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Exactly. Deacon Hill over Joey Labas, without Labas even getting a single snap, is the most dumbfounding aspect of the entire Ferentz tenure. Hill was an inaccurate passer who couldn't move and was also turnover prone. At the very, very least, Labas was at least somewhat mobile.

I'm not sure we will see a forward pass on Saturday. Fleck likes to play Kirk ball too. Both teams are going to try to run, stop the run, and have zero turnovers. I think we are looking at 9-6 or 12-9. If Iowa plays like they did against Penn State, they'll lose. They have to play clean - no...

Goddammit, you guys are just firing me up again about those last couple years under Brian when Iowa was elite in two of its three teams. For the life of me, I'll never understand why they didn't at least try one of their more mobile QBs (Lainez, Labas) for a handful of series every game to see...

Doug Dascenzo spelled backwards is Oznecsad Guod.

Damn, yeah, I had to watch the replay and it forced me to watch all the commercials. Brutal. I think I have the $12 version.

Well, Iowa doesn't have a passing attack. So we start there. If Gronowski's health can stay at the same level or even slightly improve, then I think Iowa can scratch out some points. If his health holds up, I think Iowa will have a shot at one of these two games. The margin for error seems a...

Iowa is so bad at 2 point conversions that they should never, ever try one unless it is very likely their last possession of the game and there is an obvious need for two points (i.e. to tie the game, go up by 3 instead of 2, etc.). I think I read somewhere that Iowa has converted one two...

If Cuban was involved - and he has been increasingly engaged in the program, apparently - then the extension is pretty much chump change to him. He maybe said sure, whatever, let's make sure we keep him. $6 billion is $6 billion. Depending on who Penn State targets, they'll likely pay a...

I am pretty bullish on that squad. And if any of those guys take a play off on defense, they are getting yanked immediately. They are gonna stack a lot of Ws in conference play. If the core stays healthy, I'm calling top 5 in the Big Ten.

I didn't read any of the details, but does this actually take Cignetti off the table in any way? His agent leveraged the opening and speculation to increase his guaranteed money from Indiana. Cignetti gets more money, the agent gets more money. But does the extension in any way keep Cignetti...

There might be some teams looking to settle past scores. Kirk apparently isn't one of them though. Wisconsin dropped 83 points on Indiana in 2010. Cignetti apparently likes to read up on the history of the Indiana program and some of the more lopsided games of the past. I'm not sure Cignetti...

I don't think most people realize just how important that game is to both schools - especially Ohio State. It is the biggest rivalry in American sports. I listen to Glen Mason do a weekly gig on the radio during football season - former Ohio State player and coach. He said you really can't...

I went to the Drake Relays when I was growing up with my dad and grandfather. It made an impression on me. Later on, I got to watch my older sister run there, including on a couple winning relay teams. It took until my senior year of high school until I got my shot to run there. Fun fact, City...

Just a hunch, but I'd guess Cignetti doesn't think that way. I think he wants to win as many championships as possible in the relatively short time he has left in coaching. For better or worse, I don't think he gives a shit who he rubs the wrong way and if someone wanted to fire him for losing...

The thing is, I don't think McCollum already being at a school in the state or growing up a Hawkeye fan had much to do with the hire. I think it was more a matter of Goetz doing her research in recent years (including talking with Brad Stevens), and hearing about McCollum being a coaching...

I'm far from an expert on this topic, but there is no doubt AI is having a huge disruption on our economy. It'll be interesting to see where it goes from here and how we adjust. Microsoft laid off something like 20,000 people this summer. It is has spent billions and billions on AI recently...

Isn't Hecklinski listed right there with Brown this week as equally sharing the #2 spot? Intriguing.

I don't know. To me, hope is the fun part of sports. I never hoped for a national title in football for Iowa. And after the Big Ten went away from divisions and expanded, I didn't think it was worth hoping for a Big Ten title either. For me, part of the fun now is "staying alive" to eventually...

oh, that'd be awesome, if doable. they should go for 8-10,000 capacity and a smaller footprint.

I don't think it is all about the nattie for Penn State fans. While that might be part of it, they are mostly sick of taking dumps in big games. Franklin is 4-21 against top 10 teams. In 15 of those games, both teams were in the top 10. He is 3-12 in those match-ups. It gets worse. In those...