Iowa Football: Picking apart the post-game hot takes after Hate Week

AMES, IA - SEPTEMBER 14: Quarterback Nate Stanley #4 , and wide receiver Henry Marchese #13 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrate with teammates winning the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Trophy 18-17 over the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa Hawkeyes won 18-17 over the Iowa State Cyclones. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)
AMES, IA - SEPTEMBER 14: Quarterback Nate Stanley #4 , and wide receiver Henry Marchese #13 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrate with teammates winning the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Trophy 18-17 over the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa Hawkeyes won 18-17 over the Iowa State Cyclones. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)
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AMES, IA – SEPTEMBER 14: Defensive end Chauncey Golston #57, left, and defensive end A.J. Epenesa #94 of the Iowa Hawkeyes carry the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Trophy off the field after winning 18-17 over the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa Hawkeyes won 18-17 over the Iowa State Cyclones. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)
AMES, IA – SEPTEMBER 14: Defensive end Chauncey Golston #57, left, and defensive end A.J. Epenesa #94 of the Iowa Hawkeyes carry the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Trophy off the field after winning 18-17 over the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa Hawkeyes won 18-17 over the Iowa State Cyclones. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)

The best indicator of a rivalry is the talk before and after an Iowa football game. Let’s tackle the narratives following this past weekend’s game.

Fans know that the Iowa football team and Iowa State are rivals. The week leading up to the game is called Hate Week.

Maybe adding more to the inferiority complex of our friends to the West, Iowa State is just generic ‘State’, probably from the Dr. Pepper Fansville commercials, without Iowa.

One of the more entertaining parts about this rivalry (and all rivalries for that matter) are the talking points that follow the game itself. Sometimes these form into the losing party’s excuses. Other times, the conversation is a mere continuation of rivalry trash talk.

I love some good trash talk. Let’s be honest though. Some of the comments that come from games like this are laughable.

What I will be doing today is presenting some of the most commonly seen takes on social media – most commonly Twitter – while also rating the heat of the take. Just remember that a hotter take means a sillier, or less believable, narrative.