**2026 Iowa Football Season Thread**

[Shawneemicks]

Doesn’t Cael know how important this game is to me?! Rub some dirt on it and get your ass out there!

 

[jquintana]

 

[The Full Monte]

Kirk going in DRY

 

[L. Wade Childress]

He always looks so refreshed going into camp and looks near death just a few weeks after

 

[gohawkeyes811]

He's 71 coaching Big Ten football. He looks fine.

 

[Revolver]

He looks damn good for 71. No doubt about it.

 

[rodg12]

19 in the first CFP rankings. Sure Kirk is thrilled.

 

[Pedro]

Starting off in the teens!

 

[Shawneemicks]

19 as a starting point is about as good as could be expected.

 

[douglasbader]

Fuck yeah, boyz. Win out and you are in.

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Fuck yeah, boyz. Win out and you are in.

Where would we be ranked if we didn't shoot hot diarrhea all over the state of Minnesota?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Starting off in the teens!

most of us do.

 

[cloudhawk]

Prob 18

 

[douglasbader]

Where would we be ranked if we didn't shoot hot diarrhea all over the state of Minnesota?

#8 or #9

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

#8 or #9

That's devastating.

 

[douglasbader]

That's devastating.

It's not ideal.

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

It's not ideal.

It's legitimately devastating. We had to find a way to lose 6 different times, but we did it.

 

[The Dad]

It's legitimately devastating. We had to find a way to lose 6 different times, but we did it.

And to THAT fucking faggot.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Starting off in the teens!

 

[RazHawk]

Them putting ND at 11 is huge for Iowa's playoff hopes - ND is out if they lose Saturday, cheer for Miami.

 

[gohawkeyes811]

Them putting ND at 11 is huge for Iowa's playoff hopes - ND is out if they lose Saturday, cheer for Miami.

That makes no sense. Miami is #1. If ND loses, they might drop a couple of spots, especially if they are competitive. They would be ranked higher than Iowa next week, and would both be 10-2 if they were to win out. ND at 10-2 is getting in over Iowa at 10-2.

 

[douglasbader]

That makes no sense. Miami is #1. If ND loses, they might drop a couple of spots, especially if they are competitive. They would be ranked higher than Iowa next week, and would both be 10-2 if they were to win out. ND at 10-2 is getting in over Iowa at 10-2.

How did that go last year for 10-2 Notre Dame?

 

[gohawkeyes811]

How did that go last year for 10-2 Notre Dame?

I know, but ND's two losses would be to the #1 team and another top 15 team most likely, so they'd stay in the top 12.

I'm all for it, and would love it if the Hawks jumped them at the same record. In no universe I see it happening.

 

[iowa4ever20]

How did that go last year for 10-2 Notre Dame?

Starting this year, if they finish in top 12 of the rankings they are automatically in. If they lose they will drop 1-2 spots and then win out and get back into the top 12. They are a worse team than last year but the new rule is going to help them.

 

[gohawkeyes811]

Hopefully it is irrelevant and ND loses a couple.

 

[douglasbader]

Starting this year, if they finish in top 12 of the rankings they are automatically in. If they lose they will drop 1-2 spots and then win out and get back into the top 12. They are a worse team than last year but the new rule is going to help them.

They finish where the committee places them. If they don't want to reward their bullshit again this year, they will put them at #13.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Starting this year, if they finish in top 12 of the rankings they are automatically in. If they lose they will drop 1-2 spots and then win out and get back into the top 12. They are a worse team than last year but the new rule is going to help them.

They'll just move them out of the top 12 if they don't want them in

 

[Talkin' Goat]

ND finishing #12 would reeeeeeeeeally fuck over whoever finishes #11. Would hope the Committee is aware of that.

 

[Shawneemicks]

I doubt it after what they came up with last night

 

[Shawneemicks]

Bama at 5 is easily the worst ranking of all time in any poll

 

[Mr. Hawk]

Bama at 5 is easily the worst ranking of all time in any poll

When Paul Finebaum says the exact same thing you know it's bad.

 

[cloudhawk]

When Paul Finebaum says the exact same thing you know it's bad.

Did he really? Jesus

 

[Mr. Hawk]

Did he really? Jesus

Mainly he was pissed about them being ranked so far ahead of (also SEC) Tennessee (so sort of lulz, Paul), but at least he said something.

 

[2HawkFans]

Let's take care of business this weekend against what appears to be a decent Northwestern team. Then go on a roll and kick the ever living shit out of the remaining teams and see where that puts us. I'd love to see Kirk go for some style points against Rhule.

 

[Gushawk]

It's great that there's November night games again. I remember for a few years there the Big Ten stopped that, which was gay

Imagine a December game in Kin-nick against a Southern foe. Borderline erotic, imo.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Fuck yeah, boyz. Win out and you are in.

10 days ago season was over. 7-5 if we’re lucky.

 

[Fritz Fequiere]

That injury report for this week, yikes. Sure glad we kept the starters in the whole 4th quarter up 30.

 

[Shawneemicks]

Not good

 

[Talkin' Goat]

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

Oof

 

[RazHawk]

Chiles is injured? That wouldn't suck

 

[Wanderer]

That injury report for this week, yikes. Sure glad we kept the starters in the whole 4th quarter up 30.

Which of the injuries to starters happened in the 4rh quarter up 30?

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Maybe Winter?

 

[Fritz Fequiere]

Watson took himself out of the game after a tackle on Wisconsin’s last drive up 30 late. Lutmer I’m assuming on his forced fumble up 30. Winter got bent over backwards on DJ’s TD to put them up 30.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Watson took himself out of the game after a tackle on Wisconsin’s last drive up 30 late. Lutmer I’m assuming on his forced fumble up 30. Winter got bent over backwards on DJ’s TD to put them up 30*

*27

 

[douglasbader]

10 days ago season was over. 7-5 if we’re lucky.

Thanks for figuring out the bit you fucking homo. Genius.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Thanks for figuring out the bit you fucking homo. Genius.

Wasn’t a bit.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

That’s the awesome thing abt your rants. You believe them 1000% and then your schizophrenia kicks in.

 

[UnKnOwN_SeRb]

Thanks for figuring out the bit you fucking homogeneous.

Fify

 

[cloudhawk]

Bit-doug is one of my favourite Dougs