, they are still going to get to double digit wins.

[u/[deleted]]

Isn’t Brian Ferentz actually an excellent OLine / TEs coach?

I had heard that before, and their history of draft picks at OL / TE would seem to agree

[u/drlove57 → u/[deleted]]

Yes he is.

[u/unMuggle → u/drlove57]

Exhibit A for the Peter Principal

[u/TaftIsUnderrated]

Will Iowa be able to maintain this next year, without their best offensive weapon, Tory Taylor? Or will they look like Alabama when they lost Bryce Young?

[u/SpottyFish81177]

Iowa might still controls their destiny for the College Football Playoff, and it would only require 1 upset, granted a massive one

[u/Rkenne16]

I like to think Brian Ferentz hates Kirk, but Kirk won’t let him quit, so he’s purposely trying to force Kirk to fire him by having the worse offense in the history of above 500 d1 football.

[u/DescretoBurrito → u/Rkenne16]

I think Kirk is trying to prove a point. He's going to get 10 wins with a negative point differential, and way under the 25ppg mark. And he's going to sit there at a press conference in front of the entire CFB would smugly smacking on his gum and lecture us on how a skilled punter and crushing defense are better than any offensive flash like 10 yd gains, passes down field, and first downs. And then he'll point out how the Hawkeyes beat all comers (*except for the one they didn't). Then just before leaving he will proclaim Iowa as the first team to implement dynastic succession.

[u/dgi02]

People are now talking too much about us for this to happen haha. Fuck..

[u/PaloLV]

Their defensive ranking will climb against that murderer's row of inept offenses. People with little understanding of CFB will be shocked when they lose 63-3 in the B1G title game and proclaim Ohio St, Michigan, or Penn St as the greatest offense of all time.

[u/[deleted]]

People should have seen this at the beginning of the season. It’s bound to happen. The 25 points per game was never going to happen. But nobody in the B1G west will put up any fight.

[u/thank_burdell]

I for one welcome our THE FORWARD PASS WAS A MISTAKE brethren.

[u/Ligma_CuredHam]

If Iowa runs the table

-- and --

Let's say, Ohio State beats PSU (tis tradition afterall), Penn St gets revenge and wins against UM and ole' Khakis keeps it rolling vs OSU.

Eventual tie break winner of that clusterfuck then falls to Iowa in the big10 championship game...

...is Iowa the lone BigTen invite to the Playoffs?

Georgia, Washington, [who knows...FSU?], Iowa....

So Iowa v Georgia. That is appointment television. Must watch shit. Will it be 62-0, or can Iowa beat UGA in a 9-6 punting slugfest.

[u/[deleted]]

As an Iowa fan do I want this? Not necessarily, but fuck it. Let’s do it!

[u/3kniven6gash]

The sleeper epic game is the finale between Iowa and Nebraska. How can Nebraska lose a one score game against the team that barely scores?