Well, the Iowa Hawkeyes did it again. They just refuse to let this magical undefeated season come to an end. And what a thrilling way to win on Saturday night beating Michigan State 15-13 on a last second touchdown pass from Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt. All I have to say about this is one word, BEAST!
This was a very interesting game before even the opening kickoff Saturday night. Despite being ranked sixth in the nation, the Hawkeyes were a one point underdog. WHAT?? How can you be an underdog in a game if you are ranked sixth in the nation, you are undefeated, and you're playing an unranked team? How is that possible? Maybe, they just keep picking the Hawks to lose, because they think one of these weeks they have to lose. I mean, eventually they have to lose, right? Wrong!
The Hawks are now 8 and 0 on the year, and are in the driver's seat for a Big Ten title and a BCS berth. They have four games remaining on their schedule, with only one real test left, the Ohio State Buckeyes. Sure the other three are pretty good. But there is no way that Iowa will lose to them. This season is just to magical for that to happen. It seems like the ball always bounces the Hawks way, and no matter how hard they try to lose, they can't. What makes this Hawkeye team even more dangerous, is the fact that they are not playing to their full potential, but they are still undefeated.
What made this weekend even better was the fact that Iowa moved up to number four in the BCS rankings! Nice! It seems like they are finally starting to get some respect around college football. Everyone was saying how the Hawkeyes were overrated, and how there is no way they will win the Big Ten. To rile up Hawks fans even more, earlier this week, Colin Cowherd said how no one wants to see Iowa play for a national title. Why not, Colin? How would it not be fun to see a great defensive team try to slow down an Alabama, Texas, or Florida team for a national title? I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in it.
This Iowa team has done so much more than expected coming into this season. I didn't think they were that good this year. I thought, maybe in a year or two we'd be right back in contention in the Big Ten. And for once in my life, am I glad a was wrong!
Underdogs to Michigan State? Give me a break. Undefeated season? Oh yeah! Watch out, here comes the Hawks.
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