Coaches

[theIowaHawk]

Only an idiot would think the schedules that Iowa has been playing the last 4 years and will continue to play now in the west division are comparable in difficulty to ones played 1980-2010.

Are you seriously trying to argue that the west is going to be anywhere near as difficult a schedule as the old big ten?

Yes, in fact I am. It is evidenced by the yearly rankings. Nebraska is Nebraska, Wisconsin is perennially top 25 and higher. Minnesota appears to be challenging. NW is vastly improved over what there were, minus a few years in the late 90s.

If Iowa is, in fact, a top 25 program as many on here claim should be that puts potentially 4 top 25 in the west, even without OSU, Mich (ignoring that they are, in fact on the schedule some years)

This is not the B12 North. Comparable to the lesser half of the SEC. Still better than the ACC and B12.

 

[herecomethehawkeyes]

Says the poster who will be screaming, "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BABY!!!!!" if Iowa wins every game by a score of 6-4.

LOL....yeah, i wont hold my breath waiting for that to happen

 

[herecomethehawkeyes]

So I totally get the cognitive dissonance I see in others. You say "if its going to be" and "If we are going to be subjected to" they might as well lose. So on the first 3 and 7, you are going to be all if they throw it 7 yards or more I hope it is complete but if its thrown 4 I hope its intercepted? Or if we trail, you will root for blowout rather than comeback? Interesting situation to me, and you are obviously not alone.

With football, I'm more of a casual fan that has loved the social aspect, so many fun times. While it is generically more fun with more people in a better mood in the good times, there has been a certain joy in bad times in being one of the diehard blind supporters. Have some (edit on reflection: lots) of neat memories of those situations as well, and sometimes wonder if its a dying breed of joy.

If the ball is thrown 4 yards, I will hope that the receiver will have time to make a move to get the needed three, but how many times over the years have we seen a punt when a receiver caught the ball without going beyond the sticks?

Let's face it, there are way too many games over the past handful of years that Iowa has trailed, or the contest was much closer than it should've been. against opponents that Bielema would've had 60 on the scoreboard up in Wisky.

As far as the social aspect, if it is an entertaining game it is fun to watch win or lose. I hated how Iowa lost to Wisconsin in 2010 (WATCH THE FAKE), and it gutted me to see Badger fans jumping up and down on Kinnick turf afterwords....but I had a longtime friend from Wisconsin down, a friend who i only get to see once a year or two (and when we get together, it seems like it was just the other day since we have been hanging out) and while it sucked losing that game, you couldn't have asked for a more entertaining game. Its another thing when you are struggling to get a win against Ball State, or lose a game against Central Michigan like in 2012 .

 

[Section8]

smh, somehow i knew the Nike thing was going to come into play in the rebuttal re: oregon. Thats why I even acknowledged it in my very first post of this thread that the Nike money is a huge draw. Pihl knight has helped them build some nice facilities. some people think the uniform thing is obnoxious.....i say it gets people talking, gets fans excited and its hard to argue with their performance on the field in recent years. it sounds like Oregon has taken steps to ensure that they were not relegated to the historical winning percentages that you seem to think teams should be stuck in.

I see you are still dodging the statement that you made about posters expecting 10 wins a season

About the Oregon uniform thing... I am a traditionalist and LOVE the Iowa black and gold uniforms! But I can't help myself each weekend waiting to see what combination of styles and colors the Ducks are wearing. Fans and players (recruits) around the country have mentioned their interest in "alternate uniforms" and KF has said in public that he finds it humorous or silly or interesting or whatever, young men will use to determine what college to attend. The fact is is that they DO enjoy the different uniforms and it should or could be a recruiting plus. After all we are only little Iowa. Being little Iowa doesn't get brought up during winning seasons, but becomes a nifty crutch while losing. I see the staff decided to go with an alternate uniform for a game this year. Good for them. How many years is this after others did?

 

[theIowaHawk]

How many years is this after others did?

Are you thinking Iowa has never done it until now?

 

[RocknRollface]

Yes, in fact I am. It is evidenced by the yearly rankings. Nebraska is Nebraska, Wisconsin is perennially top 25 and higher. Minnesota appears to be challenging. NW is vastly improved over what there were, minus a few years in the late 90s.

If Iowa is, in fact, a top 25 program as many on here claim should be that puts potentially 4 top 25 in the west, even without OSU, Mich (ignoring that they are, in fact on the schedule some years)

This is not the B12 North. Comparable to the lesser half of the SEC. Still better than the ACC and B12.

Hahaha , I hope this is a troll attempt.

Either way I make it a point never to waste my time on nonsense.

The funniest thing was......well all of it.

 

[katman15]

I was able to watch a little of last night's game between Ft. Lauderdale' St. Thomas Aquinas and Miami' B.T. Washington, and today's game between DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) and Miami's Central. In each game it seemed that there were more D-1 recruits on the field with 2 teams than Iowa produces in a year state-wide. In fact it seemed ST. Thomas had more on their one team that does Iowa. And many were the "skilled" positions of which Iowa seem to produce - none.
These teams all play in tough leagues and are not blowing the competition away in their respective games.

And all of them, like where high school football is the best are a long, long way from Iowa. And we know studies tell us kids like to stay relatively close to home to play in college so their families can attend. and there are many D-1 schools that fill that need for them.

If we can be honest with ourselves this informs us that our coaches have an enormous task to try to recruit players. They work their asses off doing so and then it takes time to teach them after coming to Iowa. That is why it is a developmental program - the kids are no where near the kid you saw in those games

Yet we have many posters who apparently expect continuous 10 win seasons. It seems almost every topic in the past 2-3 weeks, regardless of what the subject is, some use it to post snide, cutting and demeaning comments about the coach(s). I bleed black and gold with all, get mad and second guess with other fans. But come on. Can we cool it. The season is about to begin. Be positive. We'll have another good season.

Be thankful for the coaches we have. There are dirt bags out there. We have a man of integrity who works hard to develop the players he brings in to become graduates of the University of Iowa and good citizens. Very few from any program become professional football players. What is really important in life when you consider the problems our culture has to deal with?

Amen brother!