Recent content by tony0051

Going into the spring drills, the biggest key to the Iowa team was the offensive line. From the reports that have come in from various sources, the O-line played well in the scrimmage. When the weakest link to your team is getting praise in the spring, think of what it will be like for the fall...

I would think that an uptempo system, close porximity to family, having a network broadcast every game on tv and early playing time will be a draw for any recruit. Couple those factors with the $45 million dollar upgrade, and you could see a cat like that playing at Iowa. I would think that he...

I thought this team would win 14-15 games and win 6 games in the B10. I feel that if Fuller had been healthy at the start of the season, Iowa would have beaten Va Tech. Even though they will only win 10-11 games this season, I think this team is where I thought it would be. The issue is the D...

Riddle me this geniouses, if Chuck Long would have gone to Aleghany College to be a head coach, do you think that he would have been a .500 coach. If so, then you could see his ability to be an offensive coordinator. Now, I know that people want to have Iowa open up the playbook, but I like the...

There is no way that you could have a sixteen team playoff system unless there is a decrease in games played in the season. Assuming that a team were to play 13 games during the season, not including the playoff, then the team that reaches the finals would have to play 17 games. Trying to be a...

Sorry spank, I hope I didn't steal your thunder. Thought this was just a five part series. Also, I appologize for not giving you the credit for the post.

While I agree with most of what Jon has written about the upcoming BBall season, I think he has left out the most important aspect to the improvement of the team. The guys that played on this team will be able to play a natural position this year. I don't think anyone really understands how...

The only way that would happen, is if USC or Miami were to be the one loss teams. If Texas were to lose, they would not have enough quality wins to make up the ground in either the computers or the polls. There is no way that you will ever see two teams from the same conference play for the...

I know it is cliche to make the comment in sports that a team is sometimes greater than the sum of its parts, but this Iowa team is the classic example. I thought going into the season that the 2005 recruiting class would be motivated to leave its mark on the Iowa program. If you look at the...

The biggest reason Iowa struggled those three seasons was line play. Iowa's success is predicated on line play and in 05-06 we struggled on the defensive line. In 07, the O-line was very poor. Since 02, those are the only times when Iowa had issues on the lines, and it coincides with the poor...