Here's The Thing: Indiana
by Adam Jacobi on Oct 21, 2011 3:49 PM CDT
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Indiana's going to need to score a lot of points this week. That's not really incisive commentary, because every team ever should score lots of points, but it's pretty much a given with this Hoosier defense that the opponents are going to put up at least 30 points, and probably closer to 40. So if Indiana's going to have any shot at contention, it's going to have to be as aggressive as possible on offense -- and that means throwing the ball.
With that, then, Micah Hyde is going to be the big guy on defense. Go to Scout Dot Com and do up the talking about Micah Hyde right there, because Scout Dot Com is giving us money to tell you to do that. That is capitalism!
Anyway, back to The Thing That Is Here: if there's one specialty to Hyde's game, it's his ball-hawking ability. Throw a bad pass, and Hyde's going to be there to adjust to the ball's path and make a play on it. Ask Hyde to keep someone from going over the middle, lay a big hit, or win a jump ball with a 6'5" receiver? Not quite in his wheelhouse.
Fortunately, Damarlo Belcher is out for this week's game, and while I appreciate Belcher's fortuitous case of the dropsies as much as anybody else, he is Indiana's top threat and best matchup problem to throw at Iowa. So while the rest of Indiana's top wideouts aren't midgets by any stretch, they're also going to be easier for Hyde and the rest of Iowa's DBs to body up on. Noted technician Greg Castillo will still probably struggle.
Oh, and the Incoming Hero, top-rated QB recruit Gunner Kiel (brother of current Indiana QB Dusty Kiel ), is reconsidering his commitment to the Hoosiers. You think Kevin Wilson has any interest in relying on the rushing game this week? Even if Indiana's struggling to accomplish anything through the air, Wilson's going to need to stick with it, if just to show Kiel The Younger, "We're here to throw the ball 45 times a game, and we need you to do it and not these schmucks. No offense to your brother."
So buckle up, Iowa secondary: the passes will be coming early and often. And they're probably not going to be placed very accurately. Micah Hyde, if ever there existed a game for you to go wild, this is it.
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Hyde has had his share
I want to see a linebacker execute a pick 6. Suh-weet!
It's so sad how a family can be torn apart by something as simple as a pack of wild dogs.
by FiveSecondRuleChef on Oct 21, 2011 3:57 PM CDT reply actions
If for no other reason
than to prove that we have actual living bodies in a LB tomorrow
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
How about this
we pass the ball well, impress Gunner Kiel, and have him commit to us. Then AJ Derby can switch positions to LB so we’ll have better depth at both positions.
It’s a win / win, make it happen Kirk!
"'Contrariwise,' continued Tweedledee, 'If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic." - Lewis Caroll, Alice Through the Looking Glass
Scout dot come is a very good message board.
It has many excelent features such as stars for things peoiple say, and lots of coverage of recruiting of kids when there choosing a school to go to. Most of the high school students Scout dot com talks about want to play football when they go to a college, but also some want to play basketball too or wrestling for some students. There are many important factors in choosing a college to go to. Are there good teachers? Are the dorm’s nice? What is the weather like, in the winters? Do they have good sports teams? Also playing time. Sometimes some colleges and universities are very expensive. For athletes, they can win scholarships to be able to pay money to go to schools that are too expensive. THere are many factors that go in to when you can win a scholarship. You have to get good grades, and play good at your sport, better than almost everyone else.
Hawkeye Insider is the Scout dot com message board for the Iowa Hawkeyes, which is my favorite college, and they are who I root for in sports because I am also from Iowa. Iowa is a state in the Mid West in the United States of America. Iowa has a lot of farm’s, where we grow food for the world’s people to eat. A lot of farmers like Iowa State, which is another college in Iowa. They are called the Cyclones or, “ISU” for short. My cousin’s and uncles and aunt’s went to “ISU”. It is a good school also, for engineers and people who draw plans for buidlings. THere are many important factors that go into drawing plans for strong buildings so they don’t fall down or get too hot in summer and too cold in winter. Winter in Iowa is very cold. Alot of high school students choose not to pick Iowa because they like warm weather if they are from Florida or other places were it is always hot.
I think the Iowa Hawkeyes will beat the Indiana Hoosier’s 45-14.
"Pursue happiness... with diligence."
by Bucketochicken on Oct 21, 2011 4:12 PM CDT reply actions 17 recs
The best compliment I can give you....
…..is that it took about five sentences before I finally figured it out. With each one, I kept thinking, “Man, this is shitty writing—and it’s not getting any better!” Nicely done.
Wish I could give you an “A,” but you lose a half-grade for actually spelling “scholarships” correctly.
Also: “…we grow food for the world’s people to eat,” LOL on that one.
"Apparently, riding Joe Paterno like a small horse is FROWNED UPON IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT!"
by The Director on Oct 21, 2011 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The misplaces commas and apostrophes make it
Also, coming full circle back to football recruiting was well played
"He lowballed us and said: 'Take it or leave it. If you don't take our offer, you are rolling the dice.' I said: 'Consider them rolled.' " - Jim "Huge Brass Balls" Delaney
by ClaybornSmash on Oct 21, 2011 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
There are many factor's that go in to recieving a rec.
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull." - W.C. Fields
Well done, sir.
"Let me finish or I will hammerpunch your clavicle." -Steve Youngblood
by SomeJerkPoster on Oct 21, 2011 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
If Hyde comes back next year - and he probably should - I'd love to see him try some WR.
