Gun to my head and there is no way I can’t take Iowa in Kinnick. Minnesota historically doesn’t even ever play well there. Also, the wins by big margins have been to Rutgers, Illinois, and Nebraska, who are all far worse than pedestrian. They also played a tight game with Purdue who has also show to be awful this year.Everyone in that division has looked pedestrian at times. Gun to my head I would probably take the Gophers over Iowa right now.
And early season struggles come from losing a QB to injury in the offseason. They have beaten everyone they were supposed to beat, and by a big margin in big 10 play.