The biggest problem is the possibility of frozen fields. The only northern NFL stadium that doesn't have a heating system is Buffalo. So most NFL teams can keep their fields in decent shape in freezing temps.
Most of the B1G teams have some sort of artificial turf which handles freezing...
Iowa fans are underestimating the loss of Jack Campbell. Iowa has some great defensive players coming back and they'll likely put out a stingy D but there is no replacing him in the middle of their D and in the locker room.
Since the East/West split PSU has more outright B1G championships than the West division teams combined.
They're 18-8 against the West. Northwestern & Nebraska has split with them. Every other West team has a losing record vs PSU. Wisconsin hasn't beaten PSU in over a decade.
PSU might be okay...
The SEC may not play great Defense but their defenses are also facing the best offensive skill players and QBs. It's not all that difficult to play D in the B1G West. Or in the East when you're not facing Ohio State, Michigan, or PSU.
I would agree with this. But there are so many transplants here that it's easy to find a fit eventually. And the more time I spent here the more native Minnesotans come around.
I've heard the following statement or variations of it quite a few times and I think it's about as accurate of a...
The series can be summed up very easily.
The first 90 years was decidedly in Minnesota's favor. Not even close.
The last 40 years is decidedly in Iowa's favor.
The numbers with him as Iowa's OC speak for themselves. And it's not flattering. Simply put he would not have survived nearly this long at any other program.
The teams that have a good or great home uniform don't have to change it year to year or game to game. They have an identity. So the rankings are pretty easy to come up with.
When teams don't have a good home uniform they make up for by constantly switching it around.
It's the same way...