alex giaimo has more from iowa city "(alex giaimo) this was a back and forth game the entire first half at one point, iowa actually trailed by 7 points but they opened up the second half on a 23-6 run where seven different hawkeyes scored a point. (fran mccaffery) that's the beautiful thing about this team and that's what i said after the game, you know to see nicholas bear, brady, and dom uhl do what there doing and we got great play from amod he didn't score but he gave us quality minutes especially, when we got in foul trouble. (peter jok) we went in there the second half our main focus was defense and miss stops we get were a running team so we get a lot of stops we get easy buckets on the running our main focus is defense (adam woodbury) were excited to get to 8-0 and further on so right now it just means one game at a time for us were not really looking to hard, getting better everyday and that's a position we want to be in (mike gesell) you know it just means we've had a great start. we're not even halfway though the big ten season yet so were definitely not hanging our hats on t

alex giaimo is standing by with where alex giaimo is standing by with reaction from the team...alex? alex: you know it really was an incredible ride this season for the hawkeyes. almost spoiling us a little bit at the end there. tonight they played in their first rose bowl in 25 years and it did not go the way they wanted it to. the hawkeyes say it's simple they were outplayed and over matched. (kirk ferentz) you know its kind of the same thing, cj's been less then 100 percent basically all season long so its par for the course, stanford they just outplayed us, every turn they did a great job. (teavun smith) for one we knew they were great job. (teavun smith) for one we knew they were ready to play, they came here to make a statement and they defenitely did i mean, they um they put a stamp on it right there and they defenitely proved that they were the better team today. (matt vandeberg) i mean offense,defense,speci al teams none of us, none of us showed up to play,especially in that first half second half we were able to come back a little bit un the first half just kinda it didnt g

iowa falls and falls hard, 45-16 we now head out to pasadena where alex giaimo is standing by with

alex giaimo im here... i'm outside the battleship uss iowa in sunny california. its official hawkeye nation has taken over southern california as thousands upon thousands of iowa fans ascended upon the battleship today for the rose bowl pep rally. " " fans speak about how excitied they are to be apart of the rose bowl expierence alex giaimo it's been 25 years since the last since the last rose bowl for iowa and it looks like missing the chance to see this one wasn't something fans were willing to risk deborah thank you alex, and make sure to tune in tonight highlighting the hawkeyes season leading up to their big trip to the rose bowl. that's tonight, right after this newscast. coming up in sports... iowa and nebraska opened up their big ten seasons today. find out if the hawkeyes could continue their recent success over the huskers. plus...i owa plays its biggest game of the season tomorrow at the rose bowl, but they don't see it that way. we'll explain com chris: a wait of 25 years, is officially down to less than 22 hours. tomorrow at 4, the iowa hawkeyes will

alex giaimo. stephanie: and here's the latest look at the score. stanford leads iowa 28-0 in the 2nd quarter. right now. you can catch it on e-s-p-n. stephanie/lam as fans in california cheer on the hawkeyes -- watch parties are underway for fans back here in the metro. here's a look at one at hawkeye- themed sports bar "the front row" (ad lib a little) fans can get their hands on some drink specials and free food at half time. stephanie: there's still time to join in on the fun! we have a list of watch parties around the metro on our website -- we are iowa dot com. stephanie: new details now after a teen is shot in des moines. stephanie: hundred block of east 14th street. initial reports said people in the home found a 15-year-old boy gunshot wound to the chest on their porch. in reality -- police say evidence shows happened inside the home. were interviewed, a 15-year-old boy custody for a felony charge of reckless use of a firearm. the injured teen hospitalized and survive. meanwhile -- police are investigating after two men reportedly drove up

as alex giaimo tells us-- a road win thursday night will be much more difficult to come by for the boys in black and gold. (fran mccafferey) the bottom line is you go on the road, play one of the best teams in the country, you have to execute, you have to defend, you have to rebound, you can't turn it over. (giaimo) iowa is challenged by facing the same team twice in two weeks. (jarrod uthoff) both teams know eachother i mean we're in the big ten there's no secrets. michigan state knows iowa and iowa knows michigan state. it's who can execute the game plan and who can be the tougher team really. (giaimo) the hawks beat the spartans in december but they were missing their best player denzel valentine. (mike gesell) denzel is the type of player that just makes everyone around him better and he's a big part of their offense when he is playing and as a player you want to go against the best players every single night so it's going to be a good matchup for us we are going to have a lot of different guys on him. (giaimo) and one more test the hawkeyes are going to have to do it (anthony clemm

alex giaimo has been in pasadena all week for us and joins us now live with more, alex? kirk ferentz--"it's kind of the same thing. c.j.'s been less than 100% babacally all season long. i'm not saying he's used to that, but it's par than 100% basically all season long. i'm not saying he's used to that, but it's par for the course. i'm not going to put it on one injury or hobbled. they outplayed us, every turn they outplayed us chris: us turn they outplayed us alright, thank you very much for the live report alex. chris: shifting gears to basketball, conference season is officially here. today, south dakota hosted a mens and women's double header as the yotes opened up summit league play. we'll kick things off with coach amy williams' coyote women, 9-4 on the season, taking on denver. in the third quarter...yotes in a dog fight...kelly stewart gets the steal and she goes coast to lead. after denver got it within one, caitlin duffy, freed up on the nice ball movement...she hits the triple and the lead back to two possessions. next time down, check out this play from tia he

got started at four but the fans started getting pumped up....long before the game even started alex giaimo has more from pasadena. " " deborah as for the game it selflf. it's looking like an

as alex giaimo tells us-- a road win thursday night will be much more difficult to come by for the boys in black and gold. "(fran mccafferey) the bottom line is you go on the road, play one of the best teams in the country, you have to execute, you have to defend, you have to rebound, you can't turn it over. (giaimo) iowa is challenged by facing the same team twice in two weeks. (jarrod uthoff) both teams know eachother i mean we're in the big ten there's no secrets. michigan state knows iowa and iowa knows michigan state. it's who can execute the game plan and who can be the tougher team really. (giaimo) the hawks beat the spartans in december but they were missing their best player denzel valentine. (mike gesell) denzel is the type of player that just makes everyone around him better and he's a big part of their offense when he is playing and as a player you want to go against the best players every single night so it's going to be a good matchup for us we are going to have a lot of different guys on him. (giaimo) and one more test the hawkeyes are going to have to do it on the road.