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ISU attracting an OOC opponent like OSU to Ames would be great for ISU and ISU only. Same if they got USC or Bama or any other OOC helmet to come there. It would be a boon.

Ya think Texas or OU would ever venture into the beehive in Iowa City? Not a chance. It would hurt ISU.

I would guess OU or UT not going into Iowa City has a lot more to do with their own self preservation than it does with caring much about  what lowly Iowa St thinks about it.
I would guess the same could be said about Ohio St. I get that Ohio St doesn’t need to go into Ames but if they ever did or just wanted for whatever reason I doubt they would be calling the Iowa AD asking for permission.

I would guess OU or UT not going into Iowa City has a lot more to do with their own self preservation than it does with caring much about  what lowly Iowa St thinks about it.
I would guess the same could be said about Ohio St. I get that Ohio St doesn’t need to go into Ames but if they ever did or just wanted for whatever reason I doubt they would be calling the Iowa AD asking for permission.

I'm mostly just having fun with this thing. I'm sure you know this though. 

I would guess OU or UT not going into Iowa City has a lot more to do with their own self preservation than it does with caring much about  what lowly Iowa St thinks about it.
I would guess the same could be said about Ohio St. I get that Ohio St doesn’t need to go into Ames but if they ever did or just wanted for whatever reason I doubt they would be calling the Iowa AD asking for permission.

I am concerned for Iowa but if I thought that playing ISU would be good for Ohio State, that would trump my concern for Iowa.  However, it wouldn't because the Buckeyes already play games in Iowa.  Any recruit, fan, or alum in Iowa who wants to see the Buckeyes live can just wait a few years until the next Ohio State game in Kinnick.  

There simply isn't any reason for Ohio State to schedule an OOC game inside the B1G footprint, we already have that covered.  

Toledo,BG,Cinci,N.Ill,Kent St - it's just that the Cyclones would have a better chance of bouncing the Big Boys

I should perhaps have clarified that I meant a H&H.  The Buckeyes typically play a MAC school from the B1G footprint every year but that is generally a home-only affair.  That isn't the same thing as a H&H with a major conference opponent.  

The Cocks have never played a game against the Beavers. 

I am concerned for Iowa but if I thought that playing ISU would be good for Ohio State, that would trump my concern for Iowa.  However, it wouldn't because the Buckeyes already play games in Iowa.  Any recruit, fan, or alum in Iowa who wants to see the Buckeyes live can just wait a few years until the next Ohio State game in Kinnick. 

There simply isn't any reason for Ohio State to schedule an OOC game inside the B1G footprint, we already have that covered. 

and Iowa only has a population of 3 million, with a lack or 4 and 5 stars

ISU attracting an OOC opponent like OSU to Ames would be great for ISU and ISU only. Same if they got USC or Bama or any other OOC helmet to come there. It would be a boon.

Ya think Texas or OU would ever venture into the beehive in Iowa City? Not a chance. It would hurt ISU.

Interesting question. Iowa almost never schedules a major school off-campus without a return to Iowa City. But, in 1979 Iowa played @ Oklahoma, losing 21-6 in Hayden Fry's 1st year. It must have been scheduled a decade earlier, but why a return was never scheduled is a complete mystery and I lost track of this scheduling blunder, until I read this thread.

In many ways Iowa State, despite its little brother tradition, could eclipse Iowa in football following, as it has about the past 5-years in enrollment. It is becoming a real future possibility. It's proximity to the Big Apple of Iowa, and expanding fan base, and increasingly good coaching staff, contributes to its prospects for doing so. I am an advocate for Iowa dropping Iowa State at least occasionally from the schedule and rescheduling Iowa's traditional rivalry week rival, Notre Dame, who was dissed 50-years ago by Iowa, in favor of the politicians' reinstatement of Iowa State yearly. 

When the Iowa State - Iowa rivalry renewed in 1977 (after a hiatus since 1934) Iowa State had a stadium seating about 35,000. Iowa State now seats 61,000. And it could grow more. ISU has a surging fan base.

The Iowa-Iowa State rivalry did more to elevate Iowa State in the long run than anything else Iowa State accomplished in football in the Big 8 or Big 12. This "rivalry, acts against Iowa's long-term interest, and the people in charge of Iowa athletics are not from Iowa, do not understand its history, and are incapable of moving away from it. 

Ostriches are rare in Iowa, but you can find them, if you keep your head above ground.