To be fair, I think you could point to similar messages here as well regarding their opening game.
Neither team looked like world beaters on offense against ****** defenses, neither made big plays over the top, both have a ton of inexperience at key positions, both are going to lean on their defense for field position and controlling the clock, and special teams will play a critical role.
Cade is an above average QB but doesn't have a good enough line or dynamic enough receivers to give him much of a deep threat. Same could be said of Becht/ISU.
Both teams showed signs of being able to run the ball, but not nearly at a Big 12 or Big 10 East level (the West sucks so discounting it).
I think it's fair to say that it's going to come down to turnovers, penalties, and special teams - so basically like every Iowa vs Iowa State game ever. Good news is last year's game was likely the ugliest display of football at any level in the past 50 years, so this year can only be better than that.