Look I get it. Iowa will probably lose quite simply because PSU is a better football team, as our many of the other teams you had listed were.
I actually agree with you that our athleticism has fallen off over the recent years, especially on the Dline. That's a recruiting failure for sure.
I am very critical of KF but I just don't agree with your original post saying KF had to prove "he can get Iowa to show up against a team like this." If there is one thing KF has been able to do in his tenure it would be to play up to the level and sometimes beat teams we were not as good as.
Penn State has had too easy a time of it playing cupcakes for the first three games, all at home. They sound a little cocky. They may win at Kinnick, but it won't be easy.