Duck Hunt at Kinnick Slaughter...Fly High, Hawks

[HawkPowerlifter]

Even if they call that good, I don't like Iowa's chances in OT. We were outmatched physically up front by a mile. Gotta play a 100% clean game to beat Oregon. We all knew that going in and the chances weren't good for mistake-free football. The frustrating part was it was all self-inflicted stuff. It'd be different if the mistakes were forced but they weren't This game went about how I expected it to. They kept it close but got beat by a better football team with more size and athleticism. Going by the amount of money they spend and the resources they have, the Hawks punched above their weight.

Definitely. It really comes down to what you spoke of. While frustrating in some aspects due to the self-inflicted mistakes, I was still proud how we battled all game and to see the offense march 93 yards for the go ahead touchdown was awesome. Kinnick exploded when Gronk crossed the goal line.

I also love having Big E Langston pumping the crowd up. On a miserable day I thought the crowd showed up and showed out.

 

[Fryowa]

Definitely. It really comes down to what you spoke of. While frustrating in some aspects due to the self-inflicted mistakes, I was still proud how we battled all game and to see the offense march 93 yards for the go ahead touchdown was awesome. Kinnick exploded when Gronk crossed the goal line.

I also love having Big E Langston pumping the crowd up. On a miserable day I thought the crowd showed up and showed out.

I was colder at that game than I was in 19 degree weather at the nebraska game last year. Give me 19 degrees over 38 degrees and rain any day lol.

 

[SwirlinLingerie]

Kirk doesn't have what it takes to win big games anymore. End of story.

Just stop. In the Hawks glory years under Kirk, there were still coin flip games.

Somehow Kirk had what it takes back in '09 when Hunter and Binns blocked consecutive field goal attempts against UNI? But he just puckered up Saturday, the long snapper sensed it, and he sailed those two snaps long because of it? You can make similar analogies from any number of moments in Kirk's best seasons at Iowa and with this years ISU, Indiana and Oregon games. Coin flips.

This one stings, but overall I find the current state of the program so much more enjoyable than the recent past.

There was absolutely zero path to victory against elite teams back then. We all knew exactly how things would end. But with a nice tip of the hat to Goetz and some donors, Kirk adjusted. The Hawkeyes have a competent offensive coordinator and a resilient, tough SOB at QB who is athletic and resourceful enough to find ways to move the ball. Even in the fourth quarter against elite defenses.

The Hawks didn't play a clean enough game to win. But they more than had their chance. They wouldn't have had a chance in recent years.