What if Iowa won the national championship?

[hknation]

If they win the national championship, I'll get a tattoo of the hawk head.

The 1958 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1958 college football season. The teahm was coached by Forest Evashevski and captained by fullback John Nocera. The Football Writers Association of America awarded the team the Grantland Rice Award, which is presented annually to the college football team adjudged by the FWAA to be national champion.

Shared National Championship with LSU
The University of Iowa was awarded the Grantland Rice trophy in 1958 by the relatively new Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) after finishing 8-1-1. The FWAA judged Iowa to be the 1958 National Champions. Both the AP and UPI (Coaches) polls awarded their 1958 national titles to 11-0 LSU. Out of 16 total selectors in 1958, LSU won 15, including the AP and UPI, while Iowa won 1. The AP/UPI voting took place before the bowl games were played. Iowa's victory in the Rose Bowl was deemed to be more impressive by the FWAA. At the end of the season, LSU had beaten two teams ranked in the final AP voting (#11 Ole Miss and #14 Florida), and Iowa had beaten three ranked teams (#7 Wisconsin, #10 TCU and #17 Notre Dame), with a loss to #8 Ohio State and a tie with #6 Air Force. Both LSU and Iowa defeated an additional ranked team in their respective bowl games (LSU defeated #12 Clemson and Iowa defeated #16 California). This contributed to the controversy regarding which team deserved the national championship.

 

[icu81222]

I would win more money than most people make in five years

Go on.....

 

[icu81222]

We could just get rid of all the Iowa message boards. So many would have nothing to bitch about. (oh, wait, yes they would find something.)

 

[EndzoneSeat]

Go on.....

Guessing he was talking about the odds a little ways back. It was 200:1 at one point. Wish I had put some money down for funsies, but my bank doesn't like online gambling places.

 

[ichawk24]

I am out on the defensive comparisons. The 2002 defense got lit up in several games. Several.

2002 was 24th in the country in scoring defense. 2015 is 8th.

2002 was 7th in the country in scoring offense. 2015 is 47th.

 

[Ree4]

1958 my mom was 16
1985 I was 16
2015 my kid is 16

QB16 leads us to a NC

It's a numbers game

I'll be the first to say that you need to get after it and start having babies once a year until the end of time.

 

[Herkmeister]

TWO THINGS:

1. I would get a sex change and become a woman.
2. I would stalk and hit on Kirk Ferentz for the rest of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Daggerfoot]

These two kids will lose their shit...

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

TWO THINGS:

1. I would get a sex change and become a woman.
2. I would stalk and hit on Kirk Ferentz for the rest of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pic?

 

[SoDakHawk]

Husker fans would still talk about the 90's, no matter how many titles Iowa wins.

 

[Herkmeister]

Pic?

After we win I'll provide pics for sure. Just give me a little time to let the hormone do their job.

 

[mthawkeyes]

1958 my mom was 16
1985 I was 16
2015 my kid is 16

QB16 leads us to a NC

It's a numbers game

I wish you would have fed me this info two months ago. I could have put 20K on the Hawks and retired.

 

[CoachRickVice]

Iowa City would burn to the ground if we won a national title. And I'd be right down there celebrating too.

 

[Herkmeister]

I wish you would have fed me this info two months ago. I could have put 20K on the Hawks and retired.

Too bad it isn't an 8 game playoff. We would end up 16 and 000000000. Cool story.

 

[yerpHAWK]

What does an Iowa fan do after winning the national championship? Turns off his ps3

 

[1971hawkeye]

I'm 45 YO. I've been a hawk fan for life. You can cut off my hand...and I'd just scream...no crying...
But if the hawks won a NC, I would be overwhelmed with emotions...the tears would flow. I'd be so happy for those kids that try so hard.
It's something I want to see in my life time, but I realize that the odds are extremely low.

 

[GPRHAWK]

I was thinking specifically of the 2002 squad. CJ is amazing, but Banks was a Heisman runner-up! Our receivers were probably better in 2002, but that's maybe close. RB we're possibly better today, definitely deeper. But everywhere else, both lines, linebackers, and defensive backfield were hands down better in 2002. Take that squad and put it in this year, especially with the other talent I see in the top 10, I think we run the table with no questions asked.

Please don't take this as bad-mouthing this year's squad! They have a chance to do something amazing. But as a whole, I think the 2002 squad was the best in the Ferentz era.

2002 team was loaded with NFL players. Hard to say how many players in this team will make the NFL. I would say our versatility with Banks at QB made us very hard to defend, and we were more explosive on offense than this year's team. We were maybe a little more talented on defense overall in 2002 but I would take our corners this year over the 2002 corners and our 2002 linebackers weren't great (Greenway and Hodge were just freshman). I would give this team a slight edge over the 2009 team, but ultimately our last 4-6 games will decide how this team ranks amongst the past great Iowa teams.

