What these Seniors have been through

by Austin Bramley on Nov 16, 2010 5:19 PM CST

Senior day is always a special moment in Kinnick Stadium. It always seems to be a bit louder, and the players and fans show a bit more emotion. Senior day is this Saturday in Kinnick, as the Hawkeyes host the 9th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. The game has been circled on the calendars of Hawkeye fans since the Orange Bowl victory from last year. The game had the expectations to be played for the Big Ten title, just like last year. With the Hawkeye loss to Northwestern last weekend that virtually eliminated Iowa from the Big Ten Title race. Although that did bum a lot of Hawk fans out, including myself, the Hawkeyes still have a lot to play for. Iowa has a chance to beat Iowa State, Penn State, Michigan and Michigan State and potentially Ohio State all in the same year. Yeah, the Hawkeyes didn't fulfill my expectations as they lost three games that they could have won. Tyler Sash had a facebook status that read this :

Cute little status update begging people not to comment on your play. Maybe if you spent less time on facebook and more time practicing you could cover scrubs like Trumpy, etc. Maybe you could have covered the AZ receiver. Loved seeing the D WILT at least 3 times this year. Thanks for your part in ruining the season...... thanks @Anthony Sicilio for the message - you will be in my prayers.

Adrian Clayborn also had a facebook status suggesting that he was getting some hate mail. After reading that and the Hawkeye message boards i can honestly say I have never been more disappointed at Hawkeye fans in my life.

Not only the Seniors, but all the football players on the Hawkeye roster work hard day in and day out, in the weight room, classroom and on the practice field. The want to win way more then we want them to win. I can guarantee you that every loss they get, they take it way harder than the Hawkeye fans do, and for Tyler and Adrian to log on to facebook and receive hate mail and harsh comments is flat out embarrassing. On the week leading up to senior day the fans start to bash some of the Hawkeye players, frankly that's sickening. These 26 seniors help build this program, and played a big role in getting us that Orange Bowl victory.

These Seniors chose to come to Iowa in 2005, when the hawks had an overall record of 7-5
In 2006 Iowa had a 6-7 record with a loss to Texas in the Alamo Bowl
In 2007 These seniors were sophomores and went 6-6 and didn't make a bowl game
In 2008 These seniors went 9-4 with a victory over South Carolina in the Outback Bowl
In 2009 These Seniors were Juniors and competed in one of the greatest seasons in Hawkeye football history, they beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the Orange bowl
In 2010, The season isnt over yet, but I would love to do my part as a fan, and send these Hawks out with a victory over a top 10 ranked team in Ohio State on Senior Day.
via www.mkrob.com

Lets take some time and look back at some of the key plays that has involved some seniors

These Seniors have clearly impacted this program is a positive way. It will be the last time that they will step on the turf in Kinnick in pads. Lets let them know how much we appreciate them, Go Hawks

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Agreed

The worst thing you can do as a fan after a big loss like that is deflate the team even more by posing hate mail on their Facebook pages and what not. It’s crazy to think back of all that we’ve been through with this group of guys. I will fondly remember the last two years, and I hope they can win out this year and make it all the more memorable. Still ranked 20th in the country with two games to play, so they could get a good bowl game still. Keep the faith!

Great post, man!

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by Sayre Bedinger on Nov 16, 2010 5:34 PM CST reply actions

I've said in other posts

but I’ll say it again. I am going to be tremendously upset to these Seniors go. They have given so much heart and pain for the Black and Gold and the least we can do for them is give them the thank you they deserve. I have never felt like someone belongs in the black and gold more than Ricky, AC and DJK. Sure, all the seniors have pulled their weight and given everything to this team but those 3 seem like they were destined to be Hawkeyes.

THE MOON WALK WAS A HOAX. YOUR POPCORN IS SHIT. JOLLY TIME FOREVER. FUCK PURDUE-RossWB

by Pain in the Sash on Nov 16, 2010 6:26 PM CST reply actions

Yeah i agree with ya man

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by Austin Bramley on Nov 16, 2010 6:28 PM CST reply actions

When a fan blames a player (s)...

for “ruining the season for us”, that fan needs a good ass kicking. Way too far over the line.

Shut the fuck up, Anthony Sicilio, sit in your living room and get drunk, you hard working and important participant of the football program.

We, as fans, can be disappointed in results, but we should always be appreciative of the hard work these amazing kids have done, no matter what the results.

by iowabeakster on Nov 16, 2010 7:35 PM CST reply actions

Amen!

