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Northwestern's staff under Pat Fitzgerald has consistently had better game plans and in-game adjustments than Iowa's staff in the head-to-head matchups. Under Fitzgerald, NW has played 56 conference games in his seven years as head coach. In the 49 games against other conference opponents...

Per Marc Morehouse, here are the pairings for the other Western Division teams in 2014... Wisconsin -- Maryland, at Rutgers Nebraska -- at Michigan State, Rutgers Northwestern -- at Penn State, Michigan Minnesota -- at Michigan, Ohio State (bad draw for the Gophers) Purdue -- Michigan State, at...

I've come around on accountability for the current state of the Iowa program. While Kirk may say that he is accountable (according to the media), that doesn't really matter since his supposed boss (Gary Barta) does NOT hold Kirk accountable for the present state of the program, so there aren't...

No faith in the staff's ability to evaluate and develop talent at the QB position, so I'll be the "wet blanket" on optimism regarding Sokol, Beathard, or Rudock.

Completely agree-- they are not rebuilding in 2012, and won't no matter how bad the results during the next few games. IMO, it is an issue that the head coach's son happens to be a senior starter on a bad team, so Kirk will not go into rebuild mode at all this year (even in November) due to...

Agree 100% -- Iowa recruiting class for 2013 appears to include more "project" recruits at WR

In 2000, Kirk's second year, the lack of talent was mostly a result of Hayden staying on a couple of years too long, and leaving the cupboard bare. 2012 is Kirk's 14th year. The lack of talent on the 2012 Iowa roster is 100% the responsiblity of Kirk Ferentz and his staff. The lack of...

Saw Zach and his family Saturday afternoon at a restaurant on Lake Okoboji

Iowa tied for the 1990 Big Ten title on the backs of a terrific offense, as the defense was average, and the special teams were atrocious (that punter from a Utah JUCO was bad all season).

Penn State should be kicked out of the Big Ten conference. The actions of the PSU athletic department officials (Paterno, Curley), and administrators (Schultz, Spannier) to enable a child predator for 13 years (using university property) while a member of the Big Ten conference, should be...

While depth has been an issue for Iowa, the Iowa staff under Kirk Ferentz has been below average on game day coaching for years. Once teams figured out Kirk's system, Kirk failed to make adjustments, and his team became very easy to coach against. Game day coaching at the highest level of...

On the spot post by Jon Miller. 2012 is a rebuilding year, though I doubt that Kirk Ferentz will admit to that, given (1) Kirk in his 14th season makes it more difficult to explain why they are rebuilding, and (2) It is the senior season for his son James I hope that if Iowa is going to take...

If degree of political correctness could somehow be classified as a sport, the University of Iowa would be a national powerhouse.

Doesn't every Big Ten road team have a walk-through in the opposing stadium the day before the game? If so, it would be surprising that the team had not already left for Minneapolis (meaning at least in a bus on the way to the airport) by 1:30pm on Friday, October 28. Perhaps it was 1:15-1:30...

When Lester Erb was the WR coach, there were a couple of years of high attrition, including quite a few kids who got into legal trouble. Hard to buy the argument that Lester is just unlucky when this the second go-around for mass defections at the position that he coaches. 5 RBs in less than 2...