DJK Gave the Ref Some Lovin' ...and Other Reasons Why Iowa Won the Orange Bowl
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Jan 17, 2010 5:24 PM CST
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There's not a lot to say about Iowa's victory in the Orange Bowl that hasn't been said already (which is what happens when you wait 2 weeks to post something about it), so I'm going to let these videos do most of the talking. Here are five or six of the most important reasons Iowa won, backed by solid video proof.
Video Evidence #1: Intimidation. Adrian Clayborn briefly considered eating Georgia Tech's punter. In the end, he thought better of it and just sort of stared at him. However, his message was clear: If he so chooses, he will fucking devour you.
No thanks. I had an offensive tackle for lunch.
Video Evidence #2: Speed. Iowa's hobbled quarterback was faster than Georgia Tech's All-American First Round Draft Pick Defensive End.
Whatsamatter? Can't catch him? That's ok. Everyone is slower in the NFL. You'll be fine.
Video Evidence #3: Voodoo. There was a Hawkeye on the ball. When GT was on offense, the golden tigerhawk would magically make their ball carriers appear slow and ineffective. And you saw what it looked like when Nesbitt tried to throw it, right? When Iowa had the ball, it clearly spiraled much better. They're lucky we didn't score 200 points using that thing.
See that? It's a Hawkeye. Right there on the football.
Video Evidence #4: Karma. Ricky Stanzi pleased the karma gods by returning a Georgia Tech player's shoe. There's a decent chance that the GT player might not have even noticed it was gone and finished the game shoeless, but Stanzi played the part of the good samaritan and returned it to him. His generosity was returned tenfold by the Georgia Tech defense, who then allowed him to drive for the winning touchdown.
Too bad, because it would have made a nice chew toy for Ace.
Video Evidence #5: Favoritism. Derrell Johnson-Koulianos figured out how to get on the ref's good side. HOW IN THE WORLD DID NOBODY SEE THIS?
He did pretty much whatever he wanted after this.
Video Evidence #6: More favoritism. The back judge saw it. And he liked it.
I'm sure no one will notice. They never put me on tv.
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Word order fail...
… “And then #6 came.”
There, fixed.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 18, 2010 11:36 AM CST up reply actions
The back judge was doing
The same thing i was, didn’t realize it until i had finished and scrolled down. I’m sick, i’m twisted, and i love me some DJK that much.
i don't wife em...i one night em
Shonn Greene is AWESOME!
Seriously though… I saw a shot of him sitting on the bench after that run and he had a couple of white pads on his neck, does anybody know what that is all about?
by EnergizerHawk on Jan 17, 2010 6:28 PM CST up reply actions
One of them was a 67-yarder just before the half
but still, ouch. When Greene busted that TD run I thought maybe it would get Kaeding off the hook for the first miss, but then he biffed another one right back into goat territory.
by Brock Sampson on Jan 17, 2010 6:43 PM CST up reply actions
67? I did not see that one. 67? Really?
by EnergizerHawk on Jan 17, 2010 6:45 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I went to the play by play call on the WWL...
Still, that’s freakishly far. What is the current record for longest FG in the en-ef-el?
by EnergizerHawk on Jan 17, 2010 6:48 PM CST up reply actions
The same as the number of callers lined up demanding Kaeding be released
(if not killed) on the Chargers post-game show. Heh.
by Brock Sampson on Jan 17, 2010 6:59 PM CST up reply actions
Raiders tried a 76 yarder before the half a while back
When Lane Kiffin was the coach and knew he was going to he canned.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 17, 2010 8:44 PM CST up reply actions
Was that a "fair catch kick"?
If so, it’s actually not ridiculous (the opponents have to line up ten yards away and can’t try to block it). The Vikings’ kickoff specialist in ‘98 put at least five through the uprights from 75 yards out (kickoffs were from the 35 that year, he was the reason it got moved back), so it’s worth a shot.
There should be a Shonn Greene Is Playing Thread
But back to the post at hand, nice work HFMR. You always bring a new perspective to wins.
In other news, Kaeding continues his playoff struggles.
I love that Clayborn video so, so much.
by ReadingRambler on Jan 17, 2010 10:51 PM CST reply actions
Probably as much as I love that Barbasol commercial
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Jan 17, 2010 11:01 PM CST up reply actions
That video makes me want to switch brands....
I’m feeling some Gillette shaving cream next time instead of the Barbasol.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Jan 18, 2010 9:17 AM CST up reply actions
Clayborn vs Morgan
So, Clayborn can run down a Pac-10 RB from the other side of the Arizona backfield and CATCH him even when the RB has a head start.
The ACC “all-world” DE Morgan can’t catch the Iowa QB who just came back from ankle surgery even though the QB started out standing still.
You think Iowa has a bit of speed?
by the_iowa_hawkeye on Jan 18, 2010 8:12 AM CST reply actions
I don't mean to focus on the negative.
Did you see how Morgan mowed over Riley Reiff. Something to work on for next year.
by ChryslerKinnick on Jan 18, 2010 8:55 AM CST reply actions
Yikes. Morgan Clayborn’d him. A little technique work in the offseason seems advisable. Getting another year older to 20(?) may not hurt, either.
He needs another offseason with Doyle, too.
As I recall, he was a little undersized this season.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Yeah
That was ugly. Fortunately, it was about the only time that game where Reiff really looked lost/taken advantage of. Best (?) part of that play was the FTRS game-thread where a bunch of posters went on-and-on about how Morgan just destroyed Reiff (which he did), but completely ignored the fact that Stanzi outran Morgan for the first down.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Check out #41 at 20 seconds
you can actually see him throw his hands up and grab his helmet in disbelief. He must have been reading Morgan’s press clippings too.
"Well of course, there's nothing better than being American!!!" - Ricky Americanzi, Jan. 5th, 2010
by The Bacon Explosion on Jan 18, 2010 3:24 PM CST up reply actions
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