I had an Iowa fan at work this week ask me what I thought about the game.... you know with a half smirk on his face, expecting me to praise Iowa, etc.
I said that I felt a LOT better about ISU this season after the Iowa game than I did after the UNI game. I said ISU played much better against Iowa than they did against UNI. I mentioned that UNI's DL got pressure most of the day on Purdy, but Iowa never even touched him. I said we moved the ball up and down the field on Iowa, but just couldn't capitalize. I thought we looked like the better team with a much higher ceiling than Iowa if we could just eliminate the stupid mistakes.
He didn't have much of a response to that, and didn't seem too happy about it. I figured he'd counter my narrative, but I think he pretty much felt the same way with his silence.