21-10: DON'T CALL IT AN UPSET
by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 26, 2009 11:16 PM CDT
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21-10, motherfuckers. That second half was an utter demolition. It's a win over Penn State, one that Iowa earned. In accordance with history, this calls for one thing and one thing only:
Aside from that, a few quick notes for the night:
1) Penn State Student Health has offered to provide free emergency contraception to the 110,000 fans who were impregnated by Adrian Clayborn tonight.
2) Daryll Clark, welcome to the Officially Bitchmade Gallery. We've saved a seat next to Matt Scott and Austen Arnaud for you. Your cocktail for the night is your own tears.
3) Not to take anything away from Arkansas State, but October 10 is going to be awesome.
So while we dance around our living room naked, we'll leave you this open thread. Feels pretty damned good.
[From commenter Hawkeye X, in this thread: "I wish I had ten dicks so every team in the Big Ten could suck me at the same time." God bless you, sir.]
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I pity Tate Foricer
I really do.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 26, 2009 11:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll post it again, I made this last night because I thought AC would be the difference maker
by HawkeyeRecon on Sep 26, 2009 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
PS
I love the Move your feet video. It made my night! that and the badassed victory!
by HawkeyeRecon on Sep 26, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is no way Michigan comes in and beats us
No. Way.
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 26, 2009 11:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not if we play like that.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 26, 2009 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They almost lost to Indiana, for Chrissakes
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 26, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, Iowa almost lost to UNI...
…just sayin’.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 26, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is a good point
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 26, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
UNI >>>>>>>>Indiana
I do what I can.
by Anonymous Hero on Sep 27, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Iowa ran the ball well at times tonight against a very stout front seven. Michigan is terrible at defending the run. And I think your receivers can own Cissoko or whatever his name is.
Oh, and Adrian Clayborn.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 26, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rambler's right.
Adrian Clayborn impregnates faces. Hell, this entire DLine is phenomenal. I haven’t been this excited about an Iowa team since Dallas Clark was ruining defenses.
by The Mexican't on Sep 26, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Michigan definitely has a scary offense, and may score a couple TDs
But they’re defense is horrendous. Iowa puts no less than 35 on that D.
by The Mexican't on Sep 26, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good game, Hawkeyes.
Just got back from all-day tailgating/being soaked. Hats off to you guys, you probably should’ve beaten us by much more if not for a few dropped wide-open passes. I’ll be shocked if you guys aren’t front-runners in the Big Ten race the rest of the way.
http://www.happyhourvalley.com/
by Happy Hour Valley on Sep 26, 2009 11:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What will the rankings look like?
can PSU drop enough and iowa rise enough for us to be higher than them? I never know how this shit works.
by Eubanks on Sep 26, 2009 11:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Iowa will catapult into the poll, but Penn State will not fall far enough to be ranked behind Iowa.
After tonight, it only makes sense that Iowa be ranked ahead of PSU, but the pollsters aren’t likely to drop PSU the 15 spots necessary for Iowa to leap frog them. I can’t imagine the Hawkeyes entering the polls any higher than 20.
by The Mexican't on Sep 26, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I expect No. 15 or so for us
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 26, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give Iowa
The 18 spot vacated by Florida State today. I expect that to be right about where the pollsters drop us.
Columbus Hawkeye - Not letting his superlatives run away with him since 1983
by ColumbusHawkeye on Sep 27, 2009 2:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just going to reply with No. 18
At least three losses by teams Nos. 18-25 and Michigan’s near loss to Indiana could hurt them. A win over a top 5 team on the road should be enough to vault over some of those other teams.
by burncruisin on Sep 27, 2009 3:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
kind of silly this ranking system
had we beaten UNI by >5 or so we’d probably be in the top ten right now. i’m sure it will all sort out in the end for us, if we take care of business. but its a stoopid system
by Eubanks on Sep 26, 2009 11:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think a 3-0 Iowa team is top 10, but definitely top 20.
After tonight, maybe top 10. But shit happens. If Iowa finds a way, and runs the table, they will get the respect. There are plenty of tough games ahead that will allow the Hawkeyes to earn national respect. This team has scary potential.
by The Mexican't on Sep 26, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, potential, i agree
my imagination is running wild
by Eubanks on Sep 26, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with him.
If Iowa beats UNI by a TD or more, they don’t fall in the rankings after Week 1. The 35-3 defeat of Iowa St. vaults them 5 or 6 spots due to all the teams ahead of them losing. Over AZ, another 2 to 4 spots, right on the cusp of the Top 10, right w/ the 2-1’s of Oklahoma, Va Tech, USC, Okie St. Yesterday’s win, No. 6-10 behind Fla, Texas, Bama, LSU, Boise St. and amongst those same four w/ 1 loss.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adrian Clayborn
Wow. I live in Indianapolis so I had to watch the game alone. However I just got a 52 inch Sony LCD and I had a case of Goose Island Harvest Ale from Costco. So…I had a great night. I love the Hawkeyes. I wish I had ten dicks so every team in the Big Ten could suck me at the same time. Did I just say that? I did bitches, I did. Harvest Ale has a high alcohol content.
I was angry all day. Everyone picked PSU to win, based on nothing at all. PSU did not play anyone until tonight. So how is Iowa a “darkhorse?” We played as good as anyone in the Big Ten before tonight. This game just validates what most Hawk fans know. We are fucking good.
And you can take that to the bank.
by Hawkeye X on Sep 26, 2009 11:33 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
You have won the Internet
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 26, 2009 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
So, at some point
Urban Meyer has to take flak for having Tebow in there, and passing, in a blowout, right?
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 26, 2009 11:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yes
absolutley
And you can take that to the bank.
by Hawkeye X on Sep 26, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
won’t happen. Tebow = Jesus and the media won’t criticize Urban. Damnest thing, but I’ll be shocked if we hear it.
by txhawkeye on Sep 26, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gainsville will blame him
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. --Albert Einstein
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 26, 2009 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meyer must confess his sins to Tebow
and hope Tebow shows mercy
by Eubanks on Sep 26, 2009 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's been getting it a little bit this morning
but I’m surprised the question hasn’t been why was Tebow playing in the first place? Kentucky was clearly overmatched, and Florida obviously didn’t need him.
by TarHeelHawk on Sep 27, 2009 8:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Polls don’t matter. Iowa needs to wipe the hillbilly smirk off Rich Rods face and plant Tate Forcier on his right shoulder – all 160 lbs of him. Seriously though, I didn’t see this coming – was scared shitless about this game and feared this getting out of hand. It looked that way early, but the D played really well. I think the BSDers are somewhat right in that Clark was so amped, he was trying too hard. On the other hand, the WWL continues to fellate Tim Tebow. Now muting.
by txhawkeye on Sep 26, 2009 11:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
no
Clark just isnt that good.
And you can take that to the bank.
by Hawkeye X on Sep 26, 2009 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aw, come on
He was the second-best offensive player in the BXI last season. He just got bitchmade tonight.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 26, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok
I’m still just angry PSU got so much props. This was not an upset.
And you can take that to the bank.
by Hawkeye X on Sep 26, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why are you angry?
I’d just laugh at them.
