2010 Orange Bowl Final Score: Iowa 24, Georgia Tech 14
First of all, because it's obligatory and because this is Iowa's most high-profile bowl win in a half-century (no, really), we insist on this:
Junior Senior, you are truly the soundtrack to our happiness at BHGP.
Okay, all that business aside, let's get to it. Four of the five writers here at BHGP pretty much nailed the winner and the margin of victory on this one (who's the outlier with two thumbs? this guy). The final: 24-14, Iowa Hawkeyes.
But really, this was as quintessential a game for the 2009 Hawkeyes as there could be. The defense, spurred by Orange Bowl MVP Adrian Clayborn (and a no-doubter, that) was absolutely dominant, forcing one of the nation's best chain-movers into an almost inconceivable seven punts. We don't know when the last time was that Georgia Tech was held to 156 yards in a game, but it happened tonight, and it may never happen again for decades.
As for the offense, it was its normal, schizophrenic self. Ricky Stanzi was an effective game manager, guiding the offense to 21 first downs and over 400 yards of offense; the junior QB also threw for over 230 yards and two touchdowns. Of course, since we're talking about Ricky Stanzi, we're also mentioning the fact that he also threw the horrific pick six (or, as they're starting to be called, the "Rick Six") in the first quarter that basically kept Tech in the game until Brandon Wegher sealed the deal late with a 32-yard touchdown run.
But we cannot overemphasize what Adrian Clayborn meant to the defense and the game as a whole. Though Josh Nesbitt ended up with a semi-respectable 21 carries for 48 yards, that was all done primarily in the second half and on rushes away from Clayborn. In the first half, on the other hand, Clayborn registered eight tackles and two sacks as he helped hold Nesbitt to 9 yards on 13 rushes. Georgia Tech's success--limited as it may have been--came entirely away from the left side of the field. That is not an exaggeration.
We had raised the spectre of the Nightmare Matchup last month and the paradox it created: with Iowa's two undecided star juniors facing both the NFL and super-talented opponents, it was hard as Hawkeye fans what to root for. If Bryan Bulaga and Amari Spievey succeeded against talents like Derrick Morgan and Demaryius Thomas, Iowa would likely win the Orange Bowl... and the two studs would likely declare for the draft immediately afterward. If they struggled, Iowa would likely continue its 50-year BCS bowl losing streak... but Bulaga and Spievey would more probably stay.
Today, we're still not certain whether either player will declare for the draft, but both turned in solid performances. Spievey did not give up a catch--we're not sure any of Nesbitt's nine throws were even toward Spievey--and he was predictably the more solid of Iowa's two CBs in run support. Meanwhile, Bryan Bulaga struggled at times; frankly, he could have been flagged a bit more often than once for holding, and we wouldn't have complained. And yet, Iowa's clinching drive came with runs to the left, and Derrick Morgan was a functional non-factor for the balance of the game. We're not sure how much more you can ask of a tackle than what Bulaga delivered tonight.
But that's all business for another day. Iowa has won the 2010 Orange Bowl, and they did so in typical Iowa Hawkeye fashion: substituting magic for muscle, flair for fury, and style for substance. Of course they'd win by "only" two scores in a game they dominated. Of course. That's what this Iowa team did all season long, and there was no reason to deviate tonight. It's a cliche I've fought against for years, but one you simply must apply to this Iowa Hawkeye football team: all they do is win. The "how" just doesn't seem to matter to them.
Good night, 2009 season. If next season is even nearly as awesome, we're going to be in for one hell of a year.
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I am hard and drunk
and I won $100. The haters can go mmmmph themselves. This team is for real.
Adryan Motherfuckin’ Clayborn.
Did they complete a pass?
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 5, 2010 11:52 PM CST reply actions
Sorry.
ESPN says they were 2 for 9. Still awesome, especially when we killed their rushing also.
JESUS, OUR DEFENSE IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 Jan 5, 2010 11:55 PM CST up reply actions
Did "Be-be" catch a pass?
I think not. good luck in the fucking draft. d-bag.
I am drunker now.
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 6, 2010 12:05 AM CST up reply actions
You mentioned Spievey and Bulaga
and how a win might push them to leave. Anyone think this joy of winning might push them to stay? Hmm… ANyone? Drinking?
Drinking, yes.
Bulaga won’t stay. He wouldn’t have an announcement otherwise. Spievey is a tough one to judge. Outside of Iowa, there’s no hype. Hell, WE all know how good he is… nobody goes near the guy… but b/c he plays this far north, nobody notices CBs up here.
by Kinnick Stadium is my Graceland on Jan 6, 2010 12:00 AM CST up reply actions
Per Morehouse, Spievey is 50-50.
Bulaga says it’s not about the money. (Which is odd – I mean, it totally is and no one faults him for that.)
Big junkies come from little junkies.
I think...
Bulaga’s family is not hurting for money (maybe not super-rich, but not poor). With the injury/illness risk, it is probably more about getting a good start into the NFL, and not turn out to be like Sam Bradford.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:08 AM CST up reply actions
Per Hlas (I think, if not him, then Morehouse)
Spievey’s family doesn’t even know what his decision will be. God, I want him back, but I wish him nothing but greatness if he decides to go pro (and have no reason to complain if he does given (1) his performance over the last 2 seasons and (2) the economic situation he and his family face). I will love Spievey and Bulaga til teh day they (or more liklely I) die.
That said, I will sell my (hopefully prospective) first-born to see Spievey return (assuming Bulaga is gone).
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
PAT MOTHERFUCKING ANGERER
I’m gonna miss that guy. I hope his brother’s dog never dies. Friends are important.

He is the quintessential Iowa field general.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 5, 2010 11:57 PM CST up reply actions
An amazing turnaround
To think he was thisclose to calling it quits. Plus many were convinced that Coleman was the way to go with the position (admittedly I was one of those). He has represented all that is great about the Hawkeyes and I hope he has a long and bountiful career ahead of him.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I thought Coleman was an awesome prospect when he came in to spell Klink in '07.
But Angerer quickly proved why he got the starting job in ’08.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
I had shitty audio at Fox and Hound in Philly
But I seemed they were gushing, Tim Tebow style, over Pat Angerier in the 2nd quarter. Anyone confirm?
Gushing yes.
But not in Tebow style. There was no deification.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:01 AM CST up reply actions
I'm gonna miss the hell out of Pat.
He was a monster on the field and the best source of quotes off the field since Roth.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
I dunno...
Edds was the perfect combo of insightful and hilarious.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:00 AM CST up reply actions
yeah, but you're gonna be pissed @ Edds
when he’s a politician making decisions that run contrary to your current affiliation
That's true...
