Too hard at what?
Recruiting Rankings? KF is better
Program History rankings? KF is better, at the moment
Saragin Rankings? Again better
AP and Coaches Poll are good tools but they are not the only ones out there. Which is what the basis of the argument is saying ISU had a better season according to one source (where both teams did not even finish inside the rankings if we are being real hear). The CFP poll is the best "poll" and neither team was in that poll either. SO at the end of the season, the only poll where either team was ranked in the top 25 was Saragin, which is why I used it because that is where both teams are actually ranked. the top 25 anyway. ALL others are subjective also if you look at the rankings by the name on Saturdays. One channel uses AP, one will use Coaches, one will use CFP.
So using all of that I came to the conclusion that ISU and Iowa were equal with Iowa being better due to the reasons I have stated. Please feel free to contribute an educated argument if you have one.