Michigan agreed to meet Iowa on their proverbial turf and play a nasty game with little offense, where field position has precedence and turnovers/special teams are crucial. Michigan played this Iowa game and in turn, out Iowa'd Iowa. The Wolverines came up with all three takeaways, netting 10 points off of them, and broke off the most consequential special teams play of the game, leading to another touchdown. Michigan beat Iowa at their own game in Indianapolis and thus claimed their third consecutive Big Ten Football Championship, the 45th in school history. Sing it again, Freddie. - The game itself was rather boring, a vintage Iowa slog. Michigan won the opening coin toss and deferred to the second half, giving Iowa possession, who promptly went three-and-out. Deacon Hill delivered a decent throw on 3rd down under pressure, but Junior Colson broke it up. Michigan them embarked on a plodding 13 play, 52 yard drive that saw them convert one 4th down (a JJ McCarthy strike to
Previously: Iowa Offense Now that we got the dystopian portion of the program out of the way, let's turn our attention to the Iowa defense. They roll into Indianapolis having wrestled the #1 SP+ ranking away from Michigan and Ohio State, who were too good at offense last week to hang onto the pole position defensively. Should've tried playing six games against the B1G West this season. The Film: Like the offense piece, there are significant injuries to factor in when analyzing the Iowa defense. Though not as severe in volume, the loss of star corner (and punt return extraordinaire) Cooper DeJean was a tough blow for the Hawkeyes as DeJean almost certainly would've been given the Dangerman designation in this piece. DeJean's injury was sustained in November, so it limited me to only a few options. That said, I don't think Iowa has faced a single good offense all season, so this was slim pickings regardless. Factoring in time considerations, I decided t
Previously: Iowa Offense Now that we got the dystopian portion of the program out of the way, let's turn our attention to the Iowa defense. They roll into Indianapolis having wrestled the #1 SP+ ranking away from Michigan and Ohio State, who were too good at offense last week to hang onto the pole position defensively. Should've tried playing six games against the B1G West this season. The Film: Like the offense piece, there are significant injuries to factor in when analyzing the Iowa defense. Though not as severe in volume, the loss of star corner (and punt return extraordinaire) Cooper DeJean was a tough blow for the Hawkeyes as DeJean almost certainly would've been given the Dangerman designation in this piece. DeJean's injury was sustained in November, so it limited me to only a few options. That said, I don't think Iowa has faced a single good offense all season, so this was slim pickings regardless. Factoring in time considerations, I decided t
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