No. 8 Iowa draws skeptics
LUKE MEREDITH
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Published: November 4, 2009
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has knocked off Penn State, Wisconsin and Michigan State on the road. The eighth-ranked Hawkeyes are the nation's only 9-0 team and are ranked No. 4 in the BCS.
So why are so many people so unimpressed with Iowa?
Lucky, ugly and bound to fall — the Hawkeyes have no doubt heard it all. Questioning Iowa (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten) has become commonplace for many in the national media. That's why an Iowa spokesman sent out an e-mail this week that used statistics that favorably compared what the Hawkeyes have done to fellow unbeatens Cincinnati, Boise State, TCU and one-loss Oregon.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says he's more worried about Northwestern (5-4, 2-3), which visits Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, than rankings.
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