Hawkfromnorwalk
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I want the hawks to win more than anything but the big 10 has just finally earned it's respect back. Thank god!
Yes and no. tOSU is the one under the microscope. They're the ones who gave the conference the bad rap. In my opinion them in the rose bowl were the only ones who could reverse it. In terms of the conference, it doesn't matter what happens now. Wiscy beating the speedy Canes, PSU beating the tigers, and tOSU beating the Ducks solidifies the return of the big 10. This will help the rankings of all the big 10 teams next year. Iowa beating GaTech will only be a cherry on top in terms of the conference.
But, with MSU standing literally no chance vs TTech, an Iowa loss would put the conference at 3-4...suddenly it's Ohio State and PSU looking good, not the conference as a whole.
Maybe...there is a good chance that Tech is going to be just as distracted as MSU is. Then again, I would assume that MSU is going to be missing a lot of starters.
We still need to win for our own respect going forward, a loss and they will say they were right about us the whole time.
We still need to win for our own respect going forward, a loss and they will say they were right about us the whole time.
It almost sounds like we're admitting Iowa doesn't matter much nationally...and isn't that what we've been complaining about all season?
When you put it like that it does sound a little fishy. In my opinion however Iowa is one of those teams that is on the brink of national attention, but hasn't been pushed over the edge. When the national media thinks Big 10, they think Ohio State, Penn State, and Michigan. Of course Michigan has fallen off the last few years so the conference needs another team to step up and fill that void. If we win, maybe that can be us. Otherwise however in terms of historic Big 10 national respect, the only two games that matter to them this post season are PSU beating LSU and tOSU beating Oregon.
I don't know why my undies are in a bunch about it anyway...the Hawks WILL win and none of the semantics will matter!
I know. I don't know why I keep using "if" when referring to the game. Iowa will roll into Miami and destroy GaTech, and in the process will impregnate all the women within a 20 mile radius, without ever dropping their pants.