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The Greene Party
Every Iowa day from December to March cold, bleak, and gray. The term "day job" takes on a literate meaning; most people drive to work at dawn and leave well after dusk. A foot of snow covers the freshly-harvested fields by Christmas, and it stays there until mid-March. The daytime sky is...
You Like Me! You Really Like Me!
The 2008 Iowa football team is winning awards like Titanic Gladiator (yeah, definitely Gladiator). Shonn Greene and Mitch King won the big awards, but they weren't the only players recognized. Now, for awards given at an earlier ceremony: First Team All-ConferenceShonn Greene, RB (media...
Mitch King, Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year
As if Greene's award wasn't enough, Mitch King is your Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year: King became the first Hawkeye to nab Defensive Lineman of the Year laurels from the coaches since Jared Devries was honored in 1997. Other Iowa defensive linemen to be honored include Paul Hufford...
Shonn Greene, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
Eight months ago, the Iowa tailback depth chart was the visual manifestation of bleak. Paki O'Meara was starting the spring game, for Christ's sake. The outside world was laughing at our "magic ride into football absurdity." Shonn Greene was attending community college and delivering...
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