Is This Heaven? No. It's Iowa.

Before they decided to become a brood of drug trafficking hooligans, Minnesota game losers, and Insight Bowl goers, the good ol' Hawkeyes really had a glory streak a-going. One of the oh-so-awesome games they notched on their winning belt was the epic game against Michigan State.

And boy was it epic.

But I feel pretty confident at this point in time to say that the reason it was so spectacular was because I was there. Oh yes. I. WAS. THERE. In the 18th row. On the 48ish yard line. Sitting in padded seats. Make no mistakes about it- I was only there because of my friend Kenna and her sweet grandparents, but I was there nonetheless!

Throughout the whole game, there was lots of cheering, and high fives abounded. The sun was shining. The weather was perfect. And the people around us were all sufficiently drunk. I think my favorite drunker that day was the man in front of us that would make whale calling noises/grunts is a very rhythmic fashion between every play. In the spirit of true camaraderie, many people in our section joined in the chant as well. Talk about strong (under the) influence...

But I digress.

Without a doubt, it was one of the best days of my life. This is of course forgetting the whole - I didn't wear socks with my shoes because I was going for a specific rolled up jeans and sweet kicks look, and ended up getting blisters that bled in my shoes, and then ended up walking barefoot in Iowa City because the gross ground felt better than my shoes- thing. But yes. It was still Hawkeye Heaven. You know that old Field of Dreams saying, "Is this heaven? No. It's Iowa." I felt like on that blessed day, they were really one in the same. Heaven = Iowa. Or at least Iowa Football.

Oh be still by Kirk Ferentz lovin' heart.

P.S. Thanks to Jules for being our photographer for the day. I'm pretty sure if a camera would have gone anywhere near my hands, it would have been dropped because of the shaking excitement that overwhelmed my person that day. I stole these pictures from her. She's good at picture taking, clearly.