Bergwood Goes Tailgating in Iowa City for “Proposition Safety”
Published on: 19th November, 2009
His name is Bergwood. He is a self-proclaimed college football expert who loves bacon, Bobby Bowden, and tailgating. Anyone who has watched football on Saturdays over the last four years has undoubtedly seen one of Allstate's infamous commercials featuring the insurance liability Bergwood. In one of the more recent Allstate commercials, Bergwood declares ...All-Big Ten: Defense
Published on: 16th November, 2009
The end of another football season is approaching, and most Big Ten teams have their last regular season game this weekend. That means it's time to start compiling the All-Big Ten lists. Since this year appears to be the Year of the Defense in the Big Ten, it seemed ...Defense Will Win Iowa the Big Ten Championship
Published on: 12th November, 2009
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the odds are now stacked against Iowa to win a Big Ten title this year. Playing against Ohio State for a conference championship is hard enough. But playing against Ohio State, in Columbus, with a redshirt freshman quarterback making his ...Northwestern-Iowa: Give Credit to the Wildcat Defense
Published on: 7th November, 2009
The Northwestern Wildcats ended Iowa's winning steak and perfect season today with a 17-10 victory in Iowa City. Most Hawkeye fans hate the Wildcats, but Iowa plays no-excuse-football and Northwestern won today's game fair and square. Iowa didn't lose this game because of a Sports Illustrated curse. They didn't lose because of ...QB Ricky Stanzi Likely Sidelined For Iowa’s Final Two Games
Published on: 7th November, 2009
Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi went to the locker room in the second quarter of the Northwestern game after a hard hit in the end-zone by Corey Wootton, which also caused a fumble. The fumble was recovered by the Wildcats for a touchdown.After wincing in severe pain and getting ...Colts’ Bob Sanders Sidelined Indefinitely
Published on: 6th November, 2009
Troubling news out of Indianapolis today as Colts SS Bob Sanders is once again sidelined with an injury. He will undergo elbow surgery, sidelining him indefinitely. This is especially bad news for the Colts, as Sanders is one of three players in the Colts' secondary currently injured. ...The Hawkeyes Practice “Angerer” Management
Published on: 6th November, 2009
In the movie Anger Management , Jack Nicholson plays an anger management counselor named Dr. Buddy Rydell, whose methods border on psychotic. Throughout the movie, he offers advice and instruction to his patients. Dr. Rydell says, "There are two kinds of angry people—explosive and implosive. Explosive is the type ...Can Iowa Overcome the Adversity of the Sports Illustrated Jinx?
Published on: 4th November, 2009
For the superstitious person, Iowa's season just got a little crazier. The Hawkeyes appear on the cover of the Midwest edition of Sports Illustrated this week. The SI cover shows wide receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos hurdling fullback Wade Leppert in last Saturday’s 42-24 come-from-behind victory over Indiana. The majority of sports fans might ...Iowa’s Win Over Indiana Far From BCS Conspiracy
Published on: 2nd November, 2009
Despite what some mainstream journalists believe, there isn't an elaborate BCS conspiracy behind Iowa's win over Indiana. The explanation for the Hawkeyes' victory last Saturday is actually much simpler. The game wasn't won by favorable officiating, it was won by good strategy. Kirk Ferentz won this game with the coin toss. Iowa won ...Iowa-Indiana: Sorry for Ever Doubting You, Ricky Stanzi
Published on: 31st October, 2009
Dear Ricky, With the utmost sincerity, I extend you my humble apologies. You pulled off another brilliant fourth-quarter comeback when almost nobody in the Hawkeye Nation thought you could. After three absolutely miserable quarters, you came out in the fourth quarter and immediately threw two passes ...Featured Sponsors
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