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Section136
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Stopped reading after he said the Hawks got every close call, tight win and break in 2009.
BSpringsteen
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You think that's wrong Section136? I mean lots of BCS teams need to block two straight FG's to beat a Div 1AA opponent.
Yes, I guess he forgot about Iowa losing their star QB for the season when they were
9-0,and up ten points vs NW...such a great break..of the ankle of Stanzi,that is.
Stanzi made our breaks that year...the last minute drive vs MSU? That was great offensive execution.
As for the UNI game, sure,blocking two fgs was extraordinary,but the fluke way they got a second chance to kick was not a lucky break either...that was freaky lucky.
And the comeback vs IU? Won the game by 18,so not lucky,just good.
Sorry,Pete,but the luck does not even out,and Iowa has been on the short end of that stick for years,when you consider injuries,bad calls,ect.
STILLBUSTER
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While a few of the details might be debatable (I actually think they were very generous predicting the LB's to be "great"), that was a spot on overview. Optimism (10-0?!) tempered by what has been the reality over the last 1/2 decade (NwU, Minny and waaay too close calls with Indy).
It sort of bugged me how CFN was so high on Iowa from 2002 - 2005, then has been so hard on Iowa since 2007. Then realized, it was just being honest.
Don't stop reading just because the truth hurts.
It sort of bugged me how CFN was so high on Iowa from 2002 - 2005, then has been so hard on Iowa since 2007. Then realized, it was just being honest.
Don't stop reading just because the truth hurts.
Section136
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That is one that I will agree on partly. At least a blocked FG is for the most part created by the defense. Its not like it was a bad snap or the holder botched the hold. Please tell me if these other things are "breaks" that went in Iowa's favor in 2009:
Bulaga's thyroid issue, missed multiple games
Moaeki sprained ankle, missed multiple games
DJK hamstring issues, limited time early in the year
Stanzi's ankle when we were 9-0 and up 10-0 on NW. Missed multiple games
Dace breaking his foot/ankle at MSU, missed multiple games
McNutt with shoulder/arm injuries, limited playing time in middle of season
Wegher missing OSU game with stomach issues, sharted himself during warmups, IIRC
Sandeman going down at MSU, missed at least one game I think
A-Rob playing through rib injuries. Him or Wegher never were 100% the last half of the season
These are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Dont confuze making clutch plays and winning close games with getting lucky or having the ball bounce our way.
ICHawk24
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I've learned that Hawkeye fans and the media paint every close Iowa win as "amazing luck" and every close Iowa loss as "stupid horrible coaching and a bunch of loser players who've lost the will to win".
This article also says we need to win 10 for the season to be a success, chalking up 9 games as wins. If only sports were so easy.
This article also says we need to win 10 for the season to be a success, chalking up 9 games as wins. If only sports were so easy.
hawkeyebob62
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It's hard for me to believe we get NINE wins, let alone 10. I can't see nine wins next year. Then again, it's just as hard for me to pick MORE than three losses.
The schedule really IS a gift this coming season, with road games at UM and MSU being the obvious roadblocks. Getting Nebby at home helps a little, but unless our D is heck of a lot more inspired than last season, Nebyy will virtually duplicate their 2011 dominance of the Hawks.
The schedule really IS a gift this coming season, with road games at UM and MSU being the obvious roadblocks. Getting Nebby at home helps a little, but unless our D is heck of a lot more inspired than last season, Nebyy will virtually duplicate their 2011 dominance of the Hawks.
iloveyoularrystation
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good read. I guess I think that's one of the first really fair assessments i've read in a long time. Good stuff. Man when he displayed the schedule like that (the 9 and 3 thing) i'm sitting there thinking we should be 11-1 or 10-2. Then my brain went, will get 2 out of the 3 and lose 3 or 4 out of the 9 we should win. Oh Iowa football, how interesting and never boring you are.
Change that to our O playing a heck of lot more inspired than last season. The D was actually pretty solid much of the game until getting worn down because the O didn't make the trip.
There really is no good reason to believe this team will lose more than 3 games looking at our schedule...unfortunately, reality is we can't chalk up automatic wins vs the worst teams on our schedule.
PatrickAdamovicz
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PatrickAdamovicz
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It's funny how people want to act like Iowa got break after break that year yet forget about all of those roadblocks you just listed. Great job.
These are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Dont confuze making clutch plays and winning close games with getting lucky or having the ball bounce our way
These are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Dont confuze making clutch plays and winning close games with getting lucky or having the ball bounce our way
I agree, I would have ranked JVB #1.
INTIMIDATORHawk
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Pete Fiutak is usually fairly skimpy on the facts. He doesn't do much research, and I'm usually highly critical of him because of it.
That said, most of what he wrote was accurate this time around.
That said, most of what he wrote was accurate this time around.
ChosenChildren
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That 2009 team was scary good. If you don't believe it, count up the number of starters now in the NFL. It is incredible.
They would have gone 12-0 if Stanzi doesn't go down.
They would have gone 12-0 if Stanzi doesn't go down.
ChosenChildren
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Iowa was lucky only in the UNI game and that game was meaningless anyway
