Week 7: Nebraska
We are Iowa: I’m not sure I can ever remember two games in a row that felt as unpleasant as the last two weeks at Autzen. Putrid offense, incredible defense and great special teams. We have officially become temporary west coast Iowa. It is interesting to contrast the NFL with College Football because objectively, we just went 2-1 against 3 good teams with a backup/3rd string QB. Any NFL team would sign up for that in an instant, and yet we’re feeling beat down and horrible. I suppose that’s why beating Oklahoma State sure would have been nice. Nonetheless, you found a way to escape with a win and buy yourself another week of hope and contention. Dante’s return will ultimately impact how long that contention lasts, but you’ve got to find a way to get through this week to incentivize a return against NW and Ohio State. This season has really not been that fun, but I’m happy that Raiola got that moment on Saturday. It’s been the hardest feeling 4-2 I could imagine.
Awesome Defense: I love this defense. It has quickly become everything I envisioned as what this unit would look like preseason. I would love to...