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He's actually the Cubs' President of Baseball Operations. Jed Hoyer is the GM.

This. And this. I've got the same mixed feelings. "Do it our way coach, and it better work or we're holding you responsible." Geniuses. The same people begged, pleaded and whined for Ferentz to stay when he was rumored for NFL jobs and are now crying because he makes too much money. Give me a...

Easy to say now since he's struggling to adjust to a new offense, which is blatantly obvious. Last year, as a pure passer, I would have taken Vandenberg over Ricky Stanzi in a heartbeat.

And I'm sure you would have said that after Vandenberg finished 3rd in the Big Ten in passing as a junior.

People have to keep something in mind when criticizing James Vandenberg - he's playing in a completely different system. While I understand he has played pretty poorly, it isn't an easy transition switching from the offense you've known for the last four years, especially if it's based on much...

I'm pretty sure more people would burn him for talking about his kid than the number who give him a hard time for not giving his kid any props. In my opinion, humble is not a bad quality to have.

Let me preface this comment by saying I am a Kirk Ferentz fan. I love that he's not a rah, rah guy, I believe he's strong in recruiting players to Iowa, I think he owns many many attributes that make him a great coach, and I don't believe there are many coaches out there who could run Iowa...

No. No, I'm not. I'm one of the few people who said 8-9 wins. I'll stand by that until it doesn't happen. I still don't believe it's quite as doom and gloom as the attitudes suggest. I expected our defense to struggle and our offense to flourish. I expected Iowa to be in 30-28 type games with...

If I had the time and the patience, I would make a one of those gifs that are so popular on this board that says "Jump to Conclusions Much?" You just gave 11 ringing endorsements for Nico Law to start … or at least play. I wonder if those guys made mistakes as young players? I wonder if those...

Exactly. Simply no upside to starting Donatell. But, like others have said, the fact that Donatell is a senior (loyalty) is the reason he's starting rather than Nico Law. I have no doubt they were going to give Donatell his chance to fail before they gave Nico a real shot. Donatell simply...

Nico Law should be starting already. Considering we heard all offseason how even Nico and he were, there's zero upside to starting Tom Donatell. Nico is the guy who has a chance to be a very strong player. If you don't give him proper reps this season, you're in the exact same situation next...

How tall is Tim Dwight? Speed kills.

No, no it wouldn't. What happened at Penn State has nothing to do with Iowa ... or Wisconsin, or Nebraska or Minnesota or Ohio State, etc. Unfortunately, the entire reputation of Penn State University has been desecrated because of a small group of people. That situation should be deemed by the...

When I first saw Nico Law highlight tapes, I saw a comparison to the late Sean Taylor. Of course, Taylor never wore a Hawkeye jersey, so the comparison doesn't come as natural as Bob Sanders. Taylor and Law were/are both hard hitters with the same body style. It remains to be seen if Law is...

You never saw Roger Meyer, huh? Didn't have gaudy, Bugs Bunny numbers like some of these guys, but it took half a defense to take him down on every play. Ask Harlan how they liked having to stop him. Hopefully Nate Meier has a successful Hawkeye career. I'd prefer to see him be a...

Heh, nice of my Eagles to get people to quit complaining.

Take off the black and gold colored glasses, then analyze.

You'd think this would make people realize they may have a bias since he wore black and gold. Great Hawkeye, but may never amount to anything in the NFL. Doesn't have top end speed, isn't overly athletic or agile based on NFL comparisons, struggled mightily against top caliber corners. There...

I never did like the amount of money they threw at him or the term. But at the time it appeared the Cubs were just a couple pieces short of making it to the World Series, I would have been fine with the move had this happened. But they came up short and we all have Hendry to blame since he was...

Really? Or maybe it is because Jim Hendry ****ed us over with some ridiculous contracts and couldn't use the hundreds of millions of dollars he was given to get a decent team except 07,08. The guy had the Cubs in the playoffs and made Chicago a contender more than any other GM the Cubs have had...