Iowa crushed South Carolina in the 2009 Outback Bowl. Early on the defense took advantage of mistakes by the Gamecocks. Tyler Sash had two interceptions and the defense also recovered a fumble to give the offense a short field. The offense used Shonn Greene and Brandon Myers to move the ball effectively and had a 21-0 lead at the half. In the third quarter the Hawks built the lead to 31-0 before the Gamecocks managed to score 10 points to end the game. Greene ended up with 121 yards and three TDs, giving him 1850 yards and 20 TDs for the season. Unfortunately that is the last we will see of Shonn in the black and gold as he will go pro.

The one thing I didn’t like was all the talk in the booth about Ferentz going to Cleveland. Now I realize that in the second half there wasn’t much to talk about after it was clear the game was a blow out.

The 2009 Outback Bowl was one of the most dominating Hawkeye bowl victories ever. Maybe the win will push the Hawks into the Top 25 for the final poll of the season.

The Hawks got the nod for Outback Bowl and will be facing South Carolina on Jan 1. The Capital One Bowl selected Michigan St, with the second choice the Outback Bowl took Iowa over Northwestern, in spite of Northwestern’s advantage in record and winning the head-to-head meeting. The Wildcats head to the Alamo Bowl, Minnesota to the Insight and Wisconsin to the Champs Sports.

I like the matchup with the Gamecocks. The Hawks have a good chance of showing the SEC how football is played.