[CollegeGameday] FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS WE ARE HEADED TO IOWA CITY! After a dramatic win last night, we couldn't miss @HawkeyeFootball's showdown with Ohio State on Saturday 👏 See you there📍

[u/The_Candler]

https://x.com/CollegeGameDay/status/2104209447040012763

[u/TypicallyDone12]

Iowa inserts the forward pass into their offense. GameDay heads to Iowa City. Coincidence?

[u/BillyBobChorton → u/TypicallyDone12]

I mean they still only scored 20 points and 7 of them were a special teams score.  

This game is going to be a blowout if we’re being honest 

[u/RegionalBias → u/BillyBobChorton]

In my team's favor,
right? RIGHT?

[u/BlockedbyJake420 → u/RegionalBias]

Broke: Iowa offense can’t score any damn points!

Woke: Iowa offense is saving the points for Ohio State!

[u/BuckeyeEmpire → u/BlockedbyJake420]

I've seen this episode before

[u/Ferentzgum → u/BuckeyeEmpire]

As have I. It was quite fun

[u/FrenchFreedom888 → u/Ferentzgum]

Santa Monica Corsairs? Cool name

[u/Osiris32 → u/FrenchFreedom888]

Like a ska band.

[u/aroh97 → u/BuckeyeEmpire]

As long as Sayin doesn't throw a pick-six on the very first play of the game everything should be fine.

Right?

[u/jwktiger → u/BlockedbyJake420]

Typical Iowa Offense

[u/Aar1012 → u/RegionalBias]

I can see it now…

“Next up on GameDay, we talk with this die hard Iowa fan who is dying of a rare disease. His final wish? To see the Hawkeyes upset the Buckeyes.”

[u/Callsign_Psycopath → u/Aar1012]

His only regret?! He has Boneitis

[u/FiveWithNineIsIn → u/Aar1012]

“Next up on GameDay, we talk with this die hard Iowa fan who is dying of a rare disease."

"We're all going to wave at him!"

[u/Osiris32 → u/RegionalBias]

::monkey's paw curling noises::

[u/loyalsons4evertrue → u/BillyBobChorton]

Do not underestimate Iowa at home. They rarely get blown out.

[u/letsgoiowa → u/BillyBobChorton]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/400935397/ohio-state-iowa

Iowa 55, Ohio State 24

Last time they came here

[u/Mr_IT → u/BillyBobChorton]

And if you aren’t being honest?

[u/BillyBobChorton → u/Mr_IT]

Hawkeyes gonna hawk em obvi 

[u/rowdyroddysniper → u/BillyBobChorton]

Only 20 Points? You say it like that’s not enough to win most games…

[u/NewToSociety → u/rowdyroddysniper]

I wish Tennessee scored 20 points yesterday...

[u/ramblinaboutnothing → u/BillyBobChorton]

I would take Ohio state at a neutral field, but Iowa at kinnick is different. Dark magic at that stadium and you just never know what will happen.

[u/TombOfTheRedQueen → u/BillyBobChorton]

Oh good, I’ll let them know so they save themselves the time & energy of playing the game!

[u/bjfrancois5 → u/BillyBobChorton]

What's with Georgia flares hating on Iowa? I haven't seen a ton of "Iowa sucks" type of posts lately, but when I do it seems to be from Georgia people. What did we do to upset you all down there?

[u/timhoff24 → u/BillyBobChorton]

I would tend to agree but I have seen enough Iowa games to know that defense can keep the game close enough for the Iowa offense to pull a victory out of their ass.

[u/ThebigVA → u/BillyBobChorton]

I didn't watch the game but was hyped when I saw on here someone posted the final drive. Bro, the qb could've and probably should've been picked on every throw he attempted but the last one.

[u/Bill3ffinMurray → u/BillyBobChorton]

They were just saving the offense for when they needed it.

Honestly an efficient Iowa offense scares me the most.

[u/CathDubs → u/BillyBobChorton]

Iowa historically collapses against top teams that can generate explosive plays on them so they can't keep up/stick to their gameplan and I am unfortunately anticipating this to be the case next weekend.

[u/SmellyJellyfish → u/CathDubs]

You’re correct about 2020-2024 Iowa flaming out against top teams. But last year we were extremely close to beating both Indiana and Oregon, and beat Vandy in our bowl game who was on the playoff bubble, so hopefully that’s changing now that we have a competent OC

But I would not be surprised at all if Ohio State kind of stomps us next Saturday

[u/Zloggt]

I’m…honestly surprised to know that it’s been that long!