(Before the game, I still would have gone with PSU by 3. I didn’t know how good Iowa is. Few did.)
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 26, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he’s good. Just got way too wrapped up in the whole revenge thing plus the Iowa D is fucking good.
by txhawkeye on Sep 26, 2009 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clark really is a great player
But Iowa is in his head. There is no doubt that he wanted this win more than any other, and he may have played more with his heart than his head tonight. That said, this Iowa defense is turning into the wrecking machine that we all expected. I don’t want to be too excited, but I honestly feel like we may have just passed the toughest test we’ll see all year.
by The Mexican't on Sep 26, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am still terrified of the OSU game.
Columbus has been such a horrorshow for Iowa over the years.
And while I think the OSU offense is pretty damn spotty, their defense is pretty fucking legit. I know Toledo and Illinois aren’t the greatest teams, but they do have a lot of offensive talent and OSU just completely stoned both of them. The o/u for this game was 40 and it still comfortably hit the under… with the way the Iowa and OSU defenses are playing, the o/u for that game could drop to 24 and I’d STILL probably take the under.
by RossWB on Sep 27, 2009 2:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't fear tOSU
But I do fear the Horseshoe. Iowa goes 10-2 on the season with a loss in Columbus, and one inexplicable loss to be named later (if it’s to jNWU, I will kill myself).
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
by HoyaGoon on Sep 27, 2009 2:52 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Can you imagine if the Horseshoe had whiteout ability?
I can’t even imagine how unbeatable they would be in that place if it existed. We are soooooooo afraid of teams’ crowds.
Give the ball to Brandon "wond3RBoy" Wegher!
by CUNKNNK on Sep 27, 2009 2:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ROR
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 27, 2009 3:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
allow me to get WAY ahead of myself
Polls don’t matter…..until they do matter. this non-playoff bcs bullshit has fucked a few teams in the past. thats not to say that Iowa is BCS bound, but that polls make a difference
by Eubanks on Sep 26, 2009 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was in the spirit on your first part.
A nervous confidence beforehand, and really upset after that bomb to start the game.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark May: Iowa is the best team in the Big 10
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 26, 2009 11:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
duh
But he and everyone else picked PSU today based on bullshit.
And you can take that to the bank.
by Hawkeye X on Sep 26, 2009 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
May picked Iowa
was definitive…Holtz said NO WAY.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. --Albert Einstein
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 26, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course he did
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 26, 2009 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought May picked Iowa?
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 26, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark May loves Iowa
But he’s still a giant fucking tool. I also noticed that all three analysts on ESPNNEWS chose Iowa tonight.
Even still, no one that picked Penn State could have possibly believed that it was going to be easy. Just like no Hawkeye fan thinks that beating Iowa State will be easy.
by The Mexican't on Sep 26, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I noticed that former players picked Iowa
journalists picked PSU
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. --Albert Einstein
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 26, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True, very true
But you must remember that Mark May lives and breathes to hate Penn State. He was at Pitt in the 70s and 80s when Paterno owned them. It kills the man to give Penn State credit for anything.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 26, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OTOH, he's been all over Iowa in previous years when they've been good.
Was he doing TV in 2002? For some reason, I remember him saying Iowa was the best team in the country at the end of the regular season. (they were)
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?
Then Mark May is the smartest analyst alive.
And you can take that to the bank.
by Hawkeye X on Sep 26, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually Mark May said yesterday Iowa "Should actually be favored."
Give the ball to Brandon "wond3RBoy" Wegher!
by CUNKNNK on Sep 27, 2009 2:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well to be fair,
Mark May wasn’t saying that because he actually likes Iowa. He was saying it because he despises anything that has to do with PSU. He would pick PSU to lose to me and 10 of my drunk ass friends.
You know this thing you have over us right now? So you know how most PSU players probably hate anything Iowa related? Well replace Iowa w/PSU and PSU w/Pitt and Clark w/ Mark May. If that makes sense. he hates us because he was pwned by us back in the day when he was such and awesome player.
Also it is a shame Iowa wasn’t more discussed as an equal coming into this game. A)you deserved more attention and B)I would feel slightly less disgusted right now.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Sep 27, 2009 6:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Iowa was not ranked
is a mystery and evidence of he stupidity of rankings. Why? We WERE ranked, #21 and #22 and won, and won, and won and with each successive win (while others were losing!) we lost ground in the polls. That’s just crazy.
We are on the 2nd longest winning streak in ALL of college football and it is as though it doesn’t matter to voters.
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's because the voters wouldn't know shit from apple butter.
How many voters outside of the coaches poll actually played ANY form of football? I bet not many, Iowa and the Big 10 aren’t the pick to make right now. Fuck the polls, I hope we aren’t ranked honestly.
It has been a non-stop excuse fest from the media since the UNI game; 1) almost lost to a FCS team (even though UNI will probably be in the final 4 again of the FCS playoffs this year, if not win the whole thing. 2) Iowa State is a bottom feeder in the Big XII and Iowa should beat them that bad. 3) Arizona wasn’t anything special, they aren’t a real power in the Pac 10, and Iowa played them at home and should’ve won and blah blah blah.
I hate the media and the WWL
"If Ron Zook were an ice cream flavor, it would be praline and retard"
-Garth Algar
by Tree Meister on Sep 27, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, Mark May likes Iowa.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He also said
last night the Hawks should be in the top 5.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
by sue369 on Sep 27, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good game, guys
Iowa played like they wanted it more… and they got it. Hats off and hope the rest of the season works out.
by GreatScawt on Sep 26, 2009 11:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Penn State Fans
I give them props for being classy. All the tailgaters were pretty cool to us, even the drunk ones.The student section didn’t clear out when the game was out of reach in the last few minutes.
by Duez I say on Sep 27, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Penn State's demeanor
Is derived straight from Joe Pa. He’s always on about being classy and sportsmanlike, and not booing during games. The fans actually take it to heart, and they’re some of my favorite folks in college football because of it.
Classy coach, classy program, classy fans.
by rockyh on Sep 27, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys were lucky
You wouldn’t say that if you were Michigan of Ohio State fans. A couple more gut-wrenching losses, and the drunks will start to get angriererer.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 27, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I posted something right before the season began about how I hate everyone who isn't Iowa
Well, I have to make a retraction. Penn State fans have surprised me this whole week, at least the ones who visit this website. Sure, it’s easy to talk nice after a big win and Lord knows how I would be this morning if we got blown out.
That said, commenters like Reading Rambler and PSU Devon have shown me that you don’t have to be a giant dick like I can be from time to time.
Unless the topic of discussion is Minnesota or jNW…
by Twin Cities Hawk on Sep 27, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Iowa played like they had the better players....
…and they did.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Goose Island Harvest Ale
I have one left.
And you can take that to the bank.
by Hawkeye X on Sep 26, 2009 11:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Miller Lite
I have 9 left
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 26, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so you just drink those on the toilet
to save time.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. --Albert Einstein
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 26, 2009 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why do you have to piss so quickly after you drink beer?
Because it doesn’t have to change color on the way through.
(That is my mom’s favorite joke, for real.)
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 26, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best joke ever?
