[yvonne]

and on the other side of the contest, here are quotes from our coach and star player:

"They've had a phenomenal season, and when you watch them, you see why," Shaw said. "They make plays, they don't miss tackles, they're very physical on the defensive line, they're very smart on the offensive side, keeping you off balance, but also being very tough and physical. They're a really, really well-rounded team with not a lot of places to look for weaknesses."

...
"This year they've put together a special season, and I liken it to our season," Shaw said. "I always just kind of watched them. Here they are at 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, and nobody pays attention to them. And after we lost to Northwestern, we won a couple of games in a row, but nobody cared. But you've got a bunch of smart kids, a bunch of tough kids, a bunch of kids who play hard. And the respect that they got, they earned, because it didn't come naturally for them, it didn't come easy for them."

and

"We understand the challenges that we face playing an Iowa team," McCaffrey said. "But at the end of the day, you ask any team, and you gotta focus on you and the things that you can control. And that's doing your job and doing it to the best of your ability."

I'll take our guys' approach anyway. If you lose you don't look like fools, and if you win, you don't look like jerks.

[yvonne]

and on the other side of the contest, here are quotes from our coach and star player:

"They've had a phenomenal season, and when you watch them, you see why," Shaw said. "They make plays, they don't miss tackles, they're very physical on the defensive line, they're very smart on the offensive side, keeping you off balance, but also being very tough and physical. They're a really, really well-rounded team with not a lot of places to look for weaknesses."

...
"This year they've put together a special season, and I liken it to our season," Shaw said. "I always just kind of watched them. Here they are at 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, and nobody pays attention to them. And after we lost to Northwestern, we won a couple of games in a row, but nobody cared. But you've got a bunch of smart kids, a bunch of tough kids, a bunch of kids who play hard. And the respect that they got, they earned, because it didn't come naturally for them, it didn't come easy for them."

and

"We understand the challenges that we face playing an Iowa team," McCaffrey said. "But at the end of the day, you ask any team, and you gotta focus on you and the things that you can control. And that's doing your job and doing it to the best of your ability."

I'll take our guys' approach anyway. If you lose you don't look like fools, and if you win, you don't look like jerks.