In every year except '05, when
ISU has an averagish or better team -
ISU wins the game. Iowa only defeated
ISU once, in '05 at home when
ISU had a winning record (looking at recent history).
On the other hand,
ISU has been able to defeat "good" Iowa teams on more than one occasion - regardless of the caliber of football team
ISU has.
Call it what you want - but each year the Big 10 continues to get more and more exposed as a less-than-great power conference. This series puts yet another chink in that armor.