A bear and a rabbit are taking a shit in the woods. The bear looks at the rabbit and says, “Do you have problems with shit stick to your fur?” To which the rabbit replies, “No.” So the bear wipes his ass with the rabbit.
by The Mexican't on Sep 26, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
i laughed out loud
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. --Albert Einstein
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 26, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eddie Murphy. Delirious.
Best stand-up you’ll ever see. Changed my life.
by The Mexican't on Sep 26, 2009 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not saying I know or anything...
but the body stops making antidiuretic hormone when you’ve been drinking. Goddamn college education making me thinks.
And when the machine breaks down, we break down.
by victorypolka on Sep 27, 2009 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
New Belgium Hoptober for me
but they’re going fast….
by Eubanks on Sep 26, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Count so far:
4 Smithwicks and a bottle of Quad. I ain’t slowin’ down.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 26, 2009 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
homebrew
big imperial IPA, in a keg.
Having your own keg is the best.
by Ratface McDougal on Sep 26, 2009 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll try not to wreck my motorcycle
/I don’t have a motorcycle
How’s the hoptober. I dig New Belgium, but I haven’t see that around here.
by Ratface McDougal on Sep 26, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its ok
i love hops (this has cascade and centennial), and you can taste ‘em in this, but there isn’t much else going on. Really light finish, goes down very easily, which will get you in trouble with the alchohol content. There are a better pale ale’s out there, but this goes down really easy if you’re not a hop head.
by Eubanks on Sep 27, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it has "hop" in the name
It ought to be 70+ IBUs.
otherwise, that’s false advertising.
by Ratface McDougal on Sep 27, 2009 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
most of a bottle of Svedka
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 8:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or wait, it's "what you have left thread", no what you drank
a little bit of a bottle a Svedka
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we beat Ark Sta and Mich we will be 6 or 7 in nation.
but I hate being ranked high early…but you need it for slotting. the whole ranking shit stinks.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. --Albert Einstein
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 26, 2009 11:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Black Shoe
What are they saying over there? I am too lazy to look.
And you can take that to the bank.
by Hawkeye X on Sep 26, 2009 11:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Depressed more than angry
last year they lost something…this year they are learning they may not get anything.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. --Albert Einstein
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 26, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, seems accurate
It just depends on whose comment you read. Some people, I won’t name names, still think we were better.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 26, 2009 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're more upset with themselves than anything.
There are a few Iowa stabs in there, but most of the PSU fans are killing that in a hurry. The Nit Lions are, without question, the second best fan base in the BigTen.
by The Mexican't on Sep 26, 2009 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BSD is the most rational Penn State board
If you wish to amuse yourself, check the forums at PennLive. They’re a bunch of delusional wackjobs who spend their time infighting (the “kool-aid drinkers” versus the “realists”) and it’s probably a blast right now there.
I spent months there before I found BSD. Glad I made it out alive.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 26, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They’re upset, like we would be if the tables were turned. However, as an Iowa fan I always expect the worst and was shit scared tonight until Murray’s last field goal, which I knew KF would kick. But not so that Iowa sucks or anything, just disillusioned.
by txhawkeye on Sep 26, 2009 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is why I like Penn State fans
and BSD in particular.
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 27, 2009 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds very similar to Hawkeye Report on Rivals...
I wash born here, an I wash raished here, and dad gum it, I am gonna die here
by Gabby Johnson on Sep 27, 2009 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rivals boards are the worst sports related places on the internet
You would be wise to avoid at all costs.
by NorseHawk on Sep 27, 2009 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am realizing that
few fans respect Iowa. Ferentz is so under the radar with “fans” … I read a KC Chiefs blog when he was speculated to go there and they were aghast at the thought. They were like, who the fuck is Kent Ferry? Iowa sucks, right? It was funny actually.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. --Albert Einstein
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 26, 2009 11:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brent and Herbie did give Kirk another NFL plug tonight though
Something along the lines of, “There is no wonder as to why Jacksonville wanted to hire this man a couple years ago.” I can’t imagine a better fit for the Hawkeyes.
by The Mexican't on Sep 26, 2009 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He may be Kent Ferry...
but he’s our Kent Ferry. And he’s like 8 and 3 against PSU. (actually, 7 and 2).
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2009 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question
Weren’t there rumors flying around before(like the early 00’s when you were winning a ton of games and PSU didn’t have a football team?) about Ferentz being a potential replacement for JoePa? Something about him being from PA and shit like that?
I do not think in a million years that will ever happen, but if so what then? Does the universe implode on itself? Does he lose every game because all he knows is beating PSU, but now he coaches them?
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Sep 27, 2009 6:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is not all he knows...
as he has won (shares of) two Big Ten titles, and has a pretty good record against the SEC in bowl games. He also has a pretty good record against Illinois, and Minnesota (which doesn’t sound real impressive, but those states do neighbor Iowa).
Also, other than being from Pittsburgh, he has not spent a ton of time there. He did not go to college there. He did not coach there as an assistant (college or NFL). And I guess we’ll see where his kids end up living, but nothing leads me to believe it is western or central Pennsylvania (in fairness, I can’t say they’ll live in Iowa, either).
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2009 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He briefly was a GA at Pitt, no?
Mr. Boh Knows ...
by Bellanca on Sep 27, 2009 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or an actual paid coach...
I think he even coached with Rhoads.
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You caught my lie, Stoops.
Ferentz was a grad assistant at Pitt for one year under Jackie Sherrill. That was about 15 or 20 years before Rhoads was an assistant at Pitt.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know it won't happen,
I wasn’t attempting to be backhanded when I said “all” he knows is beating PSU. I like Kirk Ferentz because he is a coach in the same vein as Joe. Never grandiose. Doesn’t brag or buy any hype. Defense first, yadda yadda. Good guy.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
by Roland86 on Sep 27, 2009 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know...
…Clayborn and the D-line were phenomenal. But what about the secondary? It seemed like D. Clark had enough time to find open guys at times but couldn’t. How much was due to good coverage and how much was Clark just being scared shitless? Honest question…my mind is a little fuzzy.
by icculus on Sep 26, 2009 11:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Does Prater make a difference? Hell, I don’t know. Bellanca will weigh in eventually and tell me what the fuck is going on.
by txhawkeye on Sep 26, 2009 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it comes down to the D-Line. Seems like all the second half plays came from up front. Could have been good coverage making him hold onto the ball longer, but I think ultimately it was the pressure that got into his head and forced the mistakes.
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 26, 2009 11:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree
Even when he had time, you could see Clark was antsy and it showed big time with some of his throws. And after the Royster fumble, he didn’t stand a chance. That just killed any confidence and momentum there could have been.
This was almost as dominating as Michigan’s d-line versus PSU in ’06.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 26, 2009 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My final wish for tonight?
Smart Football analyzes the Iowa D and their utter dominance tonight.
by The Mexican't on Sep 26, 2009 11:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you e-mail them/him/her and suggest it?
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it fair to compare '09 UNI to '02 Miami(OH) Yet?
We keep getting jobbed because of UNI so I’m just sayin’
Everybody wants a little milk of Michael
by Dr Feelgood on Sep 26, 2009 11:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't 03 Miami (OH) the good one, though?
