Hello Hawkeyes!

In the Stands Report by Bookemdano: It didn't take long last night for the ninth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes to get acquainted with the Arizona Wildcats' version of a "Desert Storm".

A desert storm or a desert swarm -- what ever you want to call it -- the Hawkeyes discovered in the trenches last night just what the 2010 Wildcats are all about. Defense! Six sacks, 29 yards allowed rushing, a blocked kick, an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown and a 101-yard kickoff return. And the Hawkeyes discovered that there wasn't a cloud in the sky beyond the confines of Arizona Stadium last night. No rain. No thundershowers. Instead, it was Mr. Reed, Mr. Elmore and Mr. Washington laying down the law, creating their own bolt of lightning as they, and their teammates, dismantled the Hawkeyes' rushing game enroute to a 34-27 victory.

Finally, on ESPN (at least for 3 1/2 quarters) the collegiate football world got to see Arizona at its best. In primetime, despite the fact the previous game of the day, the Clemson-Auburn game had gone into overtime, which took precious minutes away from the goings-on at Arizona Stadium. By the time ESPN conducted their postgame interviews and switched to the battle in the desert, it was 14-0 Wildcats!

It's now Sunday morning. The morning paper just landed in the driveway. I'm going to go out, pick it up, find a comfortable spot on the sofa...and enjoy the reading. Every single word! Congrats, Arizona! It wasn't perfect and I'm sure Mike Stoops will say that there's a lot of work to be done, but the fact remains: Arizona is 3-0, nationally ranked ,and ready for Pac-10 play.