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by RossWB on Sep 27, 2011 4:42 PM CDT
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That's our Nard Dog. Thomas Nardo, Iowa's newfound starter at defensive tackle and owner of the porn-iest name in the starting lineup with Shane DiBona on the sidelines, was named the Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. Nardo had himself a pretty monster day for a defensive tackle: 12 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and 0.5 sacks. He doesn't do much to help our problems keeping contain on the outside, but he's exactly the sort of plugger we need to keep from getting gashed up the middle. Hopefully he's able to produce a few more games like this in Big Ten play and enable Mike Daniels to spend more time getting pressure on the quarterback from the other defensive tackle position. That would be nifty.
But who is this international man of mystery, this "Thomas Nardo?" Morehouse has the answers: he's a fifth-year senior from Lancaster, PA who spent his first four years in the program as a walk-on and barely saw the field. The fact that an out-of-state walk-on hung around for four years, paying his own way, is pretty remarkable. His career stats prior to this year: 3 tackles and 1 QB hurry, mainly against Iowa's squishy cupcake opponents last year (Eastern Illinois, Iowa State, Ball State, Michigan State). To say he's been a pleasant surprise would be an understatement. He's not going to make anyone forget Karl Klug or Christian Ballard (or Mitch King, or Matt Kroul, or... you get the picture), but he's added a bit of solidity to an Iowa defensive line that was looking woefully porous earlier in the year. For that, we applaud his efforts and hope for more occasions to exclaim "NARD DOG!" in the future.
Bizarro Iowa football. An Iowa team with a dodgy defense? Led by a prolific passing attack? If Kirk Ferentz shows up for the Penn State game in two weeks with a neatly-trimmed goatee, we'll know that we've truly stepped into a parallel universe. In the meantime, we're left trying to figure out what the hell is going on here. One thing that's clear, through? James Vandenberg is off to a start as good, statistically speaking, as Ricky Stanzi's boffo start last year:
It all starts with quarterback James Vandenberg. The no-huddle fits his skill set, which is accuracy first and foremost. Through four games, Vandenberg has completed 62.8 percent of his passes. Ricky Stanzi’s 2010 was the best statistical season by an Iowa QB since Brad Banks in ’02. Through four games last year and going into the Big Ten season, Vandenberg’s and Stanzi’s numbers are nearly identical.
Stanzi completed 66 of 99 for 999 yards, nine TDs and just one interception with a pass efficiency of 179.41. Vandenberg is 81 of 129 for 1,095 yards, 10 TDs and one interception with an efficiency of 158.12.
Stanzi's numbers declined precipitously in November, which was a contributing factor in Iowa's hideous collapse at the end of the 2010 season. If Vandenberg's numbers suffer a similar fate, we'll almost certainly see a similar November record to 2010's mark, only without the heartbreak of so many close losses since the 2011 Hawkeyes don't have a defense that can keep games close on their own like the 2010 team. Long live the Mandenberg, the no-huddle offense, and the 2011 Bizarro Hawkeyes.
FADE ROUTEZ
* Phil Steele's mighty computers have crunched the numbers and spat out projected results for conference play, with Iowa going 5-3 and losing to Penn State, Michigan State, and Nebraska. Which sounds pretty plausible (it's not too dissimilar from my own preseason projection), but clearly Steele's cold, unfeeling machines were unable to account for the dark magick that will be on display in the jNW game.
* The Big Ten understands that fans hate weekends with a terrible slate of games like last weekend... but it's unclear if they're going to do much about it. Or if they're going to add a second permanent rival when the schedule expands to nine conference games (although Delany seems against it, so don't bet on it happening).
* So despite the Franimal's awesome recruiting, the snazzy new renovations to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and the general good vibes surrounding the men's basketball team, season ticket sales are stagnant. Maybe Fran needs to have a good post-game cry to goose ticket sales.
* In terms of injuries, Nolan MacMillan is practicing again, but B.J. Lowery's return has been delayed by a few weeks.
* Iowa's Oct. 8 game with Penn State is officially set for a 2:30pm CT start, to be televised by ABC/ESPN.
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He's on extended Rumspringa.
