Recent content by #1DieHardHawk

I kind of saw it the same way, but if Wetjen was coming back towards the LOS on that route he would have put his body in front of the corner, so hard to speculate if the pick would have happened. In any case, the coaches should have recognized that the ISU DBs were squatting on the routes and...

Gronowski would have had those reps had he been healthy in the spring and summer. That's not on him, but one could argue that it's on the staff for signing him knowing that he would need surgery. The offense Lester is trying to install is predicated on timing. Right now, it's not there.

What I'm seeing is a QB that isn't completely comfortable with the scheme and his WRs quite yet. When balls are at the feet or behind crossing receivers it's typically due to the QB "aiming" the ball and hesitating just for a split second, in which case the feet and arm get disconnected. It's...

For the most part, the defense stepped up when it had to. Graves, Sharar, Entringer and Lutmer all had solid games. ISU got lucky on the final drive but that's just how it goes. Kudos to them. That tipped pass was a killer. What is odd is where were our defensive ends? Llewellyn and Hurkett are...

I haven't read the article yet, but ISU will become much more competitive in terms of attractability when those massive renovations around the stadium are completed. It will be a game-changer for them from a recruiting standpoint, especially if Campbell sticks around. They will always be on the...

When the season is all said and done, I think we will see Gronowski as a solid pick up. I'm confident he will settle in. Will it happen this week? I doubt it - he will play better, but ISU's defense is salty as hell and the scheme is a challenge for even the most experienced QBs. I'll go...

Yes, Smithwicks has been easy to find for the last several years. Both Smithwicks ("Smidicks" in true Irish fashion) and Guinness are better out of the tap, but I don't mind the Guinness here. As for six months, my wife has a tendency to buy in bulk for the occasional party or get-together...

My wife would like to go back relatively soon, but I've pushed to see some other countries on our bucket list first. I'm sure when we do go back we'll try to see more of the north. I don't recall the beer prices. I do recall loving Smithwicks and ordering it almost daily. When we returned, I...

I bent over and looked at the Blarney Stone, but there was no way I was going to put my mouth on it. You touched on the true charm and appeal of Ireland, and that is the social environment that exists in the endless pubs that dot the landscape. That's truly what makes Ireland special. We...

We honeymooned there in 2003. Over the course of two weeks, we went south out of Dublin, down to Kilkenny, then Waterford and over to Cork. We stayed along the southern and western coasts and spent time at the Dingle peninsula before flying out of Shannon.

You would think that Dublin would see this as a rare chance to showcase. I know there's been rain off and on, but those field markings look pretty amateurish and subpar.

And, don't forget Barry Alvarez

That was perhaps Hayden Fry's best trait as a HC.

I would temper the enthusiasm regarding the d-line a bit. We are pretty solid at DE. Not hyperboly, but I genuinely think that Llewellyn has potential All-American potential. He has monster written all over him. Just needs the reps. We are VERY thin at DT. God forbid, but if Graves gets hurt...

I've been high on him for awhile, and felt that he was one of those "under the radar" guys that Iowa seems to have a knack for finding. My gut thinks that he will transfer his skills well. He reminds me quite a bit of a young Chad Greenway. Kirk always (sometimes to a fault) gives the veterans...