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Who needs redzone offense?
On Wednesday, Des Moines Register columnist Chad Leistikow shared a pretty wild stat from this past weekend’s Big Ten contest between Iowa and Wisconsin.
Tweeting, “Crazy little stat from Iowa’s 15-6 win at Wisconsin: The Hawkeyes never took a snap inside the Badgers’ 20.”
Crazy little stat from Iowa’s 15-6 win at Wisconsin: The Hawkeyes never took a snap inside the Badgers’ 20.
— Chad Leistikow🆑 (@ChadLeistikow) October 18, 2023
Fans reacted to it on social media.
“Wow a perfect red zone offense,” a user replied.
Wow a perfect red zone offense
— ORGANICORANGE37 (@organicorange37) October 18, 2023
— CJ_in_IA (@coreyjo88718235) October 18, 2023
“I’m at the point of just embracing every single weird statistic and laughing about it,” said David Eickholt. “Let’s Ride.”
I’m at the point of just embracing every single weird statistic and laughing about it.
Let’s Ride. https://t.co/SuJvP2mc4x pic.twitter.com/ZivEnJexk1
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) October 18, 2023
“Red zone schmed zone,” commented Keith Murphy.
Red zone schmed zone. https://t.co/9JeovSRYYQ
— Keith Murphy (@MurphyKeith) October 18, 2023
“Can’t have bad redzone offense if you don’t get there and still win.”
Can’t have bad redzone offense if you don’t get there and still win https://t.co/2j9YJE4bix pic.twitter.com/mfMUn1TRo7
— Rick Webster (@TheRickWebster) October 18, 2023
“Screw it, I’m here for this. If this is how we win, then this how we win! I’m ready for this for the rest of the year,” a fan tweeted.
Screw it, I’m here for this. If this is how we win, then this how we win! I’m ready for this for the rest of the year. https://t.co/Z45qhwSegb
— Millenial Hawk (@Millenial_Hawk) October 18, 2023
Iowa improved to 6-1 with the win over Luke Fickell’s Badgers. Up next is another conference rival in Minnesota at 3:30 PM ET on NBC.