Swelling with Iowa Hawkeye pride since 2007
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As I have mentioned around these parts before, I was a Fran believer and supporter until the very end (even when it got contentious). To me, he resurrected this program from the greatest depths of hell and brought Iowa Basketball into relevance again. From all of the All-Time great Hawks that he assembled during his […]
Over the last couple weeks, there’s been much digital ink spilled around these parts fretting over the national polls. Frankly, it’s been more widespread than even just these parts. As of last week, we got the national media starting to take notice of the disrespect on Iowa’s name. But at the end of the day, […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Iowa fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Iowa Hawkeyes are poised to play host to the #9 Oregon Ducks on Saturday in […]
We flip our calendars to November and change our clocks in preparation for the home stretch of Big Ten Play. Week ten was a relatively quiet weekend, with the biggest news emerging from Lincoln. Nebraska’s starting quarterback, Dylan Raiola, is out for the remainder of the season with a broken fibula. You hate to see […]
Week 9 is done and dusted. Three former Hawks found the end zone this week. Two saw their team get kicked directly in the nuts. Let’s roll through Week 9. Quick aside – the season is half over. Tight Ends Big week for former Iowa tight ends after a mostly-quiet Week 8 that coincided with […]
The Iowa Hawkeyes (0-0) take on Robert Morris (0-0) and Western Illinois (0-1) tonight & Friday, respectfully as they look to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2024. It’s the longest drought Iowa’s had since they missed the tournament in 2017 & 2018. Prior to that? The long stretch of 2007-2013. Leading […]
After a week off to watch and wait, Iowa is poised to return to the friendly confines of Kinnick Stadium on Saturday as they play host to the #6 Oregon Ducks. Like Iowa, Oregon comes to Iowa City fresh off a bye with two weeks to prepare. The Ducks come into the week riding a […]
It’s week ten of the college football season and the Hawkeyes are on their second and final bye week of the year as they prepare for a date with #6 Oregon next week. While the Hawkeyes are off this weekend, there’s still plenty of football to watch, including some games with implications for Iowa. In […]
Hawkeye fans know, Iowa has rarely enjoyed positive media attention for any sustained period. Part of the Kirk Ferentz approach to program building has been flying under the radar. “We’re not sexy.” The narrative has long been, and for good reason, that you don’t really need to pay attention to the players, the games or […]
The Hawkeye men begin their basketball season Tuesday, 11/4, against Robert Morris. This will be the first look we get from the team, as they absconded the standard exhibition in favor of a second secret scrimmage against the team who knocked out Ben McCollum’s Drake Bulldogs, Texas Tech. From the sounds of it, the Hawkeyes […]
We’ve reached double digits folks. We now have only five weeks of the regular season left. Time is quickly running out, as is my time to complete that garbage truck Halloween costume I mentioned last week. Thank goodness my two oldest kids went for ready-made, easy to find in the store options. There’s no way […]
This past Tuesday night I was unable to settle into sleep. I tossed and turned. I folded pillows, cuddled comforters, snuggled the dog. Nothing I was doing kicked the melatonin into over drive (I’m sure it had nothing to do with the Queen sized Prime Rib I attempted to eat just a few short hours […]
There’s really nothing better than watching your favorite team dominate a rival the way that Iowa did in Kinnick last Saturday. It was one of those games where almost everything went right for Iowa and pretty much everything went wrong for the Golden Flecks. I mean, when the only thing I can really find to […]
It’s the bye week and that means no Kirk this week. With KF on break, we’re giving your boy Matt C the day off as well and that means you’re stuck with me and Iowa’s three coordinators. Not a ton of newsy stuff in the pressers this week, but there was some good content, especially […]
There are 200 total minutes to be allocated over the course of an NCAA women’s basketball game. It’s Jan Jensen and her coach staff’s job to determine how they’re distributed. This season, finding the perfect balance could prove tricky. The roster is as deep as it is inexperienced, with 9 of the 14 players on […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Iowa Hawkeyes fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Iowa Hawkeyes are officially riding a heater. After coming up short in their comeback […]