Iowa must face facts after upset defeat

Nov 7th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

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Iowa's Kirk Ferentz sounded like a coach with a sinking feeling.

Last week, when the Hawkeyes were still undefeated yet dropped one spot (to No. 4) in the Associated Press media poll after an 18-point victory over Indiana, the Iowa sports information office set out a snippy e-mail asking reporters to "get the facts straight on Iowa football."

Ferentz didn't pile on. "Usually the first team to complain is the first team to get beat," he said.

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