that doesn’t suck.

after analyzing two highlight videos of him I feel pretty confident in saying that he will have the Heisman wrapped up by the third game of the season next year. He will end his career with something like 7 million yards on the ground.

Oh hyperbole, how I love the.

I have to quibble with this one point: Tecmo brought down Bo Jackson’s awesomeness considerably from Tecmo Bowl to Tecmo Super Bowl. Sure, Bo was still a premiere back in TSB, but he wasn’t the unstoppable force he had been when paired with Marcus Allen on the original. In fact, he probably wasn’t the best back in the game. That honor would go, of course, to Christian Okoye.

Otherwise, yes, Wegher looks awesome.

Anyone ever know Ryan or Randy Fulsaas? They wrestled at Iowa around 2001-2003. Great guys from Decorah (“Oh Yah! Ya know!”). Good grunt workers on the roof.

I know class 3A isn’t the NFL but what you don’t realize is everyone and their grandma knew he was getting the ball every play and they couldn’t stop him. They actually opened the game giving it to him like 13 straight times. The announcers in pregame listed the objectives of the game for each team as:
Heelan: Win with Wegher.
Decorah: Stop Wegher.

To be the only option on your team, and no doubt have the entire defense keying on you every play and still look like it is that easy and this is just another ho-hum game for him is remarkable. This type of vision and speed will translate well to the next level especially when he actually has linemen creating holes and the threat of other weapons around him (Keenan Davis).

As for Tecmo Bowl…on further review you are correct. I was mistaken with that comparison. He is actually like a hybrid of the Nigerian Nightmare and QB Eagles from the first version.

2 -4 for 79 yards

I’ve been a participant in and fan of Class 3A football for about 20 years and I cannot think of a better player during that time than Wegher. Guys who have followed the sport longer than I believe that Wegher is the best in-state Hawkeye recruit since Tim Dwight/Tavian Banks.

To get to the title game Heelan had to play Harlan and Clear Lake, two 3A teams that could beat more than a few 4A teams. They had no answer for this kid.

Heelan runs a high school version of the Iowa offense. He should have no problem stepping in and making a contribution. Video doesn’t do him any justice. He’s bigger and faster than you saw in the above clip. Think of a bigger, stronger Fred Russell with about the same speed skills. Imagine Russell running the stretch play off Ryan Bulaga’s hip. That’s what we could be getting, Hawk fans. Talk about an early Christmas present.

First, his ability to catch the ball. Most of BW’s highlights seem to be simply out running the D after one move. I don’t see him being able to burst through a good D-line. Therefore, I think we are going to need to use him more as an H-back in the flats, trying to isolate him on a linebacker.

Second (and here is my concern), to accomplish the above, KOK is going to have to think outside the box of his five basic plays and two formations in order to get BW in positions to successfully accomplish the above.

Wegher’s season stat line: 13 games played, 330 attempts, 2,997 yards, 9.1 ypc, 47 touchdowns

who this Wegher kid everyone is talking about is. But Iowa should start recruiting that Pride kid. He looked pretty good out there. He scored all of the TDs in that highlight… why aren’t we talking about him?

Or does it seem like this kid is hardly running? His highlights remind me of that scene in Forrest Gump when Forrest is returning that kickoff for a touchdown.

He waits for blocks and then runs thru the hole and the no one catches him and then he scores and everyone cheers. I watched the 3A Champ game and came away a little more than just a bit impressed.

He’s a once in a generation Iowa HS talent, like Dwight or Banks (who took up two generations worth of spots as a duo).

Wegher is fast, incredibly shifty with unreal footwork, and hard to bring down. He can catch passes, he can tackle, he can kick-off, he kicks long field goals. He seems like a motivated if not driven competitor.

Barring injury, he’s another Tim Dwight, albeit in a slightly different mold.

We all know amazing high school athletes don’t always perform amazingly in college, so only time will tell, but it should be noted that the Decorah defense he ran against was ridiculously dominant all season.

NorseHawk, I have to assume from your name and the fact you go to school in Decorah that you’re a Luther student. I’m a recent alum, so go Norse!

He defintely has the speed to play right away, but he may end up as a slot receiver if…if…he can catch the ball. Yes, he may also be used as a RB occasionally but his build is not a Big 10 build. You have to have tree trunks for legs in the contemporary Big 10 to be used more than 10 carries a game. He deserves to be on the field though. Look for him to be a Ronnie Harmon type back/receiver.

ANOTHER POINT:
All this KOK hate is vastly over-stated. Jesus. Look at the evidence…

- Iowa scored over 40 points four times and 38 points on another occasion.
- In the four losses we TURNED THE BALL OVER ENDLESSLY and KOK cannot be blamed for that.

What do people want from this guy?

- We averaged over 30 points a game (only Penn State in the Big Ten had a better average) and we did that playing two QB’s for nearly five weeks.
- Our QB completed his first pass EVER in college THIS YEAR.
- Tony Moeaki was supposed to be THE stud TE and win ALL BIG 10…well, our TE won that title but it was HIS BACK UP!
- We had offensive player of the year…hello! He was not even in football last year.

People need to realize that this was an amazingly young team. Prone to mistakes and huge emotional swings. QB is the most important position on the field and Stanzi threw some dumb picks and had some inexplicable fumbles that hurt us big time in those losses. Yet, he has matured and the team is an offensive machine now. KOK deserves more than some credit. He deserves your respect. He is damn good. The numbers don’t lie.