"It doesn't matter how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose. And even that doesn't make all that much difference."
by Bucketochicken on Sep 27, 2011 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I really want to get a mischievous puppy and name it Rumspringa
by PackerHawk on Sep 27, 2011 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry
was thinking “Rummy” as in “Hey Rummy, dance for the quarter! You know you want it you degenerate drunk”
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I prefer Gin Rummy myself
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Sep 28, 2011 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Wouldn't an errant JC6 pass
be spiked three feet into the turf four yards in front of you? JC6 had his problems, but overthrowing his WRs wasn’t one of them
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Did you know that there's another JC6 who has some accuracy issues and is universally despised by his team's fans?
I didn’t until earlier this week. This one’s a pro, and his name rhymes with “Hey, butler!”
by The Mexican't on Sep 28, 2011 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
A QB for the Bears?
Yeah, the odds of that are good
"'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
by chitownhawkeye on Sep 28, 2011 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I know
Besides, it’s not like his replacement has a very high likelihood of being all that much better.
I wouldn't say he's universally despised by his team's fans.
When I first saw the JC6 reference here and the errant throw over the head, my first thought DID go to Cutler, though.
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
Yeah
Cutler is more overthrow prone, Christensen was all about trying to check the field for landmines.
I bet Jake was one of the worst Minesweeper players ever.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
He was a Hawkeye
and while he may not have met fan’s expectations he played hard and clean and graduated from Iowa without dishonoring the himself or the school. I will buy him a beer if I ever meet him in a bar just as I would buy Herb Grigsby a beer. If I hated everyone who failed tomeet my expectations then my self loathing would have prevented me from be coming one of the most beloved, awesome and respected BHGP posters ever.
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
by Kluginator on Sep 29, 2011 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
My only flaw with your post was JC6 didn't graduate from Iowa, he transferred.
He DID do his best, it just wasn’t all that great most of the time.
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
Dammit, you beat me to it.
I would feel differently if he had stayed and been the backup to Ricky instead of tranferring for a year as the starter of a FCS school. Just leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth.
Also, I think we should all feel free to criticize and make jokes about players’ failure to meet expectations. It’s not like Ross called him a terrorist or an eater of ass sandwiches.
He did graduate...
he was able to play at NSWE Illinois because he had graduated and was taking graduate courses at his new school. He also was not required to sit out a year.
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
Please don't take my post
as a jab at Ross nor was I asking anyone to change their behavior. I just stated how I feel, nothing else.
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
That's fine.
I don’t dislike Jake as a person. Nor Herb, for that matter.
It’s not going to stop me from making the occasional joke about them, though.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Ross you do know that I have built
a shrine to you above my computer for you……
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I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
by Kluginator on Sep 29, 2011 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Sure, I'm freely dispensing rec's today...
…but the voodoo doll is pitch perfect and warrants one in its own right!
That's totally cool and not creepy at all.
Thanks!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
And it's in good company...
next to my collection of Norm Parker’s toenail clippings.
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
Ok, I checked and you're right
But to be clear, you don’t have to sit out a year going from FBS to FCS regardless of academic situation. He could have gone to a FCS school if they had a graduate degree not offered by Iowa and he enrolled in that program.
I appreciate you checking...
I am amazed at how many of my made-up facts turn out to be wrong; but my main point was that he is an Iowa grad, which is something a lot of his football teammates will never be.
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
I guess you learn something new everyday.
I had no idea that he graduated from Iowa. Good for him. As PH points out later, that is something many of his classmates couldn’t accomplish.
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
He transferred to a lower level
that’s why he was able to play right away. In any event, I didn’t have a problem with it. It was his last year, he just wanted a chance to play.
"There are few things graven in stone, except that you have to squat or you're a pussy." -Mark Rippetoe
Proof that the 717 is better than Iowa.
David Taylor for starting quarterback.
Beat Indiana.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 28, 2011 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
The 717 isn't even the best area code in PA
610/484, so awesome it needed two area codes!
And neither can touch the 319 for America, Fuck Yeah! Awesomeness.
Please.
David Taylor for starting quarterback.
