It's a similar reaction from some folks when Mississippi State lost to Iowa last year. They don't see Iowa enough to know that Iowa does have some real good players on its roster, and despite the non-stop tropes and generalizations we get during the broadcast about Iowa being "workmanlike" or "physical" or whatever, Iowa has talent, guys who will be playing in the NFL. Yes, the coaching matters. A lot. KF is 1000x better at creating a culture and program than clueless Helton will ever be or Moorehead down at Mississippi State. But how can the people watching the game not see that ISM had the most impact on that game? Ran by the entire kickoff team from USC. I don't know if he'll be a better NFL receiver than Pittman, Jr., but ISM can flat-out fly. He'd be the fastest guy or among the fastest player on most any team in America. All Iowa fans are looking for is some acknowledgement that something Iowa did might be good and not just the opponent sucked balls and gave Iowa the game.
Iowa was freaking favored by 2.5 to 3 points, and Reggie Bush was out there acting like USC lost as a 14-point favorite.