Or maybe it's a belief that the Hawks will be helped by the emotion of playing their in- state rival. Maybe it's putting a lot of faith in the so-called homefield advantage. I'd rather have the depth, size, experience, etc. The pick here is Iowa State to win by 21-10 on personnel. But it's college football with college kids.
Nutty stuff happens every week.
A strong Hawkeye performance wouldn't be the craziest thing that could happen this season, or even today. Hey, for all we know this might be the time when an ISU-Iowa game leaps up and bites us because it's so unexpectedly entertaining. But it takes two to tango, and these two programs are seldom in step. For a long time, it was Iowa State's fault. Now it's Iowa's, or so it seems.