Swelling with Iowa Hawkeye pride since 2007
What’s the difference between Kirk Ferentz and Fran McCaffery? That’s the question I was asked this weekend by the former hostest with the mostest at SpoCo Radio, DCIII. A question that really chapped my backside. A question that I’ve been stewing over for the better part of 36 hours after Iowa’s latest disappointment against USC. […]
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Roughly halfway through The Matrix, Morpheus and his group of rebels attempt to leave the Matrix and return to their ship in the real world after a visit to the Oracle. As they attempt to find their exit point, Neo notices a cat on a staircase, then the same cat walks by a second time. […]
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It’s game time in Hollywood! The Hawkeyes are in LA to take on the USC Trojans as they look to pull even against the former PAC-12. While southern California is known for its sunshine, things are much gloomier in glam town today as LA has been drenched over the last 24 hours. That’s nothing new […]
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While Iowa’s College Football Playoff dreams were dashed a week ago with their 18-16 loss to the Oregon Ducks, the season is certainly not over and the Hawkeyes will surely be motivated the rest of the way. That rest of season journey begins today on the road in Los Angeles as Iowa travels tot he […]
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Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more! First, the weather. We dealt with absolutely dreadful conditions last week. Cold, rain…horrendous. So look ahead a week to beautiful, sunny southern California. The weather will be excelle- /record scratch What?? I hope you didn’t pack that rain gear up for the year, because Saturday’s weather […]
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Iowa came up on the losing end against Oregon a week ago in the rain and watched their College Football Playoff hopes wash away. Now they hit the road to face off with another former PAC-12 member. Much like a week ago, the Hawkeyes are 6.5-point underdogs in this one according to FanDuel Sportsbook. And […]
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We all remember the last time Iowa and USC faced off, though I’m pretty sure not many of us expected that game to go the way that it did, I will admit that I didn’t. Having watched Iowa lose nearly every game they played west of God’s time, I fully expected them to do almost […]
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Well last Saturday was fun…until it wasn’t. When Mark Gronowski dashed into the end zone with under two minutes to play it really felt like the moment in every major Hawkeye upset where we knew they’d done enough to win. One failed two point conversion later – seriously, what the hell is wrong with our […]
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The Iowa Hawkeyes (2-0) take on a Xavier Musketeers (2-1) squad their season began with tight wins over Rider & Le Moyne and a 21-point loss to Santa Clara. With both Iowa (48) and Xavier (60) starting in the same range on KenPom, they have gone in totally opposite directions with Iowa moving up a […]
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This weekend marks the first regular-season meeting between Iowa and USC since 1976, when the Trojans absolutely drubbed the Hawkeyes 55-0 at the Coliseum. That’s a memory most Iowa fans have likely already forgotten, but the most recent meeting—the 2019 Holiday Bowl—provided some much-needed revenge. The Hawkeyes demolished USC 49-24 behind Ihmir Smith-Marsette’s three-touchdown performance, […]
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Well folks, I’m back from my temporary Kirk speaks hiatus and I’m back from a rainy Kinnick Stadium where I stood in the rain for hours to watch a Phil Parker defense give away a late lead from the Iowa offense. WHAT KIND OF WORLD ARE WE LIVING IN? A cruel one, that’s what. And […]
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I don’t know how many of you have read The Natural by Bernard Malamud, but I’m sure that most of you have seen it’s movie adaptation featuring the likes of Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Robert Duvall, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, and everyone’s favorite old guy Wilford Brimley. For many guys my age, The Natural was […]
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Week 10 is in the books in the NFL. After multiple touchdowns last week, we get one this week. We had some genuinely brutal games going back to Thursday – I can’t decide if Denver-Las Vegas or Philadelphia-Green Bay was the worst game of the year so far. Let’s go! Tight Ends The headliner here […]
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I don’t even want to be around anymore. The Ducks came into Iowa City and sucked the life force out of my body. The dropoff from pure euphoria to indescribable pain is an experience I do not recommend. Week twelve brings Iowa another great opportunity, with a chance at snapping its skid against top 25 […]
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Football is a game of inches. Wins and losses are divided by singular plays and those plays, decided by inches, define a season. For the 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes, the season to-date has been defined by a 54-yard Kyl Konrady field goal, an incomplete Hank Brown screen pass, and Kamari Moulton’s heel vs toe (or TJ […]
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4 plays. Iowa sails a snap over Rhys Dakin’s head, a snap headed toward Riverside, for a safety in a game Iowa loses by 2. Nate Wetjen fumbles at the Oregon 14 on a drive destined for points. Iowa fails on a two-pointer at the very end of the game because a player slips at […]
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This one hurt. I debated literally just writing that and hitting “Publish” on this piece and then taking a walk that would go for far too long. But then I left my desk and went and sat down on the couch and had a bitch sesh with the SpoCo boys (of which is still going […]
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It’s game time in Iowa City! The #20 Iowa Hawkeyes are set to host the #9 Oregon Ducks in the biggest matchup Kinnick Stadium has seen in years. The Hawkeyes and Ducks both come in off a bye but both looking for a College Football Playoff spot. A loss knocks Iowa out of the running […]
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After a week to rest and regroup, the Hawkeyes are back in action today boasting a fresh college football playoff ranking of #20 in the nation. They play host to the #9 Oregon Ducks in a game with massive implications for both teams. The Ducks come into the day also off a bye and 7-1 […]
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The Hawkeyes have what is undoubtedly their biggest game of the year on Saturday, and likely the biggest they’ve had at home in several years as they play host to the #9 Oregon Ducks. With this weekend’s matchup against Oregon prefacing a trip out west to the #19 USC Trojans, there are potentially massive implications. […]
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This whole spat between Disney and Google is really screwing up my enjoyment of this season. At the time of writing this no agreement has been made and YouTube TV subscribers like yours truly have missed out on at least one full weekend of college and NFL football. It’s annoying to be sure, I would […]
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Ok, everyone, it’s the big one. Iowa-Oregon. Don’t get scared now. What I mean is, don’t get scared of the weather. Because oh my GOD this weather forecast for Iowa City looks horrendous tomorrow. Right now, Friday looks great. High of 66. A little windy but nothing crazy. Chance of precipitation at 2 percent. Lovely! […]
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After a bye week, the Hawkeyes are back in action in Kinnick for a top-20 showdown against he #9 Oregon Ducks. Like Iowa, Oregon also comes in off a bye and ready for a top-25 win to add to the resume. Oregon opened as a 6.5-point favorite with an over/under at 43.5 total points according […]
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The last time the Oregon Ducks visited Iowa City Matt Rodgers was in his first year as the starting QB for Iowa and had Nick Bell and Tony Stewart with him in the backfield. Danan Hughes was a freshman (and Iowa’s leading receiver), Brett Bielema was a freshman, and Mark Stoops was in his last […]
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It’s hard to believe that this Saturday’s game will mark only the fourth ever meeting between these two teams. I suppose it’s something of a testament to the old Conference system where the only way most Pac12 and B1G teams ever met was at the Rose Bowl (and neither of these teams made it there […]
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