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I completely agree with you about Wallace, but if a head coach was aware of frankly sickening traditions within the program that occurred "for years," and tacitly condoned it, he is just as culpable whether he "directly" was involved or not. Paterno knew about the rapes being perpetrated by his...

I'll go against the grain a little here. While I completely respect a coach and/or team's right to make the decision not to participate, I feel that choosing to do so reflects on their values and priorities. Some things just transcend sports. It would be like saying that a person with a Type-A...

I posted a similar thread previously due to a gut feeling that this season will be Kirk's final one. If true, I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, watching him step down will be a melancholic day. On the other, it will be a feeling that he is making the appropriate decision. A good...

A few things jumped out at me from this game: 1. The offense is showing some positive signs. The WRs for the most part were pretty solid and showed growth, and, some may not agree, but, except for Washington getting too many early reps, I like our RBs. 2. For whatever reason, I think the days...

I'm not sure what's harder to deal with, feeling embarrassed and demeaned after getting completely dominated, or having a statement game slip through your fingers due to questionable coaching philosophy and a few ill-timed mental mistakes?

Cignetti has done an amazing job in such a short time at IU, almost unprecedented if you think about it. It wasn't like he was stepping into a floundering blue-blood program to awaken a sleeping giant. He has turned Indiana into a power with players that weren't heavily recruited coming out of...

Oh, I know. I was just pointing out that scrutinizing a player's performance on the field comes with the territory and shouldn't be considered personal or pejorative, as long as its not excessive or belittling.

I wouldn't characterize it as being "critical." From a purely football standpoint, play tendencies are analyzed and scrutinized regularly by their own coaches, rival coaches, PFF, scouts, etc. It's not personal at all. Harrell I'm sure is a great young guy and I sincerely hope he progresses and...

Yeah, I share your concerns, especially with Harrell. I watched a couple of games on DVR, so was able to use rewind and slow-mo. Harrell has some really bad tendencies. He usually takes a poor step at the snap followed by a bad angle. When his angle is good, he still struggles to shed blocks...

A lot to unpack with this. First, Rob's disdain for Ferentz was fairly obvious to anyone on the site for the last 10 years. His remarks were tempered to a point by the constraints inherent with being a sports reporter, but between the lines (and occasionally within the lines), his sentiments...

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Knowing that we will be on the outside looking in every year, rooting for some of the traditional rivals seems reasonable if there is something about the program that is appealing (e.g., Bielema), but, if, and it's a big IF, we eventually see collective bargaining and salary caps, we will not...

LOL. Good point.

But, they didn't, and that's kind of the point. For the most part, I agree with your points, but I was referencing Ferentz's tenure over the last 20 years or so, not just recent seasons. I'm not in any way criticizing Kirk or the Iowa sports programs, I'm simply sharing my perspective on what I...

This team, and Gronowski for that matter, will get better. Odds are, there will be one big upset - that's just how Iowa Football rolls. Even with an improving team and some momentum, it's hard to envision more than 6-7 wins out of this schedule. Iowa's sports programs have had a good run over...

It's hard to put a finger on it, but there is something different in the air early this season. Throughout his head coaching career, Kirk has taken us on numerous roller coaster rides, whether it be within seasons - inexplicably losing to an obscure lesser opponent followed by a dramatic upset...

I kind of saw it the same way, but if Wetjen was coming back towards the LOS on that route he would have put his body in front of the corner, so hard to speculate if the pick would have happened. In any case, the coaches should have recognized that the ISU DBs were squatting on the routes and...

Gronowski would have had those reps had he been healthy in the spring and summer. That's not on him, but one could argue that it's on the staff for signing him knowing that he would need surgery. The offense Lester is trying to install is predicated on timing. Right now, it's not there.

What I'm seeing is a QB that isn't completely comfortable with the scheme and his WRs quite yet. When balls are at the feet or behind crossing receivers it's typically due to the QB "aiming" the ball and hesitating just for a split second, in which case the feet and arm get disconnected. It's...