back in 2015, I was making the case for Iowa winning the West...
(I was banned by many people that year, Remember F6n6 ?.. that was me)
and as per usual, nobody listened... but lets recap.
in 2014 Iowa was 4-4 in the Big Ten
Wisconsin was 7-1
this seems like a huge margin of difference... however...
with 2 weeks remaining, Iowa was 4-2 and Wisconsin was 5-1.
the Hawkeyes and Badgers played in a very close game with the Hawkeyes losing 24-26.
had the Hawkeyes won that game, and then went on to beat Nebraska, the Hawkeyes would have won the West in 2014.
(they lost to Nebraska 34-37 in OT)
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in 2015, of course, Iowa went Undefeated.
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now.... in 2016... Wisconsin goes 7-2 and wins the West.
Iowa was 6-3.
had Iowa beaten Wisconsin last season, the Hawkeyes would have won the West.
the defining game every year seems to be that game against Wisconsin.
if Iowa beats Wisconsin, they Win the West.
if Wisconsin beats Iowa, the Badgers win the West.
(remember 2015, had Wisconsin beaten Iowa, they would have won the West)
so you sweep aside all the BS of this and that... and you focus on that one game... you will see this is how close Iowa is to winning the West and going back to the Big Ten Championship Game.
set aside all the Negative Nelly's who predicted 6-6 in 2015 and are now too afraid to admit it.
they are liars... don't listen to them.
mark them void those who say they are concerned about this and that.
they never mention the fact that every other team in the universe has question marks.
they are liars... don't listen to them.
and beware of they who will say Iowa just doesn't have the athletes to compete.. or who say Iowa isn't flashy... or who say Iowa isn't capable of making big plays on Offense... or they who say Iowa is slow on Defense.
they are liars.... don't listen to them.
yah.. Penn State is the Conference's Best team... and we play Penn State to open up the Season.
and yah Ohio State comes to Kinnick Stadium and will enjoy the Pink Locker Rooms... (probably a little more than they should, if you know what I mean)
and we play at Michigan State... the team that beat us in the 2015 Big Ten Championship Game.
but those 3 games will not determine who wins the West.
it will come down, as always, to who wins between Iowa and Wisconsin.
so I ask you... knowing these simple facts that I have shown you here.
who, in your mind, will Win the West this coming season?
or at the very least... who will you be rooting for?
(I was banned by many people that year, Remember F6n6 ?.. that was me)
and as per usual, nobody listened... but lets recap.
in 2014 Iowa was 4-4 in the Big Ten
Wisconsin was 7-1
this seems like a huge margin of difference... however...
with 2 weeks remaining, Iowa was 4-2 and Wisconsin was 5-1.
the Hawkeyes and Badgers played in a very close game with the Hawkeyes losing 24-26.
had the Hawkeyes won that game, and then went on to beat Nebraska, the Hawkeyes would have won the West in 2014.
(they lost to Nebraska 34-37 in OT)
----
in 2015, of course, Iowa went Undefeated.
----
now.... in 2016... Wisconsin goes 7-2 and wins the West.
Iowa was 6-3.
had Iowa beaten Wisconsin last season, the Hawkeyes would have won the West.
the defining game every year seems to be that game against Wisconsin.
if Iowa beats Wisconsin, they Win the West.
if Wisconsin beats Iowa, the Badgers win the West.
(remember 2015, had Wisconsin beaten Iowa, they would have won the West)
so you sweep aside all the BS of this and that... and you focus on that one game... you will see this is how close Iowa is to winning the West and going back to the Big Ten Championship Game.
set aside all the Negative Nelly's who predicted 6-6 in 2015 and are now too afraid to admit it.
they are liars... don't listen to them.
mark them void those who say they are concerned about this and that.
they never mention the fact that every other team in the universe has question marks.
they are liars... don't listen to them.
and beware of they who will say Iowa just doesn't have the athletes to compete.. or who say Iowa isn't flashy... or who say Iowa isn't capable of making big plays on Offense... or they who say Iowa is slow on Defense.
they are liars.... don't listen to them.
yah.. Penn State is the Conference's Best team... and we play Penn State to open up the Season.
and yah Ohio State comes to Kinnick Stadium and will enjoy the Pink Locker Rooms... (probably a little more than they should, if you know what I mean)
and we play at Michigan State... the team that beat us in the 2015 Big Ten Championship Game.
but those 3 games will not determine who wins the West.
it will come down, as always, to who wins between Iowa and Wisconsin.
so I ask you... knowing these simple facts that I have shown you here.
who, in your mind, will Win the West this coming season?
or at the very least... who will you be rooting for?
