Gotcha - I kinda figured that would be the case. Should be a good 2-3 years coming up then. Glad to see the rivalry will actually BE a rivalry going forward rather than the lopsided years we've had in the past.
It's been about as even as a rivalry could be...since 2001 the game has been won by the home team (the only exception was 2010)
Over the last 15 years ISU has an 8-7 edge
Over the last 25 years, Iowa leads 13-12.
Unless you're referring the lifetime record, where Iowa has a clear 41-23 edge...you don't get much more "rivalry" in a matchup.
(then again, I realize you clones like to choose your snapshots, so you're probably only seeing 2009-2011 and considering it "dominated" by ISU. That would not surprise)
Talking about more than one game's score. I realize that's what you chose to focus on because of this year's result, however, I was speaking more from a program standpoint - trips to NCAA (or NIT I guess), overall recruiting, fan support, etc.
And yes, let's keep it in the last 20 years or so...because if you have to go back farther than that to justify who is better...perhaps the more recent results haven't lived up to expecations? Let's face it, we can all learn from past mistakes so it stands to reason that a good program would be moving UP as you go forward. Shouldn't need to go back to the beginning of time.