I hadn’t thought of that. I’ll still illegally smoke a joint in his honor despite his beliefs
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:06 AM CST up reply actions
I'm strangely ok with that
He was the most unheralded, but perhaps most important, part of the Iowa D the past THREE seasons. We have been lucky to have someone so talented and so deveoted to teh team concept of defense as the lynchpin of our defense. There is no one leaving that will be more missed than Edds, if nothing other than in hindsight.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Never underestimate Clayborn's puppy as a source of quotes off the field.
Joe knows bowl games.
by ReadingRambler on Jan 6, 2010 12:01 AM CST up reply actions
How would you describe your master's treatment of opposing QBs?
“Ruff!”
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:07 AM CST up reply actions
I will enjoy following this team over the course of 11 games next year
I look at Clayborn’s mug and remind myself why I’m not looking forward to the other game.
Joe knows bowl games.
Wait...
is RR sorta converting… I mean seriously… have we really been this awesome to you?
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 5, 2010 11:58 PM CST up reply actions
That doesn't count.
He’s just desperate to see a good team.
Joe knows bowl games.
by ReadingRambler on Jan 6, 2010 12:00 AM CST up reply actions
Dude, I joined the bandwagon months ago
Converted is the wrong word. Paterno will last another hundred years and this pleases me.
Joe knows bowl games.
by ReadingRambler on Jan 5, 2010 11:59 PM CST up reply actions
I'm just kiddin', bud...
I know you still hold allegiances. For what it’s worth, I cheer for PSU much more due to you. Although that fucker that called my friend a “jewbag” from PSU during this years Michigan-PSU game didn’t exactly help things.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:02 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah?
Well, that idiot is probably one of the guys who logs on to BSD to bash the quarterback for any reason at all.
I hate that guy.
Joe knows bowl games.
by ReadingRambler on Jan 6, 2010 12:03 AM CST up reply actions
That's why we love you.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:09 AM CST up reply actions
Paterno lasting another 100 years
As long as he has ready access to an ample supply of fresh BRAAAAAAAINS.
I keed, Ikeed. JoePa can hunt down fresh brains like no one else.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I WANT HOLYFIELD!!!!
I WANT ALABAMA! AND FLORIDA! AND BOISE STATE! YOU WILL NOT GAIN MORE THAN 75 YARDS ON US!

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
Iowa vs. Illinois replay on Big10 Network now!
Buzz Killington here.
Why don't they play Paid Programming if they need to have filler?
Joe knows bowl games.
by ReadingRambler on Jan 6, 2010 12:04 AM CST up reply actions
I want some of that always-awesome campus programming.
ROUNDTABLE DEBATES, BITCHES!
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Careful - we'll end up with a 30-minute Rotel informercial
by Brock Sampson on Jan 6, 2010 12:06 AM CST up reply actions
If it involves insane dudes rushing into various salons and demanding Ro*Tel, it will be solid-gold awesome.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
True, but
I’m afraid it would some faux cooking show hosted by Rachel Ray or some other such abomination…
by Brock Sampson on Jan 6, 2010 12:09 AM CST up reply actions
Say, chaps...
would you like to look at some etchings?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:04 AM CST up reply actions
Who wants to hear a long story about a bridge?
What the FBI doesn't want you to know is that all Chuck Norris jokes, when applied to Tim Tebow, are very very true.
by steaming_pile_of_awcrap on Jan 6, 2010 12:40 PM CST up reply actions
Don't watch it.
Just watch ESPN or ESPNews all night. You’ll feel better as a Hawkeye fan.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:05 AM CST up reply actions
Want to hear something funny?
Michigan is going to name the CEO of Domino’s Pizza (David Brandon) as their new Athletic Director.
Makes sense that Michigan would turn toward a prince of crappy pizza to try to revamp the recipe of their crappy sports.
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
Is he from West Virginia?
Because if he’s not from West Virginia, Michigan wants nothing to do with him.
Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.
by Hawkeye State on Jan 6, 2010 12:06 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Break the glass! Start up the 2010 Hype Machine!
Bulaga or no, this is a preseason top 5 team.
Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.
No doubt about it.
Especially with the extremely solid class we have coming in and the return of Mr. Grocery Store.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:10 AM CST up reply actions
Well, these teams might be ahead of us...
Bama will probably be ahead of us. Maybe Boise or TCU (how many seniors do they lose?)
Maybe Ohio State. Maybe USC (because the media loves them that much).
How many does Oregon lose?
How many does G Tech lose?
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:12 AM CST up reply actions
Funky stat:
Moeaki, DJK, McNutt, and Sandeman all had four catches.
Stross had only one catch — but what a huge fucking catch it was…
Thanks, Terry, Trey. You took a lot of shit over the years and especially lately after the OSU game (some from me, I freely admit), but you came up ridiculously clutch here. Thanks for everything, man, and most especially thanks for that one huge catch.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
I said that too.
“HIS NAME’S NICK FUCKING TERRY, MR. STEWARD OF GONDOR.”
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:07 AM CST up reply actions
Anybody read the...
“Awful Announcing” website/blog? They called Stockton out about a week or two ago for a terrible job at some Seahawks game.
Maybe he should stick to NBA basketball.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:13 AM CST up reply actions
EHDS!
They pronounced Edds name Edhs not Eeds
"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
-Joe Theismann
That was far from their worse flub.
Compared to Jimmy Johnson not knowing how to pronounce “Ferentz” and “Terry Strauss” and “Marvin McKnight,” not knowing how to pronounce “Edds” is pretty minor.
But they were a shit-tastic crew all around. Good riddance, FOX.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Glad to see Stross get a key catch
And, I say this with love, but WHAT THE HELL WAS SANDEMAN DOING GETTING THAT MANY SNAPS??
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
DJK sitting on the side line
Sandeman was running DJk"s routes. I was scarred shitless when DJK went down on that play. He has been a possession receiver for us all season and with Stross down with an injury, McNutt is great but he doesn’t hit the flairs and out cuts as much as DJK.
McNutt is a monster on a slant though…
Seriously, what isn't better with bacon?
by The Bacon Explosion on Jan 6, 2010 9:42 AM CST up reply actions
Press Conference
Did anyone catch Kirk at the press conference? He refered to Georgia Tech as Wake Forest. Instant bitchmade.
by American Bad Ass on Jan 6, 2010 12:08 AM CST reply actions
I did not catch that.
Are you sure?
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:14 AM CST up reply actions
I saw it....he was so happy he was out of his mind.
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
Well...
I understand the mistake, but I hope we don’t play G Tech for a long time.
