It was every bit as epic as you'd have asked for. Two leviathan forces in opposition, never a decisive edge, 60 minutes of struggle. Of course it came down to the goal line. Of course it did.
In the end, it took a superhuman effort from LJ Scott to reach the ball across the plane, Iowa forcing the Spartans to run 22 plays before finally finding the end zone. Bless those boys on defense; their clips were empty by the end of that drive.
The worst fear was that Iowa would be outclassed, "exposed" as weirdo pundits like to say, and that simply didn't happen.