On the Line: Week 14
The Daily Iowan staff makes its pick for Rivalry Week.
November 26, 2019
No. 19 Iowa vs. Nebraska
Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor (29-26): Iowa — Nebraska is bad, man.
Anna Kayser, Sports Editor (33-22): Iowa — Lol, Nebraska. Come on.
Robert Read, Assistant Sports Editor (34-21): Iowa — It’s time Iowa evaluates where Nebraska is as a program.
Pete Mills, Football Reporter (34-21): Iowa — Keith Duncan for mayor.
Lucy Rohden, DITV Sports Reporter (33-22): Iowa — I’m gonna wear a hoodie to this game.
Jon Rawson, DITV Director (38-17): Iowa — This isn’t going to much of a revenge game @MauriceWashington.
Jason Brummond, Publisher (36-19): Iowa — Time to evaluate where this series is as a rivalry.
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Michigan
Ruden: Ohio State — To some of our friends on the East Coast, this game is actually Iowa State vs. Michigan.
Kayser: Ohio State — Ohio State is Nebraska East, except it has a good football team.
Read: Ohio State — Do the Big Ten a favor, and don’t lose in the conference championship game.
Mills: Ohio State — No Urban Meyer still isn’t enough to give Harbaugh any Day-light.
Rohden: Ohio State — Harbaugh and OSU go together like me and good life choices — they don’t.
Rawson: Ohio State — The Buckeyes are a hard-hitting team.
Brummond: Ohio State — Harbaugh will never beat Ohio State.
No. 17 Memphis vs. No. 18 Cincinnati
Ruden: Cincinnati — Happy, Shivansh?
Kayser: Cincinnati — Shivansh yelled at me, so I had to pick Cincinnati.
Read: Memphis — Geaux Tigers. Wait, wrong Tigers.
Mills: Memphis — The Bengals are horrible so I can’t go with the Bearcats.
Rohden: Memphis — Is James Wiseman playing?
Rawson: Cincinnati — I actually didn’t know both these teams were ranked.
Brummond: Memphis — BBQ > Chili.
No. 9 Minnesota vs. No. 13 Wisconsin
Ruden: Wisconsin — Minnesota is basically Canada, and American football is better than Canadian football.
Kayser: Wisconsin — Minnesota got GameDay like it wanted, and that’s a shame in itself.
Read: Wisconsin — College GameDay LOVES going to Iowa’s rivals this season.
Mills: Wisconsin — That storied Minnesota home-field advantage is out to the test.
Rohden: Minnesota — I should be the GameDay picker.
Rawson: Wisconsin — I support my fellow Jonathan’s.
Brummond: Wisconsin — P.J. Fleck runs onto the field to tackle Jonathan Taylor.
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 16 Auburn
Ruden: Alabama — Petition to rename the Iron Bowl the “Iron Man Bowl” and allow the winning team to play in Iron Man suits for the rest of the season.
Kayser: Alabama — *Bama immediately starts petitioning for an eight-team playoff*
Read: Alabama — Alabama’s going to sneak into the Playoff again, isn’t it?
Mills: Alabama — They should choose a different metal to name the bowl after.
Rohden: Auburn — A girl can dream.
Rawson: Alabama — I won’t watch if LSU isn’t playing. I love you, Joe, but I have socks on.
Brummond: Alabama — Who needs Tua?