i agreed with almost all of Matt's points about the game. i even said as much to the people next to me at the game and the tailgate afterwards. The game basically became irrelevant after the 2nd turnover in the 3rd Q.
Iowa's defense was great Saturday and probably will be the rest of the year. But don't confuse that with the offense being great. They did a good job of capitalizing on good field position and running over our defense late in the 3rd through the end of the game.
Simply put, I think matt's comments are falling on deaf ears since the hawks won by a large margin. i think people are looking more at the score than how the teams played. If opponents don't give Iowa a short field and they dare Stanzi to beat them, they (opponents) will be successful this year.
My advice to matt, save the tape from yesterday, play it back after Iowa's next loss or two and see if they agree with you then.