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The Takeaway: Oklahoma
Note: This is my last post for Black Heart Gold Pants, so I hope you read all the way through for everything I have to say. I hope you read everything on this site all the way through, actually, but especially this post. Sure, Iowa just lost the Insight Bowl, 31-14. But what was really important...
The Takeaway: Michigan State
Sure, Iowa just lost to Michigan State, 37-21. But how much do we really know? What was so important about losing to Michigan State? What does it all mean, Basil? The Takeaway has the answer. And that just happened. It's hard to take a whole lot away from a game where Iowa craps the bed on a...
The Takeaway: Michigan
Sure, Iowa just hung on for an upset victory against Michigan, 24-16. But what was really important about beating Michigan? How much do we really know? What does it all mean, Basil? The Takeaway has the answer. Michigan, you got Demarlo'd! It's not entirely fair to compare Junior Hemingway's...
The Takeaway: Minnesota
Sure, Iowa just lost to Minnesota, 22-21. But how much do we really know? What was so important about losing to Minnesota? What does it all mean, Basil? The Takeaway has the answer. Minnesota has the pig for two straight years, for the first time since a three-year stretch from 1998-2000. Well, you...
The Takeaway: Indiana
Sure, Iowa just beat Indiana, 45-24. But how much do we really know? What was really important about beating Indiana? What does it all mean, Basil? The Takeaway has the answer. Well, at least we're not them. For as much as we've groused about Iowa's shortcomings this year, look where the Hawkeyes...
The Takeaway: Northwestern
Sure, Iowa just beat Northwestern 41-31. But what do we really know? What was so important about beating Northwestern? What does it all mean, Basil? The Takeaway has the answer. They're just Northwestern. This win didn't matter. Seriously, it didn't. Iowa went from getting zero votes from the AP or...
The Takeaway: Bye Week
Sure, Iowa just played nobody, in flagrant disregard of the rule of football which is to get the guy with the ball. But what do we really know? What was so important about naptime in the middle of the season? What does it all mean, Basil? The Takeaway has the answer. CONGRATULATIONS TO IOWA FOR NOT...
The Takeaway: Louisiana-Monroe
Sure, Iowa just beat Louisiana-Monroe, 45-17. But what was important about beating the Warhawks? How much do we really know? What does it all mean, Basil? The Takeaway has the answer. Kirk Ferentz got on the drugs. Kirk Ferentz opened up a game using a no-huddle spread for the entire first drive. I...
The Takeaway: Pittsburgh
Sure, Iowa just beat Pittsburgh, 31-27. But how much do we actually know? What was so important about beating Pitt? What does it all mean, Basil? The Takeaway has the answer.The Cardiac Hawks? Cardiawks? We need a name for this team if this keeps up: So... that happened. The sports information...
The Takeaway: Iowa State
Sure, Iowa just lost to Iowa State, 44-41. But how much do we really know? What was really important about losing to the Cyclones? What does it all mean, Basil? The Takeaway has the answer.FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU: Yeah, this was a frustrating loss. That's putting it kindly. As soon as Michael...
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