Well, we lost to the 4th ranked team, a team we beat also beat #3, and a team we lost to just beat #7. Consolation prizes aren't worth anything but at least we know the teams we've played aren't that bad..
Cumulative overall record of Iowa opponents so far - 18-8.
Cumulative record of Iowa opponents vs. other opponents - 16-5.
Will be interesting to see if Iowa's power rankings surge upward the next week, with the strength of schedule factored in, which also probably surged today too.
I am definitely not a "what if" fan, but imagine if we just make one stop, and then don't come out flat before morphing into a turnover machine against Mich St., not saying we would have won but this game is a matter of plays over the course of a season.