I am tired of Iowa Hawkeye football

[danloney]

I have always loved my Hawkeye football until the past three seasons. I looked forward to following our recruiting, the pre game hype and the high expectations of battles
with Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and those others we knew couldn't defeat our Hawkeyes. Now? I still watch but I record the game and only watch it later if
we won and if we scored more than 14 points. The game was now boring, boring and again boring. The games against lower positioned teams always dragged out with the
lesser team having a final chance to beat us and as usual being up to our defense to save the offense and coach Kirk. So frustrating and predictable but so Iowa and the
Ferentz family. It really is time to make a change and have fun again.

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

I have always loved my Hawkeye football until the past three seasons. I looked forward to following our recruiting, the pre game hype and the high expectations of battles
with Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and those others we knew couldn't defeat our Hawkeyes. Now? I still watch but I record the game and only watch it later if
we won and if we scored more than 14 points. The game was now boring, boring and again boring. The games against lower positioned teams always dragged out with the
lesser team having a final chance to beat us and as usual being up to our defense to save the offense and coach Kirk. So frustrating and predictable but so Iowa and the
Ferentz family. It really is time to make a change and have fun again.

I am looking forward to not having a game this weekend. And I used to get pumped for every game every season. I am losing interest…

 

[pistachio1999]

We or lose love the Hawks. Will keep on going.

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

We or lose love the Hawks. Will keep on going.

As will I, I spose…

 

[uihawk82]

I have always loved my Hawkeye football until the past three seasons. I looked forward to following our recruiting, the pre game hype and the high expectations of battles
with Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and those others we knew couldn't defeat our Hawkeyes. Now? I still watch but I record the game and only watch it later if
we won and if we scored more than 14 points. The game was now boring, boring and again boring. The games against lower positioned teams always dragged out with the
lesser team having a final chance to beat us and as usual being up to our defense to save the offense and coach Kirk. So frustrating and predictable but so Iowa and the
Ferentz family. It really is time to make a change and have fun again.

I agree with you that it is time for a big change or just improvement by the offensive side of the ball. KIrk could make the change or it might need to be another head coach. What is so interesting is the thought that you need to play cautiously on offense when in fact you have such a great defense that you could try more surprising plays like double reverse passes, etc.

But I will still watch them live so I can cheer for them live. In the end, 12 games and maybe a bowl add up to about 40 hours of time to cheer your team. And you can cook while watching, sew patches on the elbows of your old high school letter jacket, teach your kids and grandkids how to yell at and boo the refs, whatever.

 

[Claymaker96]

Need regime change please

 

[Ladell-hawk]

I have always loved my Hawkeye football until the past three seasons. I looked forward to following our recruiting, the pre game hype and the high expectations of battles
with Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and those others we knew couldn't defeat our Hawkeyes. Now? I still watch but I record the game and only watch it later if
we won and if we scored more than 14 points. The game was now boring, boring and again boring. The games against lower positioned teams always dragged out with the
lesser team having a final chance to beat us and as usual being up to our defense to save the offense and coach Kirk. So frustrating and predictable but so Iowa and the
Ferentz family. It really is time to make a change and have fun again.

LMAO, you are such an obvious troll. No way are you a Hawkeye fan.

 

[YellowBellyHawkeye]

So after 60 plus years of the same crap over and over OPees just now giving up???? Quiter.

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

So after 60 plus years of the same crap over and over OPees just now giving up???? Quiter.

Lots & lots of easy victories over Nebber in that time frame.

Especially recently.

 

[TnT_Hawks]

Very tired of the current captain, but still love the boat.

 

[YellowBellyHawkeye]

Lots & lots of easy victories over crappy big bro husker teams in that time frame. Big bro beats our best teams we only beat big bro in a down cycle. BTW, I molest mountain goats…..Especially recently.

 

[cm8124]

I have a few friends that have actually stopped watching Iowa football all together for a few years now, I couldn’t comprehend it at first but now am starting to understand. Watching Bush Jr. toss the first pitch to Pudge Rodriguez at the World Series really put it into perspective for me. Father Time never stops, Captain Kirk it’s time.

 

[Chucksizzle1]

I have always loved my Hawkeye football until the past three seasons. I looked forward to following our recruiting, the pre game hype and the high expectations of battles
with Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and those others we knew couldn't defeat our Hawkeyes. Now? I still watch but I record the game and only watch it later if
we won and if we scored more than 14 points. The game was now boring, boring and again boring. The games against lower positioned teams always dragged out with the
lesser team having a final chance to beat us and as usual being up to our defense to save the offense and coach Kirk. So frustrating and predictable but so Iowa and the
Ferentz family. It really is time to make a change and have fun again.

Stop watching then you little beech

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Stop watching then you little beech

Wrong answer. I was there in 1998 and 1999. There were generously 40,000 at some games.

