re: We get a Big Ten Opponent for the Bowl Game. Exactly what we want. Right?

I think it's a good matchup for us.
On paper Iowa has a good defense, so it will be interesting to see how our offense fares against it. I suspect we'll do well since I don't think they have a lot of speed at either the DE or LB positions and teams with that seem to really make our offense stop.

I'm really intrigued by the new redshirt rule though. I think we'll see a lot of freshmen get some playing time so that they can put something on tape. I think that will prepare them and be a better advantage than just the normal XX extra practices.