There was a lot of good, some bad and a little ugly. But the ugly was pretty ugly. Like...James Carville ugly.
The Good: The Coaching Staff
As the clock struck zero and Iowa went into the half down 17-10, there was that all too familiar sense of dread creeping up on Hawkeye fans. It was a one-possession game, at Jack Trice, and Iowa State was playing disciplined football. Iowa usually doesn't win these games. The game notes sent out earlier in the week supported this assumption:
Three of the last four meetings have been decided by a field goal, all Iowa State wins.