No hoopla. Iowa at 11-0 (12-0 now) speaks for itself. Good team, well coached, and they don't quit.
Iowa vs Nebraska anyone interested?
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Iowa has earned my respect. Michigan State is gonna have its hands full.
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Yes, what exactly does he need to do for the backup to come in. Those INTs were absolutely terrible. It was as if the Iowa players were wearing Nebraska unis.
lol with Kanell and Galloway's line of thinking. They basically said that Alabama's SOS isn't impressive because the teams that Alabama beat are now ranked lower or not ranked. Let's see, what happens when a team that is #20 gets smoked at home 31-6? They become unranked. Not very hard to understand that. Regardless of that the winning team gets credit for beating the other team at the ranking when the game is played. That's how it's always been. If someone thinks that Alabama doesn't deserve to be in the playoffs that's fine but please don't try and make an argument that Alabama "hasn't played anybody."
They conviently refused to analyze the games with Wisconsin...the one common opponent between Alabama and Iowa.
The real problem with the logic is what the B1G and Big 12 did this year with their schedules. Both conferences learned from last season's playoff committee. They learned that the committee looks at rankings late in the season and don't care about rankings early in the season. To leverage that both conferences rearranged their conference schedules to ensure that their best teams did not play one another early in the season.
In other words, the B1G and Big 12 have teams ranked higher now than they would be if they had mixed these games throughout the season. All of the best teams in the two conferences were either undefeated or only had one loss going into November, and they were ranked higher as a result. Then the moves happen starting from that point with the committee.
The SEC really can't adjust because you have too many good teams.
Going forward, expect the B1G and Big 12 to continue this strategy and get teams in the playoff just because of the way that they schedule.
Would probably ruin a good tire iron, but sure would be fun doing it.
Use body blows. There isn't much in his head that would be affected.
Well I'll agree they are a good team. You don't go 12-0 without being good. But I would bet there will be more players drafted from UM, MSU, and OSU than Iowa. I know that isn't the be all end all, but still.
It's in the Selma thread about Stewart Mandel's article but the record of Alabama's opponents is far better than any of the other contenders. I'm not sure why that's ignored.
People follow the narrative that supports their view and ignore those which do not. We all do it to some degree, but guys like this get paid to be objective. Shame that they are not held accountable for their failures in that area.
I've watched Iowa several times this year (not entire games) and they are a solid team. They'll make you beat them. Thing is, they've been on equal footing talent-wise with all the teams on their schedule. Michigan State will be a step up and should they win, someone like Oklahoma, Clemson, or Alabama would be a giant leap.
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