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Raimond Braithwaite was the associate strength and conditioning coach. He is now filling in for Doyle while Doyle is on leave. According to his bio this is his 16th year with the program. He is an African-American. He surely knows what is going on. Why hasn't any reporter talked to him and...

RE: DJK -- If DJK had NFL level talent he would be playing in the NFL. Period, end of story. He was great WR by Iowa standards which is a low bar. He was a 1 year All-Big Ten WR. No shame in that, but to make a 53 man roster you need to be special. Drug arrests don't help. RE: Derrick Mitchell...

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Bulaga played for the Packers on Thursday night, didn't he? (didn't see the game). I also think Aaron Kampman (Jacksonville) is out with injury.

I thought our offensive line did alright. For the most part, they gave JVB time to throw, and when he was hurried, he bears some responsibility to get rid of the ball or recognize the impending blitz. If our offensive line was truly awesome, or Coker an elite RB, then we could expect success...

There were three failures in the game today, broadly speaking. One was predictable, some might say they all were. I'll save special teams for another day. First, our defensive line is too small. This was an easy to predict failure for anyone who watched TTU run on us. Lebron Daniel, 6-2 /...

Most scrutinized team ever? That seems kinda strong. Just in recent memory, I think when the Patriots were going on their undefeated stretch they were more heavily scrutinized. A lot of people watch the NBA, but there were many more watching the NFL. Staying within the same sport, I think the...

Jon - I live real close. PM sent.

I know this is one play, but a tough analysis of Michigan v. Penn State play. Burgeoning Wolverine Star: 2nd and 21? No problem

Ames College, Nice.

College athletics isn't the "real world." The pay is excellent and the golden parachutes are ridiculous by real world standards. So approaching the job like you would approach a conventional middle management job is just silly. If I had a friend that was offered a 7 year deal at 1 million per...

Izzo apparently doesn't know hoops history in the Big Ten. He thinks Amaker's firing was disgusting? And Monson? Amaker was at Michigan for *six* seasons without a single NCAA tournament appearance. No wonder Izzo loved having that type of coach as an in-state rival. Monson was at Minnesota...

It's one thing to be a laissez-faire AD and something else to be entirely disinterested as a premium component of your university's sports machine undergoes a literally historic disintegration. If Barta invited players to come individually to come talk to him, and it seems like the existence of...

I think this is the data that Jon referenced: Iowa's athletic department isn't as poor as a lot of people think. The Twenty Five Largest College Athletic Department Budgets

Iowa's last three head coaches recruited capable junior college players to fill in for a short bench. Each of our last three head coaches had to dip into the juco ranks from time to time. They each were able to do so. Lickliter either didn't see the need or has the inability to identify and...

Lickliter has lost the team. The lack of effort in the last 4-5 games made that apparent. If Lickliter was a good recruiter, this wouldn't be a problem. He could replace players that are disillusioned with him. But, he's not a good recruiter. Good recruiters find capable junior college...