Guys, I’m getting a little bit worried here. I am, by nature, a pretty pessimistic Hawkeye fan. I mean, I think that just sort of happens when you spend your life rooting for this program. Whether it’s football or basketball, you just grow accustomed to the proverbial rug being pulled out from under you at the last minute; the football being pulled away just as you rear back to give it a solid kick.
But here we are entering the heart of August, just two short weeks from our first college football game week of the year, and you know what?