The end of the Iowa/Iowa State game?

[CyFan61]

There will be talk of this threatening the series, but isn't the NCAA also considering ADDING a regular season game again, in which case it would be a wash? (13 regular season games)

Don't see this happening with 35 bowls. It's already close every year if there will be enough teams to fill them. If the NCAA goes to 13 games, it would change the 6-6 minimum into a 7-6 minimum to qualify for a bowl.

The only way to fix this would be to allow 6-7 teams into bowl games... and that would just suck.

[Cyclonic1]

Would if we didnt get that game anymore. It is like the premier sporting event in iowa

IIRC this series was restarted at the insistence of the Iowa Legislature, correct? And over the objections of EIU.

[IAStubborn]

Um, are you really proposing that there will be a different number of conference games in different years in the Big 10? I mean, I know it's the Big 10, but this idea makes Legends and Leaders look like a slam dunk.

I am suggesting its a possibility. The reason the 14 conference is a nightmare scheduling wise is because it produces an even number of cross division teams so having any kind of rational rotation becomes iimpossible unless you rotated the number of conference games. They could do a 3 year 8/9/9 game rotation too and play 2 cross division rivals 1st year,3 the second,and 3 the 3rd. Would only get to play cross rivals once every 3 years then. Otherwise you protect one rivalry and rotate two in each year and just keep at 9...either way they almost have to go nine. Considering conference games pay better and SOS a big factor in playoffs have to figure a 9/10 schedule rotation could be attractive. Especially if stuck at 14 for a while if ACC locks down with a GoR or rebuffs their advances.

[VeloClone]

I have a really hard time believing that the little 10 will go to 10 conference games while leagues like the SEC continue to play an 8 game conference schedule. It would be such a huge competitive disadvantage it is ridiculous. I like the Big 12's round robin schedule, however it is clearly getting Big 12 teams into the big daddy game.

[vortex]

I think it is important for ISU to play Iowa for a number of reasons, recruiting in the state being just one of them.

[Rhoadhoused]

I think not playing it would be a wash with playing it. It is a great game and really fun for fans, but so is having an overall better season and going to better bowl games.

There is no question, if you take Iowa off of the schedule, ISU goes to more bowls and better bowls when it does. I would be ecstatic that ISU got another game against a more beatable opponent and could count on 3-0 every single year, with more home games as well.

Then again, it is really a great game and great rivalry that ISU has been relatively successful with since McCarney became coach. It is a fun event. It settles the score between lots of fans and awards bragging rights.

When it comes down to it, emotion tells you to keep the game, and logic tells you to drop it.

I'm fine either way.

[alarson]

We've gone over the 9 game schedule before. There's no reason it wouldn't work unless one AD didn't want it to. I can't see the Big10 going to a ten game schedule. Not only would it reduce the number of bowl teams, it would take away a lot of big noncon games that would decrease their national exposure.

With the very good tv coverage level the big 10 gets, tons of games on ABC\ESPN\ESPN2, i think their national exposure would be just fine without any nonconference games.

[IAStubborn]

I have a really hard time believing that the little 10 will go to 10 conference games while leagues like the SEC continue to play an 8 game conference schedule. It would be such a huge competitive disadvantage it is ridiculous. I like the Big 12's round robin schedule, however it is clearly getting Big 12 teams into the big daddy game.

Not if schedulin alliances with the other big 4 conferences replace the whole notion of expansion and essentially make 11 games against BCS competition the norm in the Big 5 conferences. Lets say ACC,Pac and Big 12 enter into a scheduling alliance producing a new inventory of 72 games (2 OCC games for each of the the 36 schools)... that would likely generate more than the current average per game revenue. Big 10 then enters into agreement with SEC and in order to boost inventory for their networks add one cross conference game and both move to 10 game conference schedules. This would close the door to the playoffs for any school outside the major conferences...except maybe Notre Dame which could still probably schedule 11 quality opponents and navy. Would have the same end as superconferences and would make for interesting football and a better cross section of games to decide playoffs. Not saying this will happen but certainly is possible in the grab for money.

[letsCYber]

B1G to consider 9 or 10-game league schedules @ESPN_BigTen reports

B1G ADs weigh number of league games - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

This would be a teetering point for the series in my opinion.

What are the Hoks going to do without their superbowl every year??

[im4cyclones]

I think it is important for ISU to play Iowa for a number of reasons, recruiting in the state being just one of them.

Why for recruiting? We beat them this year and didnt they get commits from 2/3 top Iowa prospects for 2014. We got 1 of them.

[VeloClone]

Why for recruiting? We beat them this year and didnt they get commits from 2/3 top Iowa prospects for 2014. We got 1 of them.

All the more reason you have to play them. If you can dominate them over the course of several years you can start to change that.

[CycloneVet]

That's not an opinion friend, that is a stone cold fact. it is hard to gain a rival out of state with such an inept history as isu.

I ******* hate everything about K-State. They are a rival whether we acknowledge it or not.

[MNCYWX]

^^^^^^

I believe Iowa was driving and Jake Knott tipped a pass over the middle and intercepted it to end the game.

Iowa State beats Iowa highlights - YouTube

[ketelmeister]

Extra big 10 game is an easier schedule for iowa.

[vortex]

Why for recruiting? We beat them this year and didnt they get commits from 2/3 top Iowa prospects for 2014. We got 1 of them.

The one kid was going to ISU probably no matter what Iowa did to recruit him. In all honesty Iowa has for the most part got the pick of the best HS players in the state for a long time. If you don't play them it hurts your recruiting efforts against them. As others have mentioned it would also leave ISU without a real rivalry game....and that's important.