That could be bulletin board fodder.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:19 AM CST up reply actions
As long as we have a month to prep for them, I'm OK with playing them again.
They’d be a bitch to get ready for in-season, though.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
CPJ is 1-4 or 1-5 against teams with
10 or more days to prepare
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
Isn't he like 2-5 in bowls now?
Prep time + modern athletes kills that offense.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
There's a reason
Why only high school teams and service academies run the triple option. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an amazing offense to run, especially if you’re disciplined. But at the D-1 level, running it is like the original jusitification/origination of the spread: to neutralize talent disparity (against you). With time to prepare, it remains a high school offense that does not translate well to the modern game. I give Paul Johnson and Hawai’i’/Navy/GT for teh way they’ve run it, but it remains a “gimmick” offense in the modern era (for better or worse)
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
HARD. I am still hard and druk and my wife is asleep!
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 6, 2010 12:09 AM CST reply actions
TeeeHeeHeeHeee. I will try that.
Divorce proceedings will commence in a fortnight.
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 6, 2010 12:49 AM CST up reply actions
is it too early
to offer my services as a family law attorney? hey, the economy’s a bitch and I’ve had to branch out.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Thank You
Seniors. What an awesome fucking year.
by American Bad Ass on Jan 6, 2010 12:10 AM CST reply actions
NORM MOTHERFUCKING PARKER
you are the teacher of jedi. the teacher of masters. the oracle of zion. you are the one. i am your loyal man-love servant. i have also been drinking. please don’t hold that against me.

Something tells me Norm won't fault you for that...
despite his health conditions.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:14 AM CST up reply actions
Question...
Does this help our help our Seantrel Henderson bid in astronomical fashion?
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:13 AM CST reply actions
just what I heard
he seems like a bright kid who is looking for more than just football in his choice
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
He's going to Northwestern?
He better get used to blocking for backup kickers to run for 2 yards at a crack.
LOL
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:16 AM CST up reply actions
So you're saying
He’s particularly adept at destroying the key offensive players of opposing teams? Pretty impresive for a tackle.
Who am I kidding. FIT INTENSITY!!!!!
/Lake teh Posts’d
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I don't think so either...
But I think it does help… especially if Bulaga leaves… which is a bit of a catch-22.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:18 AM CST up reply actions
I am thinking that
the D-line and a Stanzi with a stable of RBs, great safeties, and Bernstein coming back, growth among young guys like Lowe, Hyde, and the receiving corp….(I love DJK and hated to see him get hurt).
Fun times to be a HAwk!
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
I was stunned that Hyde came in briefly at CB when Prater was out.
Or that’s what Stockton said… lord knows if he was accurate. But if he was, he must have had one hell of a bowl prep. That bodes well for next year.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
I think Parker is the key
he and his staff coach players up. And this system allows all guys to grow. It’s pure technique football.
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
They also teach them to beat people up
or maybe just that it’s acceptable to do so.
by Brock Sampson on Jan 6, 2010 12:21 AM CST up reply actions
Or castrate opposing players with their own ears.
Clayborn style.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:21 AM CST up reply actions
It would have been soooooo sweet to get that safety.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:22 AM CST up reply actions
That was Sash's fault.
Speaking of which… was it just me… or did he get dominated on pitch/counter blocks tonight?
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:23 AM CST up reply actions
Angererererer had a great shot to wrap him up in the end zone, too.
Although Sash really should have.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Tyler-mother-f-----ohhh, Sash?
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 6, 2010 12:26 AM CST up reply actions
Sash is still the man...
but he was even quieter than Greenwood tonight. Go figure?
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:30 AM CST up reply actions
Well, the d-line and linebackers were making most of the tackles.
And Tech only threw 12 times.
Not that big a mystery.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Did someone other than Nesbitt throw...
…cause he was 2-9 for something like 13 yards.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 6, 2010 2:08 AM CST up reply actions
OK, 9 times then. (For 12 yards - maybe that's where the 12 came from.)
COUNTING IS HARD, OKAY?!
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Yeah, but it's really hard not to
I mean, GT’s backs are drilled really, really well all season long on how to cut a safety’s legs out. That’s just plain good coaching. Meanwhile, Sash isn’t drilled all year long on how to shed/avoid those blocks. He has other responsibilities. Sure, he had a while to prepare for GT, but that disparity in practice, repetition, coaching, and all that is very substantial. It’s at the core of what makes teams like Tech good.
Seriously, I don’t fault Sash at all for his play tonight. Tech’s offense is designed specifically to cut him down at the point of attack, and it’s not like he can beat that gameplan by saying “DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM” and pressing a “make tackle anyway” button. Doesn’t work like that.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
@OPS and Ross...
All of what you both said seems right/true. It is just so weird to see Iowa’s D do so well, and basically forget that Sash is out there. Just unnatural, weird, and eerie.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:42 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I made the comment during the game that..
…Sash and Greenwood had a great view of the game where they were watching from.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 6, 2010 2:11 AM CST up reply actions
I'm sorry that it came off I was thinking that way.
I was only really saying it was his fault he didn’t seal the game with the safety. And I was pretty much expecting him to not be involved a whole lot tonight. There’s no way a DB who’s never experienced this kind of blocking to succeed against it the 4 or 5 times he had the chance to tonight. I still love the boy, trust me.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:42 AM CST up reply actions
It's all good
Seriously, it’s really weird and different to see an opposing offense that designs blocking schemes to take out your strong safety. And they did a pretty damn good job of it, because well, that’s what they do. I’m glad Sash made such a pain of it that they weren’t able to accomplish a whole lot more. A lot of times, that’s the proper role of a defender: make it a lot easier for the guy next to you to make the play. Seems like Sash did that.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
Not sure
Seemed our safeties weren’t much of a factor at all. Which, going into the game, GT would have loved. But as it played out, meant that they really weren’t needed. Which was good for us.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
GT only had 4 plays for 10+ yards
When man-bear Clayborne plays like that and the D-line steps up the safeties didn’t need much as far as run support. There were three passes that I remember where Sash was over coverage and ready to take the receiver’s head off had they been close to catching the ball.
Seriously, what isn't better with bacon?
by The Bacon Explosion on Jan 6, 2010 9:49 AM CST up reply actions
Yep.
Another thing I noticed tonight. I think, if Ferentz ever leaves in the next 5 years, that Kaczenski (D Line coach) might be the next head man at Iowa.
Time will tell.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:21 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah...thank God.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:48 AM CST up reply actions
I wonder if Norm will retire in the next year or two.
Health issues and all. Has there been any talk about that?
Something tells me...
that being D-Coordinator is what is keeping the man alive. If he retired, it could be a Bear Bryant-esque story. Only with less toes.