That was the one led by Big Ben that didn’t lose to anyone after dropping the opener to Iowa.
by RossWB on Sep 27, 2009 2:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Iowa made the Steelers win the Super Bowl in... 04? 05? whatever it was.
Roethlisberger – 10 INT’s junior(final) year, 3 against Iowa.
Miami (OH) one loss on the year, to Iowa.
Roethlisberger falls No. 15 (or therezaboot) to Pittsburgh.
If Miami (OH) beats Iowa and Roethlisberger has 2 or fewer INT’s, he’s just led a mid-major to an undefeated season with single-digit picks* and gets a ton of publicity all year long. He goes way higher than 15.
*not that having one less INT should really matter in an evaluation, but people love their arbitrary cut-offs based on the Base10 system.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Roethlisberger threw 4 INTs
Or at least we had 4 as a defense, I don’t assume in a 21-3 game he ever got pulled. But I could be wrong.
It's not that I'm lazy, Bob, it's just that I don't care
by Colteyes on Sep 28, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On Friday...
if I told you that Iowa would not have a 100 yard rusher, would not have a receiver with more than 50 yards, Stanzi had 0 TDs and 2 picks, Iowa had 2 FGs, and Iowa only led the time of possession by 80 seconds, and that rain slowed everyone down for nearly the whole game, how bad would you think we would lose? 10 points? 20 points? More?
IT’S GREAT TO BE A HAWKEYE!!!
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 26, 2009 11:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would be stunned at the unusual specificity of your prophecy
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 27, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Is that due to the poster or the facts?
by txhawkeye on Sep 27, 2009 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
probably both.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2009 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would in turn tell you that you would concuss on the leg of your lineman
HAIL TEBOW!
by Eubanks on Sep 27, 2009 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I do what I can.
by Anonymous Hero on Sep 26, 2009 11:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HIGH FIVE
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 27, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't really get the Tebow hate...
If you hate Florida, I could understand.
I was talking about Tebow earlier tonight with a friend of mine. He thinks Tebow is a media hound. I think Tebow mostly takes the coverage he gets.
Feel free to give specific reasons why you don’t like Tebow. I’m respectfully curious.
Go Hawks!
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2009 12:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He plays football.
He’s a good guy who happens to be good at football. This does not make him an amazing person.
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 27, 2009 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
I hate the fact that a guy gets credit for being a “man of faith.” Simply believing in God does not make you a better person than someone (like me) who doesn’t.
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 27, 2009 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair points, dburba.
I tend to say that it is admirable that he is faithful. I do not buy into the idea that he is the greatest of all time, or that he is a once-in-a-lifetime guy (on or off the field). Then again, my team has had Nile Kinnick as an example for 75 years.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's like, "Hey, despite all of the evidence against it and the irrationality in it...
…we really give this guy props for having this faith." Yeah, it seems weird.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, I don't hate Tebow.
But I like to make fun of the over the top coverage from the WWL. He’s a good college football player. He is not, ESPN’s coverage to the contrary, going to bring peace and prosperity to the planet. Nor is he the greatest college football player of all time.
by Ratface McDougal on Sep 27, 2009 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I agree with you, McDougal.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tebow plays like a champ every game
I live in Florida, and Florida is my #2 team. I think Tebow is a stud, and would love to have him on our team. The kid really is a special type of player. I hate the uber cover ESPN gives him, I think it distorts the legitimate things he brings to college football.
by HawkeyeRecon on Sep 27, 2009 1:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not Tebow
It’s the completely irrational, unconditional love for his every action that ESPN gives him. It’s not his fault, really, but it has gone beyond any sense of proportion. This is actually part of a bigger complaint I have with the alleged WWL. They have been hyping Tebow since signing day 2006. Which also happens to be the first year that ESPN really got involved in the high school recruiting game. Prior to that year, ESPN largely stayed out of it, sure they’d cover signing day and rank the classes, but before 2006 they largely left the ranking and hyping of high school players to Scouts and Rivals. Realizing they were leaving potential market share on the table, 2006 was the first year that ESPN started doing their own ranking. And it immediately resulted in hyping of top recruits before they’d actually accomplished anything in college, or even despite the fact that they need a little time to develop (see eg, Pryor, Julio Jones, Matt Barkley, etc). ESPN’s fault isn’t in talking about these players, it is in their relentless pimping of them before they’ve done anything at this level
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
by HoyaGoon on Sep 27, 2009 3:12 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
that is actually a business decision
they hype Tiger, they hype all kinds of players to create storylines when there are none.
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tebow
is a crime against nature. To be possibly the greatest college football player of all time is a gift. To be a man of faith and a role model is fine. To be an icon in your own time at a school like Florida is every young man’s dream. To not tap every piece of insanely hot Florida coed ass you can is a slap in the face to the God who has given you so many gifts. For that reason I cannot respect him.
by Hawkeyes on Sep 27, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Houston beats Tech.
They may be legit. Maybe.
by The Mexican't on Sep 27, 2009 12:08 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That said,
Why are they rushing the field? They were supposed to win. Top 15 team beats unranked team with no defense. That’s almost as bad as Iowa fans rushing the field when we beat ISU at Legendary Historic Kinnick Stadium last year.
by The Mexican't on Sep 27, 2009 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Iowa fans...
have rushed the field when they should not have at least a couple times in the last two or three years. I remember some lady with two kids who couldn’t have been older than 10 rushing onto Kinnick, and I thought she was retarded.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2009 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its fine
Have at it. I think its fine that they rush the field for a few reasons:
1. Its fun to rush the field. Some will say its bad for the field (not sure what’s in Houston – turf or a cross of Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent, and Northern California Sensemilia). Some will say its criminal and what you do when you’re on the field can be, but rushing the field is a great part of college football.
2. We’ve acknowledged that the rankings are very fluid early in the season. A ranked team beating an unranked at this point is trumped by a Conference USA win over the Big 12 which is trumped by 4-of-a-kind.
3. They were down 21-10 at one point, so there were probably some high emotions
So they had one huge win earlier. Its good that they are riding the wave of emotion.
by El Frosto on Sep 27, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They may be legit...
and they will have to settle for a spot in a low BCS bowl and play someone like a 3-loss Miami FL.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2009 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still get visions of 08 Tulsa in my head when I watch them.
Tulsa had a ridiculous offense last year, but they still stubbed their toe at some point. It would not shock me to see Houston do the same at some point.
by RossWB on Sep 27, 2009 2:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some clown had...
Houston in his top 5 this week. Anybody remember what that dude’s name or newspaper was?
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2009 12:08 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Doug something from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, I think
I didn’t think he was crazy this morning and I think he’s less crazy tonight.
Props to him for not being beholden to the asinine preseason consensus that has scant basis in reality.
by RossWB on Sep 27, 2009 2:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is correct
GameDay had him on yesterday morning to advocate resume ranking. The rebuttal was provided by Craig James. I didn’t really understand James’ argument. I think it’s because he went full retard. And as we all know, you NEVER go full retard.
