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per The Gazette:
This is a 12-to-1 countdown of Iowa’s most-appealing football games this season. No. 1 is the most-appealing. We started with No. 12 Ball State. Purdue was No. 11, Northern Iowa No. 10, Iowa State No. 9, Indiana No. 8, Illinois No. 7, and Pittsburgh No. 6. All previous posts in this countdown can be found here.
No. 5: Minnesota (Nov. 8 in Minneapolis)
I rank this as Iowa’s fifth-most compelling game because I look at Minnesota’s schedule and Iowa’s schedule and see the possibility that both teams could have shiny records when they meet in Game 9.
Minny’s nonconference games are against Eastern Illinois, Middle Tennessee State, at TCU and back home against San Jose State. Then it plays at Michigan, Northwestern and Purdue at home, and at Illinois. So the Gophers could be 6-2, even 7-1. Or 4-4.
They better be at least 6-2, or they may not go to another third-tier bowl. Because their closing four games are Iowa, Ohio State, at Nebraska and at Wisconsin.
The more I think about this, the more I wonder why I have this game ranked this high. It’s probably because the memories of Iowa’s two losses at TCF Bank are still fresh. And, it’s because Iowa can ill afford to lose this year’s game up north if it is to win the Big Ten West.
http://thegazette.com/subject/sport...aHawkeyes+(TheGazette.com+Iowa+Hawkeyes+News)
Go Gophers!!
This is a 12-to-1 countdown of Iowa’s most-appealing football games this season. No. 1 is the most-appealing. We started with No. 12 Ball State. Purdue was No. 11, Northern Iowa No. 10, Iowa State No. 9, Indiana No. 8, Illinois No. 7, and Pittsburgh No. 6. All previous posts in this countdown can be found here.
No. 5: Minnesota (Nov. 8 in Minneapolis)
I rank this as Iowa’s fifth-most compelling game because I look at Minnesota’s schedule and Iowa’s schedule and see the possibility that both teams could have shiny records when they meet in Game 9.
Minny’s nonconference games are against Eastern Illinois, Middle Tennessee State, at TCU and back home against San Jose State. Then it plays at Michigan, Northwestern and Purdue at home, and at Illinois. So the Gophers could be 6-2, even 7-1. Or 4-4.
They better be at least 6-2, or they may not go to another third-tier bowl. Because their closing four games are Iowa, Ohio State, at Nebraska and at Wisconsin.
The more I think about this, the more I wonder why I have this game ranked this high. It’s probably because the memories of Iowa’s two losses at TCF Bank are still fresh. And, it’s because Iowa can ill afford to lose this year’s game up north if it is to win the Big Ten West.
http://thegazette.com/subject/sport...aHawkeyes+(TheGazette.com+Iowa+Hawkeyes+News)
Go Gophers!!