i go to michigan state and am a huge big ten football fan and obv MSU fan. we played iowa saturday night and they pulled off a win as time expired to beat us. i have talked with many of my friends and they all say the big ten is just a different brand of football. i think the big ten is the worst out of all of the BCS conf. and it isnt even close. iowa almost lost their first game of the year to Northern Iowa who is a division 1-AA school. i am pretty sure UNI had a kick to win the game but it was blocked. iowa won 17-16. if iowa played a tough SEC schedule i think they would have a losing conference record. are my friends just bias or am i wrong? is the big ten still good or football or have they turned into the worst major conference?

 

Originally Posted by Bob Futon

make it stop

iowa is now the super bowl favorite

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Our Lord and Savior... and now, Holy Snack Food!

In 2002, the leaders of the Catholic Church came to grips with the fact that they had lost a great percentage of market share in delusion. Marketing consultants were brought in and installed as Bishops in an effort to slow the tide of fleeing congregants. From the <s>evil</s> minds of these Blessed consultants came an idea that couldn't be stopped; Jeez-Its. More like Jeez-tits.
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• <span>1</span> <span>Origins</span>
• <span>2</span> <span>Marketing</span>
• <span>3</span> <span>The Miracles</span>
• <span>4</span> <span>Future plans for the Blessed Sacrement</span>
• <span>5</span> <span>Words of praise</span>

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Bishop Antonio Balboa of Windschuttscheibabwischerreparaturwerkschattdirekt orstadt, Germany came up with a glorious idea one morning during prayer. He thought, "What the Catholic Church needs to do is to breathe life new into the sacred rite of Communion. But how?" People seemed to like the wine well enough, but the Body of Christ (aka Holy Communion wafers) was another story. Most BoC (Body of Christ) wholesalers pushed shoddy product with no nutritional value and all the taste of stale cardboard.

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As with the introduction of a new line in all businesses, marketing was crucial. The advertising firm of "Killem, Cookem, and Eatem" was contracted to manage public relations, advertising, introduction to market, and damage control. In their capable hands, the marketing slogan "Jeez-Its, Saviour The Flavour" took form.

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Jeez-Its and Jam, the yummy taste of Salvation.

As Jeez-Its are not really your Lord and Savior, but rather a snack food imbued with the Son of God's holy powers, it can perform only a handful of small miracles without the aid of a Priest. Nevertheless, Roman Catholics the world over are clearing shelves at supermarkets and queuing up to vending machines for a crack at easy Salvation. The following miracles have been documented by Herr der Pope, Hitlerjugend (ret.)

1. Jeez-Its are extra-good and extra-holy with jam.
2. Jeez-Its never go soggy, even in the land of milk and honey.
3. Jeez-Its never cost more from a vending machine than the change you have in your pocket.
4. Seven Jeez-Its eaten with a slice of lemon can cure cancer in rats.
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Due to the relatively limited appeal of cracker based products, the Catholic Church is intending to expand their range of Jesus-based snacks. Rumors of a merger of the Vatican with Nabisco, parent company of Sunshine Biscuit Company, have been circulating among the faithful for several months. Among the new products currently in development are:

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• "Jeezy-Poofters" In an effort to lure homosexuals from a life of sin, and bring them back into the fold, a cheese flavoured puffed corn snack, similar to Wotsits, is in development. There is much debate about the name, started by Americans who don't know what a poofter is.

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• "Jeez-Whiz" Christ in a can, with no fluorocarbons to damage the Ozone Layer, of course.

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Across the globe, excited communicants wrote, called, and e-mailed in to the Vatican. Here are some of the candid comments:

<code>“I never knew my Lord and Savior could be so delicious!”</code>

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<code>“Please, bitch. I have superpowers! Of course I can taste like cheese if I want to! I could taste like beef if I wanted to! I, uh, didn't mean it like that. . .”</code>

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<code>“I can't believe it's not Christ!”</code>

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<code>“It's delicious enough, but I'll hold out for the Jeezy-Poofters, thank you.”</code>

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I'm not sure if you are leveling as something similar gets posted three times a week but I am a HUGE Iowa fan, born and raised there.

The Big Ten just isn't that strong anymore, no two ways about it. From what I've seen it seems like all the conferences may be down some from the last couple of years (SEC and Big 12 South don't look as dominant to me). There is a lot more parity across the whole Country but the Big Ten seems to be falling further back.

We would have some losses in an SEC schedule with how we have played some this year, no doubt. We shouldn't lose our next two at home, although crazier stuff has happened. IF we can win at Ohio St, who always owns us, we've had a pretty solid year winning at Penn St, Wisc., Mich St and Ohio St (big IF right now).

I hope the Big Ten can return to being one of the 2-3 best conferences soon but I don't see it happening for a few years.

 

Originally Posted by sickcoyote

I don't know, with how shaky the middle of the pack SEC teams have been and if Iowa got the same breaks against them that they have been getting so far this season, they would probably be 6-2 or 5-3 in the SEC. That is still a LOOONG ways away from #4 in the BCS.

Iowa wouldn't even have a winning record in the SEC. They might beat Vanderbilt or Kentucky and that's a big if. People forget that they almost lost to freaking Northern Iowa in the first game. If NIU hadn't missed 2 field goals, no one would even be talking about Iowa being #4 in the BCS right now.

Im not even an Iowa fan, but they could run the table and win the BCS championship and you all would still hate on them and say they werent any good. Iowa can and will run with anyone because of their defense, its time to stop hating!

even if they do beat OSU it will be "well OSU lost to Purdue so Iowa still is awful"

 

Originally Posted by ttplaya

but that's just it. IT did happen. So Iowa is undefeated. If Iowa isnt a good as there ranking(I dont think they are) then they will lose @ OSU. but all this Iowa hating needs to stop. They are undefeated in a major conference so guess what? they are going to be ranked high.

This year it looks like everything will sort itself out anyway.
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The Big Ten shouldn't even be recognized as a major conference in football any more. They have been a laughing stock for quite some time now.

 

Originally Posted by louiemdj

The Big Ten shouldn't even be recognized as a major conference in football any more. They have been a laughing stock for quite some time now.

I agree the Big 10 is way down from what it used to be but saying they shouldn't be recognized as a major conference is ridiculous.

Iowa is a legit #11-20 team and I think they will find their way to the appropriate ranking by the end of the year. There is no way they are a top 5 or even 10 team imo.