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 Jan 7, 2010 4:48 PM CST up reply actions
I was excited when it was someone other than Lowe
The last guy to come out of nowhere during bowl prep was Brodell.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
When was that? 05?
He wound up being pretty good, at least when his hamstring was properly attached.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
think so
Alamo Bowl against Texas. Brodell torched Thorpe award winner and future 1st round pick Aaron Ross.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
Didn't Brodell start at WR in 2006, though?
I don’t recall him being a total non-factor until the Alamo Bowl that year. (Although his game there was definitely eye-opening. Too bad his stupid hamstring betrayed him in 2007.)
Big junkies come from little junkies.
guess my memory was kind off
he started the opener and the last 4 games. He had a career game in the Alamo Bowl, but had been a factor earlier.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 6, 2010 10:46 AM CST up reply actions
I remember he had a big game against Minnesota in the season finale, too.
He had like 3 TDs and around 300 yds combined in those two games, so I remember getting really excited for what he could do in 2007. And then his hamstring said “fuck it, I’m done for this season.”
Big junkies come from little junkies.
ESPN didn't even send Rittenberg to Miami to cover this game?
Lame. The Rose Bowl was four fucking days ago!
Big junkies come from little junkies.
I was waiting for a GTech fan to post...
But I realized that it would be so far in the future that I wouldn’t be able to see it. I was sitting in the stands and they kept on saying: JUST WAIT FOR IT!!!! WAIT FOR THAT OPTION. Well now I’m in the hotel room about to go to sleep in pure and utter bliss. I’ll wait for it next year. Eat it Tech fans who were rude to me in the stands when I was totally polite. NERDS.
God I wish I was there.
it must have been awesome.
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
If it makes you feel any better Stoops
I was polite in the start. But when they started belittling me I just started shouting WHERE IS YOUR OPTION NOW?!?! WHERE IS YOUR FUTURE NOW!?! They literally had nothing to say. Probably because they were doing algebra and shit in their heads.
Yeah, I was a dick, but honestly…they had it coming.
oh and futhermore
There was a dance off at the Budweiser tailgate party. At one point the Gtech fan shouts: We don’t dance like that in the ATL! I don’t know how ya’ll do your “hoedown” in the “corn state”.
No, I’m not even shitting you, the “hoedown” was created in northern Georgia. Look it up. What a bunch of assholes.
I just cocked off at The Rumble Seat and i don't care
We dominated. OK. i mean they dominated. Whatever. Where nis your Big Ten love now, MSM?
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 6, 2010 12:31 AM CST up reply actions
No its cool
I’ve been smoking and drinking by myself for a while. My girlfriend keeps on telling me to come to bed, but I keep on saying: shut up bitch, i gotta find a GTech fan whose face I can blow smoke into. And then she hit me…and now this might be my last post until tomorrow.
"Shut up bitch"
always works on the women. NOT!
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:43 AM CST up reply actions
Godspeed, mikjones 24.
Don’t let her Bobitize you.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:47 AM CST up reply actions
Lordy...
mikjones 24. Live to celebrate another day.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:49 AM CST up reply actions
G Tech fans...
are so douchy, that even Athens frat boys couldn’t tolerate them. Therefore, they have their own college.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:31 AM CST up reply actions
here's how genius paul johnson is
he threw this game just to set the Hawkeye’s up for next years national championship game.
I used to like Johnson, and hence, G Tech.
But tonight, two things ticked me off. First, the relentless chop-blocking. I know it is not technically illegal, but it irks me.
Also, after G Tech got a delay of game penalty (2nd quarter maybe) he absolutely went off on some assistant coach. It is the sort of thing I hope and believe Ferentz would never do (or maybe just to O’Keefe behind closed doors.)
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:24 AM CST up reply actions
I don't know about football strategy
but it seems to me like chop blocking is the same as the triple option. It’s a means to cover up a talent gap. If you have the talent, you don’t need to rely on it
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Jan 6, 2010 8:41 AM CST up reply actions
When they were chopping even the CBs I was just shaking my head
seriously? You’re WRs/RBs/RBs can’t block a corner straight up?
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
There is a difference
Chop blocking is engaging a player below the waist while he is already engaged with another blocker above the waist and is one of the dirtiest plays in football…Georgia Tech CUT Blocks, which does eliminate a talent gap, but, when taught correctly, is a perfectly safe, if annoying, block because the blocker is attacking a leverage point in the defender’s mid-thigh.
"An out of context quote to support my world view." -Some Dead Guy
That may be true...
but it is rarely taught correctly, so it ends up often being pretty dirty.
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 Jan 7, 2010 4:50 PM CST up reply actions
My favorite aspect of the game
Was our total bitchmaking of the vaunted triple option. It was total and complete, encapsulated completely during GT’s third offensive series (I believe) where, in a single play, Clayborn annhilated the dive man (Dwyer?) and the, realizing he didn’t have the ball, proceeded to destroy Nesbitt for a 1-yard gain. When a single member of our defense can take away 2/3 of the possible ball carriers in your offense, you’re FUCKED!
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
He did that over and over all night
He was just a fucking animal out there.
Seriously, what isn't better with bacon?
by The Bacon Explosion on Jan 6, 2010 9:56 AM CST up reply actions
I hope ...
Clayborn doesn’t cut his dreds or shave his beard. By next September he’ll look like a predator-beserker hybrid.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:21 AM CST reply actions
Excuse me
But as a student of Middle East history, I must point out he was Arab-ish (or at least swarthy), not black.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
According to the only accounts of him we have...
…which were written, what, like 50+ years after he supposedly died.
I know this has nothing to do with anything it’s just the dog Devil’s advocate in me.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 8, 2010 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
Sorry, but he already said the beard was coming off post-bowl game.
Per Bark Morehouse.
by Kinnick Stadium is my Graceland on Jan 6, 2010 12:22 AM CST up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:23 AM CST up reply actions
After tonight...
he can do whatever he wishes. He is the king.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:28 AM CST up reply actions
Adrian Predator Clayborn! I like it. Someone get on photoshopping his face on Predator. NOW.
by EnergizerHawk on Jan 6, 2010 12:29 AM CST up reply actions
And a beserker
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:30 AM CST up reply actions
Forgive my ineptness, here, but what the hell is a beserker, and what does that look like?
by EnergizerHawk on Jan 6, 2010 12:31 AM CST up reply actions
In viking lore ...
a half-naked giant who has goes into battle insane with bloodlust.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:33 AM CST up reply actions
Hmmm, That'd be why I don't know it
I haven’t brushed up on my Viking lore recently. Yep.
by EnergizerHawk on Jan 6, 2010 12:33 AM CST up reply actions
think ...
