I will say this again, other than Illinois, Rutgers and Indiana who we have beaten consistently throughout the past six years, the rest of the BIG are our rivals. We have not beaten Iowa in a few years now and they ripped us a new one last time. So, how can we say they are our rivals. I hope we beat them now in their own turf so they can start seeing us a ligitimate threat. Saying this and doing it is not the same thing. We must have the game of the year if we are to beat IOWA at their own backyard on senior day. They have a good defense and a much better QB than Michigan State.
A true rival is one that keeps you from achieveing your season goal. If we had beaten IOWA last year, we would have accomplished that. Until we start doing that to opponents, we might as well approach each game as a rival if that makes us more motivated to win.