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Faith Ekakitie Commits To Iowa Over Boston College, Via YouTube
BC target Faith Ekakitie, one of the better defensive ends in the country, has committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes. Ekakitie, a four-star from Lake Forest Academy in Illinois, choses Iowa over Boston College and Georgia Tech ... via YouTube, natch. Ekakitie, who has been writing a very honest blog at...
New Cy-Hawk Trophy Unveiled And... Oh God, Just Make It Stop
After the previous, widely-reviled Cy-Hawk Trophy was relegated to the trashbin of history last month, there was one overriding thought regarding the new Cy-Hawk Trophy that would replace it: "Surely it can't be worse than the old one, right?" Well, the new Cy-Hawk Trophy was unveiled this morning...
It's Not Plagiarism If You Link To It Actually Is Watching Paint Dry
Hello, floor. Courtesy of @IowaHoops, a look at the new Carver-Hawkeye Arena floor for basketball. (Edited to include a better look at the entire court. The previous, in-progress shot is available here.) McRecords? Marvin McNutt is on the cusp of history when it comes to Iowa receiving...
"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...
It's Not Plagiarism If You Link To It Is Getting Fat For The Hell Of It
It's Not Plagiarism If You Link To It is BHGP's regular news roundup. Send all tips to any of the email addresses at the bottom of the page. Seriously: any and all tips are appreciated, although not all tips will necessarily get used in INP. Just for the hell of it. Kirk Ferentz would probably...
Caring Is Creepy 2012: Have A Seat, Connor Kornbrath
Seriously, slow your roll, recruiting. Four commits in one week? We've spent so much time talking about teenagers this week that we're thisclose to having Chris Hansen schedule a sting operation on us. But I digress. Iowa added their fifth commitment of the 2012 recruiting class yesterday in...
Bad Calls, Hurled Fruit, and Thrown Punches: Why Iowa Stopped Playing Illinois In Football
If you've ever taken a look at the series history between Iowa and Illinois, one thing probably stands out: despite being comrades in the Big Ten for over a century, Iowa's played fewer games against Illinois (69) than all but two other members of the Big Ten's century club (Ohio State and...
12-9=7: The Crazy Math Of The Big Ten's Nine Game Conference Schedule
One of the biggest pieces of news to come out of the Big Ten football meetings this week in Chicago is the continuing discussion of a nine-game conference football season. This is not a particularly new talking point; it's been batted around for years (and, indeed, back in 1983 and 1984, Big Ten...
Caring Is Cretaceous: 2011 Iowa Football Recruiting Update (Now With More Dinosaurs)
It's been a while since we had any news about Iowa's 2011 football recruiting efforts; fortunately, BHGP's top-secret INSIDE SOURCEZ have dug up some promising information on some potential members of this year's class. So without further ado... OZZIE (VELOCIRAPTOR) PROJECTED POSITION: Defensive...
USA Today gives us a peek into the athletic department's books
This post is mainly here to point you to a new source of awesomeness on the internet, USA Today's updated College Athletics Finance Database. The folks there have assembled an impressive collection of data pertaining to the finances of more than 200 universities through the magic of public records...
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