Saturday’s matchup between Wisconsin and Iowa was a quintessentially hilarious Big Ten West game, delivering a sometimes backward-moving and (largely) offenseless masterpiece.
No one expected these teams to trade touchdowns or anything. Come on. The over-under was set at 33.5, so clearly Vegas knows what these two squads are capable of on offense. And sometimes, that’s not much.
While neither team accumulated that many yards in the low-scoring game, the Hawkeyes really didn’t gain a whole lot, despite winning, 15-6. They finished multiple drives against the Badgers with negative yards, and the two teams combined for 569 total yards. Wisconsin actually out-gained Iowa by 95 yards.
And the people behind the scenes at Fox Sports noticed what Iowa wasn’t doing on offense and absolutely roasted the Hawkeyes with this brutally honest graphic highlighting that, at one point, they gained all of three yards on six consecutive drives.
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) October 14, 2023
College football fans are well aware of offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz and Iowa’s struggles — including Ferentz’s contract mandating the Hawkeyes average 25 points per game — but that graphic is hilariously cold-blooded.
Fans thought so too:
iowa is winning lmaooooooo https://t.co/dbYMJlejFd
— ellie the elephant enjoyer (@jessespector) October 14, 2023
Every artist has their masterpiece.
Da Vinci has the Mona Lisa.
Michelangelo has the Sistine Chapel.
Picasso has Guernica.
And Brian Ferentz has this 2nd half against Wisconsin. https://t.co/lrr5TLRpIS
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) October 14, 2023
And they're going to win! HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS https://t.co/6QCN6P4cfu
— Matt Brown (@MattBrownEP) October 14, 2023
Brian Ferentz is the best in the biz for absolute incompetence https://t.co/ltvWPcaj4l
— Black Heart Black Pants (@BHGP) October 14, 2023
Iowa has taken being Iowa to the next level. https://t.co/7ICDOu14Yk
— Rob Wolkenbrod (@WolkenRob) October 14, 2023
This is disgusting, and Iowa is currently beating Wisconsin https://t.co/EI0IjS5HUB
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) October 14, 2023
Big 10 football as god intended. https://t.co/SYVzkQvKHp
— Dean’s List Dom (@dommangano) October 14, 2023
Every single week there is a new Iowa stat or graphic that is the most Iowa thing I have ever seen in my life.
It is truly fascinating. https://t.co/iakMZTfOL3
— Matt Burnell (@mdburnell) October 14, 2023
(They have double of Wisconsin’s score) https://t.co/mMtFSKQBJv
— Jordan Suby (@SubySubyDoo) October 14, 2023
I love Iowa football so much https://t.co/ybYXZixmPg
— justin kane (@ByJustinKane) October 14, 2023
https://t.co/sOJrKSJtRt pic.twitter.com/4CFPO6hl1E
— Andrew Hammond (@ahammALDC) October 14, 2023
That's offensive, to be more exact … https://t.co/9VQpaibUye
— Rob Brodie (@Post_Brodie) October 14, 2023
Let. Brian. Cook. https://t.co/IMXDX62DRI
— Aaron (@jerkfacedog) October 14, 2023
I see Brian Ferentz is still Brian Ferentz-ing. https://t.co/P2URIUZWUU
— @mws621.bsky.social (@mws621) October 14, 2023
hang it in the louvre https://t.co/9KMZqQwfHf
— daniel gustkey (@danielgustkey) October 14, 2023
…the pain is real when you're a Hawkeye.
(at least we have WBB to look forward to tomorrow!) https://t.co/gJ1rdsxvhx
— Alexandra (@HeyLets) October 14, 2023
That's a lot for Iowa. https://t.co/v7Res5HXef
— LSAClassOf2000 (@LorneEC3) October 14, 2023
You people that enjoy this are disgusting https://t.co/YoPv95WFOS
— Go Broncos (@stunior4342) October 14, 2023
Will tell my grandchildren about 2021-23 Iowa football someday. Heck who knows if that era comes to an end in 2023. https://t.co/1aIi9vvaud
— Derek De Vries (@ddevries03) October 14, 2023
dang, inflation is killing us, you'd think for $800k we could at least get 4 yards https://t.co/Ok8l6rMdz0
— Benjamin D. Held (@benjamindheld) October 14, 2023
