Being a Hawkeye fan is maddening. It’s something we all know. We’ve known it as long as we’ve been fans. Through the ups and the downs, Iowa fans are passionate enough to let their Hawkeyes get the best of their emotions from time to time.
When things are going well, it can be a wonderful experience. But as we discussed just a week ago, we’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop. We know we can’t have nice things and we’re perpetually waiting for the nice thing we see within our grasp to be taken from us by the playground bully.