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@ScottDochterman @slmandel Hopefully a 24 team playoff would entice the B1G & SEC to play more big game out of conference games. Also, if they do go to 24 teams, it should be mandatory for the B1G & SEC teams to play at least one other power 4 non-con game. Week 1 & week 3 are brutal. 🤣

Predicting Weeks 1-3 of the college football TV slate with @slmandel. 👎 It’s the worst Week 1 in years. 🔥 Week 2 has some massive matchups like Ohio State at Texas and Oklahoma at Michigan. 📺 Week 3: Thank you, SEC (not you, Big Ten) nytimes.com/athletic/72762…

@JeffreyTheGreek 1) BWW 2) Chipotle 3) Wendy’s

Which Fast Food place had the biggest drop in quality the past 5-10 years? (reply for a write-in)

@WrigleyHawkeye @CollegeFBonX Based on the last 11 years, I’d put the Iowa game in the 10% category.

@CollegeFBonX I see 5-6. There should be 4 then a few tossups. • Wins (4): Ohio, Bowling Green, UND, MD • 50/50 tossups (2): Rutgers, Michigan St. • 25% Chance (3): Illinois, Washington, Iowa • <10% chance (3): Indiana, Ohio State, Oregon

True or false. Nebraska wins 7+ games in 2026

@DenzelDawkins @CFBChuckk Both are unknown commodities at this point, guess we’ll have to wait & see. 🤷‍♂️

@azhawk911 @CFBChuckk I think qb is a huge downgrade. Hecklinski or Hank Brown just don’t cut it in the Big Ten

I power rated every team in the Big 10 preseason. A few notes: - Oregon is a clear #1 roster. - Indiana’s ceiling will depend on QB play but the Dline will take over games. - Iowa was the most underrated team in America in 2025 - I expect them to build on that. - I’m very high on Northwestern’s additions and coaching staff, but they have the schedule of doom.

@DenzelDawkins @CFBChuckk Iowa’s WR room, TE room & RB’s are all better this year than last. QB1 could be a downgrade & Iowa could still have a better offensive this year.

@CFBChuckk Iowa doesn’t have a qb tho

What Friday night game on Fox are you looking forward to the most this season?

@Genetics56 Definitely think there could be growing pains in Happy Valley & Ann Arbor.

Start of the 2026 football season power rankings for Big Ten football. Legit playoff contenders: 1: Oregon - stronger O than D. Potential for the best O and D in the conference, if not the entire country. I'm expecting the O to be better than the D. 2: Ohio State -balanced team. I'm expecting a step forward on O but a step back on D. Potential for top 3 or 4 on both sides in the conference. 3: USC - potential as the best O in the country, should be at minimum avg D in the Big Ten, if not a top 5 D in the conference 4: Indiana - expecting a small step back on O, stronger D. Potential is there for the best defense in the Big Ten and in the entire country. 5: Washington - balanced team, potential is there for a top 5 O and top 5 D but not to the top 3 level within the conference, but should be no worse than a top 7 on either side. 6: Penn State- looking for a team that is above average in the conference on both sides of the ball, with improvements O efficiency compared to the past 2 seasons. 8 or 9+ win potential: 7: Michigan - I'm expecting some hiccups as the O matures into the new era. 8: Illinois - I'm concerned the talent will take a step back, putting the team in a tough challenge to win 9 games. D should be good with the former FCS HC now the DC. 9: Iowa - Never doubt Iowa. that's all I will say. 6-6 to 7-5 win potentials (likely 1 will surprise for their season win total being higher than expected) - in no order: Nebraska - gotta show the QB play can get the job done and the edge of the defense can stop anyone before we start talking more than 7 wins. Need to prove things on the field. Minnesota - if there is to be a national surprise, it would be the DL being one of the better in the country, but if they aren't, then this isn't a 9 win team. UCLA - This will be the most improved team to start the season. 4 wins to 7-5 type of win potentials - in no order (1 school is likely to surprise and be better than expected): Northwestern - can they not start slow? Maryland - need to see the D Wisconsin - need to see the O Rutgers - need to see the D Michigan State - need to see team talent Purdue - need to see the D

@Genetics56 If Iowa can find a way to go 1-2 at Michigan, vs Ohio State, & at Washington then they’ll be in the hunt for a playoff spot. I definitely don’t think there’s 8 better teams than the Hawks.

🚨 SCHEDULE UPDATE 🚨 Friday night lights in Seattle. 🗓️ Oct. 9 at Washington

After a lot of consideration and conversations with my family, I’ve decided to commit to the University of Iowa! Go hawks! 🐤🐤 #committed #GoHawks @PellaDutchFB @TylerBarnesIOWA @CoachSWallace @Coach_Niemann @CoachParkerIowa @Spauldingiowa @D1Apex @AllenTrieu @PrepRedzoneIA @Bound_IA @HawkeyeFootball

@RealEricTheRed @UWBadgers Non revenue generating sports are a massive financial burden on athletic departments in the new conference alignments. Rutgers traveling to UCLA for a tennis match doesn’t make a lot of sense. Eats away at these big numbers really quick.

UW Athletics @UWBadgers is handed a $79-milllion check and somehow can't balance their budget without begging for an additional $13-million handout from the state legislature.

@Black41Reverse I honestly think if Nebraska had a good coach they’d be a much better program. Current guy isn’t it.

I don’t want to ever see or hear the “Nebraska should go back the Big12” ever again. It’s absurd to even suggest they’d leave this behind.

@ImCollegeSoccer Club, ODP, futsal, private lessons, travel, etc. It’s definitely not cheap!

“Youth sports is now costing parents as much as $25,000 a year. Private equity and corporations are turning a childhood pastime into something only the wealthy can afford. Youth sports has become a $40 billion industry, and the steep costs are crushing American families.” -@MorePerfectUS #CSTruth We know! We see it and hear about it in Youth Club Soccer. x.com/MorePerfectUS/…

@JeffreyTheGreek @untilgame @Qb11Sd Need a burner in the Iowa backfield! Misses that big time last year.

@untilgame @Qb11Sd That’s why I said he wasn’t wrong. I just recorded a podcast and said I don’t see any A players in the RB room, but I see a lot of B+ guys WTS… MG had a lot of success tucking & running. Especially when healthy.

People don’t want to talk about it but Iowas RB’s did the least with the most from an OL quality standpoint of any B1G backs. Got exactly what was blocked for them and essentially nothing more

@DustyBottoms04 The drop off of BWW is an American tragedy.

@azhawk911 Sounds like perfection

What was your go to fast food restaurant when you were in high school?

@dylflewMX @FrazierKay This is the correct answer! Definitely go to the fire department! They’ll get that ring cut off.

@FrazierKay Go to fire department. They have a tool for exactly that

My friends finger has been like this for 30 hours. Nothing we do will get it off. Do we wait for it to go away, or cut it?

@ScottDochterman Coach Barnett was a phenomenal hire! Glad Iowa football is back to OLine U!

Because he could have been a top-50 pick in the draft. Some evaluators thought he was at least as good as Iowa's older linemen.

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