I lean toward "Iowa is amazing" rather than "State suddenly sucks." Purdy's limitations have been exposed at this point, and Iowa has maybe the best defensive front in the Big Ten, which was a bad mix. I did not pick ISU to win the Big 12 for that reason, but I still think they have a high ceiling.
Yeah it didn't look good. While this poll isn't to the point of punishing defeats super harshly just yet, its the ceiling that doesn't look good. Having yet to score more than 17 points this season its easy to wonder if their is as good as they are or if there is more to come.
Computer rank 24, moved BYU past them. Mostly still in the poll because of strong preseason expectations. Unlikely to stay in next week, when I lower the weight of preseason expectations.