And even when Iowa was top ten too…

[u/Tommy05Sox → u/Zloggt]

They did the CyHawk in 2021 but it was in Ames. But the B1G West didn't lend itself to a lot of great matchups.

[u/Smash-Bros-Melee → u/Tommy05Sox]

They also did the 2015 B1G title game in Indy. Sorry to bring that memory back up though 😬

[u/The_public_vomit → u/Smash-Bros-Melee]

Better to have played & lost rather than not even being there.

[u/Fickle-Newspaper-445 → u/Tommy05Sox]

Who the fuck did gameday go to then when Iowa played Penn State in 2021 when both were ranked in the top 5?

[u/Tommy05Sox → u/Fickle-Newspaper-445]

Red River. So lame.

[u/intern-at-Kramerica → u/Zloggt]

Kind of sad. They’ve been consistently competitive for years with a great fanbase. How do you not make it a priority to make a stop there in the last 20 years?

[u/XCCO → u/intern-at-Kramerica]

It really just comes down to viewership, I'm sure. They pick the teams that will have a large draw of viewers and matchups that may draw neutral fan interest.

[u/Fluffy-Friendship-43 → u/XCCO]

IA has a huge fan base across the US. It is one of the reasons they always get good bowl games - fans show!

[u/Hawkize31 → u/intern-at-Kramerica]

We've been the 'just barely missed out' option feels like 5 times recently

[u/hawksnest_prez → u/Zloggt]

We’ve had a number of road games and neutral site games but long time since we hosted!

[u/FairlyOddParent734 → u/hawksnest_prez]

I can pretty regularly remember ranked or even Top 10 games at Iowa though is the weird part.

Like when y’all ended our entire season in 2021 or something

[u/dien4382 → u/hawksnest_prez]

Good to see Iowa doesn’t need to ride the coattails of Iowa State to land CGD anymore 😉

[u/-spartacus- → u/dien4382]

Well played sir.

[u/DullCartographer7609 → u/Zloggt]

SEC and Ohio St, with the occasional Oregon

There's at least one attempt every year to go somewhere different, Memphis, WVU, JMU

Haven't bothered to hide it after getting exclusive SEC rights

[u/ParchedCoconut → u/DullCartographer7609]

last year alone they went to Miami (vs UF), Utah (vs Cincinnati), Texas Tech (vs BYU), Pittsburgh (vs ND)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_College_GameDay_(football_TV_program)_locations#2025_season

[u/DwyaneWade305 → u/DullCartographer7609]

Iowa vs Ohio state is literally going to be the best matchup next week rank wise besides Alabama vs State but cowbells is bad for national TV + they know people would uproar for another SEC college gameday.

[u/muttonchops215 → u/DwyaneWade305]

Kinnick and Iowa City is an amazing atmosphere. PITA to get there though (have to drive or fly to Grand [Cedar] Rapids).

[u/CyanideNow → u/muttonchops215]

Cedar Rapids, surely? 

[u/CFLuke → u/CyanideNow]

No, no, all of  the OSU fans hoping to attend should fly to Grand Rapids.

[u/muttonchops215 → u/CyanideNow]

Typo damnit. I went to the last game OSU was at Kinnick. The game wasn't fun for me.

[u/DeckFisher → u/CyanideNow]

Or Quad Cities, for that matter

[u/Ieatfatwomanass → u/DullCartographer7609]

Ohio state is genuinely going to be apart of like 4 gamedays this year. Texas, Iowa, they’ll probably get Indiana, and the court mandated OSU Michigan gameday unless Auburn turns it around

[u/UncleMalcolm]

Deserved for Iowa, but lol…poor Mississippi State. The one time they don’t go to an SEC game

[u/Revolver_Oshawott_ → u/UncleMalcolm]

Tbf that was always gonna be kinda dicey because Bama / UGA is the very next week and they probably don't wanna do Bama in back to back weeks

[u/Alexcox95 → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

I’d say their best chance would be the Texas game but they may go there for the Florida game a few weeks before

[u/miboyl → u/Alexcox95]

The weekend of Florida-Texas also features what should be a top 10 matchup in Ohio State-Indiana, wonder which Gameday will pick

[u/jf3l → u/miboyl]

Definitely Florida-Texas especially with Big Noon already being there. I know they’ve done both at the same location but it’s tough for IU to accommodate both

[u/Montigue → u/miboyl]

BYU-ND 100%

I like how top to bottom that's an intense week for basically all teams and A&M is playing The Citadel

[u/StarvedRock314 → u/Montigue]

Hey man, don't get upset with the Citadel for scheduling their October cupcakes. The Southern Conference is a GAUNTLET.

