**Official 2020 Iowa Football Season Thread**

[Dr. Zaius]

Here comes a playoff run. Choo MFing Choo!

 

[CamelTones]

Purdue’s crossovers are Rutgers and Indiana.

 

[douglasbader]

This hopefully will be a fun sprint to the finish.

 

[douglasbader]

Purdue’s crossovers are Rutgers and Indiana.

Purdue should absolutely be a dark horse team in the West. Facing them the first game on the road with the way Brohm has given Phil Parker fits is less than ideal.

 

[brantshawks]

I'm really fucking excited.

 

[Mo T]

Facing them the first game on the road

Is home/away even a half point factor this year?

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

 

[CamelTones]

In case anyone was wondering what ISU fans think of Iowa’s schedule:

 

[Greg Obrecht]

In case anyone was wondering what ISU fans think of Iowa’s schedule:

No shit. Not even one Sun Belt team on that schedule.

 

[cloudhawk]

Jesus- Ohio State and Wisconsin have to just love that schedule

 

[C-3PO]

Petras first start on the road at WL. I’ll take that any day. Hope the kid is up to it.

He will be a god damn gunslinger. Not Drew Tate level, but close.

 

[douglasbader]

I love to rip on Wisconsin's schedule usually, but it isn't nearly as easy as usual.

They have to play @Michigan, @Nebrantska and @Iowa

 

[Swingin' Dick Stanzi]

Ohio State gets Nebrantska and Illinois as its crossover opponents, while Michigan gets Minnesota and Wisconsin. Seems fair.

 

[WestMifflin]

I love to rip on Wisconsin's schedule usually, but it isn't nearly as easy as usual.

They have to play @Michigan, @Nebrantska and @Iowa

And honestly, nobody really knows how it's going to play out. The season will look so different it's impossible to know at this point who really has an easy schedule.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Purdue should absolutely be a dark horse team in the West. Facing them the first game on the road with the way Brohm has given Phil Parker fits is less than ideal.

Could work out though as defense is usually ahead of the offense early in the season.

 

[The Full Monte]

In case anyone was wondering what ISU fans think of Iowa’s schedule:

it’s just amusing at this point considering how blatantly inaccurate this is. If only someone came up with some sort of metric for the difficulty of a teams schedule. That would be nice; and we could stop having this stupid banter...

 

[Shawneemicks]

There already is a metric.
If you play in the Big 12 you have an easy schedule. Done.

 

[cloudhawk]

And honestly, nobody really knows how it's going to play out. The season will look so different it's impossible to know at this point who really has an easy schedule.

Well obviously, but Wisconsin doesn't play Ohiya St or Hounded State and cross over with Michigan and Indiana. And OSU gets Nebrantska and Illinois. Id be happy with that unknown.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

 

[bigazzturkeylegs]

Lol wtf was Louisiana doing there?

 

[Alan Lomax]

And honestly, nobody really knows how it's going to play out. The season will look so different it's impossible to know at this point who really has an easy schedule.

Except Wisconsin’s schedule is super easy, and Iowa’s is obviously much more difficult.

 

[Fair and Balanced]

Anyone have early lines?

ISSD!

 

[Fair and Balanced]

Given all of the shit that has happened this year, Kurt is going to cry like a mofo after every win.

 

[Creed]

Anyone have early lines?

ISSD!

Iowa +6000, National Championship.

Book it.

 

[Greg Obrecht]

Odds to win I am a giant douche. Nebrantska should
Be down in the +5000 range looking at their schedule


Ohio State: -250

Michigan: +550

Penn State: +900

Wisconsin: +900

Nebrantska: +2000

Iowa: +2500

Minnesota: +2500

Michigan State: +4000

Indiana: +5000

Northwestern: +5000

Illinois: +8000

Maryland: +8000

Purdue: +8000

 

[Fair and Balanced]

Odds to win I am a giant douche. Nebrantska should
Be down in the +5000 range looking at their schedule


Ohio State: -250

Michigan: +550

Penn State: +900

Wisconsin: +900

Nebrantska: +2000

Iowa: +2500

Minnesota: +2500

Michigan State: +4000

Indiana: +5000

Northwestern: +5000

Illinois: +8000

Maryland: +8000

Purdue: +8000

PSU and Wisconsin are the plays there. Iowa is horrible either.

 

[brantshawks]

Odds to win I am a giant douche. Nebrantska should
Be down in the +5000 range looking at their schedule


Ohio State: -250

Michigan: +550

Penn State: +900

Wisconsin: +900

Nebrantska: +2000

Iowa: +2500

Minnesota: +2500

Michigan State: +4000

Indiana: +5000

Northwestern: +5000

Illinois: +8000

Maryland: +8000

Purdue: +8000

They only do that because retarded nebrask.a fans will donate their money because of hope.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

They only do that because retarded nebrask.a fans will donate their money because of hope.