Black and Gold Blood: Cubbie Blue Heart
by MissouriHawk on Sep 27, 2009 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well then...
if that Doug guy was arguing against Craig James, then I guess I have to take Doug’s side.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2009 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did like when James said "Maybe *I'm* the wacko"
But yes, I was listening to GameDay via satellite radio on the way to the game, and James went full frontal retard. I wish I could’ve actually seen it.
--
"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 27, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit!
Tebow was the Ultimate Warrior? How old is that guy?
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 27, 2009 12:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mark May just put Iowa at #4, by the way
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 27, 2009 12:30 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just saw that
I hate being overrated as much as I hate being underrated
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 27, 2009 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two important points
1) Nobody outside of May actually thinks that;
2) Iowa’s actual ranking will be lower than what they’ve earned thus far.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 27, 2009 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I predict we come in the 17-21 range
but I don’t know much
Nothing good ever had "State" in its name.
by dburba on Sep 27, 2009 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO WAY
I cannot believe Mark May would give credit to Iowa like that because that would require him to think Penn State is actually good.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 27, 2009 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark May
Is the worst analyst in the country
And you can take that to the bank.
by Hawkeye X on Sep 27, 2009 12:33 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Maybe not the worst
But definitely the most fickle (ficklest?).
by The Mexican't on Sep 27, 2009 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
iowa will be
16. but they should be 9.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. --Albert Einstein
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 12:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know that they get past 20, but it would be nice.
In a just world, we enter the polls again at 15-ish and PSU stumbles to 16-ish. But, as I stated earlier, I think we come in at 20 and PSU falls to around 15. Doesn’t make sense, but that’s the AP for ya.
by The Mexican't on Sep 27, 2009 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please God let us leapfrog the youdamned Huskers.
Give the ball to Brandon "wond3RBoy" Wegher!
by CUNKNNK on Sep 27, 2009 3:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, Nebraska's good.
They aren’t as good as Iowa, but they are a good team. I wish the Hawkeyes had Helu Jr. and Zacccc Lee. They might be unstoppable.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would not want Helu Jr. over what we have going now.
Zac / Stanzi is a wash only because one has had a slow start and the other has been playing only high school teams. We’ll see at season’s end.
Nebraska sucks and will always suck.
Give the ball to Brandon "wond3RBoy" Wegher!
by CUNKNNK on Sep 27, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't say "instead of" the RB's Iowa had now.
I like them now and really like them for the future. Helu Jr. is better than they are right now.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ehhhh
I could give a shit about the polls. They alwYs get it wrong. If we continue to win it will take care of itself. If not we will get screwed because we are Iowa.
And you can take that to the bank.
by Hawkeye X on Sep 27, 2009 12:54 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Gentlemen,
Watching “Desperado” on HBO at 4am in Columbus tonight. They just did the slow-motion Selma Hayek scene where cars crash on the street due to her sexiness, and it was the second best erection I’ve had today. Does that make me gay for the Hawkeyes?
Columbus Hawkeye - Not letting his superlatives run away with him since 1983
by ColumbusHawkeye on Sep 27, 2009 3:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No, not gay
Just bi-curious. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
by HoyaGoon on Sep 27, 2009 3:16 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
It depends on what you actually stroke it to, I think
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 27, 2009 3:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a great day!
Did anyone else get huge goosebumps when the team was singing the fight song with the fans that travelled? Gotta love singing our fight song loud and proud in spite of the stupid white out. We had a few good “Let’s Go Hawks!” chants that were loud and very audible on the broadcast too. I wish I had a photo of myself and how giddy I was with pride. I was doing fist pumps, and I don’t do fist pumps…and really don’t understand them.
I knew we would shut them down in the 2nd half. I was willing to spot them 14 points at the half. If we can stay within 2 TDs of any team this year at the half we will win the games. When it was only 10-5 I was very confident it was over and we would not be denied. Actually in the 2nd quarter when they showed we had outgained them 107 to -4 I knew it was over.
Now we just need to beat Ark St. by more than 30 and then we will beat Michigan. I am honestly a little worried about the road trips to Wisky and Mich St. We are the better team but we do play down to teams and on the road those places could be tough. If we can get to Ohio State undefeated I will do whatever I need to do* to get to that game. I can’t imagine how intense that will be after today’s game. This is turning into a very fun season. I thought NEXT YEAR was our year, but I’ll be happy with this year of course too I guess.
Go Hawks!
*nothing gay
Give the ball to Brandon "wond3RBoy" Wegher!
by CUNKNNK on Sep 27, 2009 3:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am glad you are supremely enthusiastic...
and that this PSU trip turned out to be what sounds like a great time for you. And now, I must enter “pessimistic, negative, WaterlooChazz mode.”
I fear that PSU was not as good as people think. (I don’t mean they should not be in the top 5, as nearly everyone knew that.) But I think that PSU could be the type of team that might not be in the top 15 or 20 by the end of the year, especially with the national momentum of “The Big Ten sucks” bandwagon.
I do not think Iowa should make a habit of spotting other teams 14 point leads. First, against talented teams, it might prove to be the beginning of that team having a really good day. Against mediocre or bad teams, it might be a mental hurdle that I am not sure all players can handle (I’m talking about the young part of the secondary, and maybe the offensive backfield). Therefore, I was not very optimistic when we were down early at PSU. But of course, I didn’t know Clark would turn into the bad version of Jay Cutler in the second half.
Last night, I was also thinking that MSU and Wisky would now be very winnable games for Iowa. And maybe that will be. But, you can’t help but feel one of those “games we shouldn’t lose, but do lose” might now be MSU or Wisky. I am still not allowing myself to truly believe we can/will beat OSU, as I really want to fully enjoy that if it happens.
I would like to see us get ranked somewhere between 18 and 25, and then need to earn our way up into better territory as we win more games.
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2009 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Certainly there is a long way to go
and we do not look complete by any measure. I’m not sure you’re ever complete. To get all three teams performing well for multiple games is the great challenge (Special, O and D). But, I would lay a decent amount of money on PSU going 10-2 this year and ending up in a major bowl. They have a great schedule, and they are a tough defensive team. They will get healthy and those wide outs are good. Royster is good. Clark is good enough. Thier O-line needs major improvement… and we are a testament that good coaching and good game plans can go a long way to helping them. They cannot beat Ohio State if they do not improve drmatically, but they can beat everyone else. Maybe easily.
This was a great win. One of Ferentz’s best. PSU had this game circled for a year. They had thier best crowd in years. They had three pre-season games to rest up and hide plays for this one. It was a grass field in the rain and they know that turf (See Robinson’s remarks on the field) And, nevertheless, we beat them.
You know, when Iowa has been really good it has had good team play AND a few key players who can make special individual contributions. Last year it was Greene. And that was about it. This year it is Sash, Clayborne, Binns, and I think DJK is special. Sure, he dropped a couple in the rain but he is always open. McNutt is not there yet. Not like DJK. And these RBs …. wow … when was the last time a major college football team had two backs labled as freshmen who provided this kind of production? One yes, but TWO?
And we can be even better. Enjoy the ride. And I bet if truth serum were injected in your arm, you would tell us you thought we would win all along. We pass the eye test.