He has great hands, and they obviously trust him. If only to be wrinkly and fun.
meh
your moms is wrinkly and fun
that is all.
Summer stinks and summer stays too long. Autumn comes and all of the sudden it's gone. - YLT
by eastsideIC on Oct 21, 2011 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
/boom shaka lakka
"TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET"
-@DanBeebe
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Oct 21, 2011 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Why can't I flag myself.
My comment was inappropriate and not intended mean spiritedly. It’s a mom in question. I apologize and recuse myself (or something).
"TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET"
-@DanBeebe
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Oct 21, 2011 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
No doubt he'll be back next year
unless he picks up 7 or more INTs the rest of the season and his stock really rises. Who is gonna fill Prater’s spot next year though? Law?
Law's a safety.
The corner spot probably goes to Boots.
by The Mexican't on Oct 21, 2011 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Bj lowery
bj stands for Boots Junior. There are many factors that go into making an awesome name.
by The KF Karate Chop on Oct 21, 2011 6:00 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
His real name is Fernando
Which is even more awesome.
by mikjones24 on Oct 21, 2011 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just as long as the answer is NOT
“Castillo”
Probably Boots, god I love that nickname. Torrey Campbell and Jordan Lomax are other options
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Indiana :: Iowa as Minnesota :: Penn State
Iowa usually wins. It’s almost always about 20 points closer than it should be.
GO IOWA AWESOME, now and forever, unless PSU sees them in the B1G CG
Beat jNW
What a crock!
Just watched “Best QBs of the 2000s” on BTN. No Banks.
It's so sad how a family can be torn apart by something as simple as a pack of wild dogs.
by FiveSecondRuleChef on Oct 21, 2011 5:40 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Were there any Iowa QB's? I'm guessing not if Brad Banks wasn't on it.
by HawkeyeRecon on Oct 21, 2011 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
No.
Pathetic
It's so sad how a family can be torn apart by something as simple as a pack of wild dogs.
by FiveSecondRuleChef on Oct 21, 2011 6:01 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Those "Best of Whatever Decade at Whatever Position" shows are always kinda stupid.
But BTN has a point. Banks, Tate, Stanzi… pfffff. Sucked!
"Pursue happiness... with diligence."
by Bucketochicken on Oct 21, 2011 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw the final segment.
QB number 1 was Troy Smith. The list flashed for a second and I quickly scanned for Hawkeyes – none.
I did see Brooks Bollinger on the list along with Randell El.
It's so sad how a family can be torn apart by something as simple as a pack of wild dogs.
by FiveSecondRuleChef on Oct 21, 2011 6:34 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Troy Smith was pretty legit
And Randal El was terrifying. Brooks Bollinger over Banks is a goddamn travesty though.
by NorseHawk on Oct 21, 2011 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Also, the "Greatest QBs of the 1980s" episode
had no Penn St. quarterbacks because, according to the hostess, Penn St. “wasn’t in the Big Ten yet.” However, the “Greatest Defensive Linemen of the 2000s” had Ndamukong Suh on it. So, needless to say, those lists are not an exact science.
by Kinnick Stadium is my Graceland on Oct 21, 2011 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
No Banks?
The answer? Aliens. Or not aliens.
by Blackheartnopants on Oct 21, 2011 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I shall not quit apologies to Iowa's soungsmith Meredith Wilson
Bury, Indiana!
They lack all fame,
Named for Hoosiers who can’t win a game.
Bury, Indiana, as a Bielma would say,
Trips along softly faking like they can play—
Bury, Indiana, Bury Indiana, Bury, Indiana,
Let me say it once again.
Bury, Indiana, Bury Indiana, Bury, Indiana,
That’s the team that "knew me when
The play on the card said go for two again
OMHR has the bucket
Hoping Kirk will say fuck it
In Kinnick they play
we all want to say
Bury, Indiana!
Bury, Indiana!
Not Champaign, Columbus, Ann Arbor , Madison Lincoln, but—
Bury, Indiana!
Bury, Indiana!
Bury, Indiana!
And send them home !
Now the original "Gary Indiana Gary Indiana"
Is from The Music Man
By Meredith Wilson
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What goes around comes around?
Long Live the Pellican Whore - like FOREVER
by OhioHawk on Oct 21, 2011 6:40 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
OhioHawk's
contributions are one reason BHGP is without peer in the sports blogosphere. Don’t ask me to explain it — I just feel it in my loins.
He died for our sins.
by Jesus-H-ARob on Oct 22, 2011 2:03 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Drew Tate's been tearing it up tonight for the Stampede.
Game is just finishing up on ESPN3.
"Let me finish or I will hammerpunch your clavicle." -Steve Youngblood
by SomeJerkPoster on Oct 21, 2011 11:15 PM CDT reply actions
I actually watched that
At one point he did a spin move around a DE and threw a TD pass across his body, it was like it was 2004 again.
I only got to see the last quarter or so.
But body language-wise, he’s still ol’ Drew Tate.
"Let me finish or I will hammerpunch your clavicle." -Steve Youngblood
by SomeJerkPoster on Oct 21, 2011 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
They won 25-13 over Saskatchewan in his first start.
23-32 (71.9%), 250 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
The announcers made it sound as he probably solidified his standing at starting QB with tonight’s game, and that other teams watching tonight’s game were probably wondering, “What if?” since he would have been a big free agent target last off-season if Calgary hadn’t managed to get him to sign an extension.
"Let me finish or I will hammerpunch your clavicle." -Steve Youngblood
by SomeJerkPoster on Oct 21, 2011 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
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