Iowa Vs. Penn State: Changing of the Guard...

It was Saturday night.  The night of the big game.  After watching offensive-minded teams struggle all day long in a deluge that seemed to blanket the nation, Iowa fans were concerned to see sheets of rain pouring down on the Iowa Hawkeyes as they took the field at Beaver Stadium in Happy Valley, home of the No. 5 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions.   Steeped in the mantra of the strength of the Iowa defense, Iowa fans settled in front of wide screen televisions, anticipating a long, brutal, defensive contest.  The game was being broadcast to a national audience with the show-down hyped all day. On Penn State’s first offensive play, the vaunted Iowa defense gave up a 79-yard touchdown—on a long pass from Daryll Clark to Chaz Powell.  Iowa fans stirred uneasily in their overstuffed chairs, looking at the replay just to make sure.  This was no way for Iowa’s defense to set the tone for the night.   Immediately, Penn State took the lea...