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow.
makes me wish I hadn’t blacked out at halftime
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 8:20 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet...
but did anyone see the block that Ballard on #78 right on the Angerer interception? Whiteout, indeed.
by TarHeelHawk on Sep 27, 2009 8:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
damn, Tebow got his shit ruined.
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 9:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Bitchmade stats
35 for 89, 416 yards, 2 TDs, 9 INTs, 2 benchings.
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 9:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Day-um
Columbus awaits…
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 27, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's an amazing line.
What’s our opponent’s passing efficiency? 50? 35?
Mr. Boh Knows ...
by Bellanca on Sep 27, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
84.7
Which, by the college system, is comically bad, and good for the 6th best pass efficiency against in the country.
by NorseHawk on Sep 27, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is that with or without the Pat Grace game?
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
crazy
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just the last 3 games is
66.1 NCAA
22.4 on the NFL scale if you are more familiar with that (like me)
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks.
I just looked up the algorithms and it does seem that the NCAA underweights INTs.
Mr. Boh Knows ...
by Bellanca on Sep 27, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
personally I think both suck
ANY/A baby
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
I seriously considered running the numbers myself, but that’s entirely too much math for me. Also, just throwing out the worst game seems a bit disingenuous
by NorseHawk on Sep 27, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, but I have some decent rationalizations for it
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no Prater
and Grace is a returning senior QB behind a line that was made up entirely of returning seniors who had 100-some career starts between them.
maybe they’re only half decent rationalizations.
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you want to summarize Iowa's defense:
1. We’ve given up 7 red zone TDs in the last 17 games.
2. We’ve given up 0 rushing TDs period full stop none nada in the last 29 quarters. (It amazes me that the national MSM media doesn’t know this, and that ABC spends a week prepping for the PSU game, and doesn’t know this. It amazes me further that the wingnuts at BSD didn’t think it mattered. Rambler excepted.)
3. Please go ahead and try to throw the ball. cf.: Arnaud, Scott, DC17. We’ve buried three QBs so far this year.
4. Clayborn is faster than your fullback, Binns is a freak with arms like Scottie Pippen, and Klug is some weirdo who plays DT but is tall, fast and agile like a tight end.
5. Our linebackers have better hands than our wide receivers. DJK catches with his stomach, and Edds and Angerer catch with their hands.
6. Spievey is so good we go man-to-man on his side, and that is like playing with 12 defenders, for us.
7. We are the only D-I team in the country that thinks it can bring pressure with four — which raises that 12 to 13 or 14.
8. We arm tackled for two games. Then we stopped.
9. The last five marquee backs (McCoy, Ringer, Royston, Grigsby, and Royston) have been shut down.
10. We were plus 32 in turnovers last year and are plus 5 through 4 games despite an erratic passing game. (One of our running backs fumbled in the first game. He doesn’t play anymore.)
Mr. Boh Knows ...
by Bellanca on Sep 27, 2009 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
In the pros
defensive teams are revered. In college they are loathed.
It’s weird. The Jets are God’s gift, and we play just like them (so to speak). And the whole NFL is abuzz. It tells you just how juvenile the MSM is about analyzing college football.
Oklahoma and the Big 12 amassed all kind of points last year, but once the seriousness of a National Championship game kicked in, then and only then, did people talk defensive football.
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Did you watch Ole Miss-South Carolina?
The MSM only talks about defense when SEC teams are involved. But that game had less to do with defense, and more to do with middle of the SEC being full of mediocre offenses.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 27, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
^ This.
We went through that after the win at Ohio State last year, while the college sports media fawned over the Nintendo 12 teams putting up 50 points against each other.
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"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 27, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe they would have finally shut up a little...
if OSU would have been able to close out Texas. Too bad…
by Argulor on Sep 27, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is interesting...
Defense wins championships.
Offense gets you ranked high.
Give the ball to Brandon "wond3RBoy" Wegher!
by CUNKNNK on Sep 27, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which, ironically
makes it harder in college, since you have to be ranked high to play for the championship
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 27, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If our wide recievers had better hands
these games could have gotten ugly. Way too many dropped passes. Sure, Stanzi has had plenty of mis-throws, but the receivers have to do a better job holding on.
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 27, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Small quibble
We were not plus 32 in turnovers last year, our D caused a total of 32 turnovers. We were in the black to be sure, but not nearly as much as that.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
by HoyaGoon on Sep 27, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They were +8, to be specific
Good for 22nd best in the country
by NorseHawk on Sep 27, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
EVERYBODY
MOVE YOUR FEET AND FEEL UNITED! OHHOAOA!!!
by rockyh on Sep 27, 2009 10:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Being from Iowa and perpetually skeptical about weather, the durability of good fortune, and bankers,
I am now concerned that Arkansas State is a trap game.
Certainly, if you are coaching them, you are thrilled that you get to play Iowa between PSU and UM.
Mr. Boh Knows ...
by Bellanca on Sep 27, 2009 10:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I immediately thought the exact same thing
All my friends last night were going on and on about awesome the UM game is going to be and I wanted to slap them for looking ahead. Of course, I also was a nervous wreck right up until Murray’s last FG sailed through the uprights last night, so I may just be a crazy person.
by NorseHawk on Sep 27, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ark St is your classic Double Whammy Trap Game
Teams often play poorly the game after a big win.
Teams often play poorly the game before a big game.
On the other hand, good defensive teams tend to be consistently good, so I don’t see Ark St beating us. However, we could stink it up enough on offense to keep it close.
And we do NOT want this game to be close.
If it's not too much trouble, search your soul--and then ask yourself if maybe I might have a point.
by The Director on Sep 27, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No trap
the offense has been looking for a game to stretch its legs. Remember Brinson? He’s not seen the light of day. If Bulaga is back he will be pumped. Freshmen are always jacked up. Things may look like slow motion after the last two weeks to Stanzi. And, Ferentz will remind them, if not every sportswriter in the country, about week one. Besides, Ark State is really awful. My bigger worry is a Tim Tebow like event.
We do not need a 40-3 win with three major injuries. I would think if we get of 28-3 at half you will see a lot of guys playing who are good but have not seen as much of the field. This team needs a breather and they will get it.
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, Ark State
does not defend the pass well. At all. So this could be a great opportunity for that phase of the game to get some confidence.
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ark State beat Mike Sherman last year.
Mr. Boh Knows ...
by Bellanca on Sep 27, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Sherman is a bad coach
And A&M last year was an ungodly bad team.
by NorseHawk on Sep 27, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ark State lost a ton of guys
from that team. Don’t get me wrong, they are not a joke. They just don’t match up well with balanced teams. On the road? But, they should and will be taken seriously. I think the “trap” games on the Iowa schedule are Wisconsin and Minnesota. After playing Ohio State I fear Minnesota…Wisky looked solid on offense to me and if their defnse holds up or our offense does not improve???
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, same here re: Wisconsin
Not too concerned about Minnesota at this point, unless they suddenly develop more than one true offensive threat.
The Badgers however, as you said, look solid, and might be quite a bit better than I thought they’d be. But, we have a massive advantage in terms of coaching & game-intelligence. We also seem to be, at this point, the most consistent team in the conference, which definitely plays in our favor – especially for the tougher road games like at Camp Randall.
by Bucketochicken on Sep 27, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't Arkansas State go up to Nebraska
and get pounded a couple weeks ago? I certainly don’t think we’re any worse than Nebraska.
