Photos: Iowa and Illinois police enjoy ongoing Twitter battle

Can't wait for #homecoming2015. Here's our favorite pic from last year's game against Illinois. #therealUIPD @UIPD pic.twitter.com/6g19mtBGFX

— University of Iowa Police Department (@UIowa_Police) October 4, 2015

@UIPD Looks to us like that Hawk was being kind to you, not the other way around #Homecoming2015 #GoHawks

— University of Iowa Police Department (@UIowa_Police) October 6, 2015

Illinois and Iowa are set to battle in a Big Ten West showdown on Saturday afternoon. However, that's not the only battle going on between the two schools.

[ MORE: Week 6 scoreboard | Week 6 previews | Polls: Pick Week 6 winners | Big Ten standings | Big Ten stats | Latest polls | Power Rankings | Bowl Projections | Player Rankings | Q&A: Shilique Calhoun | Big Ten Mailbag | Leonte Carroo reinstated | BTN to air No. 1, No. 4 & No. 13-No. 18 this week ]

It looks like the University of Iowa Police and the University of Illinois Police are having a fun battle of their own on Twitter.

Check out the full sequence of tweets at the top of this post.

The University of Iowa Police Department (@UIowa_Police) followed that thread up with another comical tweet, which can be seen here.

This isn't the first time the Iowa Police Department has had some fun on Twitter leading up to a big football game.

Last season, they zinged their friends at the Iowa State Police Department about the Cyclones?s 0-2 start. See below.

Hey @ISUPD .... Knock, knock

— University of Iowa Police Department (@UIowa_Police) September 9, 2014

@UIowa_Police Dare we ask "who's there?"

— Iowa State University Police Department (@ISUPD) September 9, 2014

@UIowa_Police You've won this time...

— Iowa State University Police Department (@ISUPD) September 9, 2014

@ISUPD *drops the mic, walks offstage*

— University of Iowa Police Department (@UIowa_Police) September 9, 2014

This is so, so great!

H/T: Collegespun.com