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I think Iowa is due for a step back. They cannot bank on the defense and special teams being top 5 every single year. When Kirk doubled down on "we don't want any offense beyond hold the ball for as long as possible" yet again with his OC hire, I became bearish on them moving forward in an expanded and slightly more competitive B1G. They no longer have the luxury of playing the same patsies in the West year after year. Kirk should have retired last year as my guy tells me that was the peak and they will struggle to get to 7/8 wins moving forward with the same old offensive crap being rolled out.

Agree on the home games being a huge factor. That was an unforntunate start to Rhule's tenure with 2 P5 road games out of the gate.

Oh I agree, it is easier for sure. You both are being reasonable, I was more poking fun at those who verge on hyperbole when it comes to the ease of some of our games. I look at the schedule and see that we open with the easiest 7 games on the schedule, but we also will be starting a freshman at QB most likely. Lots of unknowns to start the year again, so largely wait and see.

I mainly saw it as the second game on the road in a new coaches first year, and it's all about when you play a team. People underestimated that fact maybe more. I hear what you're saying though and think we beat them if we played in November instead. I do think both teams will be better in 24, and expect a close game. Huskers should be favored and win, but I think it will be in doubt late still. The CU hate will still flow, nothing wrong with that. Rivalries and objectiveness don't mesh well ever.

Folks here will always underestimate CU. Love it, but it's also silly at the same time.

I just want in and a chance to win a game for the first time in history. I watched with rapt attention in 2014 and it's already been a decade since our last opportunity. Don't care at all what seed.

The lower tier bowls being not cared about is nothing new, and doesn't change here. Nice for the school's fans but that's it. The major bowls were always the goal.

Depends how much he loves his alma mater.

Seriously. That would be a major buzz kill. No guarantee replacement could reproduce as good of results and the guys might have to learn yet another system. Kills growth if you don't stick to what you're doing for long.

I just saw this, did not realize Tony is a UCLA alum. s#!te.

BMTH fan, but I also feel like it sums up all the kool-aid drinking and subsequent recent disappointment around here perfectly with the skeleton vibe .

Can we actually just move that one to NU and build a Suh one chasing it?

Go Pokes! (Born and raised in Wyoming myself)

Of course, but we would have been dead wrong. In my scenario note that I said he turned us down, instead of we hired someone instead of him. I was among those wanting to hire him, not trying to say I wasn't after the fact.

Frost had no $%&%$!# clue what he was doing. He was going to be fired regardless. The only what if I wonder about is if he'd have turned us down, and if we'd actually be in a better spot because we had to hire literally anyone else.

I argue this every time, but you can't just jump from made FG in 93 to 4 titles in 5 years. That changes a lot, including motivation levels going into 94/95. Maybe they remain that high and they do win 2 or 3 in a row, but TO probably retired in 95 then and that removes 97. I think changing one year from a crushing loss to a W changes a LOT of things moving forward and it is highly unlikely it would have turned out with 4 out of 5. IF 4 out of 5 happened, I think he is in the conversation for #2, but still not #1 with being 2/3 titles less overall.

I don't think they get in at 20-11 (winning all home games and losing all road games). Really need to tie the shoe laces a little tighter and get a couple road wins here. This trend of being so much worse on the road is bizarre.

Fifteen four- and five-star recruits disclosed to 247Sports either exactly what they’ll receive or around what they’ll earn at their school of choice. They are HS recruits, not being paid while in high school. As opposed to transfers from colleges.

The talent on the roster is what got Bo going yes. Callahan left talent, and Bo knew how to use it. For him it was always an issue of restocking, and that led to his downfall. He was a good coach who could beat similarly talented and worse teams all the time, but when he ran into a superiorly talented team he got his doors blown off because of the dudes on the field in his last 2-3 years.

Bingo. Different standards for basketball when we have literally been the worst power 5 team for decades.

Nice! I got my first truck last April, a platinum Tundra. I plan to drive it until it dies also hopefully.

What if Osborne had not promised the job to Frank, and let the AD hire Bob Stoops as he was interested in doing? I still feel like we would have continued being pretty good the last 20 years if not for that change. Hiring Frank was the beginning of the downward trend.

If he wins one tourney game, build him a statue, then keep him for life. We have been the worst power 5 basketball program overall for decades.

And how long is the contract extension. Keep the guy until he hangs it up.

That is probably my biggest pet peeve with sports highlights these days. "Catch of the year?????" every night from MLB during baseball season. Come on guys.