... terms of expectations laid out for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team, this is undoubtedly one of the most enormous seasons in the university's history. 

Iowa is ranked in the top 10 by the AP (9th), USA Today's Coaches Poll (10th), and Lindy's Sports' preseason poll (10th). 

As if those rankings weren't enough, a couple bold ESPN employees raised the bar even further. 

Lee Corso picked the Hawkeyes to claim the Big Ten title this season on College GameDay's preseason show, as did senior writer Ivan Maisel. But Maisel put his neck on the line by picking Iowa to lose to Alabama in the BC...

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