Big Ten Network Football Classics

[GunnerHawk]

Why do they never show Iowa's beat down's of Nebraska? I think they don't want that shown, the BIG wants Nebraska to be a football power again, so bad. Beat downs two straight years but nothing, you have to wonder why. I also smile that Nebraska's football classic is their win at Purdue.

I must admit, I can watch the OSU victory a 100 times and it never gets old. They have shown the Pinstripe bowl numerous times but that game is really boring. Great win in terrible field conditions.

 

[hawkiniowacity]

Beatdowns and classics typically dont go hand in hand

 

[TKingpin]

Yeah they did back-to-back Iowa Classics last night. 1st up was OSU beat down and I agree that never gets old. Then they showed the Pinstripe Bowl vs BC.

That game should never have been played. It was comical how frozen the field was. I am glad Wrigley didn’t get a Bowl because the same thing would happen. Delaney needs to go to the Yankees and tell them to get the heating for the field in place by the time we renew that bowl alliance or the B1G is gone. Exactly how often in the middle of winter do they think the field WON’T be frozen??

Eventually, the only thing either team could do was run straight ahead. BC did it better than we did in the first half. Great adjustment by Phil in the 2nd half to stop Dillon from running wild. The only thing they had left was to try and throw the ball. We were much better at that than they were.

And Thank God for Amani Hooker. Not once, but twice he caught someone from behind on a long play before they could get into the end zone. Both stops resulted in only 3 points. That was the difference in the game IMHO.

 

[MarkRules]

Beatdowns and classics typically dont go hand in hand

Exactly, the only “classic”, unfortunately, was their OT win at Kinnick in 2014.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

You can’t call something classic that’s a foregone conclusion.

 

[Hawkeye_311]

Iowa@Nebraska 2017 was on last week. You have to look for the B1G in 60 for those games. Or YouTube for every game you ever wanted to see.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I'd like to see the 2004 OSU game on BTN....

 

[JupiterHawk]

Youtube is your best option. The 2009 at Mich St game should be a classic. Was on the BTN

 

[HawkAlum2002]

They've showed the 2013 win several times over the years. Weisman running over them into the end zone was kind of the end of any mental edge Nebraska still had over Iowa at that point. Kind of what 2002 in Michigan was to that series after so many close losses to them in a row, and now beating Michigan isn't automatic but it's pretty routine.

 

[Vleny]

Have they showed any of the 3 out of 4 Pelini won against you guys? TIA

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

PSA: For ESPN+ subscribers, they have the 16 "Best of College Football" games from last season up to stream in their entirety. Iowa vs. PSU is 2nd on the list, and (more importantly) Iowa vs. Iowa State is 15th. Iowa, Oklahoma, and UCF are the only schools with two games listed.

 

[WolfeHawk]

Vleny, if beating Iowa a few games when Neb started their “dominance” of the Big 10 counts as your best argument for a classic, I guess our Hawkeyes are starting to get your fan base. Besides that, doesn’t BTN have plenty of film of your team dominating the big 12 25 years ago?

 

[HaydenHawk8]

I just can’t believe they do not shuffle the games more. I mean Iowa vs Pitt and there are also other games that were aired on BTN that they keep in the vault. I’ve seen OSU vs Mich at least 200 times.