I was there for the 1985 loss too. I didn't understand the importance at the time (I was only 10), but I remember my dad was pretty grumpy about it.
Rather play UNI or Drake?
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I wouldn't say Drake is on par with the worst FCS teams. They played couple top-ranked I-AA scholarship teams this year and almost upset Montana State (finished #5 in FCS). A lot of players were either offered to walk-on for D-I schools or even offered a scholarship for an FCS team but came to Drake for non-football reasons. For a non-scholarship team, they're pretty good but I think they'd be at best be an average FCS Scholarship team.
Unless they are changing the rule about FCS wins not counting for bowl eligibility every year I don't see what is making it unfeasible. With 9 conference games it really puts pressure on playing a team that doesn't require a home and home. I suppose some of the bottom end FBS schools are looking for a payday but from a competition standpoint they probably aren't any better than UNI. The biggest downside to UNI is we tend to end up playing 11 of 12 games against the same teams almost every year.
Tired of this response as well... UNI (LOWER DIVISION) than Central Michigan and Iowa State. Yea in the past losing to ISU and Central Michigan wasn't great for you, however whenever ANY FBS team loses to an FCS team it makes the news. Only time it matters if ISU or Central Michigan upset someone is if it is one of the top 25. When Kansas lost to NDSU it made news.
For the last time, UNI is not a rival in football (no FBS team should have a lower division rival). UNI literally is in a lower division than ISU and Iowa in football, whereas the rib from Iowa against ISU for year was just a jab but they are in the same sphere. We were above average last time we played UNI and almost lost... so while we do lose the them we when are at our worst, we also could have lost to them at other points as well, when we weren't at a low point in the program.
I am not saying don't play UNI, I am saying don't play them every freaking year, it is boring.
ISU fans will fill the seats for the first three home games of the season regardless of who is playing, unless we go 2-10 the previous season or 0-2 the first two home games, and even then if you put a W on the table, ISU fans will show up. I've been in the stadium for the ISU UNI game on multiple occasions, its 95% Cyclones. This is not the ISU-Iowa game. There are simply not enough UNI fans to really have an impact one way or another. As long as you aren't shipping in Chattanooga State or South Central Western Florida Gulf Coast Agricultural Institute, the games will be full. There are numerous FCS teams surrounding Iowa. We are right in the Missouri Valley footprint, their fans are already traveling within the footprint. I have a feeling that playing UNI every year will eventually drive down attendance because it will just be the same thing every year.
And to respond to the regents argument... so you're saying that now the Regents will start giving favor to ISU over Iowa because ISU plays UNI and Iowa doesn't? Or that ISU will get any benefit because it helps keep UNI afloat? Sounds pretty silly when someone else types it, right?
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Maybe you should schedule Drake in 2014 instead of the 3 time repeat national champions NDSU. go ahead, buy out, haha.
