The Badgers had their chance to get back in the Big Ten West race on Saturday, and instead, the afternoon ended with dreams of Indianapolis crushed.
Iowa defeated the Badgers 24-10 in a game where Wisconsin mistakes set up Hawkeye points. It was an ugly showing from the Badger offense, who went scoreless in the second half. The long big play was a 51-yard scoring strike from Graham Mertz to Keontez Lewis late in the first half, but that magic was never replicated.
How did college football Twitter react to the loss? Here is a look at some of those immediate takeaways:
We knew it would be this kind of afternoon…
Iowa had 79 yards of offense in the first half against Wisconsin and it is winning at halftime. It is purely brilliant football.
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) November 12, 2022
Maybe he should…
Iowa beat Wisconsin by 14 points with 11 first downs and 146 total yards.
Phil Parker should be the governor of Iowa.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) November 13, 2022
Fair…
Wisconsin football is just Iowa football but with spotted cow
— Lucy Rohden (@lucysportsjokes) November 12, 2022
Well, well, well…
Jim Leonhard asked about the Braelon Allen transfer story. Said they have to recruit their own team every day. He wouldn’t accuse any specific program of tampering with their players but said teams are tampering with them.
— Zach Heilprin (@ZachHeilprin) November 13, 2022
It did feature a defensive touchdown…
Wisconsin-Iowa has produced a 21-point quarter, if you think miracles no longer exist.
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) November 12, 2022
Jim Leonhard was proud of the defenses effort:
“We’ve got to find a way to punch ourselves out of it. Proud of the way our defense played but we have to win.”
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