Beat Indiana.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 28, 2011 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Shit, I forgot to call a lady from the 717 back today.
She needs t-shirts and if she says she needs them for tomorrow I’m going to reach through the phone and kick her ass.
by Carfino'sWay on Sep 29, 2011 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe it was Rambler's mom
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Sep 30, 2011 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Since I don't have cable and live in Boise
I can guarantee that it will not be on ABC for me, but instead on ESPN. I’m used to it though, and bring beer to a friends place is still cheaper than cable.
Please don't tell me how you hate BSU or their turf...I know all too well and keep my toliet water blue for a reason.
by BoiseHawk on Sep 27, 2011 5:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
espn 3
that’s my only option here in Boulder, but works pretty dang well
Dredrick Tatum: [Talking to a reporter] Man that place is a dump. If you ever see me there you'll know I really f - ked up bad.
by SantosL.Halper on Sep 28, 2011 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
"White" is porn-y?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
In conjunction with the other names listed as I see it
but not on its own.
by Captain n Diet Coker on Sep 27, 2011 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Skeet skeet skeet?
I dunno.
That’s all I’ve got.
"TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET"
-@DanBeebe
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 27, 2011 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
"As I skeet, skeet, skeet, all over the soapdish!"
friskydingo
by HawkeyeRecon on Sep 27, 2011 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
"Let me finish or I will hammerpunch your clavicle." -Steve Youngblood
by SomeJerkPoster on Sep 27, 2011 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I always say
Mcnutt in your mouth and my g/f gets really pissed. O well
You'll figure out what to do, for god's sake your The Boat! - JD Scrubs
by smokinthereiff on Sep 28, 2011 12:33 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I say "McNutt in your mouth!"
and my husband laughs.
by Captain n Diet Coker on Sep 28, 2011 8:05 AM CDT up reply actions
We lose Eazy E
but Billy Ray Cyrus is still around. The universe is just cruel.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
by HoyaGoon on Sep 28, 2011 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Amen
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Sep 28, 2011 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Since we are now in the Bizarro Universe
Someone needs to get Photoshopping. I have no idea which face to put on this dude…
"u r awesome" ~ my daughter
And now comes the point of the season where I'll miss almost every game in september.
It’s Tulsa for a marching band competition. At least I’ll be doing something I enjoy. And oh dear God I will make sure my phone is charged.
There is no way that Paki rushes for nine yards. -KenOKeefeIfuckinghateyou.
How many games are left in September?
Looks like only two on Thursday and two on Friday. I won’t be watching them either, but I wouldn’t say I’ll miss them.
BOOM 4-3 cover 2! Deal with that!
by 99playsNAblitzaint1 on Sep 27, 2011 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone know offhand
if there have ever been TWO teams to have zero B1G wins at the end of the season like Steele projects?
BOOM 4-3 cover 2! Deal with that!
by 99playsNAblitzaint1 on Sep 27, 2011 5:40 PM CDT reply actions
too lazy to look it up
but it seems likely that it happened more than once back in the early 20th century
if i’m right, then it’d still be interesting to know how long it’s been
by EastLosRandy on Sep 29, 2011 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I looked on wikipedia, and it hasn't happened all the way back to and including 2002.
But they don’t have standings from years before then. I’m too lazy to seek further info right now.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 29, 2011 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I think tickets will start flying off the shelves once we start winning
our offseason is kind of weak too, so that doesnt help.
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Sep 27, 2011 6:09 PM CDT reply actions
When the economy picks up
that should help, too.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
So in 2015?
/Notbeingpolitical
Please note that the internet does not, as of yet, have a sarcasm font.
by benvious on Sep 28, 2011 7:33 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I just think people
have not started thinking about basketball yet with the conference football schedule just starting. I think Fran may want to consider holding some student marketing events, like the nameless one did when he first came to campus, to get his players in front of the students and get some excitement started. This is not the old Lickeye basketball anymore.
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
Lickeye huh? Sounds unsanitary.
"TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET"
-@DanBeebe
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 28, 2011 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tickets would fly off the shelves...
…if there wasn’t also a required donation (oxymoron, ahoy) to get them.
