Swelling with Iowa Hawkeye pride since 2007
Belt to Ass has become one of my very favorite sayings. Me and a text group of Iowa fans use it often. As in, we use it all the time. What we saw in Lincoln, Nebraska on November 28, 2025, was belt to ass. To be fair, it started poorly, with Nebraska’s Emmett Johnson running […]
For the final time this season, the Hawkeyes are set to take the field in a regular season matchup as they head to Lincoln to face off with the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the annual Heroes game! Both teams enter the day at 7-4 overall, but bowl pecking order is on the line, as well as […]
While the rest of us are still slipping into our comfy pants and unpacking the leftovers from what was hopefully a delicious Thanksgiving meal, the Iowa Hawkeyes are set to take the field for the final time in the regular season. The Hawkeyes are on the road for this Black Friday matchup with the Nebraska […]
The end of the college football season struck me today in a completely un-football related way as my local Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits had rolled out their winter brews and retired the majority of their Oktoberfests. Don’t get me wrong, winter ales and coffee stouts are great in the colder months; I’m enjoyoing a nice […]
While the rest of us are searching for the Black Friday door busters or settling in on the couch for some comfy pants and leftovers, the Hawkeyes are set to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln. The last two in this series have been decided by a game-winning FG from Drew Stevens. The folks […]
Friday’s game in Lincoln will mark the 56th gridiron meeting between Iowa and Nebraska. The all-time series favors Nebraska 30-22-3, but that belies the fact that Iowa has owned the Huskers since they joined the B18 in 2011. Since that time, Iowa owns a commanding 10-4 edge in the series — including six consecutive victories […]
Happy Thanksgiving Hawkeye fans! Hopefully everyone is able to share some time away from work or school with friends, family and those they care most about. While we stuff our faces and wait for the Hawkeyes to take to the hardwood and the gridiron, the staff here at The Pants is sharing what they’re most […]
It’s almost game time in Iowa City! Your favorite Iowa program and mine are back from a 2-0 road trip to Florida, where they knocked off the (then) No. 7 ranked Baylor Bears and the unranked Miami Hurricanes. The wins came at somewhat of a cost, though, as the Hawks lost starting point guard Chit […]
The Iowa Hawkeyes (6-0) looked the part in their 74-69 win over Ole Miss on Tuesday night and now face Grand Canyon, who beat Utah 68-58 in the nightcap. It’s a busy day today, so sticking to the stats. Bryce Drew has built a solid outfit in 6 years at Grand Canyon, making 4 tournaments […]
Well folks, here we are! The last game of the season! And it’s been quite a season, hasn’t it? I’m going to be frank with you: Saturday’s game was a rollercoaster of emotions. I was blowing up the phones of every Iowa fan I know calling for Kirk Ferentz to retire after the game. I […]
I’ve always had trouble falling asleep, as least for as long as I can remember. I don’t have insomnia so much as I struggle to shut my brain off. I’m sure you’ve all seen the meme of the person laying in bed telling their brain to shut up and their brain responds by putting some […]
I’ve always had trouble falling asleep, as least for as long as I can remember. I don’t have insomnia so much as I struggle to shut my brain off. I’m sure you’ve all seen the meme of the person laying in bed telling their brain to shut up and their brain responds by putting some […]
The Iowa Hawkeyes (6-0) beat the Ole Miss Rebels (5-1), 74-69 in a back-and-forth game which featured 10 lead changes and 9 ties. When the Hawks got up 8 points off back-to-back buckets from Isaia Howard with 1:56, it was the largest lead either team had. Bennett Stirtz absolutely looked the part tonight, leading the […]
It was a quiet week in the National Football League for former Hawkeyes. Sam LaPorta is still out. Jack Campbell keeps putting together an all-Pro season. Let’s dive in! Tight Ends Sam LaPorta is still out. We knew that. TJ Hockenson might as well be out too, given JJ McCarthy is stinking up the joint […]
Ah, yes, it’s finally here. The best week of football for the Big Ten, rivalry week. Where every game has a trophy and every midwestern family has bragging rights on the line. Nothing beats watching Iowa beat down on Nebraska on Black Friday, then rolling into The Game 24 hours later. Almost anything can happen; […]
Here we are. After 5 games against inferior opponents (come on Xavier!), the Ben McCollum proof of concept finally faces its first real test: a neutral site tilt against the Ole Miss Rebels (5-0), led by Chris Beard. Drake’s run through Charleston roughly this time last year was when folks started taking notice of McCollum […]
Things were pretty ugly in Iowa City on Saturday. In three quarters, the offense accumulated 118 total yards with zero points on the board and two turnovers. Thankfully, Kaden Wetjen went all Cooper DeJean and put the team on his back to keep things afloat long enough for Mark Gronowski and company to remember what […]
What a weird football experience. After two gut punch losses, the hardest part of this game was going to be getting up against a 3-7 opponent that looks destined to finish 0-9 in the league, Michigan State’s first winless campaign in Big Ten play since going 0-5-1 in 1958. For 55 minutes Iowa looked like […]
For the final time this season, it’s game day in Iowa City! The Hawkeyes are poised to take to the Kinnick Stadium turf for the final time in 2025 as they play host to the Michigan State Spartans. The Spartans come into the day at 3-7 overall and riding a seven-game losing streak as they’re […]
For the final time in 2025, the Iowa Hawkeyes are poised to take to the turf inside Kinnick Stadium. After back-to-back losses to Oregon and USC in heartbreaking fashion, the Hawkeyes look to finish strong with a big home win over the Michigan State Spartans before they hit the road for a Black Friday showdown […]
After a bad weather week against Oregon, then another bad weather week against USC in the Coliseum – go west, they said; the weather will be great, they said – Iowa returns to action in Kinnick Stadium. We have a nice forecast this week! We have that going for us, which is nice! Temperatures will […]
For the second week in a row the Hawkeyes face off against a team whose mascot is an ancient Greek warrior, or at least some derivation thereof. Thankfully this version of the Spartans bears strikingly little resemblance to King Leonidas or any of his 299 warriors on their way to Thermopylae. I could probably spend […]
The Hawkeyes fell flat in the second half a week ago to make it back-to-back losses and absolutely rip the hearts out of Iowa fans everywhere. But there’s still more football to be played and this week the Hawks look to get right in their home finale against the Michigan State Spartans. The folks in […]
It may be early in the NCAA Women’s Basketball season, but things are about to get a lot tougher for Jan Jensen and the Iowa Women’s Basketball team. The No. 19 Hawkeyes are in Orlando, FL for the WBCA Showcase, where they will play two games. The first is tonight against the No. 7 ranked […]
Sorry folks, the intro is closed this week. Between internet outages, sickness running through the family, and hardly any time to think about anything but the games I don’t have any deep musings to kick off the Guide. We’ve got two weeks left of the regular season, let’s enjoy as much of them as we […]