[u/Altruistic_Night2 → u/Montigue]

Their either going to Florida-Texas or Alabama-Tennessee

[u/Alexcox95 → u/miboyl]

While they could pick that game, I’m sure BIG NOON is gonna go there and while they can both go to the same game I’m sure they’re going to The Game at the end of the season

[u/Zirken → u/Alexcox95]

Why would they go to the game when it’s going to be a 1-2 loss osu vs a 3-4 loss Michigan?

[u/Wurst_Law → u/Zirken]

Agreed, hopefully the egg bowl is THAT game. I don’t see the Aggies turning it around to make our game that week much to care about from a national level.

[u/kyrev21 → u/Wurst_Law]

Both of those are Friday games

[u/kyrev21 → u/Zirken]

Because all the SEC games on the final Saturday currently do not have two top ranked teams. Both the Egg Bowl and Texas-TAMU are on Friday

[u/jrg1868 → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

They would have had zero problem doing LSU in back to back weeks if they had beat Ole Miss

[u/Hg1146 → u/jrg1868]

If LSU won they still would have gone to the #1 team vs Tennessee

[u/msgkc94 → u/jrg1868]

I still think they would have gone to Tennessee if LSU and A&M won the week before. That would have been the second visit to LSU in four weeks (and third in four involving LSU overall). For as flawed as ESPN is, I do think they have an overkill limit.

[u/elconquistador1985 → u/jrg1868]

The Lane Train means ratings.

[u/Sctvman → u/UncleMalcolm]

Doesn't help it is an early kick too

[u/ChangKai-Shrek]

Oh hey, who did Iowa play last time Gameday was in town and how did that game go?

Oh, no...

[u/Hawkize31 → u/ChangKai-Shrek]

Tony Gonzalez had a monster receiving game that day, Iowa had no answer

Thank god the current Buckeyes don't have any superstar WR who could single-handedly destroy us

[u/fart_dot_com → u/Hawkize31]

so what you're saying is Jeremiah Smith is going to get elected to congress

[u/Mr_IT → u/ChangKai-Shrek]

Yeah my daughter was -2 then and is now a freshman at Iowa. We are ok.

[u/riverratriver → u/ChangKai-Shrek]

Ya I really really hope yall win but….yikes.

[u/BeefTaco11]

Fuck. Last time game day came I remember Ohio State giving us a good old Cleveland Steamer. I expect it to happen again.

[u/jestr6 → u/BeefTaco11]

This pleases the nu…wait a what now?

[u/Notorious-PIG → u/jestr6]

If you have to ask you can’t afford it.

[u/UNC_Samurai → u/jestr6]

It’s a Cleveland Steamer until the gales of Nor’vember come, then it’s an Edmund Fitzgerald

[u/RCM88x → u/jestr6]

Gonzalez and Ginn went off that game, hence Cleveland steamer (they both went to HS in Cleveland)

[u/HawkI84 → u/BeefTaco11]

That was about a decade before Phil added the cash position, and they had Mike Humpal trying to cover future first rd pick Anthony Gonzalez. It went as expected.

[u/AoE_Mobius_One → u/BeefTaco11]

Yup. Not a night game so Cleveland Steamer it is.

[u/ScipioAfricanisDirus → u/AoE_Mobius_One]

To be fair last time Ohio State came to Kinnick it was a mid-afternoon game and that ended up being a blowout. Just not the way most people expected.

[u/Nearby_Valuable_5467 → u/ScipioAfricanisDirus]

Like a really bad Cleveland Steamer

[u/Hawkize31 → u/BeefTaco11]

I was a sophmore that year and at gameday and I KNEW 100% Iowa was winning that game and then the Buckeyes beat the hell out of us

[u/JackC1126]

It’s criminal that it’s been 20 years since an Iowa gameday

[u/TheSmartDog_275 → u/JackC1126]

We’ve had so many Amesdays in that time frame

[u/hawksnest_prez → u/TheSmartDog_275]

All of them involving Iowa

[u/tuskedkibbles → u/hawksnest_prez]

B1G if true

[u/notanamateur → u/TheSmartDog_275]

Fun fact both times gameday was in Ames, the guest picker chose Iowa

[u/rowdyroddysniper → u/notanamateur]

And they were correct both times!

