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The average December temperature in Chicago is a high of 38 and low of 24. That isn't too bad. Even for a night game. Chicago is a world class city and also serves as Big Ten HQ. Chicago should host the Big Ten Championship every year. It makes too much sense. There are tons of Big Ten alumni...

I'm just glad they didn't hire Dan McCarney, which was rumored. That would have been one more coach Iowa has to face every year, that circles the Hawkeye game on the calendar as the Must-Win-Game of the season. We already have our work cut out for us with Fitzgerald and Beliema. Plus Ames.

I honestly believe that Iowa should win the division next year. Nebraska's schedule is a killer. Michigan won't be much better and Iowa has them at home. The question is, can we beat Northwestern, Minnesota, Purdue and Indiana? We should be 7-0 in the Big Ten heading into Lincoln. But...

"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about." -Oscar Wilde

My expectations are based on our history over the last 30 years. I don't think I am aiming low. After all, I am demanding that we beat Northwestern regularly again. How can one expect to win Big Ten titles and National Championships when we lose to the Mildcats 5 out of 6 times? Once we start...

Going forward, what level of success can Iowa football fans expect from their team? Considering Iowa's resources (coaches, facilities, geography, history, fan support, money, etc), what should our realistic expectations be on a yearly basis? I have always felt that Iowa, under both Fry and...

If games were 55 minutes, Iowa would have been 11-0-1. Iowa was 1-5 in games where they didn't have a 28 point lead going into the 4th quarter. To me, this is a sign of mental weakness on the team's part. And with each loss, they got weaker. "Oh no, here we go again." In all 5 losses...

Agreed. They will not have a Penn State-Alabama rematch. But Michigan vs. Alabama sounds pretty good on paper. Two of the all-time great programs. Huge fan bases. Plus the exciting Denard Robinson, next year's Heisman frontrunner. If Michigan could somehow win this game, Rodriguez would save...

Maybe they need to bring in John Goodman to reprise his role as the football coach from Revenge of the Nerds. I find his locker room speech very appropriate after another humiliating loss to Northwestern: "Y'know. When you were a baby, in your crib, and your father looked down at you, he had...

On the positive side, Iowa has won 2 of its last 3 at the Cat Box. And in the one loss in 2005, the Hawks blew a 13 point lead with 3 minutes to go, which included NU recovering an onside kick, and benefiting from some really bad, stupid, needless penalties. The Cats were who we thought they...

Eustachy is really good when he has Jamal Tinsley. How did he do before and after that? Not so good. Floyd would be great. He wouldn't keep getting good jobs if he wasn't a good coach.

The ESPN article mentions Tim Floyd as a possible replacement for the UTEP job. I wouldn't mind seeing Floyd coach the Hawkeyes. He did quite well in Ames, and should never have taken the Bulls job. After his first year at Ames, he lost Hoiberg, Meekalek, and Myer. The team was supposed to be...

Well said ColumbusHawk. I could not agree with you more. Tom Davis's system works well against teams that are not familiar with it. That is probably, why he always won first round games in the NCAA Tournament. In the Big Ten, against teams that were familiar with his system, his up-tempo...

I would love to see Bob Knight roaming the sidelines in a black sweater with a gold golf shirt underneath. I wouldn't miss a single coach's call in show. Love him or hate him, the guy is very entertaining. Our biggest problems are attendance and excitement for the basketball program. Knight...

Or after Little Lick dribbles behind his back and manages to escape a trap at half court, and Dolph compliments the move, I can hear Walton say, "Never mistake activity for achievement."

I would prefer Bill Walton as a color man over Bob Knight. After all his years doing Clippers games, Walton would be perfect for the woeful Hawkeyes. For example, after Cully Payne throws another pass out of bounds, we could hear gems like, "that was the WORST pass in the history of western...

I am not a student of the game. Just a fan. So I am looking for someone with a basketball IQ to tell me how a new coach can make our games more exciting to watch? I too long for up-tempo, high scoring games. Basketball, in general, seemed so much more exciting 20+ years ago. But even if we do...

In Jon Miller's front page column, he writes "I spoke with a Division I college coach on Monday to get a feel for how the Iowa job is viewed right now. He told me 'Probably the 7th or 8th best job in the Big Ten.' This person is familiar with the league and with the coaches in it. I think...

If we can't get Bruce Pearl, or someone similar, I would love to have Bob Knight. We MUST have a coach that brings in some enthusiasim. I think Bob Knight would be great. Who wouldn't want to attend the first I-Club event featuring The General. Plus, we need a coach who knows how to get...

I don't think there is any doubt that Bob Knight would win games. Big Ten Championships? Probably not. He is 69 years old. I doubt he would last more than a few years. But he would put Iowa basketball back on the map. He would bring back fans. And thus, it would give us time to find another...