>>>Hi Rich,
>>>
>>>Have you lived in IA before CA?
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>Da. I lived there for about five years.
>>
>>The official post-office abbreviation for the state is: IA
>>
>>(FWIW.......the (un)official enemy state (especially for football) is WI.........but I won't hold that against you.)
>
>Gotta love them Badgers... :o) (They just lost to the Hawkeyes a couple of weeks ago and i don't think the Hawkeye's have lost a game yet)

With all due apologies..............

Badgers????????????????????????
Badgers????????????????????????
We don't like no stinkin Badgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> i don't think the Hawkeye's have lost a game yet

Correct. And as a result they are ranked fourth in the BCS standings.

Iowa has had a strange season to say the least.

We neeed TWO last second blocked field goals against Northern Iowa, hung on against Arkansas St, had tough games against WI and MI, and needed a last second TD to beat MIS. Yet the wins against the "better" teams were relatively easy (Penn State, AZ, and Iowa State - assuming they qualify as "better" with a 5-3 record)).

It shows in the BCS standings where IA is fourth. We rank 8th in both the Harris and USA today polls, but first in 5 of the 6 computer polls. Either the coaches/writers don't know what makes a good team or the programmers don't. I will admit to a slight bias (on two counts) in my opinion of which are correct.