Sure, Iowa just throttled just Northwestern, 40-10. But how much do we really know? What was really important about beating the Wildcats? What does it all mean, Basil? The Takeaway has the answer.
Something special. Now that we've hit a much-needed bye week and have the opportunity to catch our breath, get our bearings and take stock of the situation, this is as good of a time as any to look back on the makings of what is, by all accounts, the making of a special season.
Seven weeks into the year, Iowa has crept into the Top 25, started out a robust 3-0 in the Big Ten on two hard-fought victories and one laugher, and the national media is justifiably raising its eyebrows at a squad that hasn't been ranked in several years.