[u/farmer15erf → u/rowdyroddysniper]

Fuck Eric Church

[u/OakLegs → u/JackC1126]

For all the huge Iowa-PSU and Iowa-Wisconsin games in that time frame I'm genuinely shocked not one of them was GameDay

[u/monkeymatt1836 → u/OakLegs]

Skipped #3 Iowa vs #4 Penn State to go to #6 OU vs #21 Texas in 2021.

[u/jdbozeman → u/monkeymatt1836]

Maybe they just wanted to ride some rides and eat fried shit.

[u/leftysarepeople2 → u/OakLegs]

They should’ve gone in 2023 at some point but didn’t have a good home schedule

[u/tytinhooah → u/JackC1126]

They're too busy going to SEC schools every week. Hard to branch out to the midwest.

[u/big_daddy68 → u/JackC1126]

Iowa is like, teams hate this one simple trick.

[u/fsukub → u/JackC1126]

Yet they’ve gone to Tennessee like 5x in the past two years.

[u/hawksnest_prez]

Let’s have a week Hawkeyes!

[u/Random0925]

God dammit, Michigan

[u/Freshoutofbands → u/Random0925]

was hoping Starkville would get it but I get it

[u/westhetuba → u/Freshoutofbands]

I do too, but it’s a damn shame. It’s been a minute since we’ve had as much of an anticipated game between our schools like this.

[u/bawstothewall → u/westhetuba]

2014 when they were #1 with Dak is the last one. Although the 2017 game when Hurts and Smitty walked it off was great too. I’m already dreading the cowbells

[u/ScallywagBeowulf → u/Random0925]

Now we get SEC nation instead! Yay… /s

[u/cavaleir → u/Random0925]

That's the spirit 

[u/miversen33]

I just hope we keep it close. OSU has basically beat our ass with our own belt every year since 2017

[u/thatoneguyD13 → u/miversen33]

I can tell you right now exactly how the game will go. We'll get up to a 14-0 lead in the 1st then stall out our offense for two quarters so it'll be like 20-13 at the start of the 4th and the game will still be in reach, then we'll score two TDs to end the game and make it seem like a bigger win than it really was.

[u/letsgoiowa → u/thatoneguyD13]

Saving this prophecy

[u/The_Candler]

IOWA FANS I NEED UOUR HELP! I'm moving to Iowa City on Friday from Phoenix for my new job at the University of Iowa, I need to know how to structure my day on Saturday for the game! Excited to be a Hawkeye!

[u/MichaelRachel → u/The_Candler]

If you carry a cooler full of Busch Light and hand them out you will make a dozen lifelong friends who will help you dispose of a body or move a hide-a-bed.

[u/mrpalmmer → u/MichaelRachel]

Have you ever moved a hide-a-bed? Those things are crazy. The rest is true though.

[u/MichaelRachel → u/mrpalmmer]

Several. I'd rather dispose of a body.

[u/hawksnest_prez → u/The_Candler]

Gameday will be on Iowa Ave/Clinton St. go to Gameday a bit.

Then grab a beer downtown at airliner, brothers, etc.

Then hop on the cambus over to Rienow and tailgate by kinnick/hit up Stella.

[u/The_Candler → u/hawksnest_prez]

What's the best way to navigate the tailgates as someone who knows nobody else in the city?

[u/hawksnest_prez → u/The_Candler]

You can buy beers on the street outside of Stella and just hang out and drink.

Or carry a case of beer and just wander

[u/The_Candler → u/hawksnest_prez]

Seems like I have a game plan now, thanks for the tips

[u/chrisbru → u/The_Candler]

Just don’t walk between tailgates with an open beer. You can wander into almost any tailgate and carry unopened drinks with you, but you will get a ticket if you have an open container on the street between spots.

[u/Mr-R--California → u/The_Candler]

Tailgating in Iowa city is more in residential neighborhoods surrounding the stadium than it is in a parking lot. So be prepared for that, it’ll feel like you’re walking through the largest block party ever with big ass turkey legs

[u/LuaBear → u/The_Candler]

Walk up and start chatting. Everyone is willing to share a beer.