Conan the Barbarian and Wolverine.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:34 AM CST up reply actions
My love for you is like a truck, berserker. Would you like some making fuck, BERSERKER!
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 6, 2010 12:35 AM CST up reply actions
My love for you is ticking clock. BESERKER!
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:36 AM CST up reply actions
It's from "Clerks"...
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:43 AM CST up reply actions
Sorry...
Sometimes I think on the BHGP old guy. I don’t know what other people know.
Got any balls down there?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:52 AM CST up reply actions
I think I'm ... the BHGP old guy
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:53 AM CST up reply actions
Ford
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:54 AM CST up reply actions
please
born a month into the NIXON administration. I was a freakin’ TEENAGER already at the Iowa-Meatchicken game in 1985. I think I redefine old. Yet, JoePa thinks my DAD is a punk kid who needs to get off of his lawn already. It’s just nice to see Iowa win a major, after living through (and remembering) the Bob Commings administration. CONGRATS HAWKEYES!!!!
Just think if he and Venus Williams hooked up
Their baby would be a walking war crime, terrifying to behold.
by Brock Sampson on Jan 6, 2010 12:32 AM CST up reply actions
While watching the Orange Bowl tonight...
my friends and I noticed all the Serena Willliams gatorade ads. Of course, we are all white dudes, and some of our comments were a bit racist.
Finally, the dude in our group who you would expect to be the most racist called Serena a “Velopturaptor.” We decided this was the new word for a person who looks like a voloptuous velociraptor.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:46 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I don't get why, "because we are all white dudes"
automatically means there’s racism, either. I mean, I’m proud to be from the Midwest and all, but c’mon. ON!!! COME!!!
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
You're right...
I shouldn’t paint us all with that brush.
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 Jan 7, 2010 4:52 PM CST up reply actions
Seriously...
I wanna know where ESPN found the hot pills they gave Wendi Nix.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:24 AM CST reply actions
I can't decide...
if the southern accent is really sexy, or slightly annoying, or a mix of both. I think I’d tap it, regardless.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:25 AM CST up reply actions
I WANT HER IN AN ILLEGAL WAY
Illegal in Kentucky, even…
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 6, 2010 12:54 AM CST up reply actions
When she wears the glasses...
that’s when it really becomes evident.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:54 AM CST up reply actions
I was married to one for 10 years
And eventually it got grating like a chainsaw with issues.
"Wow. You know you have problems when even the cheerleaders know you suck." ~ Pain in the Sash
by Leftcoast Hawk on Jan 6, 2010 2:51 AM CST up reply actions
ESPNews...
was pretty flattering toward the Big Ten tonight. Mentioned something about the fact that the Big Ten is the first conference to beat 4 teams in bowls that were ranked in the top 15 since 1998. Who did it in 1998? The Big Ten, of course.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:27 AM CST up reply actions
A few "loses"?
Does America know how to spell “lose” and “loser” and “loss” anymore?
"dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok" - bored Boise State Cowbell Girl (who's apparently blind)
by Mr. Rosewater on Jan 6, 2010 1:40 AM CST up reply actions
Yea
Nice that the Orange bowl coverage was after Randy Johnson retiring, Matt Holiday signing a contract and some other shit. If Adam James would have been at the game then we would have been the lead.
Seriously, what isn't better with bacon?
by The Bacon Explosion on Jan 6, 2010 10:01 AM CST up reply actions
You'd leave him outside in the dark, in 49-degree weather?!
YOU BARBARIAN.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
This was a pretty excellent last hurrah for the Class of 2005, too.
They didn’t win a Rose Bowl or a national title like lots of people prophesied, but an 11-win season and an Orange Bowl win is a pretty fine accomplishment in its own right.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Well...
I don’t want to give them too much credit, but they did get our only BCS win in 5 decades. Props to them. All hail: Moeaki, Richardson, Stross, Eubanks, Edds, Angerer, and all the rest.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:34 AM CST up reply actions
Jesus Christ, can you stop being a pedant for one fucking night?
We can properly allocate credit later. Maybe the Tech fans will make us a pie chart.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Forgive me for asking...
but are you calling me a pedant? If I knew what it meant, I might take offense. Since I don’t I will say:
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:51 AM CST up reply actions
Never mind, it's all good.
I’m not going to waste time being annoyed on a night we won the goddamn Orange Bowl.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Sorry, I'm not saying they deserve all the credit.
But they’ve taken a lot of shit over the years, so a tip of the cap seems in order now. We don’t win this game without them.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Half of being an elite team is
getting guys who have been under the hot lights for a long time…they’re good for the team chemistry. I don’t think you can do it with all unsung heroes.
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
So much promise
To be left unfulfilled. It’s actually more of an accomplishment given what they DID achieve, given the ridiculous attrition in that class (for whatever reason). They’ve been widely criticized, but those members of the Class of 2005 that were with us till the end have been the best part of being an Iowa Hawkeye (and I’m stupidly hopefuly Dace comes back for one more year)
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
No dace next year
Either Morehouse or Hlas mentioned on their blog that he won’t pursue another year
Keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city - that aint legal either, Dude.
by AcrimoniousAngerererer on Jan 6, 2010 12:31 PM CST up reply actions
Not really surprising
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Jan 6, 2010 6:13 PM CST up reply actions
First guy to call my friend...
And say, hey!!! We got some respect!!!!
Wait no, eat a dick:
ESPN
sportsline
rivals
and sportingnews.
Sporting news is a magainze….right guys?
Where's the comment
About needing 1000 dicks, so everyone at ESPN can suck one? Oh wait, I may have just made it.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Hello Iowa fans
Thanks for finally closing this one out. You did an excellent job representing our conference. That said, I can finally go back to loathing you all again.
If you would though, before we part, please send some of your defensive stars to the NFL. Oh, and give us our Rambler back.
K, thanx bye!
I think Reading Rambler is ours now
You can have him back when Ferentz stops OWNING Paterno
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 6, 2010 12:33 AM CST up reply actions
do we want Rambler back?
"dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok" - bored Boise State Cowbell Girl (who's apparently blind)
by Mr. Rosewater on Jan 6, 2010 12:46 AM CST up reply actions
yes. it is.
"dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok" - bored Boise State Cowbell Girl (who's apparently blind)
by Mr. Rosewater on Jan 6, 2010 12:53 AM CST up reply actions
@Roswater...
love your signature about the Boise State Cowbell Girl. Hilarious.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:57 AM CST up reply actions
;-)
Like I told someone else in the pre-game thread, I feel horrible; yet delighted
"dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok" - bored Boise State Cowbell Girl (who's apparently blind)
by Mr. Rosewater on Jan 6, 2010 1:41 AM CST up reply actions
I wonder if she ever gets requests...
