Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard has something to say about Florida’s request for another power-five game on the schedule: "Then why not 11?"

After Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin tweeted yesterday about the search for a home-and-home game against another power-five conference team, Pollard responded.

Pollard called out the SEC’s scheduling policy in comparison to the Big 12.

We already play 10 P5 games every year (9 conference games plus Iowa). Maybe the @SEC should play 9 conference games like the @Big12Conference — Jamie Pollard (@IASTATEAD) October 23, 2019

Stricklin responded to Pollard with what looks like an appeal for a future home-and-home between the Gators and Cyclones.

Whether you agree with Pollard’s take or side with a Florida schedule that features both Auburn and LSU in crossover games likely depends on your personal fan affiliation.

For comparison’s sake, Florida faces Miami, Towson, UT Martin and Florida State in nonconference games this season. Phil Steele ranks it as the nation’s 10th toughest schedule. Iowa State faces Northern Iowa, Iowa and ULM in nonconference games with the 28th toughest schedule, according to Steele.

The online back-and-forth stems from a Florida request for a home and home against a power-five team.

"Attention ADs from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 or Pac-12," Stricklin wrote on Twitter. "[Florida] is looking to add additional Home-and-Home series against P5 opponents. Let’s connect and schedule quality games the fans want to see!"

Already Florida is scheduled to play USF on the road in 2021 and at home in 2022 and 2025. Florida also hosts Utah in 2022, then will travel to Utah in 2023.

The Gators also have a home-and-home scheduled with the Hurricanes, hosting Miami in 2024 and traveling to Miami in 2025.

Colorado is up next, with Florida set to travel to Boulder in 2029 a year after hosting the Buffaloes in Gainesville. Then the monster showdown with Texas arrives, with the Longhorns coming to Gainesville in 2030 and the Gators going to Austin in 2031.

So the obvious spots on the schedule Florida is likely looking to fill are in 2026 and 2027. Unless, of course, Stricklin wants to schedule even more quality non-conference opponents than simply Florida State and another Power 5 school.

That seems unlikely, but it's hard to fault Florida's scheduling philosophy at this point.

"We don't want to do that just to do it. We want to make sure it fits the overall model," Stricklin has said previously. "We want to make sure it's a benefit to our fans. Scheduling is just a challenging deal and we're going to continue to work at it. We do want to look for opportunities where we can make it more interesting for our fanbase."