I’m sure there will be some inevitable letdown-itis and some sluggish play, but I’m not terribly concerned about the game.
We can point to the UNI game this year or the Purdue game last year, and while that is a danger, I also think those teams were much better than Arky State. UNI continues to rip things up this year (albeit against FCS teams) and Purdue was a better team than their record indicated last year.
by RossWB on Sep 27, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. 38-9 at Lincoln.
They played their starters all the way into the 4th quarter with 4:00 remaining.
Arkie State ran for 186 yards and had several 20 yard bursts against the “Blackshirts”.
They only threw for 131 and gave up 4 sacks in the process.
Nebraska didn’t rush that amazingly on them but threw for 348. This could be a nice game to get Stanzi and the receivers all back in sync. We are better than Nebraska and with our strengths being run defense, and pressuring the QB into mistakes this looks like a nice matchup for us to keep our offense on the field a lot. I would call it a blowout, but I expect a bit of a letdown and don’t expect we will play our starters until the end of the game. I expect to win by 20+.
Give the ball to Brandon "wond3RBoy" Wegher!
by CUNKNNK on Sep 27, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is a trap game on paper and it certainly will be labeled as such by the MSM & WWL...
But no way in hell will KF & the rest of the staff allow the team to look past ASU. Allowing your team to get trapped by trap games is Zook/Brewster territory, not Ferentz territory.
This, as stated previously by posters who woke up earlier than I did, is a perfect opportunity for Vandy, Brinson, Keenan Davis, Herman, et al to get some solid PT and lots of meaningful reps. We may not pile up 50+ points and 800 yards of total O, but those key backups will get excellent opportunities to see the field, make plays, make mistakes, and get a good taste of game-speed experience. Vandy (and Weinke), especially – those dudes need to get a good quarter’s worth of time each.
by Bucketochicken on Sep 27, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not worried.
I would be about Michigan, but Iowa is so supremely better than Arkansas St. that it won’t matter. They might only win by a TD or so, but they will win.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so....like....
do-over?
never mind. i hate feeling like this once a year, let alone twice on a weekend.
you see, you should be thanking psu. we were unhappy that only three big ten teams were ranked, and the only way to correct it was to let iowa win. yeah, that’s the ticket.
worst…hangover….ever
Eat what the monkey eats, then eat the monkey. -U.S. Navy survival guidance
by psudrozz on Sep 27, 2009 11:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+10 for good humor.
Mr. Boh Knows ...
by Bellanca on Sep 27, 2009 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would like to argue that. I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO BE THE MOST HUNGOVER PERSON IN AMERICA. Have to be. The usage of caps lock really should get my point across. Oh and the fact that it’s fucking 6:15 and the only thing keeping me from barfing is that I have to act NOT hungover because my wife hates it/me.
by Life as a G on Sep 27, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hear you
After waking up at 2:30 PM, I spent only a small amount of time not laying in bed.
They took the bar, the whole damn bar!
by recoveringfratguy on Sep 27, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Iowa #13 in AP Poll, #17 in coaches poll
http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 11:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, if Iowa had beat UNI by > a TD, they're ranked 6th in the country right now.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those coaches rankings are
a joke. But we knew this was coming. If they win by only 10 next week, they drop 2 spots each. Wanna bet?
That the coaches have Iowa lower than Kansas, Penn State and Ok State is funny. Iowa was ranked better than Kansas to start the year, and has beaten much stiffer competition, and is lower ranked? C’mon. The Penn State ranking speaks for itself. They are ranked better than Iowa based on beating Temple, Akron, and Syracuse at home.
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still behind Penn State in the coaches poll
Well, I mean, it makes sense. We only have a better record, a harder schedule, and a head to head win against them.
Someone needs to explain to me again why the coaches poll is the one that actually counts.
by NorseHawk on Sep 27, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because computers are scary and it's far better to trust the judgement of men who don't watch other games or even vote
We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan
by snley on Sep 27, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Leaped and frogged! Suck it Huskers.
You want to know why I hate Nebraska — aside from their fans and the way I was raised?
Because last night before we went to the bars after the game I watched the local news quick. And while they covered the top 5 offensive players and defensive players for Nebraska, top 5 plays of the game, interviewed all the coaches and like 8 different players, showed complete game highlights and then even fans commenting on the 300th sellout thing the local news in the Omaha Metro didn’t even mention that Iowa beat Penn State. No mention. But when we only beat UNI by blocking the FGs the same station spent half their sports segment talking about it. That’s why.
I’m not going to move. This is where I live I know some people around here are just born into being Husker fans and are too dumb to escape the constant bombardment of propaganda. I don’t expect the media to quit covering the Huskers, but only to balance it out a little bit as a courtesy to their Western Iowa viewing area.
Give the ball to Brandon "wond3RBoy" Wegher!
by CUNKNNK on Sep 27, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The coaches are apparently blind and deaf
Anyway, I’m just glad to have four Big Ten teams in the poll.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 27, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
However
I am a little bit annoyed that Okie State is ranked higher than us. I won’t complain, because, you know, bitchmade and all that.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 27, 2009 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lest anyone forget...
…at some point, we might get our two best* offensive players back.
*talent-wise, anyway, if not in total production
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bright side of Bulaga's illiness
probably will keep him from declaring early
The number of ways you can fool yourself is just amazing.
by shake n bake on Sep 27, 2009 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh.
Bruce Feldman “forgot” us in the bowl picture last week. he said that even if we lost to PSU, we’d be in. Easy to say now that we beat Penn St.
by Pain in the Sash on Sep 27, 2009 12:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
In a fantastical world of my making, we are the only team to be undefeated and unrated.
It’s all about the game, the people who play, coach and love the game, and everyone else (making a living with their polls and opinion-making) is a parasite.
And now I’m going back to The Velveteen Rabbit with son #2.
Mr. Boh Knows ...
by Bellanca on Sep 27, 2009 12:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sagrin ranks Iowa #5
The computers will have Iowa very highly ranked because of SOS…our competition thus far is undefeated with the exception of playing us. But, I think you are right, the more the rankings disregard Iowa the better the karma, the psychology of Ferentz’s motivational pitches, and the more realistic the expectations for….me. We are a team that cannot use binoculars.
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doug Lesmerises
The guy from the Cleveland Plain-Dealer that was on Game Day arguing in favor of resume ranking has Iowa at #5 this week.
Black and Gold Blood: Cubbie Blue Heart
by MissouriHawk on Sep 27, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lesmerises is a strange one
He’s the guy who was convinced Penn State was going to go 7-5 last year, loss to Purdue, etc.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 27, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FWIW
Here’s the list of every AP voter and where they placed iowa:
Black and Gold Blood: Cubbie Blue Heart
by MissouriHawk on Sep 27, 2009 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for that!
I looked at the AP voters who had voted Iowa at 20 or worse. My God, these people have no clue. I don’t have a problem with someone ranking Iowa 20 or so, but I wanted to see who they had ranked higher. One had Penn State 11 and Iowa 22. Nice. Another had Iowa 22 and Penn State unranked, oh, and also had California 24 and Oregon 21 or something. California, who just got shit stomped by Oregon.
