Hawkman1961
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Got to play defense the hole game. Same shit different year lose to Iowa St and there goes the season.. Oh well tough to be a Hawkeye fan but I'm still one.... forever
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Tough Loss
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hawkdrummer1
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Oregon averages 40 points/game. We held them under 20. It's not the defense.
Look into the long snapper's bank account and betting apps on his phone. How do you explain what happened in the first quarter on the punt team?
Look into the long snapper's bank account and betting apps on his phone. How do you explain what happened in the first quarter on the punt team?
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HawkeyeHypnosis
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Might have to be done holding my breath for that special season.
well, it's still a better season. a more fun season. as long as they beat nebraska.
Also, this may be one of the best passing performances in what....4 or 5 years?
Garandx
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You could have stopped doing that after the ISU Loss.
Death, Taxes, Iowa playing a who cares bowl game in late December vs an SEC teams 3rds
guffus
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Iowa has 4 blowout wins and has been in 5 games that were close in the 4Q, in which they were 2-3.
Iowa managed to beat Rutgers and Penn St with strong 4Qs, but Iowa kinda blew it in last 2 minutes in all 3 losses against iowa St, Indiana and Oregon. But for some reason, I am not upset about it.
Iowa managed to beat Rutgers and Penn St with strong 4Qs, but Iowa kinda blew it in last 2 minutes in all 3 losses against iowa St, Indiana and Oregon. But for some reason, I am not upset about it.
Scott Leclair
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There once was a time where Iowa could finish out these high ranked schools at home(Indiana and Oregon this season) Been a bit since a nice win against a ranked team…
Reminds me a lot of 2018.
Almost all of the wins, blowouts.
Four losses, all devastating 4th quarter heartbreakers. Wisconsin (I still get PTSD on punt returns when the ball is trickling around on the ground not yet downed), PSU (Stanley INT at goalline), Purdue (phantom offensive holding call, leading to Purdue TD the next possession), Northwestern (costly fumbles at midfield) who inexplicably took the West title that year.
A really good team that unfortunately is forgettable because they couldn't pull out the close ones.*
*Except at the end of the year when our goals had passed us by and we eked out a win against Nebraska and then beat Mississippi State in the Outback Bowl.
HuckFinn
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Iowa will win out from here and end up 9-3 with a tough schedule. Maybe 10 win season with a bowl game.
We are on our way. Lester will continue to build the O. Already improved the QB room and will likely check out the portal for 2026. Running game will be top shelf. NY Times analysis digs deep into changes in Lester’s schemes. Fascinating.
Receivers will build. Take a look at the young ones currently on board. Recruits will ultimately take notice, as our QB situation continues to progress.
Barnett has the O line. D will reconfigure to rebuild every year as long as Phil is around. And special teams are always there.
KF is well aware and will stay around through his contract.
This team has its flaws but could easily be undefeated or a 1 loss Playoff team at this point in the season with 3 winnable games on deck.
There you go.
We are on our way. Lester will continue to build the O. Already improved the QB room and will likely check out the portal for 2026. Running game will be top shelf. NY Times analysis digs deep into changes in Lester’s schemes. Fascinating.
Receivers will build. Take a look at the young ones currently on board. Recruits will ultimately take notice, as our QB situation continues to progress.
Barnett has the O line. D will reconfigure to rebuild every year as long as Phil is around. And special teams are always there.
KF is well aware and will stay around through his contract.
This team has its flaws but could easily be undefeated or a 1 loss Playoff team at this point in the season with 3 winnable games on deck.
There you go.
I tend to hold this optimistic outlook as well.
But, it all hinges on every piece sticking together, and we don't know that that's going to be the case for the full 4 years remaining on his contract. It could be just one or two. Or maybe even zero.
I want to believe we can keep the core identity and culture of the program intact even after Ferentz moves on, but it's just not something one can confidently hang their hat on.
And while I hope our QB situation has improved for good, we have one recent season of competent quarterbacking with a one-off transfer in Gronowski, compared to a handful of seasons of dire QB play preceding it. As much as I hate to say it, I'm still skeptical on that front.
Brutal.... The difference between being 10-2 and 8-4 isn't very damn much... I don't have much faith in beating USC on the road. And I hope we beat Neb but who even knows how we'll do against them I wouldn't bet the farm on it either way. The air has been taken completely out of the sails for me this yr anyway. A for effort just couldn't get it done
guffus
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That's a great memory you got. I have to admit I had forgotten how close Iowa was another 10-win season and division title in 2018
Huck, do you have a link to The NY Times article on this?
I dunno what's wrong with me.
I could and would normally be a lot angrier.
When was the last time Iowa had to go 93 yards...and did? With 8 minutes left, that came down to a QB's arm and an Iowa QB delivered. Unfortunately he did it in 6 minutes.
This is real hope. Not "they'll be better next year...they can't get any worse"
I could and would normally be a lot angrier.
When was the last time Iowa had to go 93 yards...and did? With 8 minutes left, that came down to a QB's arm and an Iowa QB delivered. Unfortunately he did it in 6 minutes.
This is real hope. Not "they'll be better next year...they can't get any worse"
HawkeyeGunner
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Considering most people at the beginning of the season had us at 6.5 wins for the year, I think we have done an amazing job. Defense looked shaky the first couple of weeks and how many people were saying maybe Mark wasn't the qb we thought that he was?
HawkeyeGunner
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SCHawkeye2
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As someone who is not shy about criticizing Hawkeye teams and coaches in the past, I am surprisingly "OK" with this game.
Not suggesting this was some sort of 'moral victory' or am I excusing a loss, but this team is a big improvement over the last few years where we were embarrassed against Top Tier opponents in big games.
Iowa was competitive against a very good, playoff contender. Coordinators called good game on both sides of the ball. Players played hard.
This team is meeting or slightly exceeding my expectations - both in this game and so far this season. I thought they would go 7-5, losing to ISU, IU, PSU, OR and USC or NE. They are a game up on my projection due to the PSU implosion and have a real chance at 8-4.
Not suggesting this was some sort of 'moral victory' or am I excusing a loss, but this team is a big improvement over the last few years where we were embarrassed against Top Tier opponents in big games.
Iowa was competitive against a very good, playoff contender. Coordinators called good game on both sides of the ball. Players played hard.
This team is meeting or slightly exceeding my expectations - both in this game and so far this season. I thought they would go 7-5, losing to ISU, IU, PSU, OR and USC or NE. They are a game up on my projection due to the PSU implosion and have a real chance at 8-4.
