Social Media Reactions to Iowa’s 27-10 Win Over Rutgers
Raise your hand if you went into tonight expecting a comfortable win!
All year, it has been difficult for the Iowa Hawkeyes. It was a pain for fans to get through the first two games of the year, the Hawkeyes offense seemingly uninterested in the opposing teams’ end zones, preferring the spotlight to be firmly placed on punter Tory Taylor. It was ugly splitting those first two games against South Dakota State and Iowa State, the Hawkeyes’ 7-3 week one victory over the Jackrabbits providing an immediate damper on the season.
Even in a game where the result was never in question, defeating Nevada 27-0, the weather made this one hard to get through… literally! The game took forever with countless weather delays.
There was none of that tonight though. No reliance on safeties to get you the win, no weather delays to prolong the pending victory, and no Sopranos crew on the sideline hassling the Ferentz’ to throw the game.
In a game many expected to go right down to the wire, Iowa won this one fairly comfortably 27-10. The offense looked better, especially the running game, the defense as stout as expected, and Tory Taylor once again put the team in the best situation to win with his leg.
After a very scary two-week stretch to start the season, we’re starting to see little chunks of improvement by the Hawkeyes each week. Nobody is going to favor them heading into Michigan next week, but the doom and gloom surrounding the program after that 10-7 loss to the Cyclone has somewhat started to dissipate. It was a much cheerier mode on social media, and here are the highlights from the Hawkeyes comfortable win over the Scarlet Knights.
Seems Fair
If we're going to break into football games to show Yankees at-bats, the least we can do is break into baseball games to show each Iowa-Rutgers punt. All I ask.
— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) September 24, 2022
Find a New Slant
Oh I’m sorry you rely on your offense to score points? Very original maybe try being different
— Lucy Rohden (@lucysportsjokes) September 24, 2022
Iowa's Newest Star
Cooper DeJean continuing to look like a f̶u̶t̶u̶r̶e̶ current star.
— From the Hawkeye of the Storm (@FromTheHawkeye) September 24, 2022
The Best Offense is a Good Defense
Why have offense when defense score touchdowns
— Barstool Iowa (@BarstoolUIowa) September 24, 2022
DEFENSE IS OFFENSE
— BHGPunts (@BHGP) September 25, 2022
(Squidward Voice) Future
Whoa… Lukas Van Ness with a crushing hit on the QB and Cooper DeJean intercepts the pass and returns it for a TD.
Two young stars making their presence felt.
— Kennington Lloyd Smith III (@SkinnyKenny_) September 24, 2022
More Love for DeJean
Cooper DeJean may be well on his way to being the Big Ten's DB of the year. Incredible over-the-shoulder- interception and runback.
Iowa 7-3, 5:26 1st.
— Chad Leistikow (@ChadLeistikow) September 24, 2022
Gift That Keeps on Giving
The best part about scoring defensive touchdowns is that we don’t have to see the offense again
— Lucy Rohden (@lucysportsjokes) September 24, 2022
The Secret Formula
a successful Iowa Hawkeyes drive is punting to the 5-yard line and scoring a defensive TD or safety. They are legitimately more likely to do this than score an actual offensive touchdown
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) September 24, 2022
Streakin!
1️⃣5️⃣ straight years with a Pick-6.
That's the second-longest streak nationally behind only Utah (19). #B1Gstats x @HawkeyeFootball pic.twitter.com/pxU9IjLofG
— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) September 25, 2022
This is Iowa!
Two defensive touchdowns today. This is Iowa football.
— Barstool Iowa (@BarstoolUIowa) September 25, 2022
Iowa being up 14-3 on Rutgers with 2 defensive scores is Exactly how this game was going to go.
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) September 25, 2022
Big Day for Kaevon
Kaevon Merriweather SCOOP N SCORE!! Iowa leads Rutgers 14-3 @HawkeyeReport pic.twitter.com/usOkS4IRBx
— Hawkeye Images (@webcentrick) September 25, 2022
DB Kaevon Merriweather with an interception in Iowa territory and runs the pick back 33 yards to the Rutgers' 45-yard line.
That is Merriweather's second career interception.
— IowaFBLive (@IowaFBLive) September 25, 2022
Kaevon Merriweather told me before the season that he was extra motivated by being the only member of Iowa's secondary last season to not earn a Big Ten honor.
Has a scoop and score and a INT tonight.
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) September 25, 2022
Offense Getting Better
Never have gotten a good explanation why Tyler Elsbury hasn't been playing, but dude is a road grader at guard and Iowa's offense has been totally different since he was inserted. Hawkeyes with 129 second-quarter yards (6.8 per play) and 7 first downs.
— Chad Leistikow (@ChadLeistikow) September 25, 2022
Iowa's O-line looks way better than it has all year. Blasting open holes against what was the #1 ranked rush D in FBS.
— Chad Leistikow (@ChadLeistikow) September 25, 2022
Marco Lainez in Attendance
Watching the Hawkeyes win, with the next great Iowa Qb @MarcoLainez5 Go Hawks! @HawkeyeFootball pic.twitter.com/AxTAJyxfez
— Tarig Holman (@coachtholman) September 25, 2022
Doink!
Still thinking about this pic.twitter.com/5D07Ie6MA3
— Barstool Iowa (@BarstoolUIowa) September 25, 2022
THEY HIT THE OVER
A DOINK FOR THE FIRST IOWA OVER ALL YEAR!! https://t.co/yfILsLoisw
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) September 25, 2022
Big Throw By Petras
SPENCER PETRAS WHAT A BALL TO SAM LAPORTA IOWA IS IN BUSINESS pic.twitter.com/iUDJXzt33k
— SuperHawkeyeFan (@superhawkeyefan) September 25, 2022
Sickos Unite!
When we see college football accounts, big and small, excited that Iowa is up 14-3 with no offensive points. pic.twitter.com/ONgnRmcCTq
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) September 25, 2022
Highlighting Who's Really Important
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) September 25, 2022
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) September 25, 2022
The Real Question From Tonight (It's Pork Roll BTW)
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) September 25, 2022
Got That Dog in Him
Cooper DeJean tonight pic.twitter.com/O2HFv1sZM9
— Barstool Iowa (@BarstoolUIowa) September 25, 2022
Our Favorite Player
.@torytaylor09 fan club 🫡 pic.twitter.com/w9SYtZnIL7
— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) September 25, 2022
Knighty Knight
Knight Knight. #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/dlAAbEO71I
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) September 25, 2022
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