[NU Sports] BIG, BIG WIN. and Iowa's home record - last 30 games

[Chris and Lori Patterson]

BIG WIN on many accounts. Congrats to all those Wildcats. But decisively
beating Iowa in their house (after last year's comeback, too)! Fantastic.

 

I ditto that we definitely have a head coach!  I listen to Dave and Ted on
WGN while watching on TV. I find them much more entertaining that the TV
announcers!

 

A couple things that duo pointed out today.

 

1.	The Wed after practice talk/speech by Fitz was excellent. Superb.
Fitz talked about knowing what it is like to win in Kinnick Stadium that
awesome feeling of winning. And wanting his players to have that same
feeling..

 

2.	Iowa's home record the last 30 games is 27-3  !!   Their last four
home losses are to NORTHWESTERN, Ohio State, Michigan and Iowa State. From
the Big Ten website and from http://iowa.rivals.com/schedule.asp?Team=IOWA,
I got the following:

 

JUST ADDED -- 2006 - Nov. 4th. Lost to NORTHWESTERN 7-21

2006 - Sept 30th. Lost to Ohio State 17-38

2005 - Oct. 22nd. Lost to Michigan  20-23 OT.

2004 and 2003 - undefeated at home

2002 - Sept. 14th - lost to Iowa State 31-36

 

 

 

>From the Hawkeye media guide - "A record of 30-3 over the last 4 seasons in
Kinnick Stadium, including 22 straight wins from 2002-2005"

http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/fb-media-guide-06.htm
l

 

 

For a few more details, recap:
http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/110406aac.html

Tyrell Sutton - 168 yards.  And boy did Sutton look sharp catching those
balls coming out the backfield. CJ certainly wasn't lobbing the ball to him.

 

ESPN recap

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=263082294        

 

Ferentz put blame on self

http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/iowa-m-footbl-main.html

 

 

ESPN College Scoreboard (TV)  -- they talked about "total dominance" by
Northwestern in all areas.

 

Great Entertainment today!  I feel good, too. 

 

Go CATS!  Roast a Buckeye!

Chris

Knoxville, TN

 

PS. As my wife said,  "The win couldn't have happened to[against] a better
team.. well except maybe Wisconsin." :-)