Swelling with Iowa Hawkeye pride since 2007
No surprises from week nine of Big Ten play. Every favorite won, and the superior teams dominated the scum of the conference. Iowa and Indiana boast the most impressive wins of the season, winning by a combined 97-9. Oregon was caught sleepwalking against Wisconsin, and still won by two touchdowns. The week ten slate is […]
3 months ago | 1 read
Sunday was National Tight End Day. We’ll celebrate momentarily. But we have to start with some defensive players who wanted the spotlight as well. Let’s roll! Anthony Nelson You are about to see a disrespectful defensive touchdown by Mr. Nelson. You know that, “You’re too little!” celebration? Angel Reese does it every second or third […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
Another week, another win for the Hawkeyes, who have continued their upward trajectory over the last month. Iowa has won three in a row, including a pair of dominating performances against rivals Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Hawkeyes won those two matchups by a combined scored of 78-3 with the home win over once-#2 Penn State […]
3 months ago | 1 read
I’m just going to come right off the top rope and say that watching PJ Fleck settle for a feckless field goal because he didn’t want to get blanked at Kinnick Stadium was an All-Time victory cigar moment for me. It might be my favorite moment in the Ferentz/Fleck era of this rivalry. I just […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
Let’s throw some quick love to the Iowa football twitter account. Got to hand it to the Iowa media crew. They have crushed for the last three weeks, going back to the Wisconsin game. Absolute fire from those people. To the game! I really thought this would be close. Minnesota allowed 294 yards per game […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
It’s game time in Iowa City! After a thrilling comeback win a week ago against Penn State, the Hawkeyes are back inside the friendly confines of Kinnick Stadium for a second straight week. Up next is a showdown with the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the battle for Floyd of Rosedale. The Hawkeyes emerged victorious in […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
The Hawkeyes picked up a second straight win a week ago when they came storming back against the Penn State Nittany Lions to win 25-24. It was a gutsy win despite playing anything but a clean game, much in contrast to their rivalry win the week prior at Wisconsin. Now Iowa again takes to the […]
3 months ago | 1 read
It’s remarkable how quickly things can change in college football. Nowhere has that been more evident than with Iowa’s opponent last week. The Penn State Nittany Lions started the year ranked inside the top-5 with a Heisman hopeful at QB. Now they find themselves below .500, winless in the Big Ten and without either their […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
Here we go, everyone – Floyd. Floyd is back on the line. You remember the last time Floyd was on the line in Iowa City? Surely you do. Surely. Let’s check the weather quick. It looks like a palatable weekend, with highs Saturday in the high 50s. It’s expected to be cloudy all day with […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
The Big Ten might be worse than I originally had predicted. The bottom of the conference is so horrifyingly bad that I get sad writing about it. Penn State, Michigan, and Illinois aren’t on par with the top three of the conference. All it means for Hawkeye fans is an abundance of upward mobility. Here’s […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Hawkeyes fought for the full four quarters a week ago and emerged victorious over Penn State to move to 5-2 on the year and 3-1 in Big Ten play. While they won the game outright, they notably did not cover while hitting the over. This week, Iowa opened as a pretty big favorite against […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
Jr. has a lot going on this week so I’m lending a hand. I hope you weren’t looking for any GoT references or stories about writer’s block, because you’re not getting any. I will, however, make an attempt to put my cynicism on the shelf for the time being and try to mirror his more […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 1 read
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 […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 1 read
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 […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 8 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 1 read
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 […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 0 reads