UNI to Scrimmage Saturday

[Jonny_Rogers]

It's a good thing Hawk fans have football to fall back on.

But, if this years team doesn't get 10 wins watch out because when the Hawk fans loose their crutch it will get ugly.

Are you kidding me? Iowa plays 11 games this year. Are you saying that if Iowa doesn't go 10-1, the season will have been a failure and Iowa's football program isn't a good one? If Iowa goes 9-2 in football, it will get ugly?

What are you talking about?

Little brother syndrome usually doesn't start until August. It's 4 months early this year.

[AmesPanther]

Are you kidding me? Iowa plays 11 games this year. Are you saying that if Iowa doesn't go 10-1, the season will have been a failure and Iowa's football program isn't a good one? If Iowa goes 9-2 in football, it will get ugly?

What are you talking about?

Little brother syndrome usually doesn't start until August. It's 4 months early this year.

I try to ignore Iowa, but it's hard with Hawk fans being themselves. I assumed a 12 game season. How about you tell me what a bad season for Iowa would be? What kind of a season would keep you from saying yeah but in football... It was only a few years ago Hawks would fall back on BB and we all know how that has turned out.

[Matt Trump]

Are you kidding me? Iowa plays 11 games this year. Are you saying that if Iowa doesn't go 10-1, the season will have been a failure and Iowa's football program isn't a good one? If Iowa goes 9-2 in football, it will get ugly?

What are you talking about?

Little brother syndrome usually doesn't start until August. It's 4 months early this year.

Since Iowa has the biggest fairweather fans, and they have been spoiled rotten for the last 2 years, it will get very ugly in Ia City if the Hawkeyes do worse than 9-2.

[Jonny_Rogers]

Since Iowa has the biggest fairweather fans, and they have been spoiled rotten for the last 2 years, it will get very ugly in Ia City if the Hawkeyes do worse than 9-2.

No, not ''worse than 9-2.'' AmesPanther's post stated that if Iowa does worse than 10-1, it will get ugly.

[Jonny_Rogers]

I try to ignore Iowa, but it's hard with Hawk fans being themselves. I assumed a 12 game season. How about you tell me what a bad season for Iowa would be? What kind of a season would keep you from saying yeah but in football... It was only a few years ago Hawks would fall back on BB and we all know how that has turned out.

Obviously, Iowa's goal at the beginning of every season is to win the Big Ten and the national championship. The former happened in 2002; the latter hasn't happened since 1958.

As far as what is considered a good season, I think most Iowa fans would consider a winning record in the Big 10 (unless the Big Ten is simply atrocious as in basketball this year, which is WILL NOT be in football) plus a victory over Iowa State a ''solid'' season. Anything better than that is ''good,'' ''very good,'' ''great,'' or ''phenomenal.''

So, Iowa had better beat Iowa State (and Kent State) and win 5 games in the Big Ten. In other words, 7-4 would be a solid season. 8-3, a good season. 9-2, a great season. 10-1, a phenomenal season. 11-0, a dream season. 6-5 would be very disappointing, and would have the Hawkeye faithful angry.

As for our past basketball season, Iowa could have gotten away with 9-7 in the conference (even though the conference was awful) if they had only beaten UNI and ISU.

[Chitown Panther]

It will be interesting to see how Iowa does this year without having an automatic 3 points onces the ball in inside the 40 yard line.

I will guess that UNI and Iowa both end the regualr season at 8-3

[AmesPanther]

Obviously, Iowa's goal at ... if they had only beaten UNI and ISU.

I have to give you credit on this one. You answered the question and gave very specific numbers. You even answered the BB question candidly.

I would give different numbers though. I think 10-1 is what 75% of Hawk fans expect after last year. 9-2 loses the huge numbers of fair-weather fans and 8-3 gets the Hawkeye Nation pretty worked up. But like you said depends on who the loses are to. If ISU wins it would all come crashing down pretty quickly. I like ISU’s chances better in Iowa City than in Ames, not that I’m saying ISU will win, they just seem to play better in Iowa City.

[Matt Trump]

Obviously, Iowa's goal at the beginning of every season is to win the Big Ten and the national championship. The former happened in 2002; the latter hasn't happened since 1958.

As far as what is considered a good season, I think most Iowa fans would consider a winning record in the Big 10 (unless the Big Ten is simply atrocious as in basketball this year, which is WILL NOT be in football) plus a victory over Iowa State a ''solid'' season. Anything better than that is ''good,'' ''very good,'' ''great,'' or ''phenomenal.''

So, Iowa had better beat Iowa State (and Kent State) and win 5 games in the Big Ten. In other words, 7-4 would be a solid season. 8-3, a good season. 9-2, a great season. 10-1, a phenomenal season. 11-0, a dream season. 6-5 would be very disappointing, and would have the Hawkeye faithful angry.

Good answer!

[Jonny_Rogers]

Nice reply Jonny. See, I think Jonny has the Panther love deep down inside.

My love is for HawkeyeNester and Arvid_Waschek.