reality + acceptance = peace

vegashawki

vegashawki

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I don't mean to be negative but lets be honest with ourselves here... Iowa will not ever be an OSU or Alabama when it comes to program status. Which in turn means we will continue to be middle of the pack in recruiting and on the field performances and have "decent" seasons with a special one or two thrown in every decade. Once in a blue moon we will find a "diamond in the rough" and the Captain or whoever is the coach will get praise to having an "eye" for talent. I have just been reading everyones negativity on the boards and I too feel ****ed off about where the program is at, but after drinking my coffee and really searching deep down in my soul I found peace with it all. If I was a stud (which I am not) 4 or5* athlete from Cali, Fl, or somewhere other than Iowa and had no family ties there wouldn't even look at Iowa atm either. Sorry maybe its the coffee talking but I keep **** real. Call me a troll or what makes you warm and fuzzy inside but yall know deep down its the truth.
 
vegashawki said:
I don't mean to be negative but lets be honest with ourselves here... Iowa will not ever be an OSU or Alabama when it comes to program status.
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Were there people not clear on that? Wouldn't the past 60 years kind of shatter any delusions of grandeur?
 
What you say is true, even if many dont want to except it. But that does not meen the program has not had some internel problems the last 2-3- years that can be corrected. The Iowa job is not a easy one. I happen to think KF is working to make the adjustments that we need to keep us more competitive on a year in and year out basis. I think he started the process last year and we will start to see some results this year but it is a process.
 
vegashawki said:
I don't mean to be negative but lets be honest with ourselves here... Iowa will not ever be an OSU or Alabama when it comes to program status. Which in turn means we will continue to be middle of the pack in recruiting and on the field performances and have "decent" seasons with a special one or two thrown in every decade. Once in a blue moon we will find a "diamond in the rough" and the Captain or whoever is the coach will get praise to having an "eye" for talent. I have just been reading everyones negativity on the boards and I too feel ****ed off about where the program is at, but after drinking my coffee and really searching deep down in my soul I found peace with it all. If I was a stud (which I am not) 4 or5* athlete from Cali, Fl, or somewhere other than Iowa and had no family ties there wouldn't even look at Iowa atm either. Sorry maybe its the coffee talking but I keep **** real. Call me a troll or what makes you warm and fuzzy inside but yall know deep down its the truth.
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Wisconsin ain't Ohio State or Alabama, either. But Wisconsin is now a better program than Iowa. They took the next step in 2004/05, where Iowa let that opportunity slip away.
 
vegashawki said:
I don't mean to be negative but lets be honest with ourselves here... Iowa will not ever be an OSU or Alabama when it comes to program status. Which in turn means we will continue to be middle of the pack in recruiting and on the field performances and have "decent" seasons with a special one or two thrown in every decade. Once in a blue moon we will find a "diamond in the rough" and the Captain or whoever is the coach will get praise to having an "eye" for talent. I have just been reading everyones negativity on the boards and I too feel ****ed off about where the program is at, but after drinking my coffee and really searching deep down in my soul I found peace with it all. If I was a stud (which I am not) 4 or5* athlete from Cali, Fl, or somewhere other than Iowa and had no family ties there wouldn't even look at Iowa atm either. Sorry maybe its the coffee talking but I keep **** real. Call me a troll or what makes you warm and fuzzy inside but yall know deep down its the truth.
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Please define, "middle of the pack" and "decent seasons?"
 
Do we really have to be Alabama or OSU, to expect our team to be coached well enough to recover a #$%^ing onside kick or stop a fake punt when everone in the stadium; with the exception of the guy counting his money, knows it's coming?
 
You dont need to be Alabama or Ohio State to not lose to Purdue, CMU, Western Michigan, Indiana numerous times, Northwestern numerous times, Minnesota numerous times and Iowa State numerous times. Its ******* pathetic where this program is right now.
 
I feel like this dumb debate has been going on since the beginning of message boards.

Oh yeah, that's because it has been.
 
I would have to say that for many, many people that the "reality + acceptance = peace" is wrong, it is more of "reality + acceptance = depression".

Someone people and myself included from time to time, we get too emotionally invested in Iowa Football. We think that we know it all and if Kirk wasn't so "arrogant" or so "clueless" Iowa would be on the same level as OSU or Alabama.

It's all about personal expectations and logic. Some people have too much expectations, that is on them. Most of those people lack real logic. Instead of admitting that they are the ones who EXPECT too much, instead they lash out and call names.
 
eveningnewsteam said:
You dont need to be Alabama or Ohio State to not lose to Purdue, CMU, Western Michigan, Indiana numerous times, Northwestern numerous times, Minnesota numerous times and Iowa State numerous times. Its ******* pathetic where this program is right now.
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This.
Or +1.
Whatever lets people know this is also my belief.
 
I guess I'm under the assumption that if KSU can do it, we should be able to. It's just concerning that our coach is the one going senile first...
 
Do you guys who are complaining left and right want a "just win no matter what" attitude? Do you want SEC style football programs? Oversigning, lower academic standards, lower morals and ethics, win at any expense?
 
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