Look – halftime was pretty damn bleak in my house. I was lamenting the 1997 season, to BHGP HQ as well as friends privately. For the uninitiated – Iowa had a great team back that year. That team had a good defense featuring Jared DeVries, plus an offense with Tim Dwight, Tavian Banks, a good line, and competent quarterback play in Matt Sherman. It was there for a final send off for Hayden Fry, a team that should have won 9 or 10 games. Iowa had a stretch of at Ohio State and at Michigan back-to-back, with a bye sandwiched in the middle, but the rest was nothing crazy (Purdue Rule, Hoya??)