Nobody is pumping chests about anything. I said there is no way ISU is going to only have to play 2 ranked teams in the entire regular season like Iowa did in year 4 of the Ferentz era so it's comparing apples to oranges
Granted, if Iowa was a crap team instead of the #8 team in the country, both 8-5 Minn and 8-6 Wisconsin would have both had 9 wins and likely ranked after both beating ranked teams in their bowl games. I guess that is just what happens when you are one of those higher level teams in the conference every once in a while.
Usually you try to at least deflect something like this instead of out right ignoring it. It's alright though, hard to get back in the swing of things after a long holiday weekend.