Embracing Expectations: 4 Thoughts on Iowa

Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY SportsWhat a Battle: Okay, deep breath everyone. That wasn’t the outcome Rutgers wanted, but that was a ton of fun. Rutgers didn’t come in flying high on their first ranking in 41 years. They wore it as a chip on their shoulder and played all out. There were several times (look at my Twitter feed) where I felt the game was over but Rutgers would get back in it. There was a stretch in the second half where Rutgers made its late run where they held Iowa scoreless. This is a very good team and can still prove it over the next few weeks. It was clear Rutgers wanted to stay ranked. Would love to see these two teams meet again in the Big Ten Tournament at some point because it was clear there was no love lose between the two. That missed shot to tie the game by Jacob Young is going to burn Young for a while, but he needs to come back and have a big game against Nebraska. There is still a season left. Tough loss. Need to bounce back on Saturday afternoon in front of another sold out crowd. How can you not love this team?

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