Recent content by Blackhawk33

D. Chris Hassel and Jon Miller

Good way to start a tailgate at 7 A.M.:

This is why it would have to be cued by a song. No PA announcer, no corporate sponsors, no list of names. Just a song blasted through the stadium to signal it is time to turn to the children and wave. Maybe a hint on the video boards: Something like TURN AND WAVE.

Welcome to Star Wars, sincerely, 1977.

Intergalactic by the Beastie Boys - When it gets to the chorus, everybody can do the robot.

Many of these are valid points, but still, it's hard for me to get past the d0uche-factor.

With most teams, you'd probably be right, apples to oranges. But Iowa is a bit of an anomaly when it comes to the modern bowl era. Fry had a six-win season twice in his Iowa career. Once in 1988, and once in 1993. Both times Iowa went to a bowl game. The Peach Bowl in '88 and the Alamo Bowl in...

Yeah, it is interesting that the only time Iowa didn't go to a bowl game with at least 6 wins, was under Ferentz in 2007, AFTER the big bowl boom.

Hayden Fry's record at Iowa: 143-89-6 (62% win) Kirk Ferentz's record at Iowa: 115-84 (58% win) WINNER: FRY Fry's Big Ten record: 96-61-5 (61% win) Ferentz's Big Ten record: 68-60 (53% win) WINNER: FRY Fry's bowl appearances: 14/20 (70%) Ferentz's bowl appearances: 12/16 (75%)...

Lot 33, probably surrounded by Gopher fans. They're pretty pumped about their team this year.

I think it's the fact that there are a million other songs to pick from is what bothers me about it. It just seems lazy and uninformed to use that song.

Agreed, the student section is SUPPOSED to be the loudest section, but I think the seating assignments for the students has a lot to do with them not being able to sustain the jumping up and down "oooooooooooh..." thing when we are on defense. I mean, the designated section is only at one end of...

I'll take Neil Young over Neil Diamond any dang day. Maybe they should play some "Heart of GOLD"?

Some of the quietness on TV as it relates to the student section, may have a lot to do with where the student section is, and where the broadcasting crew places their nat mics. But I assure you, the student section was the loudest section by far, and it wasn't even close.

COPYING LITTLE BROTHER: This was before the game started, and this was by far the most disappointing aspect of my experience at CHA this time around, but the Iowa Band played, I kid you not, “Sweet Caroline.” The rumors are true. How this can happen, I do not know. But somebody with some kind of...