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull." - W.C. Fields
Also, watch NW put Persa in just for the Iowa game
where he will win single handedly by passing the ball to himself for a TD every down.
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Sep 27, 2011 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Reverse jinx?
/crosses fingers because I had this exact thought
"TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET"
-@DanBeebe
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 27, 2011 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Mr. Perfect says Yes.
"Hi, I'm Bob Executive. Which way to business?"
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Sep 27, 2011 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
a deflection resulting in the QB catching the ball counts as a completion and reception by the QB.
Trick question.
Who did caught Bret Farve’s first NFL pass?
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Sep 28, 2011 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Doubtful
Since Sapp didn’t get into the league until like 96
"There are few things graven in stone, except that you have to squat or you're a pussy." -Mark Rippetoe
by Brock8144 on Sep 28, 2011 4:38 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Apparently, #PERSASTRONG is coming back to play Illinois this weekend.
So he won’t be back JUST for Iowa.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
How big's the spread?
Because I think he may actually hinder them a bit if it’s a narrow spread. There is going to be waaaaay too much rust on Persa for him to just come in and dominate and I think he makes a couple of mistakes that end up hurting Northwestern more than his return helps.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
8pts
I think the team rallies and the defense holds UIUC in check enough to lose by less than a touchdown. I don’t think he’ll dominate, but I think he’ll be able to eat clock with the short accurate Persapasses and keep it close. I would still pick the Zookers to win though.
Um, I thought Lowery got in the ULM game?
Did I imagine that? Did he get reinjured? Inquiring minds…
"TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET"
-@DanBeebe
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 27, 2011 6:21 PM CDT reply actions
Okay, so this made me go look at the roster
and I realized it was Jordan LOMAX that I saw on the field (and it may have just been special teams).
"TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET"
-@DanBeebe
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 28, 2011 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
I think you hallucinated that.
He hasn’t been cleared to return to practice yet, so far as I know.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yes.
I’m nearly sure I heard Rob Brooks say he was still hurt in his pre-game injury report on the radio.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I gotta cut out my pre-game mushroom/sweathouse ritual.
"TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET"
-@DanBeebe
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 28, 2011 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
You son of a bitch...
mainly against Iowa’s squishy cupcake opponents last year (Eastern Illinois, Iowa State, Ball State, Michigan State).
I’m angry, God, I’m angry at this hateful slight. You really kneecapped us here. Well, I want you to know that this grievous injury to our reputation will not stand. I’m not going to let you fracture the good name of Michigan State with your snap judgements, and tear at us with these insults. I have half a mind to call the ACLU to your fine campus. This type of dialogue frankly ruptures any sort of respect I have for your institution. I’m breaking off further dialogue with you gentlemen, and I hope you go running back to wherever you first came from.
(Also, cupcakes have some structural integrity. Our performance last year was much more pudding-like in its lack of resistance.)
by HeckDorland on Sep 27, 2011 8:45 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
?
…in its lack of resistance.
I thought you guys were experts at resisting.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 27, 2011 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
It's Tuesday so this goes here
Thanks to our sbn sponsors
You got no fear of the underdog; That's why you will not survive!
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Sep 27, 2011 8:59 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
So subtle, so great.
"It doesn't matter how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose. And even that doesn't make all that much difference."
by Bucketochicken on Sep 27, 2011 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I have accidentally clicked on that ad so many times.
One of my Firefox plug-ins blocks it so it just shows up as a solid color, but still links to the site.
"Let me finish or I will hammerpunch your clavicle." -Steve Youngblood
by SomeJerkPoster on Sep 27, 2011 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
The New Captain Kirk
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
by Kluginator on Sep 28, 2011 9:48 AM CDT reply actions 7 recs
Ali KF?
"TAYLOR MARTINEZ IS AIDS ON TWO FEET"
-@DanBeebe
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Sep 28, 2011 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
I think my favorite part is
his ruddy complexion. Tell me that part was shopped, too?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Sep 28, 2011 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Since I know you Iowans will screw this up
Lancaster is pronounced “Lank-uh-stir”, not “Lan-cas-tir”. Non-Pennsylvania heathens tick (Did you know that Pennsylvania leads the nation in tick-borne pathogens?) me off.
