Agree. Glad they have an option. I just didn't think they would be able to do that on such short notice. Some team that's shut down practice for the season would have to pick practice up again and than fly in here. I guess that same "opportunity for extra practice" was also a selling point for a possible replacement, in addition to some cash American to be earned.
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Agree. Glad they have an option. I just didn't think they would be able to do that on such short notice. Some team that's shut down practice for the season would have to pick practice up again and than fly in here. I guess that same "opportunity for extra practice" was also a selling point for a possible replacement, in addition to some cash American to be earned.
Jokes on them, we pay in Euro
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This is exactly why I hope we have a game 1 way or another on Dec. 1. Even if it is freezing cold out and Jack Trice is just half full, that game is a big deal for playing guys who could still redshirt to get them some real game experience and development that you can't emulate in practice. We have such a young team and some guys that will be counted on to step into some key 2 deep roles next year that it would be great to get them some meaningful snaps in a real game now that they would not have gotten otherwise this season. How many games has Downing played in so far? If he's still under 4 he's a guy that should play quite a bit in that game, Re-Al is another guy then you have some key backups like Foster on the OL and lots of young backups on the defensive side of the ball who are #2 behind seniors that could see some significant playing time too.
I'd doubt they just sit all their main guys for this game but you'd think if ISU got out to comfortably 2 or 3 TD lead the main guys would come out early.
I'd enjoy just watching our freshmen play the whole game.
My vote is to get the worst possible FCS team. If there’s a chance they play in a warm-weather conference, even better.
My 5:
1. Sacramento State (2-8, 0-7 Big Sky)
2. Presbyterian (2-8, 0-4 Big South) (Nickname: Blue Hose!)
3. Savannah State (2-8, 1-6 MEAC)
4. Jacksonville (2-8, 1-7 Pioneer)
5. SF Austin (2-8, 2-7 Southland)
That’d be nice, but if we play IW we’re going to have to try more than many probably think. I’m not saying we will struggle with IW but I will say they are better than UNI right now.
Because my brain knows stupid stuff and I follow FCS football--
Presbyterian won't count as they are in the process of dropping to non-scholarship and are under the scholarship minimum. Savannah State is reclassifying to D2 next year so they are under the scholarship minimum. Jacksonville is already non-scholarship. SFA fired their coach this morning.
I would call up Southern Illinois, Murray State and Eastern Kentucky. All terrible teams that have young coaches that might want a learning experience. I'd also call Indiana State. They should have been in the playoffs but still wouldn't be much of a threat.
Pretty sure we are not playing IW. There will be a game on Dec 1 though. Will be interesting to see the reaction here.
We will 100% play them unless they beat Montana State.
They didn't look like they were going to get there earlier in the year, but about 5 weeks ago I stopping watching them.
Much more informed than I am with the particulars.
SIU, Murray and EKU sound OK to me. Honestly, even with IW being a playoff team, that ought not pose a major threat anyway, but it might require more effort to get to the "get backups playing time and give starters some rest" stage.
Let’s put it this way. I was ready for it to happen the monent we scheduled them. Because, History.
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If we want easy, why don't we contact some big ten teams and they can call it a bowl game. Chris Ash may agree to bring that Rutgers team to Ames for the Iowa bowl and get beat by a better big XII team than Kansas.