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by Austin Bramley on Nov 16, 2010 9:25 PM CST reply actions

This is really depressing.

Fuck the bumfucks and Barrington students who don’t have a soul.

Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.

by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Nov 16, 2010 10:11 PM CST reply actions

I hate haters.

Stay golden, Ponyboy.

by Hawkeyegirl on Nov 16, 2010 10:27 PM CST reply actions

Anthony Sicilio is a whore

how quickly people forget those years that we were lucky to get a few victories a year. if i had twitter i would send them a thank you for all the hard work they have put into the team, especially those who don’t plan on making football a career.

we cant get mad at Nebraska for doing it, then turn around and do the exact same thing. its stupid. i think at some point this season everyone here should send these kids a thank you tweet or facebook message and show them that for every classless Iowa fan there are hundreds of us who appreciate what they have done for the football program

by justsomehawkeyefan on Nov 16, 2010 10:59 PM CST reply actions

Senior Day T-Shirts (not available)

No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer

by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Nov 16, 2010 11:15 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

hahahaha

- Davey Dave

by dtnordgren on Nov 18, 2010 11:20 PM CST up reply actions

Will you accept a pubecheck, good sir?

Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.

by Kyle McCann't on Nov 18, 2010 11:44 PM CST up reply actions

Questioning pubes and then asking to check? Do you now Chris Hanson of Dateline NBC?

- Davey Dave

by dtnordgren on Nov 19, 2010 12:53 PM CST up reply actions

I just wish "we"

meant the entire BHGP commentariat. Unfortunately, a vast, vast quantity of Iowa fans don’t comment here, a very large portion doesn’t read, and most sadly, many don’t share the same principals as us. Just ask the fuckers that sat behind Ross/Kyle/Mexican’t/Bucket this weekend. Being rude and drunk and naturally stupid often lends itself to things like this, Iowa fan or otherwise.

Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.

by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Nov 16, 2010 11:24 PM CST up reply actions

Two things:

First:

Not only the Seniors, but all the football players on the Hawkeye roster work hard day in and day out, in the weight room, classroom and on the practice field.

This isn’t completely true. Some Iowa football players work harder than others. Some want it more. It’s easy to engage in false egalitarianism and declare everyone on our team equal heroes, but that’s probably wrong. That’s actually part of what makes this senior team so special. They are almost all weight-room warriors and football fanatics. results of this were evident last year. They have been evident this year as well (though the final record hasn’t worked out the same way, we’ve been on the wrong side of every miracle). This senior class exemplified workmanlike passion. To say all Hawks do is wrong. But most of these seniors are role models.

Second:

For Tyler and Adrian to log on to facebook and receive hate mail and harsh comments is flat out embarrassing.

It’s certainly embarrassing, but not all that surprising. If Facebook were around in 1953 or 1995, these same things would have happened. Sash’s Facebook post reinforced for me how terrible Facebook and Twitter are in terms of removing barriers between terrible people and others. Twenty years ago there would have been many layers of people between Anthony Sicilio and the team. Now there are none, and worse, Facebook immortalizes everything the idiots say. That’s bad for our players, who have to deal with psychologically devastating criticism from people (it’s never easy to brush off hate). It’s also not good for Anthony Sicilio, whose children, when they Google their father, will have to come to grips with the fact that he was a huge jerk and a loudmouth at least once in his life. And Siciolio’s bosses will also have access to his lewdness, arrogance, and meanness on display. But let’s be honest, who among us has not been worse at least once in his or her life?

by The Final Gun on Nov 17, 2010 1:34 AM CST reply actions

wow i agree with both of these...

I think every school works hard and some athletes more than others. Northwestern definitely worked harder than us last week and you could argue so did Indiana. I could throw out a handful of names that have been huge disappointments after coming in with high marks. Regardless this is a great class of guys. OSU has talked shit all week and its time for our players to strap up and their fans to shut up. NO ONE COMES INTO KINNICK…. (but wisconsin) NO ONE!

Twitter and Facebook are definitely not benefiting coaches or players. I have friends call and text whenever they see a player out and about. My buddy ran into a DL all the time last year. Nothing but positive stuff said about him but still.

ps. My other bud saw a certain possibly former Hawkeye at a restaurant last week and he played CoD with Ricky Stanzi last week as well. Pretty funnnnnnnnnnny.

- Davey Dave

by dtnordgren on Nov 18, 2010 11:20 PM CST up reply actions