IKM questionable with dinged ankle.

[LittlePeen1-]

I thought the idea was to rotate the carries between the 3 RB's, we shall see.

Did you even watch the first game???

 

[staygoldponyboy]

Easy to forget that Aaron Greving was actually supposed to be the starting tailback coming off his Alamo Bowl MVP performance the previous year. He was hurt before week one and barely played before leaving the team, although he stayed in school.

Wut? We lost our Bowl MVP? I bet we didn't win a conference game that season.

Harb triggered me when he said "hope we don't have any more injuries."

"Hey Timmy, where's my soap box? Uncle Ponyboy needs help climbing onto his high horse!"

Every season . . . not 1 in 5, not 3 in 4, but every season coaches deal with a combination (and sometimes all) of these:

academic casualties
kids who quit football all together
crappy/crooked refs (I'm looking at you 2006 Outback bowl)
injuries
arrests
immaturity
graduations
kids leaving early for the NFL
transfers (for reasons ranging from home sickness to playing time to knocking up a chick to being falsely accused of something to etc etc)

Our fanbase has been paralyzed with this ridiculous notion that "at Iowa we can't win unless nothing goes wrong for us." Thus a significant portion of the fanbase has permanent low expectations since meeting that requirement is a scientific impossibility.

When did our fanbase turn into namby pampy whimpering irrational whiners???

In 2015 our starting QB was injured most of the season. Like a man he dealt with it. In his mind it wasn't an excuse to lose, it was a chance at making glorious history. A chance to do something few ever get a chance to do: Rise above an insurmountable obstacle.

Kirk's favorite phrase "next man in" is a product of him realizing that you deal with adversity. I often wish he would be more stoic (and thus I can be critical because NOBODY is above criticism) when talking about challenges but overall he understands what coaching is about. It's about planning/preparing for success by understanding the realities of an ultra-physical sport. Let's stop acting surprised every time "life" happens to one of own.

(now someone help me down off my horse, I got short legs)

 

[Kurt Warner]

I know I'm old and square, but you're talkin' about 'weed' right?

That was my guess too

 

[hawkeyeinmo]

If I remember right he had some minor injuries that kind of lingered, but mostly just lost the love for the game. I had a couple cousins grow up with him in Ames and met him quite a few times when I was younger, really good kid. Like quite a few college kids, really liked the Devil's Lettuce and got dinged for it a few times.

I've heard it called Hippie lettuce but never Devil's lettuce.

 

[NorthDSMHawk]

I've heard it called Hippie lettuce but never Devil's lettuce.

 

[LittlePeen1-]

Wut? We lost our Bowl MVP? I bet we didn't win a conference game that season.

Harb triggered me when he said "hope we don't have any more injuries."

"Hey Timmy, where's my soap box? Uncle Ponyboy needs help climbing onto his high horse!"

Every season . . . not 1 in 5, not 3 in 4, but every season coaches deal with a combination (and sometimes all) of these:

academic casualties
kids who quit football all together
crappy/crooked refs (I'm looking at you 2006 Outback bowl)
injuries
arrests
immaturity
graduations
kids leaving early for the NFL
transfers (for reasons ranging from home sickness to playing time to knocking up a chick to being falsely accused of something to etc etc)

Our fanbase has been paralyzed with this ridiculous notion that "at Iowa we can't win unless nothing goes wrong for us." Thus a significant portion of the fanbase has permanent low expectations since meeting that requirement is a scientific impossibility.

When did our fanbase turn into namby pampy whimpering irrational whiners???

In 2015 our starting QB was injured most of the season. Like a man he dealt with it. In his mind it wasn't an excuse to lose, it was a chance at making glorious history. A chance to do something few ever get a chance to do: Rise above an insurmountable obstacle.

Kirk's favorite phrase "next man in" is a product of him realizing that you deal with adversity. I often wish he would be more stoic (and thus I can be critical because NOBODY is above criticism) when talking about challenges but overall he understands what coaching is about. It's about planning/preparing for success by understanding the realities of an ultra-physical sport. Let's stop acting surprised every time "life" happens to one of own.

(now someone help me down off my horse, I got short legs)