Corn Flakes: Can Nebraska Still Win the Big Ten West?

Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Big Ten ConferenceNote the West. Note that Iowa team at 7-0, above the West standings. First, who saw that coming? Second, who saw that coming?

Iowa has a command lead right now; for Nebraska to have a shot at the Big Ten West, the Hawkeyes will have to lose two games.

Iowa's remaining schedule - Maryland, at Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue, and at Nebraska. That's not exactly a murder's row of Big Ten foes; not a single one with a winning record in conference.

Let's assume one of those losses is to Nebraska because that's what we do here. Given Iowa's schedule, they may well come into Lincoln undefeated and dreaming about a shot at the College Football Playoff. (Such…