The Iowa Hawkeyes didn't just need to win Saturday's game against Arizona to prove they're legitimate contendors for a Big Ten title, they needed to win the game to prove to the nation that they don't like being dismissed and forgotten.

After a nail-biter against Northern Iowa that nobody saw coming knocked the Hawkeyes out of the top 25, and the nation's attention, Iowa responded by visiting Iowa State and delivering a severe dismantling of its other in-state rivals.

"But," said the critics of the nation (namely the fans of Iowa's Big Ten foe...

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