…for Blue Oyster Cult.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 6, 2010 2:23 AM CST up reply actions
Or if she dresses like Will Ferrell?
With gheri curl and a shirt that is showing off a bit too much mid-riff?
By the way, I have no idea if I spelled “gheri” or “mid-riff” correctly there.
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 Jan 7, 2010 4:57 PM CST up reply actions
I pray to God that we can be competitive in Iowa City next year
but if that doesn’t happen, then I hope to God ISU doesn’t fuck up another potential BCS title run for Iowa (a la 2002) and loses by a lot.
"I am so proud to be your coach." -Paul Rhoads
i <3 u guyz
Long time lurker here, just wanted to say I love this blog, I love you crazy Hawkeye fans, and I love being a fan with you. Hell yeah, go us!
On a side note, would it be creepy if I changed my last name to “Lovesadrianclayborn”?
by The Obsolete Man on Jan 6, 2010 12:39 AM CST reply actions
One Edds is Governor of Iowa...
…it will be mandated and required.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 6, 2010 2:25 AM CST up reply actions
Next year
I just hope the Hawkeyes are more than the warmup act for the GMAC Bowl. I mean, THE GMAC Bowl.
Iowa City protestors are already gathering
outside of Ricky’s apartment.
by Black and Gold on Jan 6, 2010 12:46 AM CST up reply actions
That was the funniest thing I've ever heard.
U – S – A!
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:52 AM CST up reply actions
Myers was asking about the MIDWEST too
he just turned it into the midwest is america type thing.
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
The Manzi was just trying to get some Tebow-esque love...
…from tWWL. Maybe we could have Sportscenter cast us as “America’s Team” or something.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 6, 2010 2:31 AM CST up reply actions
My Gator friends who have each watched 40 Iowa games stood up and saluted!
Fucking A Ricky, you won some fans!
Tebow and Stanzi...
for God and Country.
LOL
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 Jan 7, 2010 4:57 PM CST up reply actions
Adrian Clayborn is going to get so much fucking press next year
it is going to be ridiculous. Binns needs to put on 10 lbs of muscle and God help the Big Ten…plus you ust know some guy is going to come out of nowhere next year on this defense. Who????
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
Bernstine?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:46 AM CST up reply actions
I hope so...
especially if Spivey goes.
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
Tarpinian.
He’s our Brian Cushing… reckless abandon up the ass.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:46 AM CST up reply actions
Also has very pretty hair.
(Or was that Matthews that had the pretty hair at USC?)
Big junkies come from little junkies.
... I think that was all three of the starting 2008 USC linebacker corps.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:50 AM CST up reply actions
On a related note...
Cushing won NFL Defensive ROTY today. Dude had an unbelievable season.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 1:00 AM CST up reply actions
That's my call, too.
As good as Angerer and Edds are, I think Tarpinian will be quite amazing in his own right.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
Wegher
He can’t stay at RB, obviously.
by Black and Gold on Jan 6, 2010 12:47 AM CST up reply actions
Iowa's version of Wes Welker?
Move him to a 3rd down back/slot receiver?
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I thought he was being facetious.
I think it will be hard to move him from RB after his performance last night. Granted, GT’s defense isn’t exactly the Steel Curtain, but he looked healthy for the first time since early in the year and, as a result, more explosive. I think you definitely split him out wide at times and try to incorporate him into the passing game more, but I think he brings a lot of good things to the table at RB, too.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Next year...
Nielsen moves up from water-cup bringing maid to full-time backup.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:53 AM CST up reply actions
Nielsen is going to soak your Lane Bryant panties next season.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
I hope so.
Wait, how do you know where I buy my panties? I have to get Erin Andrews’ legal team on the phone.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:56 AM CST up reply actions
I hope Adrian likes seeing double-teams.
I vote for a LB as the surprise guy. Not totally sure who takes the spots along Hunter, but I think we’ll see someone really emerge there.
Barring that my super-dark horse pick is Gaglione. He was a pass-rushing terror in HS and it sounded like he was looking good in practice until he had a shoulder (?) injury. I doubt he’ll start, but he could become a valuable sub — maybe use him as often as they used Roth in 2002?
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Wild guess
But Trap moves to MLB and Nielsen as OLB. The coaches have been raving about Nielsen since he arrived on campus.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Those definitely seem like possibilities.
Tarp was a wildman on kick returns last night, too.
I think Davis and Johnson will give Tarp and Nielsen some tough competition for those two LB spots, though.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
loved seeing Tarp lighting people up on STs wearing #33
like old days
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
so is there going to be a BCS Championship thread here
I enjoy cussing.
"dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok, dok" - bored Boise State Cowbell Girl (who's apparently blind)
If they don't make a thread...
just make one yourself in the fanposts section. Someone did that for the TTech-MSU Alamo Bowl on Saturday.
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 Jan 6, 2010 12:55 AM CST up reply actions
That was me
Thank you very much. And what started off as an intimate gathering of like-minded degenerates quickly turned into an epically funny, well-visited gathering of degenerates. Speaking of which, I’ll be watching the game with my poker group on Thursday, degenerates all. Hopefully I can turn a few of them on to this site.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Fuck the fucking BCS fucking Championship
I want a fucking GMAC Bowl fucking thread.
by Black and Gold on Jan 6, 2010 12:52 AM CST up reply actions
Jesus... how could've I forgotten??? Silly me...

/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:51 AM CST reply actions
Mine only has one tooth
/five words guy’d
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 6, 2010 12:56 AM CST up reply actions
Cuz it's from the DEEP SOUTH
Which also means it’s got SPEED.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 6, 2010 2:34 AM CST up reply actions
Come on...
you knew it was coming eventually.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:56 AM CST up reply actions
Sleep... sleep I hear?

Nightmare Ant has now fucked any chance of that shit.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 12:58 AM CST up reply actions
You know Sondy's a Mad Ant, right?

YOUR MIND EQUALS BLOWN AND OR FUCKED
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
No I did not know that.
But somehow the fact that he’s still playing (semi) pro-ball is even more nightmareish.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 1:02 AM CST up reply actions
Well you goddamn should have known
http://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/2009/2/8/753569/fort-wayne-mad-ants-acquir
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
That was before my time here.
Which I sincerely apologize for. In case you haven’t noticed, I breathe this shit.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 1:05 AM CST up reply actions
NO EXCUSES
ALL NEW MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO READ EVERY OLD ARTICLE WE WROTE
IT IS IN THE BY-LAWS
(I’m just fucking with you.)