David Taylor for starting quarterback.
Beat Indiana.
Hopefully no one ever invites you to Tripoli, IA.
"It doesn't matter how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose. And even that doesn't make all that much difference."
by Bucketochicken on Sep 28, 2011 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Or Lebanon, IA.
It is so not what you think.
by Carfino'sWay on Sep 29, 2011 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
ITS CLEM-P-SON
"u r awesome" ~ my daughter
by The Bird Cult on Sep 28, 2011 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
And Morgantown
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
by HoyaGoon on Sep 28, 2011 8:54 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
And Morgantown, WV
Is pronounced Sis-ter-Fuck-er
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
by HoyaGoon on Sep 28, 2011 8:56 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
Oh, I have to rec this.
"u r awesome" ~ my daughter
by The Bird Cult on Sep 28, 2011 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
So in Great Britain
it would be pronounced Lancherstershire. Could you help me with the pronunciation for Analomink, PA?
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
by Kluginator on Sep 28, 2011 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, this is true.
However, in Chester County, Hwy 30/Lancaster Ave is oddly enough pronounced the second way, while the city/county are pronounced the former.
They do that in Kentucky as well.
Versailles and Yosemite are also on the list of “alternative” pronunciation here.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Sep 28, 2011 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I haven't noticed those.
Although after hearing Yosemite and Versailles pronounced phonetically I may simply be numb to it.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Sep 28, 2011 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
At least they're trying.
Berea is Burr to the older set around here.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Sep 30, 2011 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions
You crazy northeasterners and your odd pronunciations.
Massachusetts does the same thing. Worcester as “wuss-ter” is insane. Lazy asses. I also read your name as “reed-ing” for at least a month before realizing it was “red-ing”.
by The Mexican't on Sep 28, 2011 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
WAIT JUST A GODDAMN MINUTE
The town in Pennsylvania, named Reading is pronounced “red-ing”? That’s fucked up. Who uses the past tense of something to describe a town?
Founder 1: “Hmm, what should I name this town?”
Founder 2: “Well, I read a book on naming towns…”
Founder 1: [interrupts] “Wait, what was that word?”
Founder 2: “What word?”
Founder 1: "The one before “a book”"
Founder 2: “I don’t know, let me consult the transcript of our conversation”
Founder 1: “What the fuck?”
Founder 2: “Read, the past tense of read, is the word I used”
Founder 1: “Let’s just fuck with everybody and use ‘Reading’ but pronounce it with the past tense!”
Founder 2: [blank stare] “Ok.”
by EnergizerHawk on Sep 28, 2011 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Huh
A year later & it took this post for me to realize this.
/facepalm
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Sep 28, 2011 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Here's another one: Schuylkill
“SKOO-kull”
"I've never seen a supernova, but if it's anything like my old Chevy Nova it'll light up the night sky." - Philip J. Fry
How about the difference between the way Carmel, CA and Carmel, IN are pronounced
Although the differences between the two places they might as well be on different fucking planets in different fucking universes.
"u r awesome" ~ my daughter
by The Bird Cult on Sep 28, 2011 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Love Carmel, CA. LOVE IT.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Sep 28, 2011 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Wait, what?
Who says that? I always say “Skool-kill”.
David Taylor for starting quarterback.
Beat Indiana.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 29, 2011 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
You're saying it wrong then.
Sorry, you heathen, but since we’re going with local pronunciations it’s Skookull. But since you are clearly anti-SE PA and all that comes with it, you probably wouldn’t acknowledge that pronunciation as the correct one.
However, from the various web resources, apparently both are acceptable. Probably because hicks from outside SE PA insist on the incorrect pronunciation.
Don't tell me you're getting pride in your new region.
Please. Gimme a break. Any idiot can make a beef sandwich with some cheese and onions. Now go throw batteries at the Eagles’ latest draft selection.
David Taylor for starting quarterback.
Beat Indiana.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 29, 2011 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I like it here.
Mostly I just enjoy razzing you since I’m never sure if you’re an intentional caricature of the Central PA stereotype or the honest, living embodiment of it.
