I'd Rather Blank Than Lose to the Iowa Hawkeyes...

No major upsets in College football for the first week.   There were a few close games and maybe a close call.   South Carolina 17 Vanderbilt 13; (13) Michigan State 17 (24) Boise State 13; (21) Stanford 20 San Jose State 17; (12) Wisconsin 26 Northern Iowa 21; Iowa 18 Northern Illinois 17.   Three of these close ones come from the Big 10 conference, I’m not sure what that says other than a nice little observation.   Two blow out wins (19) Oklahoma State 84, Savannah State 0; (7) Florida State69, Murray State 3. 

The biggest game of the week was (2) Alabama 41, (8) Michigan 14.   Alabama is definitely rolling with the Tide.  Head Coach Nick Saban has his team on a whole different level of reloading.   Expect Alabama or LSU to play for the national championship again this year.   There are basically four top teams currently in my opinion: Alabama, LSU, Oregon, and USC.  I’m hoping the Big XII can close the gap and become a part of this conversation for national championship.   Expect, Oklahoma or Oklahoma State, and Florida State to be part of the discussion soon later this year.   I'm just not sure they can close the gap as it stands today.

My alma mater The Iowa State Cyclones handled the Tulsa Hurricane quite easily at home after coming from behind in the early part of the second quarter.  Iowa State 38 Tulsa 23.   Next up is the cross state rival Iowa Hawkeyes.   Don’t let the scare for Iowa fans with Northern Illinois be any indication of the outcome for the upcoming game.  The Cyclones haven’t won in Iowa City at Kinnick Stadium since 2002.  

Contrary to the belief of many Iowa Hawkeye fans the talent level between The Iowa Hawkeyes and The Iowa State Cyclones has merged to a closer level over this past decade.   I grew up in Southeast Iowa and many of my closest relatives are Iowa Hawkeye fans including my father and sister.   This has led me to add a new section to the column called: I’d Rather ______ Than Lose to The Iowa Hawkeyes.

 
I’d rather have a Mike Tyson face tattoo than Lose to The Iowa Hawkeyes.

I’d rather go antiquing over a long weekend with Nathan Lane and my mother than Lose to The Iowa Hawkeyes.

I’d rather have hemorrhoids and diarrhea at a tailgate than Lose to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

I’d rather be forced to take a pack of 13 year old girls to a Justin Bieber concert than Lose to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

I'd rather take a shower in a Penn State sanctioned facility than Lose to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

I’d rather stay out in the sun until my outers look like a 3 day old pudding skin than Lose to The Iowa Hawkeyes.

I’d rather be asked by the dentist to chew aluminum foil bubble gum than Lose to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

I’d rather have infantigo on my groin region for a year than Lose to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

I’d rather be asked to have a political debate with a Kardashian than Lose to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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Check this out: I’m not sure if you have heard, there is a new application for the IPad and IPhones called the Squawk from a Hawk App.   It tracks the number of times you hear any Iowa Hawkeye fan cry before or after an Iowa Football Game.