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
I would've thought you were serious if it weren't for that tag.
/Pantherhawk’d
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 1:08 AM CST up reply actions
I do not think he is displaying enough cocaine-fueled intensity to satisfy Nightmare Ant.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Akkkkk
That thing makes me laugh and cringe at the same time.
"Wow. You know you have problems when even the cheerleaders know you suck." ~ Pain in the Sash
by Leftcoast Hawk on Jan 6, 2010 2:55 AM CST up reply actions
Stanzi....
the guy just wins ball games…after torturing you with stupidity and reclessness.
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
It's like Christmas!
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 12:53 AM CST up reply actions
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Thaaaaaaat SDSU? I figured we were talking about San Diego St.
Super-Alford-Fail.
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 Jan 6, 2010 1:04 AM CST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure he means San Diego State
No offense to the Jacked Rabbits.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
Yes, San Diego State.
That is what ESPN said.
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 Jan 6, 2010 1:08 AM CST up reply actions
Yes San Diego
Zulu you looking forward to the abuse we can now lay on Pac 10 fans
by nwyms Trebek! on Jan 6, 2010 1:09 AM CST up reply actions
those fans are in for fun times down there
the build up and then the fall
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
Speaking of sleazy coaches who used to be in the midwest
What the fuck ever happened to Quinn Snyder?
"I am so proud to be your coach." -Paul Rhoads
Cocaine..
cocaine happened to Quinn Snyder.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 1:00 AM CST up reply actions
You don't do cocaine.
Cocaine does you.
I don’t know about drugs, I just wanted to say/type the words above.
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 Jan 6, 2010 1:01 AM CST up reply actions
No...
I just always thought “Quin Snyder” sounded like a great name for a movie coke addict.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 1:04 AM CST up reply actions
I'm almost sure...
that one of the “bad guys” in Traffic was named Quin Snyder.
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 Jan 6, 2010 1:06 AM CST up reply actions
He's a lawyer now...
well, he was all along. Actually I think he is coaching in the NBDL or some such shit.
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
The number of coke addicts
that are also lawyers is depressingly large.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Last I heard...
Snyder was coaching an NBA D-League team in Texas. That was a year or two ago.
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 Jan 6, 2010 1:00 AM CST up reply actions
Lickliter bought less hea with this win
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
Doc Saturday gives us some love.
But mostly, it was the same Hawkeye defense, a top-10 unit that clamped down on Tech’s prolific running game with a fundamentally sound tenacity no one else has come close to matching against the triple option. The ACC’s most dynamic attack accounted for all of one first down in the first half and punted as many times (9) as it had in the previous six games combined.
“But we never punt!” /rumbleseat’d
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Love how they described their frequency of punting.
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 Jan 6, 2010 1:02 AM CST up reply actions
I just want to say
I am extremely proud of the seasons that both Iowa and Iowa State put forth this year, and it has been a damn pleasure watching this watershed year for the Hawkeyes. I look forward to next year and promise not to give you guys too much shit about the roundball thing.
Because in the end? Fuck Them. We’re Iowans.
"I am so proud to be your coach." -Paul Rhoads
Hoopyball is dead to us.
I don’t know who told you differently.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
It's officially a
club sport beginning in April. So enjoy the final days…
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
We're starting a second football team
instead….
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
Iowa bball
Is why I’m glad I went to Georgetown. Until our inevitable late season collapse
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
http://www.youtube.com/user/gazetteonline#p/u
post-game interviews are up. CR Gazette style.
Ha I love how the DJK interview starts off
Reporter: “You know what sucks? You were having a damn good game.”
Professional right there.
I check cheddar like a food inspector
by SpanishJohnny on Jan 6, 2010 1:20 AM CST up reply actions
I though DJK handled the inanity well
Great interview. So well-spoken.
"Wow. You know you have problems when even the cheerleaders know you suck." ~ Pain in the Sash
by Leftcoast Hawk on Jan 6, 2010 2:39 PM CST up reply actions
I don't think that was unprofessional at all
Morehouse has a great rapport with the players. And besides – it’s true. It did suck, and he was playing really well.
Bully football is winning football.
by Bucketochicken on Jan 6, 2010 6:24 PM CST up reply actions
The interview with Rieff is so awesome...
he seems so soft spoken and so into the system. Any shoutout to Doyle is a good sign.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 1:24 AM CST up reply actions
Good night all.
Go Hawks!
Work is going to be brutal tomorrow. Almost as brutal as the Iowa Defense!
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
Until we meet again ...
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 6, 2010 1:13 AM CST reply actions
is it akward when?
cbs links to a Georgia site for an Iowa win and a Iowa site for Georgia tech loss?
Hey, where was Hunter tonight? Did he play?
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
Jeremiha?
He had several excellent plays on the outside.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 1:20 AM CST up reply actions
I just watched the Bulaga interview
I would not be surprised either way about his decision. I think he goes…but he might stay. He’s fucking 20. He might get told by NFL people to stay. You never know.
"I think it's safe to say our concerns are many." -- Kirk Ferentz
I love this team
They are not the best Iowa team I have ever seen (’85, I was 10). 2002 was great; I was able to go to a couple of games that year, and then then the Orange Bowl. Last year was fantastic. Watching Shonn Greene run almost turned me into a J-E-T-S fan.
But I love this team.
I was so excited about this game, because win or lose, I love watching this team. I can’t count the number of times they almost killed me, but I love them because of those times, not in spite of it. This team has been so infuriating and so much fun. And a good chunk of that is due to BHGP. So thank you, It has been great,
by Ratface McDougal on Jan 6, 2010 1:25 AM CST reply actions
This team might be more complete than any recent Hawkeye team
as a “TEAM” as “WINNERS” total package.
they just don’t think losing is something that applies. for a Hawkeye team, that is half the battle.
Alright, children.
It’s been wonderful. Sweet dreams tonight, although those are a given at this point.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 6, 2010 1:25 AM CST reply actions
even just for Nesbitt.
1/4 11 yds and 1 INT. They don’t pass much but we made them pay when they did.
Are the GT fans
Going to be crying while masturbating to their CPJ/Mario Lopez pictures?
Fuck those motherfuckers and their “genius” coach.
Fuck From the Rumble Seat and their stupid graphs, I guess it should be no surprise such a nerdy fan base has a tough time understanding football.
And most of all Fuck YOU, we’re IOWA!
I check cheddar like a food inspector
by SpanishJohnny on Jan 6, 2010 1:57 AM CST up reply actions
he needed no redemption.
he has done enough in his four years to more than make up for his drops at OSU this year.
