Iowa Vs. Iowa State: A State Divided On Saturday...

  Every year, the state of Iowa faces this dilemma as the Iowa vs. Iowa State game arrives as part of the regular non-conference schedule.  It can turn a normally happy family into fractious, contentious adversaries, as alma mater loyalties supersede blood ties. Even though Iowa leads the series 37-19, the Cyclones have won seven and of the last 11 meetings, four of the last five at Jack Trice Stadium.  This does not bode well for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Last week, when Iowa was ranked No. 21, they barely escaped an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Northern Iowa.  While the Panthers are one of the best FCS teams in the country, the nationally ranked Iowa football team should have handled them with ease, especially since the game was held in Iowa City.   As it was, the Hawkeyes needed two blocked field goals in the final seconds of the game to preserve a 17-16 win.  Even with the win, however, the Iowa team was dropped from the Top 25. The H...