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"ANF Day" And The Oprah-ization Of The Iowa Football Experience
Probably the most newsworthy thing to come out of Iowa's Media Day last Friday was the news that "ANF," or "America Needs Farmers," the campaign conceived by Hayden Fry in 1985 to draw attention to the difficult circumstances facing the American farmer at that time, is coming back in a big way...
Two for the Road: Fry vs. Ferentz
In the course of six months in 1998 and 1999, then-athletic director Bob Bowlsby completely reshaped the Iowa sports landscape. Hayden Fry retired at the end of the 1998 season after the best 20 year period in Iowa football history. Dr. Tom Davis was forced out as head coach of the men's...
2009 Spring Preview Series - Wisconsin Badgers
Three Yards and a Cloud of Rubberized Pellets I like Wisconsin football. I really do. In so many ways, the Badgers have become the Big Ten's flagship institution. Let me clarify. As I've written extensively, this is still the Buckeyes' and Wolverines' league. But when the rest of the country...
I Hope Houghtlin Makes It This Time
In the BEEFIN' scheme, posting this video is like bringing checkers to a chess match--a Michigander's response practically writes itself. But nonetheless, we are obligated as Hawkeye fans to post this video at least once a year [when did you post it last year?--ed.] [shut up.--OPS] [just...
Get Your Damn Copy Someplace Else
In this age of media exaggeration and docile, uncontroversial head coaches, it's only appropriate to harken back to the days of yore, when even the most gentlemanly of coaches had no problem telling the media exactly where to stick it. It's worth asking: Have we seen Pat Harty's paternity tests?...
Earning a rivalry
First, welcome to Lake The Posts readers who came here expecting the "the inspired, witty, clever, best damn blog in the Big Ten." I'm not sure how he confused us so completely with mgoblog or a half-dozen other, better blogs, but hey! ¡Bienvidos! As mentioned below in our programming note, LTP's...
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