Remember when
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HawkeyeMike23
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Thanks a lot Obama.
hawkeyebob62
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How many of you remember Hayden running TWO Statue of Liberty plays...not just in one game...but...in a row!
franstheman
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With all the outside talk about Kinnicks atmosphere even from our own coaching staff, do you guys think any changes will be made this year?
Huh?
SpiderRico
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It actually started with the Kinnick renovations in my mind.
This is correct.
MNHawkeyeFreak
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Why would the renovation change things?
docholihawk
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At the time Hayden built teams with attitudes. We always thought we would win and if we got the chance we'd run the score up to do it. It wasn't because we didn't lose or didn't respect our opponents, we just didn't give them to much respect. This was the time fans remember as the golden years. Kirk Ferentz has done things that Hayden Fry didn't achieve but Hayden fostered a swagger that we haven't seen since.
Iowatailgate
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This video was just a few years ago. The atmosphere is as electric as ever when the Hawks are winning. It's as simple as that.
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[video=youtube;xPIRXdZZoVg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPIRXdZZoVg[/video]
Moving the students to the corner has done a number on the atmosphere.
hawkeyebob62
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Its interesting how people want KF to have Hayden's killer instinct/step-on-the-throat mentality, but want to schedule nothing but P5 teams for non-conference.
The revisionists and delusionals might do well to read Hayden's thoughts on why we started scheduling some of these creampuffs. Hayden was the one who came in and saw our non-conference foes and said we couldn't expect to compete against these teams week-in/week-out AND be healthy for conference schedule.
They would also do well to read Hayden's thoughts on reporter's griping at his running up the score when he said nobody complained when Nebraska beat us 57-0 just a couple years before.
Like it or not, Iowa fights perception now, just as we always have. Whether it's crackdown on tailgating, non-conference schedule or close wins over nothing teams, people will always hold it against us more than they would O$U, PSU or Michigan, as well as pretty much any $EC team. And that goes for ALL the non-blue-bloods in college football.
That said, the atmosphere changed not just because of Puritan-type attitudes. As things get built out and expand (hospitals, rec centers, etc.), something has to take a hit. It appears tailgating is one of them, as is the idea that one would want to work TOWARD being a heavy hitter in a skybox rather than expecting those heavy hitters to pay for "my" tickets.
In other words, just as much has changed OFF the field as on since the "glory days".
Sparky
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I was lucky enough to attend camp a few years when it transitioned from Fry to Ferentz and I can say that the atmosphere was completely different. Fry had everyone on the field all day hitting and having a good time while Ferentz had people spend a lot of time in the film room discussing proper technique and how to read coverage properly. Both of them had their own way of doing things and they both work. Two completely different personalities that reflect majorly on the teams and I think that reflects in the fans too.
Eda
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That must've been before social media and smarty phones.
Jkjk... One of my fave vids (love when the music changes to 'Tallica and the players start hoping).
HawkeyeMHA
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So how about the unlucky sob's that get to set behind this all day
HawkeyeMHA
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Come on now, if Iowa starts out 10-0, 9-1, Kinnick will be plenty electric when wisky comes to town. And also, Kinnick has been plenty loud in the last ten years man.
