Rankings Drop?

[ILikeBacon]

First off, early season rankings don’t matter. Second off,

^^^ This guy gets it. Campbell is perfectly content just barely beating FCS teams if it means we don’t give away our playbook and get the win. It’s incredibly frustrating as fans but trust the process.

There is vanilla basic play to limit clusters of turnovers, etc, but the plan would never to be 'just barely beating,' (i.e. within one score down the stretch) FCS teams.

I do think it was interesting that we stayed with that style and ground to a win. I heard somewhere (CF podcast maybe) that staying with the basic plan would reduce the risk of us having a couple of late turnovers which actually could have cost us the game.

 

[AlaCyclone]

One of my all-time favorite coaches would have loved this game! I hope Gene Stallings was watching on ESPN + down on his ranch in Texas.

 

[JM4CY]

Why the "Dumb" ZuriCyclone? I think JM4CY's post is perfectly logical.

I called him out in multiple places on this board. He’s butthurt.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

I called him out in multiple places on this board. He’s butthurt.

He’s been dumb spamming my posts since Saturday too. So bitter.

 

[JM4CY]

He’s been dumb spamming my posts since Saturday too. So bitter.

And so hilarious

 

[surly]

Adam Zucker seriously ranked iowa at #4 after having them at 16 last week. lol

pre season polls are so dumb

Iowa Hawkeyes Football at College Poll Tracker

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I'm not going to argue over Zucker's choices, but his weekly two-hour CBS Sports "College Football Today" show with Rick Neuheisel, Randy Cross, and Brian Jones is a can't miss each week for me.

 

[Cyrealist]

There is vanilla basic play to limit clusters of turnovers, etc, but the plan would never to be 'just barely beating,' (i.e. within one score down the stretch) FCS teams.

I do think it was interesting that we stayed with that style and ground to a win. I heard somewhere (CF podcast maybe) that staying with the basic plan would reduce the risk of us having a couple of late turnovers which actually could have cost us the game.

I would speculate that Campbell likes to challenge his team to beat the other team by executing the base offense and defense. The team gains confidence, sharpens their execution, and establishes an identity. Then when needed, they can run plays counter to their identity. It reminds me of how one guy described high level poker. CMC would say they didn't beat UNI by more because they didn't execute as well as they could have.

 

[Darius Bieber]

Somehow only drop to 14 in the AP poll

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Somehow only drop to 14 in the AP poll

Iowa in top 5 at #5. Crazy stuff.

 

[awd4cy]

Wow, I really figured we would fall into the 20s.

 

[Darius Bieber]

Iowa in top 5 at #5. Crazy stuff.

Could have been us if we came out this season prepared. But, same stuff different season.

 

[cytown]

Wow, I really figured we would fall into the 20s.

Why? Anybody that watched the game yesterday understood we were the better team but gave it away. #14 is the proof.

 

[isuno1fan]

14 in both polls

 

[awd4cy]

Why? Anybody that watched the game yesterday understood we were the better team but gave it away. #14 is the proof.

You couple this and UNIs abysmal week 1 performance, it’s pretty surprising we’re hanging on at 14.

 

[cyclones500]

You couple this and UNIs abysmal week 1 performance, it’s pretty surprising we’re hanging on at 14.

On-field hasn't looked like a top 20 team so far, but consider context of the ranking ... surviving week 1 as top-10 team, then lose to #10, you probably aren't going to drop too steeply.

 

[mynameisjonas]

Texas went from #15 to unranked.

 

[Wally86]

AP just out ISU 15…. Iowa 5 ….sigh

 

[Nelcyn]

We lost to a #10 team not an unranked team. 14 sounds right.

 

[isuno1fan]

AP just out ISU 15…. Iowa 5 ….sigh

we are 14 in both polls

 

[SolarGarlic]

A lot of teams behind us have struggled or lost to unranked teams. If we play the way that we're capable, everything is still on the table.