Particularly if you are heading to Hawkeye Carver to watch in person...
Do you have the same anticipation as you normally do heading into a big dual? Are you more nervous than usual because of what the result will be?
I ask because I have not seen many collegiate duals live as I don't live close to the teams I cheer for.
I will try to put it into CFB perspective as it relates..... I remember tailgating/walking to the stadium knowing my school was going up against a powerhouse. Although I knew my team was good, we had no chance of winning; and my excitement level wasn't what it was for games past because I was thinking in the back of my mind "Man I hope we don't get our asses kicked at home on National TV". This could be a thought for some Hawkeye fans, and a thought many have running through their mind for the first time ever heading in Carver.
I thought this about Ohio St/Penn St last week watching on tv...... BUT we weren't at home and i've seen us get our butts kicked by Penn St and a few others over the last decade or so, so it wasn't totally foreign to me. AND we didn't get shutout which is a possibility tonight as much as one may think it isn't.