Last nights debacle reignited the move or stay with KF debate. We all know Hayden probably stayed tad too long. Seen it with others like Paterno and Bowden. But thinking of Hayden end compare that to his 2 best OCs they knew when it was time to leave and put program over their self interest. Programs that they built from the ground that were in bad places.

Barry had the AD job lined and left the program in healthy place for big bert and others after. Snyder bit different coach after him struggled few season and he came back and kind of tried to pull a Kirk/Brian move and lobby to get his son the job, ST coach who was actually good at his job. But AD didn’t give in and Snyder graciously passed the torch to Klieman who he knew was a fantastic coach whose done a great job. I fear Kirk era will end more like Joepa and Hayden over Alvarez and Snyder.

Western Kentucky vs Jacksonville St (-4)
Tulane (-4) vs Army
UNLV vs Boise St (-3.5)
Ohio vs Miami-OH (-2.5)
Iowa St vs Arizona St (-2.5)
Georgia vs Texas (-2.5)
Marhsall vs Louisiana (-4.5)
Clemson vs SMU (-2.5)
Penn St vs Oregon (-3.5)
Army vs Navy (-1.5) 12/14

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Tennessee (6-0) finally faced some real competitive in beating FSU 79-77. They like to get up and down the court and can score in the waves.

Iowa is getting Lucy Olsen back after a two game absence with will be huge for this game.

I think the hawks lose a close one, 82-75

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I know some(most) of you will open this thread & be disappointed. But has anyone else seen this slapstick masterpiece? Low budget black & white, near silent movie filmed in northern Michigan/Wisconsin. The last half hour is the hardest I've laughed at a comedy in a long, long time. It's available on prime.

My source, music city bowl.

National Champion in college football should go to a team that wins during the regular season. Allowing a 3 loss Alabama team a chance to win reduces the playoff to just a holiday tournament

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

While the House of Representatives approved the Social Security Fairness Act with a majority vote of 327 to 75, not all lawmakers supported the bill that will likely expand benefits for millions of Americans.

The bill received wide bipartisan support to get rid of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) Provision, which prevented Americans who also receive pensions and their spouses from getting the full Social Security benefits each month.

"This could mean slightly larger checks for many people who are struggling with the rising cost of living, particularly with grocery prices soaring," Kevin Thompson, a finance expert and the founder and CEO of 9i Capital Group, told Newsweek. "This change would provide some relief to retirees feeling the pinch of inflation."

Which Democrats voted against the Social Security Fairness Act?​

While nearly all Democrats in the House supported the measure, four voted against the law in a rare stance against increasing benefits for Americans.

The group of Democrats who voted against the bill included the following Representatives: Lloyd Doggett of Texas, Steny Hoyer of Maryland, Henry "Hank" Johnson of Georgia, and John Larson of Connecticut.

Critics view them as a form of compelled political speech that are often used to evade legal restrictions on affirmative action. In at least some instances, job candidates have been eliminated from consideration based solely on their diversity statements.
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But a survey conducted for the committee found that more than half of Michigan faculty members believed diversity statements placed pressure on professors to express specific moral, political and social views.

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Multiple projections have Iowa vs Florida in Tampa for the ‘Quest Bowl and Iowa State vs Miami in Orlando for the Pop-Tarts Bowl.

I realize they are sold out this year, but is there anyone out scalping for wbb in front of Carver? If so, which side/corner?

I got a couple tix for December 20 for UNI at Iowa, from a great Hawkeye fan, gave them to my dad and sister. Need another.

Can anyone beat this? lol

It seems insurmountable, at least from the Danes' perspective.

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Iowa Hawkeyes​

We’ve seen enough of the Kirk Ferentz model to know that the Iowa Hawkeyes aren’t an attractive landing spot for top quarterback recruits, but that doesn’t mean they won’t try to land one.

The Hawkeyes are a consistently above-average football team without ever having a quarterback, which is the selling point. That being said, it’s career suicide if Moss has NFL aspirations unless he can break the cycle of bad Iowa QBs.

If Iowa can find the funding to coax a top transfer to Iowa City, the Hawkeyes are a real threat to compete for Big Ten championships. As it stands, the next talented quarterback transfer will be their first, and I’m in wait-and-see mode until someone finally decides to take the risk.

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

...because you missed something while you were messing around on your phone and then do the same exact thing immediately after?

#gummiessideeffect

More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm, the state announced Tuesday.



Crews are in the process of killing 4.2 million chickens after the disease was found at a farm in Sioux County, Iowa, making it the latest in a yearslong outbreak that now is affecting dairy cattle as well. Last week, the virus was confirmed at an egg farm west of Minneapolis, Minnesota, leading to the slaughter of nearly 1.4 million chickens.


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Overall, 92.34 million birds have been killed since the outbreak began in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


Although bird flu has become somewhat common among poultry, its spread to cattle has added to worries about the disease. In May, a second dairy farmworker was diagnosed with bird flu, and the virus was detected in both beef and milk. It has been confirmed on dairy cattle farms in nine states.




Health and agriculture officials have said the risk to the public remains low. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the meat from a single sickened dairy cow was not allowed to enter the nation’s food supply and beef remains safe to eat.


Workers exposed to infected animals are at a higher risk. The only three human cases confirmed in the United States included two dairy workers and one man working to slaughter infected birds on a poultry farm.

We have a couple reliable RBs but lack a home run threat in the run game. guys like kaleb and goodson and the guy won’t be named provided that element and i think we need that.

Can we dispense right now with referring to criminal ILLEGAL alien invaders as "migrants" or "immigrants?"

Projected to now play Florduh…

1. Music City Bowl (Dec. 30): Michigan vs. Ole Miss
   ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31): Iowa vs. Florida
   Sun Bowl (Dec. 31): Louisville vs. Washington
   Citrus Bowl (Dec. 31): Illinois vs. Alabama
   Texas Bowl (Dec. 31): Baylor vs. LSU
   Gator Bowl (Jan. 2): Syracuse vs. South Carolina
   Mayo Bowl (Jan. 3): Duke vs. Minnesota

We share our initial thoughts on the Hawkeyes playing No. 19 Missouri in the Music City Bowl, plus dive into Iowa's needs in the transfer portal.

Players Missouri is missing thanks to opt outs and injuries, comparing playing the Tigers to playing Tennessee last season, who Iowa has lost in the portal so far, what impact those departures have, the Hawkeyes' biggest needs in the portal + how they can fill those gaps, and more.

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Were always discussing whether this or that coach is better. I've stated that the top schools coaches MAY get a bit more credit then they actually deserve. Here's a fun fact from todays "The B1G Show". Why is todays game between OSU and PSU so important for both coaches? Ryan Day is 2-7 vs top 5 teams in his tenure at OSU, while Franklin is 1-13 against the top 5 in his time in Happy Valley. Thats 2-7 and 1-13. Combined they are 3-20 against top 5 teams. So would Kirk or Bret or Fitz REALLY be any worse at those schools? Is it X's and O's or Jimmies and Joes?

Kirk's son, interesting

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Now that the cooler weather has creeped into Texas, I find the need to run my heater from time to time. Lately, it has been cycling on and off very quickly. Like the fan will come on for a second or two then kick off just as it gets up to speed. Then it's off for a few seconds and kicks back on for another second or two. Then off again. The process goes on for 5 or 6 cycles then it comes on and stays on until the room warms up. I can also hear a faint, intermittent rubbing noise from the fan.
I had the whole system replaced less than three years ago so everything is under warranty. What's going on? I have a tech scheduled to come out tomorrow afternoon, but I'd like to get an idea of what's happening.