Recent content by Maddog81

No question PSU players will give incredible effort against NU. There is a question about how well-prepared they will be ... how did remaining PSU coaches focus on game-planning and strategy amidst the noise and distractions during the week, and how will did players retain what they thought...

Thanks for scouting report GT. Good stuff. Will look forward to 2nd half.

As Iowa grad and ex-Michigan resident, this is SWEET! Hail, hail to IOWA, the champions of the game!!!

For schedule reasons, I listened to the Series on radio last week ... Valentine was on with Hershiser and Dan Schuman (play by play guy). I've not been high on Valentine, but after listening to him dissect players, situations, and mental approach, he was impressive. Not sure he's the guy for...

I parked at MN fairgrounds last year. Tailgating was reduced due to very cold weather. The parking area, however, is huge, so you should have plenty of room for tailgating. It was policed, so underage drinking would not be smart. Shuttle service was exceptional ... there were always 2-3...

Randy Reiners reference ... cool. He of crooked facemask. Hayden said Chuck was "destined for greatness", and as a college qb he certainly was. Runner-up to Bo (not Pelini) for Heisman in closest race in history, at least to that point. 22 completions in a row on the road in a B10 game...

This is the smallest population state in B1G, one of the four toughest conferences in America, yet we have had consistent winning teams since 1981. Small population means small natural recruiting base, something to continually overcome. Amongst our B1G brethren, would IU, PU, Minnie, Illini...

LaHair deserves a shot at 1b or an outfield corner. He hit 38 homers in AAA this season, and over .500 slugging pct with the big club in September. He's matured enough he can hit curves now, which was his rap as a young player. He was adequate defensively at Iowa.

Then Fran got out his tape measure, stretched it to the driveway rim, and said ... "Yep, same as CHA."

Drummer1, I understand your point about fans seeing the message on Saturday. However, given the players are in game uniforms, I'm assuming that the photo was taken on media day a few weeks ago. That would mean the next game still is UNI, not Iowa. It wouldn't seem that difficult to display a...

Casey Wiegmann, ex-Hawk and the "pride of Parkersburg", goes 6-2 and 285. He's been thought to be too small for years, but with his brains, technique, conditioning and strength has started every NFL game for 9 years ... and has something ridiculous like 9K straight offensive snaps on Sundays.

How's this for ISU dissin' UNI. The new video board touts the "next home game" is Iowa on 9/10 ... Hansen on Iowa State football: The scoreboard, the Big 12, the schedule | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com Perhaps Farley and Co will make note of that little oversight. The...

Coach Fry has often mentioned that as one of the coaching achievements for which he is most proud.

My dad has a copy of a book recapping the 1980 Rose Bowl season signed by Hayden Fry. My young son got Tim Dwight's autograph on a t-shirt last week. My favorite is Dan Gable signing my ticket stub from the 1997 Nat'l Championships in UNI-Dome, where the Hawks rolled up 22 or 23 match...

It's still a loss. And it was cold. Kill has been a successful head coach wherever he's been, including turnaround situations. Maybe they don't win B1G titles, but Minnie will be respectable soon. My days of mocking the Golden Goof-offs may be short. Favorite line at B1G presser: "Can you...