What has Iowa done other than get into "new years day" bowls due to the Big 10 having a ton of NYD bowl tie ins?
That's not the point.
Do we see consistent enough football from ISU to win 9-10 games with Iowa's schedule? I don't believe so.
Heck even this year the expectation for ISU is what, 8 wins? Shouldn't that be higher if ISU has just been held back by their schedule?
The poster said Iowa has not been better since Mac was coaching.
Neither has been all that good, one being more consistently decent than the other.