Good! F*** Iowa.In fairness Iowa has been pretty unlucky with their scheduling. To have 6 Quad 1 games to date with only 1 being at home is unlucky. That one home game? Arguably the best team (and the only surefire legit Big 10 team) in the country, Purdue.
I don't think Iowa is very good but I'm also bearish on Illinois and Wisconsin, two posers who look more beatable by the day. Iowa has 2 home games against them, which are winnable, and they need them to maintain their Q1 status through the rest of the year. Then they need to beat a bad Maryland team on the road (one of the toughest road trips in the Big 10) and thrash Penn State at home. I'm assuming games at Illinois, MSU, and NW will be losses. If they do what I said above and beat NW? They are probably in with a respectable Big 10 tourney showing.
For some reason the metrics like the Big 10 way more than they should. Because of that and the committee's history on rewarding the conference, they are probably in if they win at home, beat Maryland on the road, and lose the other road games. Win at NW? Almost a lock (sadly).
It’s about time a schedule didn’t work out in their favor