It’s hard to envision a worse game offensively than what we saw on Saturday. 0 touchdowns. 1-of-2 on field goals. A couple turnovers which created a six-point swing. It honestly pains me to type it out considering the opponent and what it mayyy mean for Iowa’s future.
The most optimistic read is that “hey, they came out with a win despite all the warts” and can still go on to have a successful 2022 campaign while pointing to the 2009 UNI game. Well, in that one, Iowa had twice as many yards, a starting running back who ran for 4+ yards-a-pop within a run game who had over 100 before subtracting sack yardage, plus a QB who completed over 60% of his passes (for nearly 300 yards!