21 Days - 30 B1G Years - 1990

by Bama Hawkeye on Aug 11, 2011 11:12 AM CDT in Iowa

Some years are just messy. This was one of them. Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Michigan State all went 6-2 in the league. What was weird about this multi-team tie, was that the conference didn't have to go deep into the tiebreakers to sort out the mess. Iowa won at Michigan State. It won at Michigan. It pounded Illinois in Iowa City. So who did the Hawkeyes lose to? There was a one point loss to Ohio State. And then, an inexplicable 31-24 loss at 6-5 Minnesota. It was a head-scratcher then. It still is today.

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But, Iowa got back to Pasadena for the third time in ten years. The Hawkeyes then lost by double digits, also for the third time in ten years.

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Penn State whipped a favored SEC team in a bowl game. Not the first time, not the last.

by M1EK on Aug 11, 2011 11:39 AM CDT reply actions

Whoops

Also, Penn State fan forgot that was 1991, not 1990.

by M1EK on Aug 11, 2011 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions

Sooooo.......why do we want to go to the rose bowl again?

forget the SEC, i think the Pac has our number

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by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 11, 2011 12:17 PM CDT reply actions

As I Recall

Iowa’s failure boiled down to three plays. One of them was a receiver running the wrong route. The other two I don’t recall, but they were also mental type errors.

But hey, it’s 1991, the staff is in good shape, Hayden is young….. we’ll get ’em next time!

"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer

by Flakbait on Aug 11, 2011 12:28 PM CDT reply actions