Absolutely
The only downside to Iowa the past two seasons is the fact that injuries have seemed to rob Stross of his potential (the next IGIWWR). His numerous hamstring injuries robbed Stross of much of the speed he came into school with, but he became over the last season and a half as an incredibly dependable “possession” receiver in the Eddie Hinkel mold. It’s just a shame that he won’t leave with the accolades he seemed destined to earn, but he deserves far more praise and adulation than many are willing to give him in light of his one off game (OSU). I think we are incredibly well-situated at WR for the next couple of seasons (DJK next year, McNutt for two more years, Keenan Davis and Jordan Cotton), but Stross will be missed.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
It is a shame he was never able to fulfill the promise he flashed in 06 and 07 because of the injuries.
I remember him making some big plays (against NIU in 06 and jNWU in 07) and he seemed like he was really gonna be something. And then he could never shake the injury bug.
I like the idea of a WR top four of DJK, McNutt, Sandeman, and Davis next year, though. I hope Davis can get more snaps; the way he disappeared over the course of this season was disappointing.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Amazing, just truly amazing
One of, if not THE, greatest Iowa wins in my lifetime. I hate to be “that guy” but it bears pointing out (again) that the score was in no way indicative what a total domination this game was for Iowa. God Bless Stanzi, even if he is guaranteed to throw a TD to the team in white irregardless of what color jerseys we’re wearing. That said, he was amazing tonight, in a game that saw Stross play all of 1.5 downs, DJK AND Prater get injured. Can’t believe how amazing Clayborn was, but now I’m worried he may rethink his decision to return for his senior season. Not that I would have any problem with such a decision after his total and complete domination tonight.
GO HAWKS OR GET HERPES!!!! I LOVE ALL Y"ALL!!!
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Perhaps a change in uniform tradition is in order.
God Bless Stanzi, even if he is guaranteed to throw a TD to the team in white irregardless of what color jerseys we’re wearing.
It’s fucking uncanny. All four of his Rick Sixes were thrown while we were in the black jerseys. Maybe we should be like LSU or Georgia Tech and just wear our white all the time — at least while Stanzi is at QB.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Ugh. I'm going to be even more worthless at work today than I was yesterday.
Fucking BCS, scheduling games on a goddamn Tuesday night.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Maybe he got hit so many times he was confused.
"They ran the same defense we’ve seen all year," Georgia Tech quarterback Josh Nesbitt said. "We were prepared, we just didn’t take advantage of all our opportunities. We had chances to score and move the football, but we just killed ourselves on every drive."
No, I believe that was Adrian Clayborn that was killing you on every drive.
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Are they going to give our defense any credit at all?
Their coach even said something similar. Why can’t they just say “we got beat” at every turn. We were better prepared, more focused, bigger, faster, stronger, and angrierer.
Fuck you, were Iowa, and we don’t care about your scorn.
Keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city - that aint legal either, Dude.
by AcrimoniousAngerererer on Jan 6, 2010 8:47 AM CST up reply actions
Who gives a fuck what some GT dude said, we won the motherfucking Orange Bowl
Less bitching about disrespect, more celebration
Unreal
They had chances to score? The missed FG was plural? Idiots.
I’m going off of memory, but I though Dolph said that they were held to their lowest offensive output in the first half in over 20 years. There were no opportunities.
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Jan 6, 2010 9:04 AM CST up reply actions
"We were our own worst enemy," Yellow Jackets coach Paul Johnson said.
Only if “Clayborn skullfucking your QB” is a euphemism for “We”
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Jan 6, 2010 9:10 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe I just don't understand their offense well enough
But it seems to me when your quarterback and running backs are getting tackled by 4 and 5 defenders, you’re getting outplayed at just about every position on the field.
Keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city - that aint legal either, Dude.
by AcrimoniousAngerererer on Jan 6, 2010 9:18 AM CST up reply actions
Triple option, thy name is bitchmade
Lowest offensive output of the year, worst offensive half in 20 years, Bey Bey had 0 catches, both of Iowa’s freshman (FRESHMAN bitches!) RB’s out gain any member of GT’s “unstoppable” running attack, average 1 three and out a game and had 5 in the first half, punted 7 times when punting indicates a weak offense as we all found out at FTRS.
"We know we can move the ball on any defense," Nesbitt said. "It was just a matter of going out and doing it. And you can’t beat a good team when you’re beating yourself." I guess ‘beating yourself’ means having a quality defense shove a foot up your ass.
Seriously, what isn't better with bacon?
by The Bacon Explosion on Jan 6, 2010 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
My advice to GT is to quit reading your press clippings and watch some game film.
Iowa owned you last night, you were Iowa’s bitch they threw you away, brought you back, threw you away again and you asked for more. You had no chance, your offense sucks and your defense is worse.
by nwyms Trebek! on Jan 6, 2010 12:18 PM CST up reply actions
Must be punch-drunk
I didn’t see a whole lot of “chances to score” or “moving the football” in the first half. Not much in the second either, really (though they did at least manage more than one first down and 30 yards in that half).
It's my birthday
And the HAWKS fucking ROCK!!!!!
My cousin, a die-hard Gopher fan, celebrated his birthday last night
My present to him was three hours of football the way it’s supposed to be played.
by Twin Cities Hawk on Jan 6, 2010 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
I just want to say
That I will never forget this team, the players, the coaching staff (even you, O’Keefe). Even my stomach and my now raging ulcer and stroke-inducing blood pressure levels will never forget this team. Ever.
As drunk as I was last night at the bar, which was insanely packed at 5pm, I will never forget how many people lost their collective minds as Wegher ran into the endzone late in the fourth quarter. I would be lying as I type hungover right now if I told you I didn’t have tears in my eyes as I screamed my voice away. Goddamn, last night, and the past 4-5 months, was fun…
by Twin Cities Hawk on Jan 6, 2010 11:57 AM CST reply actions
And we will likely be even *better* next year.
That’s scary to contemplate. Honestly, I think we are getting the same level of disrespect Nebraska got when Osborn was their coach… till they finally won their title. Then the press STFU.
"Wow. You know you have problems when even the cheerleaders know you suck." ~ Pain in the Sash
by Leftcoast Hawk on Jan 6, 2010 2:44 PM CST up reply actions
We'll see
We were supposed to be “even better” in 2005 after the epic LSU win but a series of bad-luck and poor decisions really cost us. Plus, 3/5s of the starting O line is leaving (4/5s if you include Richardson for Vandevelde – and I would) and will have to be replaced by a group of very young players with little or no significant playing time heading into spring ball. Certainly like the promise this team has, but it’s far too early to speculate on next season. Enjoy what we’ve got right now.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.

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