Hey, it’s a beautiful day, let’s play two.

Well, we will in Iowa today no matter how un-beautiful it may be. Nebraska-Iowa and West Virginia-Iowa State. Two games featuring longtime conference rivals (two seasons and one).

So, let’s warm up with some links and tweets about the Huskers and Hawkeyes, starting with this oddity courtesy of Dirk Chatelain of the Omaha World-Herald:

Nebraska has lost its last nine games played on Nov. 23, and the last two involved giving up a total of 127 points to Colorado.

The mayors of Omaha and Council Bluffs have a bet on the game, and the winner will be the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area.

Here’s what happens when Corn Nation meets Black Heart Gold Pants.

Senior Cornhusker defense end Eric Martin has his own take on Kinnick Stadium’s pink locker room for visiting teams: It’s for breast cancer-awareness.

Now for some tweets: