In the lead up to each football season, I (BoilerHawk) find myself going through the Iowa Hawkeyes schedule about 1000 different ways. One I continually come back to is how will I feel if they lose to this team? It’s a good way to ground myself in expectations so I can remind myself of them when they inevitably lose a game they should in heart-wrenching fashion (i.e. Penn State). It’s difficult for me to be angry about that loss, though there were obviously frustrating moments throughout the game.
But what about a loss to a superior rival (Wisconsin)?