Yup. This is the tone deaf part of Kirk’s tenure and increasingly so, whether he likes it or not. Heck, we will go this entire spring practice not knowing if Lainez is getting snaps or updates on player progress. The lock down mentality tamps enthusiasm just as their robotic talking points deter interest. Say SOMETHING Kirk. Involve the fans in the journey if you want their $$.
Went to the bowl game; my take aways
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OP is a lot closer to being spot on than you realize.
This is not true per my experience. The bowls are a reward to the players, that is why the entire team travels and dresses if not injured or opting out. Also, if this was “standard”, not sure why the original poster would have brought it up anyhow.
I first met Kirk my freshman year at IOWA. I have since had countless opportunities to spend time with him. I do not know him to be lazy or a conman. Nor have I known anyone who has played for him to hold that belief.
Those were probably those that do not normally travel. I think all players travel for a bowl game ,but can't all dress.
I was also under this impression until yesterday. I was told that dressing out for the bowl game is no longer the reward. The added practices and traveling are the rewards. No idea if this is an IOWA, B1G, or NCAA thing. I was surprised at both the low number of guys dressed and the high number of guys in jerseys but not in pads.
Must be an Iowa policy then as I know a true freshman on another Big Ten team and he was not in the travel squad for the regular season but traveled and dressed for the bowl game, as did all the other players that did not travel during the regular season.
This probably included walk ons etc, no way that number came from the 2-deep. First I saw Reames at DE all season, if ever.
You're not much older than me, I get it, and I live in Indy.
Went to the game and spent way, WAY, too much 💰 for the results.
No one wins every game but you can't win with no points....
great post, spot on about being with friends and family. I think you are on to something about the myth of the lure of the hawks.
I never did see where it was in the stadiumHow 'bout that HotTub thangy❓ Seemed to be a few co-eds in there, no?
it looked like it was way down behind the benches or in the tunnel or something tucked away where the fans could not see it. probably a great idea because iowa fans would jump in the darn thing after getting down to their skivvies.
So is the 92-0 against ranked teams which were L's.
IDGAF how you slice that, those results are completely unacceptable
yeah, you're going to come up against ranked teams all the time as in: osu, mich, penn st. etc. now usc washington. then the bowl. yep, need to beat some of those guys some of the time. not lose to all of them
Nobody expected the defense to do the same, at least not me. What happened there? Maybe it was the TV view, the TN receivers were catching the ball with no Iowa DBs in the picture. Were the assignments blown that badly or was it just the camera work. The run D wasn't much better. I looked to see the sacks, I'd think that someone 6'6" 206 would be susceptible to injury getting pounded as much as he did.
He is full of shiat…..
Here is what Chad L reported before the game:
Injury report: Only notable name is Ethan Hurkett being questionable.
Otherwise, everyone besides Luke Lachey, Reese Osgood and TJ Hall are good to go beyond the obvious injuries.
It is amazing the hoops KF apologists will jump through to try and justify the terrible losses.
Not sure if listed anywhere, but we were there for warmups and i counted… i kid you not, looking at Tenn, you wouldve thought they had 10 guys not dressed
Amazing people like you continue to follow the program while Kirk is coach. I have said this before I disliked Kirk as much as some of you do, I would go take up pickle ball in the fall and rake leaves and be at peace rather than follow the program until he is gone.
Im sure a majority were red shirt guys, but the swarm looked more like a flock
I went to all three and this year was hands down the least fandom as well as the worst game.
We looked much better than the 42-3 joke.
That was hands down the worst crowd we have had in our three L's and it had to be close to 70/30 U.M.
Agreed. This was a topic of conversation in my section. I can share a picture if someone smarter than I can post it. I will also include a picture of Brian walking off the field as incentive for the haters.
Absolutely.
If I didn't live here I wouldn't have wasted my money.
Instead, I do live here and wasted my money.
ALL thanks to BF. His dedication, expertise and professionalism is going to be sorely missed.
Stay strong, Coach Ferentz. Do not let the barbs and arrows of fair weather fans detract from the mission.
Well if KF put on a good show. I bet more people would show up. Ebbs and flows
Tennessee is not top 5 either. Our resources are not an excuse for incompetent offensive coaches. Did you see Liberty University's game?
This has to be satire. I was at the game in Orlando. In the second half, Iowa fans looked like refugees from a zombie
apocolaypse. Never seen a more demoralized Hawk crowd.
91-0 against high caliber opponents this year. Iowa’s offense is a national joke. Time for some major changes.
We had a citrus sports rep behind us and thought it was super shady the way Tenn with held their QB info. Said he did all the festivities and participated in all the hoopla prior only to pull out 3 days or whatever is suspicious
I thought they were about watching offense, and defense, and special teams. Iowa gives us two of the three. so tickets should be 1/3rd the price. and beers. and food. and hotels.
Nope. They are about cool cities, and invading a city, and yelling “Go Hawks”, and the Hawk decor in the Marriott, and shouting down “Tiger bait” with “Let’s go Hawks” in an Orlando bar, and so in.
Good post. We always went to bowl games for the fun things to do around the city you are in as well as at the game itself. The outcome desired was always a win, but that wasn't the end all be all.
