hawkeye12345
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Seriously. There’s like 10 people, if that, who post on here anymore.
Where did everyone go?
Where did everyone go?
Website is dead
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BigD
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I think it's definitely more than ten. It's not unusual for people to just read and not comment. I remember seeing that over fifty people have opened and looked at some of the links I have shared.
We will see what happens once the season starts up. I think this upcoming season is going to be really important for Iowa fans as far as following the football program. If we have a 7-5 season, or even an 8-4 season I think fans interest will really start to wane on Hawkeye Nation after this year.
I mean what QB do we have coming in next season that will get fans excited going forward. Right now, there is a lot of hope that the offense will really step up this season and that the defense will be just as good if not better than what we have seen in the last five or so years.
The offense really hurt this program and it's really amazing how much better it was last year compared to the previous three years before Lester got here. It takes time for players to really understand offensive schemes and instill them into their natural abilities.
It is vital for Lester to show he can be successful moving forward. The last thing that needs to happen is for Lester to just produce a slightly better offense in year two. It is especially vital regarding recruiting.
Let's be honest about basketball also. Talk is cheap and it is vital for Ben to show he can compete at a higher level than Fran did. That's what fans want and expect. If both programs really struggle this upcoming season fans will turn to tailgating as their main attraction in the fall and will not be attending the basketball games.
I don't expect that to happen. I really think both programs will do very well and get the ball rolling and moving forward.
We will see what happens once the season starts up. I think this upcoming season is going to be really important for Iowa fans as far as following the football program. If we have a 7-5 season, or even an 8-4 season I think fans interest will really start to wane on Hawkeye Nation after this year.
I mean what QB do we have coming in next season that will get fans excited going forward. Right now, there is a lot of hope that the offense will really step up this season and that the defense will be just as good if not better than what we have seen in the last five or so years.
The offense really hurt this program and it's really amazing how much better it was last year compared to the previous three years before Lester got here. It takes time for players to really understand offensive schemes and instill them into their natural abilities.
It is vital for Lester to show he can be successful moving forward. The last thing that needs to happen is for Lester to just produce a slightly better offense in year two. It is especially vital regarding recruiting.
Let's be honest about basketball also. Talk is cheap and it is vital for Ben to show he can compete at a higher level than Fran did. That's what fans want and expect. If both programs really struggle this upcoming season fans will turn to tailgating as their main attraction in the fall and will not be attending the basketball games.
I don't expect that to happen. I really think both programs will do very well and get the ball rolling and moving forward.
HawkeyeFever
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I am surprised more people haven’t come back since rivals changed their name and became pay only. I think we will see more and more people posting comments when the season begins.
Hay Man
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I would agree with that.
I was checking out other forums and the only non-pay one I found with a lot of interaction was Hawkeye Lounge. But if you're new and post they will harass you like crazy. A bunch of assholes over there.
JoeyLabasForPresident
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This is definitely the chillest Iowa board.
thedukeofearl
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Absolutely Correct
Every Summer is a slow period and this Summer has been active
This is the chillest Hawkeye site for certain
The other sites seem to have a lot of bitching and conflict
The Nation Rules, Jack
thedukeofearl
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You can't improve on perfection.
Thus, since we on here know it all, what's the use in posting?
We Collectively Rule, Jack
See what I'm saying...
SwirlinLingerie
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I like to think of it as a comfortable dive bar, so ratty and worn that it's now considered vintage. And where I feel like one of the younger guys since I am still in my 40s. Or at least not like the old guy.
Walk in and it's fairly empty, a couple folks on stools, bartender looks up briefly and gives you a half smile. One guy is sitting by himself at a high top in the corner, reading a hard copy newspaper and drinking a cup of coffee.
A couple Hamm's beer signs are up behind the bar, the types with the shimmering water and canoes.
It's the type of bar where you could order a Miller Lite or a local craft brew, and nobody would really think about it one way or the other.
Conversation breaks out slowly but easily. Could be sports, could be politics. Thoughts are somewhat measured, with an interest in what the person has to say about it too.
Damn, maybe this place is ok!
Walk in and it's fairly empty, a couple folks on stools, bartender looks up briefly and gives you a half smile. One guy is sitting by himself at a high top in the corner, reading a hard copy newspaper and drinking a cup of coffee.
A couple Hamm's beer signs are up behind the bar, the types with the shimmering water and canoes.
