{"id":6351,"date":"2017-11-10T17:49:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T23:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=6351"},"modified":"2018-02-09T13:56:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T19:56:54","slug":"know-your-enemy-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/know-your-enemy-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Enemy: Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dropping two spots to No. 6 in the AP poll this week but moving all the way up to No. 3 in the Coaches poll, the Wisconsin Badgers football team has climbed a single spot to eighth in the list that matters<\/a>, the College Football Playoff Rankings. Still, they find themselves behind the likes of Clemson (lost to Syracuse), Notre Dame (not even a Power Five team) and Alabama (evil).<\/p>\n

Last week Wisconsin pulled away<\/a> from Indiana late in the game to win by a wide margin, which would be promising if it wasn\u2019t leading into Saturday\u2019s matchup against the Buckeye-thrashing Iowa Hawkeyes. They <\/a>beat Ohio State<\/a> by 31, humiliating The OSU even more than The OSU humiliates itself by regularly having a nut as a mascot. Also, they did this<\/a>; pretty dope.<\/p>\n

If Bucky can hold off this rising Iowa team \u2014 which is quarterbacked by a Wisconsin native<\/a> named Nate Stanley \u2014 the momentum going into next week against Michigan should be at a high enough level to maximize the inevitable let-down to come.<\/p>\n

Before the 2:30 p.m. kickoff at Camp Randall, let\u2019s see what else these lovable corn-enthusiasts have going for them.<\/span>\n

\"Universal<\/p>\n

Field of Dreams<\/h1>\n

You can\u2019t talk about Iowa without at least mentioning Kevin Costner\u2019s overrated film Field of Dreams<\/em>. It is a ghost movie with corn and baseball subplots. Also it was made in 1989, which seems about 30 years too late for a movie this campy.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s sad that Costner\u2019s involvement invites comparisons between Field of Dreams<\/em> and his other, much much better baseball movie, Bull Durham<\/em>, yet here we are.<\/span>\n

Glass ceilings<\/h1>\n

I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve ever given Iowa too much thought, but I\u2019m certain \u201cbeacon of progressive ideals\u201d would not be floating around my head. Nevertheless, the University of Iowa was the first public university<\/a> in the country to admit men and women on an equal basis, and it was also among the first institutions to grant women and African-Americans a law degree.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not all! In 1970, Iowa became the first state university to recognize the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Allied Union.<\/p>\n

Good for you, Hawkeyes!<\/span>\n