 

[HerkyFan]

Imagine that.

If you think about it, this year is probably the best shot at it we have ever had?

Clone and skirt fans would lose it. They would wonder around aimlessly for weeks. They would probably say it was only due to our schedule.

The butthurt would be epic.

 

[reedsposer22]

Will say this....iowa is over rated at anything above 5 until we win out

 

[rufus-hawk]

I don't think this will happen this year, though it is fun to think about it while we remain undefeated. Accordingly, I have already decided what I will do if Iowa wins the NC.

I will immediately strip off my clothes and run around naked like a crazy, screaming fool.

Consider yourselves warned.

 

[IaHawk44]

I'm not so sure. I love this team, but we've definitely had more talent in the past. With the way the Big Ten West is set up now, I can see us having more shots than ever before.

I agree on the talent statement but I can't remember another Iowa team that oozed so much grit, determination, chemistry with this much desire to win.

 

[IaHawk44]

Will say this....iowa is over rated at anything above 5 until we win out

I think Iowa should be ranked above Ohio State, who's best win is against Penn State.

 

[nilehawk]

If they win, I will.....

 

[FranklinHawk]

4 hours after the game I would have to seek immediate medical attention to avoid long term injury?

 

[CO_hawk]

All the top wrestling talent in Iowa switches to football. And the start of a dynasty is born. The new Alabama.

 

[BigDelHawk]

I think 1985 was our best shot. We just had to beat tOSU just like probably this year and then win the Rose Bowl. Unlike this year though, I think we were favored in all of those games, maybe wrong about the tOSU game.

We would have been National Champs, then Ronnie Harmon happened. Owed too many people.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

The fact that we can even have this conversation this late in the season is good.

To actually make the playoffs and win it? That would be the pinnacle of my fan experience, never to be topped.

 

[luvmyhawks]

I would win more money than most people make in five years

What were the odds?

 

[Quintana]

go to Nebraska board and post like its 1997.

 

[luvmyhawks]

Clone and skirt fans would lose it. They would wonder around aimlessly for weeks. They would probably say it was only due to our schedule.

The butthurt would be epic.

Add Wisconsin to that group.

 

[RocknRollface]

I am not buying the talent argument. How do you know? A lot of the kids producing are sophomores and juniors. I think CJ is the most talented QB we have had under Ferentz - that's a big one. Iowa is very deep and dare I say has a lot of talent at RB. There will be OL and DL drafted to the NFL JJ is a beast.. The LB position is looking very good and is very young. I think the secondary is the most talented under Ferentz. The fact that Iowa has done so well with all of the injuries doesn't back up talent assessment.

I think it's pretty obvious the 02 and 08-10 groups had more talent overall.

However, Beathard is the game changer. Banks and Stanzi were awesome but CJ is at another level, even when he's not healthy and especially when he is healthy.

 

[Walleye70]

Kirk gets a 20 yr contract and 3 million for life!

 

[swihawk]

What if Iowa won the national championship?

I'd be a very happy camper!

 

[MadDogC]

Imagine that.

If you think about it, this year is probably the best shot at it we have ever had?

Giant asteroid, 24 hours later...scientists in the future looking upon us as small brained foraging idiots as we judge the dinos...

 

[gojojo]

If we win the National Championship the first thing some of the losers on this board would do is come complain about how poorly we played last year and how dumb KF is for not playing Stanzi in the 2nd half against Pitt in 2008.

 

[RocknRollface]

And no matter what losers will bitch about imaginary people bitching.

 

[iowalaker]

I go on a trolling tour of the South. Missouri, down to Arkansas, swing by Waco, and head east through Baton Rouge and then Oxford. Then head on my way to Tuscaloosa. Spend about a week there and then gead for Gainesville.

 

[wyldhawk9]

What if Iowa won the national championship?
Imagine that.

If you think about it, this year is probably the best shot at it we have ever had?

 

[fezzador]

Honestly? Other than a couple million elated Hawks fans, not much is going to happen. All the top kids are going to still want to play for Alabama. ISU is going to not only raid the JUCO ranks, but any NFL, CFL, and Arena Bowl castoffs with at least one year of eligibility left so they can throw the kitchen sink and say they've beaten the defending national champs. KF will still gnaw on his gum like it's going out of style. Fat Bert will make yet another crack about the B1G's path to the playoff, yet secretly wish he was back in the B1G.

 

[PBhawkeye]