Whatever. We beat Ark St. and go from there. But man, those rankings are scary. With Iowa being ranked even worse by the coaches I can’t look at those ballots.
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You litterally can't look at them
The individual ballots aren’t made public anymore. Which is pretty shitty.
by NorseHawk on Sep 27, 2009 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
I live in Columbia, Missouri. After watching everyone get so pumped up about “where we’re ranked” for three years, and in the end not having it matter, I’m completely over the rankings. I really am. We know what kind of team is playing football nowadays on Melrose Avenue, and the bottom line is that is all that really matters.
That said; fuck those morons who keep voting on what they’re hearing rather than what they are seeing in highlights or by (God forbid) actually watching a live game.
Black and Gold Blood: Cubbie Blue Heart
by MissouriHawk on Sep 27, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Iowa was great all night
Really, except for our first offensive play. Clark has been a little antsy all year, and it was only amplified by Iowa’s defensive line.
After a debacle like this, fans always look inward first. So if you feel like you’re not getting enough credit from PSU fans, just wait it out. Our offensive line really, really sucks. Even the guys who returned from last year are at different positions, and our center (who was quite a good guard last year) was just horrible last night. Our right tackle was rightly pulled from the game after getting owned on the safety (and the first down play that was almost a safety). Total offensive disaster at nearly every position.
And a highly overlooked part of this game is Iowa’s ability to grind the clock in the 4th quarter when the whole stadium knew they were running the ball.
Anyway, congratulations to all of you. I’m gonna go drink someting now.
--
"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 27, 2009 12:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damnit, RUTS, you know better than that
Gradulations, not congratulations.
And it pained me to my soul to watch a member of the Wisniewski family get owned.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 27, 2009 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your O-line is good
trust me. Not good enough to stop our D-line. But, no one will manhandle our D-line I bet. Expect your O-line to be back in action next week. I just looked at your schedule and I can see you building back up very easily.
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It really isn't
I don’t mean to take anything away from Iowa’s d-line, which has been great the last two games, but Penn State has very real problems on the offensive line. This was the worst game they’ve played, but it is hardly the first one they’ve struggled in. They had a lot of trouble running the ball in their first two games, and protecting Clark against Temple. They lost way too much from last year.
by NorseHawk on Sep 27, 2009 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correct.
I really don’t want to appear to be shitting on your guys, but seriously, our offensive line is incompetent and weak. They don’t know who to block, and when they do, they can’t.
Temple was pushing them around. Seriously.
--
"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor
by Run Up The Score on Sep 27, 2009 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Iowa #1 in rankings
http://www.colleyrankings.com/currank.html
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 12:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And, these rankings bear out
what many are “now” saying. That PSU is not very good. The other team that BHGP’ers will hate but is being overlooked, is Auburn. He inherited a well coached, talented team down there. He’s your next Charlie Weis in other words.
Karl Klug is an animal. Next game we’re going to bring him in a cage. -- Adrian Clayborn
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 27, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As promised...
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Sep 27, 2009 12:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How about
you serve a big bowl of shit to RichRod in two weeks?
And you can take that to the bank.
by Hawkeye X on Sep 27, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a Michigan fan,
watching the Iowa-PSU game was fun last night just to see an upset. I was rooting for Iowa but now the realization that Iowa will probably have the best defense that Michigan will see, maybe the best team they’ll see, and Michigan is starting a 180 lb freshman QB at Kinnick at night, with their best lineman out… this may not end well.
Just please don’t hurt Tate. Please?
by the_white_tiger on Sep 27, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That... I'm just... what... but the...
oh lord.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
by tyger1147 on Sep 27, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where's the cheese?
Sandwiches are always better with a slice of cheese.
If it's not too much trouble, search your soul--and then ask yourself if maybe I might have a point.
by The Director on Sep 27, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey OPS
I think a Bitchmade gallery should be in the works. Although I suspect you may have started on the project.
You have a picture of the respective QB and their stats v. Iowa underneath. Over the photo in red ink it reads BITCHMADE.
Now get to work damnit. Please.
And you can take that to the bank.
by Hawkeye X on Sep 27, 2009 1:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I feel so...dirty
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 27, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Never let it be said
that you’re a poor loser. Well done, sir, well done.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
by HoyaGoon on Sep 27, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you sure you're not an Iowa fan??
Love the gallery
"If Ron Zook were an ice cream flavor, it would be praline and retard"
-Garth Algar
by Tree Meister on Sep 27, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Iowa, but am not a fan
And I hate myself for doing those pics.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 27, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Penn State fans are my favorite non-Iowa fans
You guys are the only other Big Ten team to root for. I almost wish that you weren’t the team whose season we kept ruining. It’d be much more fun if it was one of the elite teams that I hated, like OSU.
by NorseHawk on Sep 27, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rambler, you are going to catch hell from BSD for that.
I love it.
I wash born here, an I wash raished here, and dad gum it, I am gonna die here
by Gabby Johnson on Sep 27, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not worried about that
I was the only one who predicted an Iowa victory. I caught enough hell for that.
I’ll admit, tho, I did it for one reason: I look forward to adding Tater Tot and Pryor to the gallery.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Sep 27, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to sound ghey or anything, but...
…my stepdad is terminal with liver cancer and probably won’t make it through the end of this week. He was born in Cedar Rapids and is a lifelong Hawkeye fan. He and I mom were there in person for 12-10 v. Michigan in ‘85, the ’86 Holiday Bowl v. SDSU, and the ’01 Alamo Bowl v. Texas Tech. I watched last night’s game with my girlfriend at her home in Texas, and the whole time I was pulling for Iowa, not just because I wanted them to win, but because I wanted one of his last moments in life to be watching his beloved Hawkeyes win. And not only did they win, but they came back to win on the road against a fifth-ranked Penn State team, and did so by playing classic tough, physical, in the rain, midwestern football.
"Sweet lady fate, why dost thou piss on me so?"
by bluearmadillo on Sep 27, 2009 3:24 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Glad they came through for him...
….and gave him some moments of happiness when I’m sure he needs some most. Hopefully he’ll be around for another victory next Saturday.
If it's not too much trouble, search your soul--and then ask yourself if maybe I might have a point.
by The Director on Sep 27, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's one of the least "gay" things I've ever heard.
by Bucketochicken on Sep 27, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone know if we will be rocking the ANF stickers all season?
"If Ron Zook were an ice cream flavor, it would be praline and retard"
-Garth Algar
by Tree Meister on Sep 27, 2009 9:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would think it would be in our best interest to wear them....
we need to get the word out that America Needs Farmers….At least until we perfect those pill-form super foods that I keep seeing on that documentary about the future….I believe it is called “The Jetsons”.
Taint the Water Tower!
by FireEveryone on Sep 28, 2009 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hokey-Pokey
was it done? Do we still do it for the big ones?
Taint the Water Tower!
by FireEveryone on Sep 28, 2009 12:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
God I hope so
and this was a game that deserved it
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 28, 2009 12:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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