Swelling with Iowa Hawkeye pride since 2007
The college football season continues to roll on all too fast. We’re already into late October with five weeks left in the regular season. Feels like I just got back from my summer vacation a couple of weeks ago but in reality I need to think about raking the leaves in my lawn in time […]
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The Hawkeyes are back in Kinnick on Saturday with a familiar foe on the docket as the Minnesota Golden Gophers head south to Iowa City. While these two programs know each other well, the personnel is a bit different for this group of Gophers coming to town, including a new QB and a new defensive […]
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Can someone please explain to me why Minnesota got a vote in the AP Top 25 this week and Iowa didn’t? I mean, sure, the Gophers knocked off a ranked Huskers squad (that looked every bit like the second-half Nebraska teams we’ve come to expect), but if someone out there honestly believes that Nebraska is […]
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Woah. After a quiet couple of weeks, Week 7 saw some real highlights from former Hawks. Noah Fant on the scoreboard again. George Kittle’s back. T.J. Hockenson is mad, while Cooper DeJean is tangling with Justin Jefferson and winning that battle. Then there is Riley Moss and the gonzo ending in Denver. Let’s go! Tight […]
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I felt into my pool on Sunday morning. No, that’s not a euphemism or an allegory, I literally fell into my pool. I was taking the dogs for their morning constitutional after sleeping in later than normal (it’s overseeding season so my regular golf course is shut down until November) and thought to myself, I’ll […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Iowa fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It’s been a roller coaster ride of a season for the Iowa Hawkeyes. While Vegas pegged […]
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And just like that, the Iowa Football season simultaneously has new life while also being extremely frustrating to watch (that 66 yard field goal debacle will haunt me for a long, long time). And yet….the wins keep coming? They’re not pretty (the Penn State game especially) but damn it, they’re gutsy wins. I’d run through […]
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The Hawkeyes did just about everything they could to lose their week seven matchup against Penn State. Receivers had drops that led to interceptions. There were penalties that led to points. There was even a blocked field goal attempt returned for a touchdown. For nearly three decades now, those types of miscues have been the […]
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Iowa basketball has a rich history of producing quality NBA players, including All Stars, league champions, and even an MVP of both the ABA and one of the NBA’s predecessor leagues. However, Iowa’s success in developing productive pros has seriously fallen off in recent decades. Only three former Hawkeyes drafted in the last 20 years […]
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Wow writing the postgame was stressful. I haven’t done that in years. It’s a rush trying to re-write a story after all of the negativity, trying to erase the references to Iowa blowing a game where they handed the opponent at least 14 points, and maybe 21 points. I had it all laid out, ready […]
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My turn to take a swing at a post game. Boy I wish I hadn’t volunteered. Iowa mostly outplayed Penn State over 60 minutes and, despite some truly insane twists and turns, Iowa emerged a 25-24 winner after a late Kaden Wetjen touchdown plus a stop gave Iowa the win. Iowa improved to 5-2 and […]
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It’s nearly game time in Iowa City as the Hawkeyes prepare to host the Penn State Nittany Lions! After starting the year ranked #2 nationally, Penn State has lost their last three games in the Big Ten, culminating with a 22-21 loss to Northwestern a week ago. That loss proved the most costly with the […]
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After a week off and a week on the road, the Hawkeyes return home to Kinnick Stadium Saturday night to host a now unranked Penn State squad that is at a cross roads. The Nittany Lions started the season ranked inside the top-5 nationally with a potential Heisman candidate at QB and a head coach […]
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After last weekend it’s still hard to believe Penn State actually pulled the ripcord on James Franklin and I’m frankly (get it) stunned Wisconsin hasn’t done the same to Luke Fickell. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen such a precipitous fall than the one that just took place in Happy Valley. A preseason #2 […]
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It looks like yet another great day in Iowa City for a football game. Late Friday into Saturday, there’s a chance of rain in the Iowa City area. Late Saturday night into Sunday morning, there’s another chance of rain in the Iowa City area. Fortunately we’re not playing a football game at 1:00 a.m. So […]
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The Hawkeyes dominated the Badgers in Wisconsin a week ago. Now it’s time to return home to Kinnick to take on the #2 Penn State Nittany Lions. **Wait, I’ve just received some important information. I’m now being told that Penn State is NOT #2. They’re now…. is this right? They are unranked and winless in […]
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James Franklin fought valiantly, James Franklin fought nobly, James Franklin fought honorably, and James Franklin died. I’m halfway through the third season of Game of Thrones on my 5th or 6th rewatch, and as such my obsession with its lore has grown in tandem with my mandatory interest in College Football. As a result, I’ve […]
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The Iowa Hawkeyes begin a brand new season with a brand new coach and overhauled roster for the first time since 2011. Before we jump into the quotes & highlights from yesterday’s media day, let’s take a look at the new threads Iowa will be sporting this season. The Hawkeyes keep the same lettering style […]
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The Hawkeyes return home on Saturday night to face off with a once familiar foe. Penn State boasted the second-longest tenured coach in the Big Ten as of last Saturday, but now they come to Iowa City for the first time since 2021 with a new coach at the helm and a slew of question […]
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I have to say, this has been a weird season so far. I mean, Indiana, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss are in the top 5, Georgia Tech, BYU, Vandy, Virginia and South Florida are in the top 20 and 2 of the preseason top 5 didn’t receive a solitary vote in week 8, including Iowa’s […]
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