I am fascinated by how much Pennsylvanians hate each other though. I guess it makes sense how easily PSU fans turn on each other given the inherent cognitive dissonance of being from anywhere but Central PA and being a Nittany Lion fan. I’d imagine people who aren’t from the “real” Pennsylvania either loathe the self-righteous residents of “rural” PA or just look down on them. Either way it makes it fun to sit back and observe you guys.
Just because no one there can pronounce it correct doesn't make it right.
It's not that I'm lazy, Bob, it's that I just don't care
Shut up, all of you.
David Taylor for starting quarterback.
Beat Indiana.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 28, 2011 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I say gettees
My old man says gettis. When I mentioned this to him, he just shrugged. Same here.
David Taylor for starting quarterback.
Beat Indiana.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 29, 2011 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, that one doesn't seem too divisive
However you pronounce it, CW and I will be making a visit next Friday on our way to SC. Should be a nice little side trip/detour on our way up.
Rambler, I really, really, really, want you to be there too.
Pretty please?!!? I’m just a little girl from Iowa, a little girl w/ a dream to meet a man from the internet blog that I read. It would be a dream come true. Hmm…
by Carfino'sWay on Sep 29, 2011 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
It may be just my sesativities speaking but
I think that Pat Hardy must read BHGP for column topics. His article today speaks to Kevonte Martin-Manly by calling him “K-Mart” not a day or two after he was christened as such on this blog. Am I just letting my feelings for Hardy lead me to create tempests in teapots?
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
K-Mart is a pretty easy nickname jump to make.
Anyone with Martin for a last name has been called something with “Mart” in it. It’s unlikely that he needed BHGP to come up with that nickname. It’d be more obvious if he were interviewing CJF and called him the Polish Hat.
by The Mexican't on Sep 29, 2011 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Okay, I'll buy this
but if I see a Hardy story that refers to Bernstine as Boomstine. I will report back.
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
I do NOT like K-Mart as a name for Kevonte
This guy has talent, polish – things that I don’t associate with fucking KMart, a dying retail chain.
"u r awesome" ~ my daughter
by The Bird Cult on Sep 29, 2011 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
This.
It needs to be nipped in the bud.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
M&M ?
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
Wow we agree on something
I still like Manli-ized when he makes a good play or TD, but hell, I like his first name so much lets just say KEVONTE :-p
"u r awesome" ~ my daughter
by The Bird Cult on Sep 29, 2011 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
What's Hardy's email?
I think we need to um, point out the error of his ways.
"u r awesome" ~ my daughter
by The Bird Cult on Sep 29, 2011 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
pat.harty@extremelyhardtogoogle.gazette.com
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Sep 29, 2011 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
He stole it from Hawk-vision as I referenced when I brought up the issue of KMM's nickname.
K-Mart is not okay. This needs to stop.
by Carfino'sWay on Sep 29, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey..did I read this right...
That Bob Sanders got put on the IR over in San Diego for blowing out a knee?
by FlyingDutchman1 on Sep 29, 2011 6:17 PM CDT reply actions
Man...
You really gotta wonder if Bob needs to think about calling it a career…He’s been put on the IR what..the past 3 seasons?
by FlyingDutchman1 on Sep 29, 2011 8:33 PM CDT reply actions
yeah
about time to come back to Iowa and take over as the d-backs or special teams coach.
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Sep 30, 2011 7:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Word is that he is too small to coach in the Big Ten
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
by Kluginator on Sep 30, 2011 7:31 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Special teams, maybe.*
As far as defensive backs, though… Phil Parker is one of the best coaches Iowa has, as evidenced by the steady steam of corners and safeties we’ve sent into the NFL, despite arriving at Iowa with less-than-stellar recruiting hype. I wouldn’t be eager to replace him.
*On the other hand, hiring a ST coach means replacing a coach somewhere else, which is problematic. This is also where Norm’s presence is frustrating. God bless him, but he doesn’t double as a position coach or do much recruiting these days — he’s pretty much just a defensive coordinator. Fortunately, he’s a very good one, but it does give Iowa limited flexibility in terms of other coaching positions.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
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