It's the type of bar where you could order a Miller Lite or a local craft brew, and nobody would really think about it one way or the other.
Conversation breaks out slowly but easily. Could be sports, could be politics. Thoughts are somewhat measured, with an interest in what the person has to say about it too.
Damn, maybe this place is ok!
thedukeofearl
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Seth53
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Only drank Hamm's beer once
Then back to Bud, back in the day
MelroseHawkins
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I seriously thought this site was going to be dead months ago. Rob left than I thought there was a question if was going to keep going. So, anybody know what developed after that or is there an update. I admittedly was not very active all summer.
JoeyLabasForPresident
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Gotta figure the owners are trying to sell it, given the lack of new content all year.
HuckFinn
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What will you have? Pabst Blue Ribbon!
Zstatman
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My wife and I just returned home after a two-week road trip to Iowa!
We cut out Iowa City and instead decided to go to NW Iowa and see some cities we'd never been to.
First stop was Sioux City. We liked it. We stayed right on the river, not very wide there. We visited the Lewis and Clark Museum and the United crash memorial.
We visited Hawarden where our sister-in-law is from. Like a lot of small Iowa town there were lots of empty stores. It did have an open Mexican grocery store.
We then drove thru Sioux Falls and looked up the Pentagon Arena where the Hawks plays those BB games there. I didn't realize it is part of an overall sports complex.
Drove on I 90 in Minnesota then down to Spirit Lake. We thought it was pretty commercialized. In the evening, we drove down towards Arnolds Park but the traffic was so bad we turned around. Jakob Dylan, Bob's son, was playing there so that must have been the cause. We did visit Arnold's Park the next morining to get a feel for it.It looked fun, a family place. I'm sure if I lived around there in my 20s I would have spent some time and money there.
Then we spent a night in Storm Lake. We liked it, liked it better than Spirit Lake, which i know has been discussed here a bit in HN. The parks along the lake were nice. It just had a quant feel to it. My wife hooked up with a first cousin there she hadn't seen in 50 years. Turns out he's being inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame over the Labor Day weekend. He grew up around Des Moines and was a founding member of a band called Gladys Kravitz and the whole band is being inductted. I'd never heard of the band. No BM sightings of any kind, though.
Then we headed down to Des Moines, more familiar territory. We did see the Freedom Rock in Sac City on the way.
But I'm back now. I'm looking forward to having my threads corrected!
Most importantly, I'm ready for some Hawkeye football!! go hawks
We cut out Iowa City and instead decided to go to NW Iowa and see some cities we'd never been to.
First stop was Sioux City. We liked it. We stayed right on the river, not very wide there. We visited the Lewis and Clark Museum and the United crash memorial.
We visited Hawarden where our sister-in-law is from. Like a lot of small Iowa town there were lots of empty stores. It did have an open Mexican grocery store.
We then drove thru Sioux Falls and looked up the Pentagon Arena where the Hawks plays those BB games there. I didn't realize it is part of an overall sports complex.
Drove on I 90 in Minnesota then down to Spirit Lake. We thought it was pretty commercialized. In the evening, we drove down towards Arnolds Park but the traffic was so bad we turned around. Jakob Dylan, Bob's son, was playing there so that must have been the cause. We did visit Arnold's Park the next morining to get a feel for it.It looked fun, a family place. I'm sure if I lived around there in my 20s I would have spent some time and money there.
Then we spent a night in Storm Lake. We liked it, liked it better than Spirit Lake, which i know has been discussed here a bit in HN. The parks along the lake were nice. It just had a quant feel to it. My wife hooked up with a first cousin there she hadn't seen in 50 years. Turns out he's being inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame over the Labor Day weekend. He grew up around Des Moines and was a founding member of a band called Gladys Kravitz and the whole band is being inductted. I'd never heard of the band. No BM sightings of any kind, though.
Then we headed down to Des Moines, more familiar territory. We did see the Freedom Rock in Sac City on the way.
But I'm back now. I'm looking forward to having my threads corrected!
Most importantly, I'm ready for some Hawkeye football!! go hawks
thedukeofearl
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It has been active this Summer and is picking up the pace the closer we get to the first football game
Once football and basketball, mens and womens, start there will be much more activity especially
when the game chats start again
As far as I am concerned this is the best site available with knowledgeable posters and solid rapport
It's All Good, Jack
