... odds are now stacked against Iowa to win a Big Ten title this year.  

Playing against Ohio State for a conference championship is hard enough. 

But playing against Ohio State, in Columbus, with a redshirt freshman quarterback making his first start along side a true freshman running back, to go with a third-string punt-return-by-committee, and a defensive coordinator having health issues...that's what some might call a nightmare.

Las Vegas has the Buckeyes favored by 17 points.  Every sportscaster, sideline reporter, writer, blogger, and forum troll outside of the state of Iowa has Ohio State winning this game big.  Even a good portion of the Hawkeye Nation anticipates defeat.

It's a good thing the Hawkeyes pl...

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