Senior Day this week- going to be a tough one

[iahawk20]

Every senior day certainly brings on a mix of emotions, no matter how the season goes. We have a group of seniors that poured blood, sweat, and tears into the University of Iowa for 4-5 years. As tough as losses are for fans, imagine how hard for these players. Anyone that saw Clayborn after the WI loss knows how much is invested by this team.

Personally I have become a huge fan of many of these guy for a variety of reasons....no doubt many will be missed. Will be odd not seeing Stanzi, DJK, AC, etc not in the black and gold next season. Below is a list of the seniors from hawkeyesports, so hopefully i captured all.

Justin Greiner 70 5-10/185 DB 7 SR Washington, IA (Washington)
Daniel Murray 70 5-10/185 PK 7 SR Iowa City, IA (Regina HS)
Ryan Donahue 75 6-3/190 P 7 SR Evergreen Park, IL (St. Rita HS)
Don Nordmann 78 6-6/211 WR 7 SR Hopkinton, IA (Maquoketa Valley)
Ricky Stanzi 76 6-4/230 QB 7 SR Mentor, OH (Lake Catholic HS)
Derrell Johnson-K 73 6-1/200 WR 7 SR Campbell, OH (Cardinal Mooney HS)
Nick Kuchel 71 5-11/195 WR 7 SR Kingsley, IA (Kingsley-Pierson HS)
Colin Sandeman 73 6-1/200 WR 7 SR Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf HS)
Paki O'Meara 71 5-11/211 RB 7 SR Cedar Rapids, IA (Washington HS)
Paul Chaney, Jr. 69 5-9/170 WR 7 SR St. Louis, )
Brett Greenwood 72 6-0/200 DB 7 SR Bettendorf, IA (Pleasant Valley HS)
Jeff Tarpinian 75 6-3/238 LB 7 SR Omaha, NE (Millard North HS)
Brett Morse 75 6-3/238 FB 7 SR Willowbrook, IL (Hinsdale Central HS)
Jeremiha Hunter 74 6-2/235 LB 7 SR York, PA (Harrisburg Science & Technology HS)
Christian Ballard 77 6-5/297 DL 7 SR Lawrence, KS (Lawrence Free State)
Troy Johnson 74 6-2/235 LB 7 SR Lakeland, FL (Lakeland HS)
Julian Vandervelde 75 6-3/300 OL 7 SR Davenport, IA (Central HS)
Andrew Schulze 78 6-6/255 LS 7 SR Woodridge, IL (Downers Grove South HS)
Josh Koeppel 74 6-2/273 OL 7 SR Iowa City, IA (City HS)
Kyle Haganman 77 6-5/285 OL 7 SR Osage, IA (Osage HS)
(Meridian)
Allen Reisner 75 6-3/248 TE 7 SR Marion, IA (Marion)
Ben Evans 72 6-0/178 WR 7 SR Iowa City, IA (City HS)
Joe Audlehelm 68 5-8/180 WR 7 SR Van Wert, IA (Central Decatur HS)
Adrian Clayborn 76 6-4/285 DE 7 SR St. Louis, MO (Webster Groves HS)
Karl Klug 76 6-4/270 DL 7 SR Caledonia, MN (Caledonia
Ross Petersen 75 6-3/236 LB 7 SR Durant, IA (Durant HS)

 

[trj]

My gut tells me Iowa is going to win this one........It will frustrate a lot of fans and make them wonder why couldn't they do this all year.....But what you say about the players is spot on.

 

[InNormwetrust]

Wow, seeing that list and how many defensive starters we'll lose sorta sucks

 

[olivecourt]

However frustrating yesterday was, these are the guys who are responsible for leading us back from the abyss of the '05-'07 stretch.

Think back to October 2008. Iowa had lost three games in a row and was .500 over the last three and a half seasons. People are throwing around words like "mediocrity" now... that stretch was the definition of mediocre. We had gone from three straight top-10 seasons to hoping for bowl eligibility. The plane was crashing into the mountain.

Since that point (October 11, 2008), these guys are 23-6. We all wish we would have won a couple more of those games-- and in fact, we were in position to win all of them. But let's not underestimate the importance of this team, led in large part by this senior class, turning things around. Yesterday sucked, but that stretch from 2005 to the first part of '08 was horrifying.

 

[iahawk20]

However frustrating yesterday was, these are the guys who are responsible for leading us back from the abyss of the '05-'07 stretch.

Think back to October 2008. Iowa had lost three games in a row and was .500 over the last three and a half seasons. People are throwing around words like "mediocrity" now... that stretch was the definition of mediocre. We had gone from three straight top-10 seasons to hoping for bowl eligibility. The plane was crashing into the mountain.

Since that point (October 11, 2008), these guys are 23-6. We all wish we would have won a couple more of those games-- and in fact, we were in position to win all of them. But let's not underestimate the importance of this team, led in large part by this senior class, turning things around. Yesterday sucked, but that stretch from 2005 to the first part of '08 was horrifying.

OUTSTANDING POST!

 

[hwks1]

I'm pretty optimistic for next year. We don't lose much on the Offense that can't easily be replaced. The Defensive Line losses are the biggest challenges

 

[LDHawkfan]

My gut tells me Iowa is going to win this one........It will frustrate a lot of fans and make them wonder why couldn't they do this all year.....But what you say about the players is spot on.

I REALLY HOPE YOUR RIGHT! GO HAWKS!