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I'm not talking at all about a deep threat receiver vs. a possession receiver. When I say Iowa hitching its wagon to the Matt Vandebergs of the world will not be the recipe for success in major college football, I mean this: Iowa cannot expect nor intend to thrive as a major conference or...

I thought about the teams I excluded after posting. Was watching the bottom line on ESPN and it showed the Top 25 matchups for the weekend. I thought, "Man, I put 5 teams fighting for 2 spots and didn't even include Notre Dame, and K-State is right in the mix, too." This Saturday is going to be...

Agreed. The schedule was always going to work against Iowa if the record was stellar. Somehow, someway, the SEC will likely get 2 teams into the playoff, and then Oregon, Florida State, TCU, Ohio State and Michigan State will be fighting for the final two spots. Three of those teams...

Not bad, minus the flea flicker. I think the trick plays are a bit unnecessary. Seems sort of desperate, and a good play fake will accomplish the same thing. The opposite side defensive end is going to have to keep backside contain along with the OLB, otherwise we'll be seeing big gains on...

Nothing against Matt Vandeberg the person. I don't know the kid. I'm sure he's great. But, Iowa hitching its wagon to the Matt Vandeberg's of the world will not be the recipe for success in major college football.

It's a bit shocking to me to see how many people have said the word "playoff" this week in regards to Iowa, as if the Hawks actually had a legitimate shot at the playoffs prior to the season. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see it someday, but this year wasn't reality. I don't believe even a...

I was having the same thought regarding LeShun Daniels before he got hurt. Thought maybe they were going to unleash him later in the season. I couldn't figure out any other reason he would not be redshirted and then not touch the ball significantly until his junior year.

+ 1 Nail, meet head.

Brady Hoke enjoyed the players Long brought to SDSU.

Look at what Wisconsin has been doing with multiple running backs for a few years now. There's plenty of room for multiple backs to be highly successful in the same backfield. Biggest thing is Iowa has a playmaker in Jonathan Parker and he needs to touch the football 10-12 time per game in...

Who saw Wadley coming as Iowa's first 100-yard rusher of the 2014 season?

Want to see him against a strong D like Michigan State, or even in a game against Nebraska or Wisconsin, but Wadley has looked great so far. I think Iowa can be very comfortable with guys like Daniels, Parker and Wadley in the backfield over the next 3 years.

I don't care what the score of the game is, that defensive stand is huge. Great to see.

Yes. The Hawkeyes also don't need anyone putting in unnecessary overtime either considering the injuries that are piling up on the RB depth chart.

It's what works at Iowa. Pound the rock and set up the pass off of the run. Five wide and stuff might be fun, but it just isn't Iowa. We need to be dominant up front and beat people up. Davis does need to go. People wanted Ken O'Keefe run out of town in the worst way, and those people have...

For as much trouble as Northwestern has given Iowa in recent history, it's nice to see the Hawkeyes put a beatdown on Pat Fitzgerald and his ballclub. Throttle needs to stay pressed down in the second half.

This is the frustration in a nutshell. What makes today different? Does it really take a bad loss or the fan base nearly losing its collective mind for things to look like people expected? It's perplexing. The game plan is much different (going downfield a bit and working the pass off of the...

I'm off topic a bit here, but I think Smith's question was somewhat of a rhetorical one. As in, duh, CJ's leaving as soon as the season is over.

Well written, Jon. As a guy who was in your position for the better part of 6 years, I understand it isn't easy writing something like that with your name attached to it when you'll inevitably have to look the people you're writing about in the eyes. But, it needed to be said and I give you...

Nice. Very great news. Hawkeye nation needed something like this. Hopefully Higdon comes in and contributes very well for Bielema's Hawkeyes. I mean Ferentz. Kirk Ferentz.