 

[thrawn]

They only do that because Nebrantska fans will donate their money because of hope.

FIFY

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Nebrant-ska

 

[WCFHawkeye]

PSU and Wisconsin are the plays there. Iowa is horrible either.

Purdue on an 80:1 flyer isn't terrible either, at least if Rondale Moore might come back. Certainly more likely than Maryland who are at the same odds.

The worst picks: Michigan State and Maryland, then maybe Nebrantska.

Although Ohio State is the clear favorite, -250 seems like a poor value also.

13 teams listed. Rutgers off the board.

 

[Fair and Balanced]

Purdue on an 80:1 flyer isn't terrible either, at least if Rondale Moore might come back. Certainly more likely than Maryland who are at the same odds.

The worst picks: Michigan State and Maryland, then maybe Nebrantska.

Although Ohio State is the clear favorite, -250 seems like a poor value also.

13 teams listed. Rutgers off the board.

I'd like to see Purdue's odds to win the West.

 

[BngHawk]

LETS GO HAWKS

 

[Hawk&Balls]

I'd like to see Purdue's odds to win the West.

50-50

 

[WCFHawkeye]

I'd like to see Purdue's odds to win the West.

Consider taking Purdue +8000 and if (big if but possible) they win the West laying off on the East opponent. There seems to be a lot of value on betting the West teams, and none on betting the East besides Penn State.

 

[Greg Obrecht]

Consider taking Purdue +8000 and if (big if but possible) they win the West laying off on the East opponent. There seems to be a lot of value on betting the West teams, and none on betting the East besides Penn State.

Exactly. Value is on Iowa and Minnesota

 

[Kerky]

Odds to win I am a giant douche. Nebrantska should
Be down in the +5000 range looking at their schedule


Ohio State: -250

Michigan: +550

Penn State: +900

Wisconsin: +900

Nebrantska: +2000

Iowa: +2500

Minnesota: +2500

Michigan State: +4000

Indiana: +5000

Northwestern: +5000

Illinois: +8000

Maryland: +8000

Purdue: +8000

I don't understand the Nebrantska love, seriously. What has changed from that 5-7 team last year to make them such a high betting favorite again?

 

[cloudhawk]

I don't understand the Nebrantska love, seriously. What has changed from that 5-7 team last year to make them such a high betting favorite again?

Losing their best playmaking WR?

 

[Gushawk]

I don't understand the Nebrantska love, seriously. What has changed from that 5-7 team last year to make them such a high betting favorite again?

dipshit fans. that’s it. that’s the entire explanation. odds track action

 

[WCFHawkeye]

I don't understand the Nebrantska love, seriously. What has changed from that 5-7 team last year to make them such a high betting favorite again?

Also facing Ohio State and Penn State, would likely have to beat one of them and run the West, then would likely have to defeat one of those teams again on December 19th.

 

[HawkeyeJonesEsq]

Is there a distinct home advantage when it is 100 parents for each team in the stadium?

 

[The Full Monte]

Is there a distinct home advantage when it is 100 parents for each team in the stadium?

Louisville has 12,000 at their game last night and there was BEYOND enough room to distance safely.

anything less than 35-40% capacity For these games is asinine

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Louisville has 12,000 at their game last night and there was BEYOND enough room to distance safely.

anything less than 35-40% capacity For these games is asinine

I get that not everyone is cool with the “fuck it” strategy, but a lot of important people that are claiming SCIENCE!!! are not actually following any sort of science.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Endres is big enough to eat hay and shit in the streets.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

 

[CamelTones]

Ragainis tatoo?

 

[Jimmie Dimmick]

Ragainis tatoo?

Covid?

 

[FLhawk]

Ragainis tatoo?

I'm not a tatoo guy,but back in June we learned that critics of tatoos have an ulterior motive to their critic of tatoos, you racist pos.

 

[ChipHilton]

I don't understand the Nebrantska love, seriously. What has changed from that 5-7 team last year to make them such a high betting favorite again?

Attempting a serious answer, QB and OL should be improved, possibly by quite a bit. (Did Martinez just have some injuries and an inconsistent team, or did he become a longer term head case? Will he even be the guy moving ahead?) The RB is excellent.

No clue on the new WR corps and defense, however.

Iowa has needed walk-off field goals to win the last two games, so there isn't some unbridgeable gulf head to head.