How important is the Iowa game?

**CyFan987** · 09-06-2009, 05:58 PM

I'm not talking about bragging rights but for the rest of the season. If we win we're 2-0, and beat a top 25 team (if Iowa holds their poll position). It would also be a great confidence booster. So is this game a necessary win towards a good season? Could ISU still have a solid season with a loss at home to Iowa?

**Clones21** · 09-06-2009, 06:00 PM

Very important...if we beat Iowa then we have a good chance of going 4-0 before big 12 play

**ketelmeister** · 09-06-2009, 06:01 PM

Huge game for both...will set the tone for the rest of the season. I hope it's our teams superbowl, or at least they play like that. And continue with every game being our next superbowl.

**ripvdub** · 09-06-2009, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by CyFan987

I'm not talking about bragging rights but for the rest of the season. If we win we're 2-0, and beat a top 25 team (if Iowa holds their poll position). It would also be a great confidence booster. So is this game a necessary win towards a good season? Could ISU still have a solid season with a loss at home to Iowa?

Even if we lose to Iowa, Kent St and Army are more important IMO. If we start 3-1, thats plenty of confidence right there.

**jmb** · 09-06-2009, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by CyFan987

I'm not talking about bragging rights but for the rest of the season. If we win we're 2-0, and beat a top 25 team (if Iowa holds their poll position). It would also be a great confidence booster. So is this game a necessary win towards a good season? Could ISU still have a solid season with a loss at home to Iowa?

don't want this game to keep us out of the national championship...

**wsrgohawks** · 09-06-2009, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by ketelmeister

Huge game for both...will set the tone for the rest of the season. I hope it's our teams superbowl, or at least they play like that. And continue with every game being our next superbowl.

It usually is

**gocubs2118** · 09-06-2009, 06:17 PM

Record wise, its not any more important than the NDSU game.

**A-town Cy** · 09-06-2009, 06:22 PM

We need all the wins we can get, this ones at home, and winnable. Very Important for 2009.

**CycloneErik** · 09-06-2009, 06:23 PM

It's our most important game this week.

**clones_jer** · 09-06-2009, 06:25 PM

For those of us living in enemy territory this game has great importance.

Had UNI made one of those two kicks, we'd have been setting up the single most crushing 2 game series in Iowa history. Their souls would have wept...

so close.

**cycloneman003** · 09-06-2009, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by wsrgohawks

It usually is

is this necessary? **** off ******* hawk fans.

this game is huge for both teams. for ISU it would likely mean a 4-0 start to the season, going into one of our more winnable conference games against KSU. for Iowa they need to bounce back from a really pathetic performance against UNI and if they lose, it shows that its going to be a long year in Iowa City.

**tiberius** · 09-06-2009, 06:38 PM

Very important. They are weaker then almost any Big 12 team and we need all the wins we can get.

**clones_jer** · 09-06-2009, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by wsrgohawks

It usually is

Looks like it was UNI's superbowl too ... Iowa just can't get up for 12 superbowls in a row, comeon guys.

Bob Bruce (a hawk apologist said it best): Every rivalry has the "superbowl copout" - Texas claims its Tech's superbowl, Nebraska claims its Colorado's superbowl ... all while Colorado claims its Colorado State's superbowl.