You see Kirk Ferentz, the 62-year-old Iowa coach, with the same, stoic look he wore as the Hawkeyes lost 30 games over the five seasons before this fall.
You hear Ferentz, many years ago a fish out of water at Iowa, and he sounds unaffected emotionally by the wild success of his 17th team at the school.
“I’m not sure what to say,” Ferentz said, “because I’ve never been around a team that’s 12-0.”
Understand this about him, though: Ferentz is enjoying the heck out of this season with the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes, who sit one victory -- the opportunity arrives Saturday night in the Big Ten title game against No.