I'm tired of Iowa being labeled boring, not exciting and non-sexy!

[FloridaHawk82]

I know it doesn't matter, and I'm trying to ignore the talking heads and not be a thin-skinned fan, so maybe I'm just venting and passing time till Friday, but for weeks I've heard this over and over and over.

What is exciting and sexy? I'd say the sexiest stat is 11-0, but is this boring label bestowed upon Iowa really valid?

Iowa:
418.3 ypg (208.3 rushing, 210.0 passing)
34.2 points per game
18.5 opponents points per game
+11 Turnover Margin
#17 in 3rd Down Conversion Percentage

Alabama:
417.4 ypg
35.0 points per game
14.5 opponents points per game
+6 Turnover Margin
#92 in 3rd Down Conversion Percentage

Clemson:
501.4 ypg
38.0 points per game
17.6 opponents points per game
-1 Turnover Margin
#22 in 3rd Down Conversion Percentage

Oklahoma:
544.6 ypg
44.6 points per game
20.5 opponents points per game
+8 Turnover Margin
#38 in 3rd Down Conversion Percentage

Michigan State:
396.1 ypg
31.5 points per game
21.5 opponents points per game
+11 Turnover Margin
#11 in 3rd Down Conversion Percentage

Notre Dame:
465.4 ypg
34.6 points per game
21.0 opponents points per game
-4 Turnover Margin
#34 in 3rd Down Conversion Percentage

Maybe I'm missing something, but "Exciting" and "Sexy" must mean what? "Blue Blood Program" and/or "Heisman Candidate"?

OK, done with my rant! Your thoughts?

 

[IACub]

Maybe try jazzing up your wardrobe, try growing a mustache... oh, you're talking about football.

 

[RushProbst]

You go girl.

 

[IACub]

Good edit on the subject line

 

[FloridaHawk82]

Maybe try jazzing up your wardrobe, try growing a mustache... oh, you're talking about football.

LOL. True. I AM giving this No-Shave-November thing a whirl. I'm 51, and looking like a skinny, homeless Santa. My wife really digs it, so the beard is staying, if you know what I mean? Plus, I also proclaimed that I won't shave until Iowa loses or wins the CFP, so I'm hoping this scraggly grey beard is around for quite a while!

 

[steve malkmus]

Traditionalists should love us. Too bad everyone is enamored with "spread" "attacking" and all the other buzz words they beat to death. Can't label old-school power football.

 

[FloridaHawk82]

Traditionalists should love us. Too bad everyone is enamored with "spread" "attacking" and all the other buzz words they beat to death. Can't label old-school power football.

Good points. It's widely felt that the most powerful members in the CFP Committee room are the ex coaches Osborne, Alvarez, Johnson, and Willingham. Those gentleman have appreciation for power football, discipline, execution, and defense.

 

[Phenomenally Frantastic]

Kirk is the one who pushes this stereotype.

"We're just Iowa" & "We're not sexy"

New Kirk needs to get new talking points.

 

[IACub]

Kirk is the one who pushes this stereotype.

"We're just Iowa" & "We're not sexy"

New Kirk needs to get new talking points.

I'd rather have Kirk being unsexy than some jackass like Les Miles or Brian Kelly ejaculating all over the press.

 

[Phenomenally Frantastic]

I'd rather have Kirk being unsexy than some jackass like Les Miles or Brian Kelly ejaculating all over the press.

maybe if Kirk didn't constantly sandbag his own program guys like Arrington and Darboh and Pierschbacher would have been / would be Hawks.

 

[IACub]

maybe if Kirk didn't constantly sandbag his own program guys like Arrington and Darboh and Pierschbacher would have been / would be Hawks.

I'm done questioning Ferentz, crow tastes like crap.

 

[whatsup13579er]

I'm done questioning Ferentz, crow tastes like crap.

From what I've heard it's gamey and tough. I was on the 'KF can turn it around again' train, feels good to be right!

 

[Hawk and Awe]

I am thoroughly entertained by it. Some of my favorite parts of games are when we go 5 wide and the commentators freak out. "WHOA very uncharacteristic look here from Iowa". Such a hacky thing to say

 

[Rifler]

I'd be extremely happy with (4) more really boring wins....

 

[bagdropper]

If you let it bother you, the terrorists win.

 

[SondyRules]

Boyz, we just haven't been passing the 'Eye Test.' Whatever the hell that means.

 

[ICWestfan]

Question for anyone- How many 25+ yard plays has Iowa had this season? 40+ yard plays? To me there is nothing more exciting (or sexy) than a RB bursting through the line for a long TD run.

 

[gotaloadon]

Not tired of winning so let'em talk. If winning is boring then let me be bored to death.

 

[IACub]

Boyz, we just haven't been passing the 'Eye Test.' Whatever the hell that means.

It means we don't have any quality losses.

 

[hawkguy90]

Iowa is a top team for plays of 40 plus yards this year bit those big runs aren't sexy because our OL completely removed the defense allowing the rbs to waltz into the enzone untouched.....

 

[Herkmeister]

Maybe try jazzing up your wardrobe, try growing a mustache... oh, you're talking about football.

Make it a James Morris porn mustache if you want chicks.

 

[Herkmeister]

Face it, there are some girls who aren't that pretty, but you wanna do 'em anyway? That's Iowa.

 

[hawkcub]

Boyz, we just haven't been passing the 'Eye Test.' Whatever the hell that means.

Not a blue blood.

 

[BirdistheWord]

Bama=same offense as Iowa (basically), but you would never know that listening to ESPN Propaganda Machine