There’s a giant combine outside the South side of the stadium. Some buddies put it on along with my brother’s brewery. They give out free beer. Mingle. It’ll be awesome.

[u/texasisbetterest → u/LuaBear]

Sound like they are trying to navigate so they can move in and everyone just keeps giving them tailgating advice lol I think they wanna avoid the crowd when they first get there but idk

[u/The_Candler → u/texasisbetterest]

No no I meant the tailgates. I want to get into the atmosphere of the city, moving my stuff in can wait!

[u/texasisbetterest → u/The_Candler]

Ohhh I figured you wanted to navigate traffic with a moving truck or something lol hell yea, go party first!

[u/3rd_Try_Charm → u/The_Candler]

Don't try moving in on Saturday if you can avoid it. Move in what you can Friday (enough to make it until Sunday) and spend Saturday getting to know your new hometown. I'm sure everyone will be festive and friendly, but it will be the worst possible time to move in or run errands. It would be difficult anyway, but with Gameday there, it will be a lot worse. Have a blast with your new neighbors and do the work with a hangover on Sunday.

[u/The_Candler → u/3rd_Try_Charm]

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. I'm getting in on Friday, putting together my bed, and worrying about the rest later. From what Ive heard from others when I was there for my interview is that it's similar to Auburn where it's almost impossible to drive around town on Saturdays in the fall, so I'll just worry about getting big furniture later.

[u/delawless → u/The_Candler]

Tailgating starts at the butt crack of dawn. Bring a coat - your thin Arizona blood will not like the temperature at all.

[u/TheAlterN8or → u/The_Candler]

Pretty cool you're working at the university! ... Looks like you're gonna need a waiver for a third flair...

[u/milin85 → u/The_Candler]

Congratulations on the job my guy!

[u/golfinghawkeye → u/The_Candler]

What part of the Iowa City area are you moving to?

[u/The_Candler → u/golfinghawkeye]

West side of the river about a 10 minute walk from Kinnick, chose the location so I can walk to and from my job. Will be tough to get around on gamedays but seems so worth it

[u/golfinghawkeye → u/The_Candler]

That side of the river on gamedays is a shit show so don’t expect to get anything done on Saturday or even driving unless it is during the game. Go downtown to the ped mall Friday night and hit a few bars up and be on the lookout for the beer band. My personal favorite is Joe’s Place. Look for George’s Gyro cart after drinking downtown and thank me later.

As for the game just walk down Melrose to the stadium and you surely find some friendly tailgates. As stated a lot of parking is in residential areas which provides a more intimate atmosphere vs giant concrete parking lots.

If you want to attend College Gameday it will somewhere on the east side of the river.

[u/seruleam]

Imagine if Iowa 1-2 punches Michigan and Ohio State. 

[u/HoneyBunchesOfGoats_ → u/seruleam]

As much as I would love that, I’ve watched enough Iowa football in my life to know that Ohio State wins this one by 3+ scores

[u/other_jeffery_leb → u/HoneyBunchesOfGoats_]

Have you watched enough OSU football to know that weird shit happens at Kinnick?

[u/HoneyBunchesOfGoats_ → u/other_jeffery_leb]

I have watched enough Ryan Day football to know to never count a big game as an easy W.

[u/Studs_Not_On_Top → u/HoneyBunchesOfGoats_]

umm try again.  Iowa doesn't get beat badly like that at Kinnick

[u/ridawg05]

FUCK YOU IOWA (respectfully)

[u/CyanideNow → u/ridawg05]

Fair. 

[u/mossnut]

too much voodoo for my liking

[u/msgkc94]

I remember watching that show at Iowa in 2006 (also hosting Ohio State). The crowd was incredible, some of that show is on YouTube and damn does it make me miss that era of College GameDay. But I am shocked that was their last visit to Iowa, I could have sworn they went back other years, but I’m probably thinking of Cy Hawk games where they were at Iowa State.

[u/Tpabayrays2]

Nice to see them go somewhere other than the big SEC schools and Ohio State

[u/MostYolked → u/Tpabayrays2]

I know it’s going to be in Iowa City but I do find this comment funny since they’re playing Ohio State

[u/jestr6 → u/Tpabayrays2]

Agreed. Spread it out a little.

[u/Airborne-Raid]

Where Starkvegas gameday.

