Another week, another win and another day filled with mixed emotions. Despite the change in game day from Saturday to Friday, Hawkeye fans were again left with the same feeling of despair for most of Iowa’s season finale against Nebraska on Black Friday. For many, it was a question of how much that pit in their stomach was related to overeating on Thanksgiving and how much was watching this football team.
It was, again, not pretty. The Hawkeye offense continued to be the same roller coaster ride we’ve been on all season, but this final regular season game came with an extra loopty-loop for Iowa fans as Kirk Ferentz pulled new starter Alex Padilla at the half for former starter Spencer Petras.