WE'RE JUST TALKIN' FOOTBALL: IOWA-NORTHWESTERN FIRST HALF OPEN THREAD

Gameday? Yes, gameday.

WHO: just Northwestern Wildcats (6-2, 2-2)

WHERE: Ryan Field; Evanston, IL

WHEN: 11am CT

TV: ESPN2

LINE: jNW -6

After a week of hand-wringing and angst, it's time for the Iowa football team to get back on that horse and try to erase the terrible taste of last Saturday's loss against Penn State. Standing in the way of a win? Only our longtime foil, Northwestern. Crap.

The usual rules apply: no links to illegal online streams, no porn, no slurs, no politics, no religion, etc.