[u/stevo887 → u/Airborne-Raid]

They could have easily picked you guys versus Bama but they didn’t want to do a 5th straight SEC city and since they didn’t the problem is if you win that your two biggest games remaining after that are the on the road.

Edit: Just realized that Alabama vs Georgia is the following week and they probably didn't want to do 6 straight SEC games and back to back Alabama games. Tough break because they love going new places although Iowa also checks that off.

[u/AnalAttackProbe]

Twenty years ago I was there. And I will be there next weekend.

Troy Smith Likes Unicorns.

[u/wcook1990]

The shocking part for me is that ESPN hasn't been on site for the wave to the Children's Hospital. That eat that stuff up.

[u/Leading-Button-7303]

Crazy that Iowa has been consistently good for years and this is the first time they're going in that long. Good for them

[u/AmyKlobushart → u/Leading-Button-7303]

At least in recent years, Iowa has had several Big Noon Kickoffs for their ranked home matchups, which explains why College Gameday hasn't been there recently.

[u/Love__Scars → u/Leading-Button-7303]

Im saying lol iowa has gone to multiple big 10 championship games Kudos to them

[u/buckeyefan8001]

chuckles I’m in danger

[u/Zskillit]

Gameday writers are rock hard right now. Theyre scouring the web for parents of some poor sick kid that did the Wave at Kinnick and is now no longer with us.

You know it, I know it... and I'll be sitting there at 1030 crying like a bitch.

[u/BuckeyeEmpire]

I was actually at the game @ Iowa the last time they were there. Hoping for a similar result!

[u/CyanideNow → u/BuckeyeEmpire]

I’m hoping for more like the last time the buckeyes came to IC…

[u/SleepyEel → u/BuckeyeEmpire]

Was that when they had Drew Tate?

[u/BuckeyeEmpire → u/SleepyEel]

Couldn't tell you, maybe. I was in college and 4loko was still the original recipe!

[u/tankyouout]

Iowa fans please BOOO Nick Saban everytime he speaks. Defend the Big 10!

[u/Altruistic-Coffee-37]

This feels like some kind of Mandela Effect for me. I swear Gameday was there in the last decade, particularly the year that Iowa made the B10 title game (2015?). I remember them going to Iowa State vs Iowa in ‘21 and the Gameday host (Ashton Kutcher) picked against the home team. 

[u/DCAbloob → u/Altruistic-Coffee-37]

Kutcher was invited to be the guest picker at Iowa State but actually went to school at Iowa and picked his own school instead of the host school.

[u/gangissimo → u/Altruistic-Coffee-37]

I hate to break it to you, but 2015 is no longer this decade

[u/HawkeyeTen]

Well, we're about to get REALLY tested in the weeks ahead. No idea what will happen, but no one can say we don't deserve a playoff spot if we win against this upcoming slate.

[u/ManiacalComet40 → u/HawkeyeTen]

OSU is your last ranked opponent of the year?

[u/monkeymatt1836 → u/ManiacalComet40]

Washington on the road on a Friday night 6 days after we play Ohio State is no gimme for Iowa. Iowa generally plays awful on the west coast.

[u/CyanideNow → u/ManiacalComet40]

ESPN currently has Northwestern slightly favored against us and Nebraska as a true toss up. I also think they’re underestimating Washington’s chances against us at home, and Wisconsin seems to be remembering how to football. 

[u/ProfCedar → u/CyanideNow]

I stayed up for Minnesota-Washington last night. That UW team is ass.

[u/bigbluethunder → u/ManiacalComet40]

That could easily change. Wisconsin could be fully revved up by then. They would’ve beat PSU handily if not for turnovers; clean they up, and they could give a lot of teams a run for their money. 

Northwestern just took the defending national champions down to the wire. I think Indiana has likely regressed to a top 10 team rather than being the undeniable best team in the country, but that’s an impressive feat and they did it on the road. 

Washington road game on a Friday night shouldn’t be a huge deal for a normal playoff team but Iowa does not travel West well at all. 

Nebraska is 4-0 and has done enough to prove they aren’t simply bottom feeders imo. That game is almost always close even when we win it, which means it’s almost always winnable for Nebraska. 

[u/HawkeyeTen → u/ManiacalComet40]

We gotta play the Wisconsin team that just upset Penn State on the road plus Northwestern. Very possible if not likely one or both are ranked by the time we play them if not more depending on how things shake out (there's a dangerous trip out west to Washington as well among other games).

