While walking home from Kinnick Stadium, I had a bittersweet feeling. The sweet coming from the fact that Iowa all but closed the door on a BCS at large bid to the Fiesta Bowl (Yes, I'm already planning on a Pitt loss). The bitter feeling coming from the thought that I could have had a rose in my mouth instead of Tostito's.
From the Game: Vandenberg played like a Freshmen, but did enough to get the win. He managed the game, didn't force to much, and came up with a couple first down's in crucial situations. He had some help from fellow freshmen Brandon Wegher. Right on cue with the student section chanting "Weg-her Bombs, Weg-her Bombs" the 5'11 tailback leaped over the line, giving Iowa a 9-0 lead going into half. That was all the offense the Hawkeyes had besides a couple of field goals from Daniel Murray, which was enough because of ol' faithful, the Iowa defense. Once again, the Iowa D played flawlessly creating quick panic for Minnesota quarterback Adam Weber (who had a season quarterback rating of 119.56). The Golden Gophers were 4-20 on 3rd down attempts, and turned the ball over 3 times, in part to great coverage from the Iowa secondary as well as solid pressure from the front four and linebackers. A.J. Edds and Pat Angerer played exceptionally in their last game at THE HISTORICAL KINNICK STADIUM. Although it was an ugly win, it was still a win. This is the 4th time in the Ferentz era that he's led the Hawkeyes to a 10 win season. The pig stays in Iowa City, the Hawks are 10-2, and the Iowa faithful will watch and wait.
3 comments:
Can't wait to see you get snubbed by the BCS. Stupid hawkeye fan.
stupid hawkeye fan? Iowa deserves every win they've had.
I cant wait to see Iowa play their game in the BCS. GO HAWKEYES
Now, I know it takes a lot of guts to get on and post an anonymous comment calling a Hawkeye fan stupid so I won't go into much detail about why Iowa getting snubbed by the BCS is, well, less than likely. If you've checked out the most recent BCS standings (http://espn.go.com/college-football/bcs), you will notice that Iowa is 11 in the BCS and is 10 in the computers. The issue is the human polls, where we ARE being snubbed. To keep this short, let's just look at Iowa and fellow Big Ten team Penn State. Both are 10-2. Iowa unquestionably played the tougher schedule and beat Penn State at their place. The computers have recognized this (Iowa 10 and Penn St 18), but the coaches and AP are more worried about rich tradition. If they manage to actually watch some tapes between now and mid-December, we are in good shape. Also, with Pitt still in line to play Cincy, it is likely Iowa will finish in the top 10 in the BCS. If they manage to get left out of the BCS picture, I encourage you to stop back in and boast proudly. Until then, perhaps try posting some thoughtful commentary on the college season (be sure to sign in), or go back to checking out the Tebow praise on Sportscenter, we all know he won't be snubbed.
Post a Comment