At a recent mini-media day at Iowa, senior defensive end Adrian Clayborn echoed that sentiment when asked about expectations on Iowa football this upcoming season.

"[It] comes with being a Hawkeye football player. I mean, we’re the only team in the state as far as I know.” 

Hawkeye fans celebrated the statement as truth. Cyclone fans began pouting louder than usual.

Much of Cyclone Nation has been cuddled into a corner somewhere bawling about nearly losing their conference home during the recent expansion chaos. Their crying grew loud enough for the two U.S. Senators from the state to Bleacher Report - College Football