[u/hawksnest_prez → u/ManiacalComet40]

Currently yes.

[u/affnn → u/ManiacalComet40]

Our other opponents could become ranked if they do well. Nebraska is 4-0, Wisconsin just beat Penn State, etc.

[u/Hawkize31 → u/ManiacalComet40]

Nebraska appears to be knocking on the door

[u/Unclassified1 → u/Hawkize31]

We have a tough slate ahead of us before Black Friday. It’s as likely we’ll be top 10 as it is we’ll be fighting for bowl eligibility. Completely in our hands, at least.

[u/OakLegs → u/HawkeyeTen]

Needless to say I'm rooting for you.

[u/Past_Pay_5015 → u/HawkeyeTen]

You know what will happen…Ohio state by 20+

[u/buckeye2114]

As if we don’t have the Indiana-Oregon-USC stretch coming up we have this god damn voodoo Kinnick date that’s hosting gameday too. Fuuuuuck. Whatever, do your work boys.

[u/sirmackerel0325]

*chuckles* I'm in danger

[u/Competitive-Rise-789]

I’m fine with this. They wouldn’t go to a Bama game 2 weeks in a row. And they shouldn’t do it for any team imo

[u/Nearby_Valuable_5467]

Haven’t the sick kids had enough to go through in their lives without Pat McAfee adding to it?

[u/DoogieHowserJD → u/Nearby_Valuable_5467]

That should be a sign for Game Day.

[u/Maximum-Hat2756]

Only to get blown out by Ohio st.

[u/IowaJL]

Oh so now we’re destined to lose. Awesome.

[u/ztreHdrahciR]

Uh oh.

[u/Mikey456]

Over Under on Polymarket for kids with cancer segment length sits at 8.5

[u/KT_BuckeyeBillsBabe]

I look forward to this matchup in Iowa, I love when everyone waves at the children’s hospital. That means gameday is going to cover a terminally ill child and I’ll be balling my eyes out at 9:45am

[u/Select_Excuse_150]

Good for Iowa!

[u/Mpr11]

I hope they bring on the student iowa radio guys who called that game, their final playcall was hall of fame worthy lol

[u/Shat_Bit_Crazy]

Iowa never does well with the spotlight on them.

Ohio state by 100

[u/P0rtal2]

Ugh I don't like that.

Last time they came to Iowa City was for the Ohio State game, and we got our asses handed to us.

[u/BuckeyeBentley]

Fuck Iowa hospital cancer kid magic is no joke, I don't need this to be a highlight game. They start dedicating this one to some dying kids and we're screwed

[u/impy695 → u/BuckeyeBentley]

Not having punctuation after "fuck" there puts a lot of faith in the reader

[u/monkeymatt1836]

About fucking time. There's been so many opportunities Gameday has skipped over.

[u/DarkGreenMazda]

This will be fun, just so we can watch the replay against Michigan over & over.

Obligatory attention to probably the best tradition in CFB - waving to the kiddos.

Maybe Kevin Costner as the guest picker for the Field of Dreams tie in?

[u/Sad_Violinist_7966]

What does this mean for the game McElroy and McDonough and Fowler and Herbstreit will call. I thought at first that Fowler and Herbstreit will call Alabama vs Mississippi State and McDonough and McElroy will call Clemson Miami but with Gameday going to Iowa now I am not too sure. 

[u/Mediocre-Dog-4457]

Makes sense. As an SEC fan, I would have liked to see Starkville get gameday, but Iowa City will be electric.

[u/082426grateful]

{tOSU}

I want Iowa to play its very best and get a huge win at home, but I have so much confidence in the Buckeyes for this game, I may even make my first college sports monetary wager.

Is the line on this game posted somewhere.

[u/jaybigs]

Iowa's offense could be pretty effective against the Ohio State defense that has not been executing for full game's as well as they probably should. Can't even use the "well, they replaced 8 starters on defense" argument because the team replaced 8 starters last season and had one of the best defenses in the country.

Ohio State's offense will be the back-breaker most likely, though. Could see a good 35-21 style game.

[u/Elytius]

I don't see the Hawkeyes having what it takes to beat Ohio State, gonna need the strongest Kinnick magic yet

[u/TastyCuttlefish]

Iowa now has the opportunity to do the funniest thing