Nebraska was rewarded for not shaking Iowa's hands by receiving yet another loss on the season. Just because the Cornhuskers are bowling does not mean they are the biggest baddy in the Big Ten. Iowa is still the far better program over them right now.

Higgins was right, as the Nebraska-sparked tension boiled over into the pregame coin toss. As Iowa's captains extended their arms for a traditional pregame handshake, the Huskers' captains refused to return the favor, collectively looking down or blankly ahead. Spicy.

They do not like Iowa. Those Nebraska players didn’t want to engage in an act of good sportsmanship in the company of that opponent. They did not care about respecting the game in a series that has included repeated moments of disrespect — in their view — committed by the Hawkeyes and directed at Nebraska.