Dont get me wrong, i like a good walkon story and think its an important element to neb/ia success, but they both have way too much of it right now. Too many losses each year for both programs. Iowa has caught fire winning the close ones, but they also get to play off an easy schedule....It wont always be that way, beginning next year.
It's all about matchups. Iowa will have a hard time attacking MSU's weaknesses, like Nebraska was able to do. Defensively Nebraska and MSU are similar in that the secondary is where you strike them, not running at the teeth of the D. Iowa managed 250 yards and 0 third down conversions against Nebraska. While they may do a little better than that without weather, MSU is even better at defending the run, so it's going to be up to the QB to get somethings done. That and don't expect MSU's QB to just turn the ball over at will like NU. Those guys take care of the ball. MSU wins this thing. They've been building for this moment for a long time now.