 

[auntie_fah]

About the only football i watch anymore is Hawkeye football (there are way more exciting sports to watch and the anount of commercials in a football broadcast is insane)

Even then, i don’t think i have watched a full game of Hawkeye football and usually am tuning into something else between halftime and the end of the 3rd quarter.

 

[hawkeye54545]

We or lose love the Hawks. Will keep on going.

 

[IamHawkeye]

I have always loved my Hawkeye football until the past three seasons. I looked forward to following our recruiting, the pre game hype and the high expectations of battles
with Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and those others we knew couldn't defeat our Hawkeyes. Now? I still watch but I record the game and only watch it later if
we won and if we scored more than 14 points. The game was now boring, boring and again boring. The games against lower positioned teams always dragged out with the
lesser team having a final chance to beat us and as usual being up to our defense to save the offense and coach Kirk. So frustrating and predictable but so Iowa and the
Ferentz family. It really is time to make a change and have fun again.

85-21 and 0-11. Remember those days? Hardly like that now.

 

[BHCrusader2010]

LMAO, you are such an obvious troll. No way are you a Hawkeye fan.

No doubt Hawk fans enjoy this garbage

 

[HawkeyeinOmaha]

Very tired of the current captain, but still love the boat.

And his first mate.

 

[General Tso]

It's a dead horse I know, but got dam, it boggles my mind to new levels everyone I think about it - I mean, seriously, a guy who makes millions handed his son a job making more than most people dream of. And his son is literally the worst at his job in the nation by any objective measure. And the father further shelters his son at the risk of his own team, his own legacy, etc. When undoubtedly there are more qualified candidates out there. That is all fine if this is a family business - do what you will, but this is a public institution that thousands of people take pride in. (rant over, just pisses me off to no end)

 

[Iron Doc]

Legendary defense and epic special teams play going to waste.

 

[ottumwan in tx]

this happens every single year without fail. they get to about two losses and everyone panics.

 

[DewHawk]

Yeah, it is becoming difficult to even look forward to Iowa football anymore. My personal issue is there is very little hope to beat any tier one team and/or win any championship outside of the dismal BIG west.

To me, winning seven +/- games and going to some second-rate bowl is not at all exciting. Just ho-hum until Ferentzii is gone. Hope I am still alive to see new leadership at Iowa.

 

[Steamboat529529]

this happens every single year without fail. they get to about two losses and everyone panics.

What about five losses last year and three to an average (Illinois) bad (Iowa State) and really bad (Nebraska) team?
Spin that one for us.

 

[TC_Hawk]

I am looking forward to not having a game this weekend. And I used to get pumped for every game every season. I am losing interest…

I actually feel the exact same way. I remember hating bye weeks. It just sucks to watch. It's time for a change. This year has been the final nail for me. It's almost like we suck on purpose.

 

[DewHawk]

this happens every single year without fail. they get to about two losses and everyone panics.

Have to disagree with all due respect. IMO Iowa football is not fun to watch (other than defense and special teams) given the utter disaster that is called offense. Iowa is really not competing outside of maybe the BIG west which is gone next year. JMO

 

[Hawkeyes4Life32]

What a unique perspective. It definitely needed its own thread

 

[83Hawk]

It's a dead horse I know, but got dam, it boggles my mind to new levels everyone I think about it - I mean, seriously, a guy who makes millions handed his son a job making more than most people dream of. And his son is literally the worst at his job in the nation by any objective measure. And the father further shelters his son at the risk of his own team, his own legacy, etc. When undoubtedly there are more qualified candidates out there. That is all fine if this is a family business - do what you will, but this is a public institution that thousands of people take pride in. (rant over, just pisses me off to no end)

Not to mention the fans that continue to support it.

 

[MizzuHawk]

this happens every single year without fail. they get to about two losses and everyone panics.

If nothing changes, panicking will probably happen earlier next season.

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

this happens every single year without fail. they get to about two losses and everyone panics.

The losses aren’t even bothering me any more. It is HOW they lose that gets me. Knowing we can still win the west only to get obliterated on national tv…I have said this before-we have seen Kirk’s ceiling. The PSU game in 21 was one of the best I have ever seen, the debacle in the BIG Championship, one of the worst…

 

[NI hawk]

The losses aren’t even bothering me any more. It is HOW they lose that gets me. Knowing we can still win the west only to get obliterated on national tv…I have said this before-we have seen Kirk’s ceiling. The PSU game in 21 was one of the best I have ever seen, the debacle in the BIG Championship, one of the worst…

Last weekends loss has really bothered me.
I didn't give Penn St loss a second thought.

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

Somehow I knew that Nebber had a billy goat fetish.

Is there any animal he won’t sleep with??!

Just a Nebber thing I guess.

TNB!!! He back 😎

 

[HawkinMN]

We or lose love the Hawks. Will keep on going.

Yep. I posted a few weeks ago that I don't get too worked up, win or lose. That said, I'll still watch.