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Dolly Story For Real
National Convention for Public School Superintendents, New Orleans. Years ago.Dolly is guest speaker to deliver her book promotion program to public educator leadership.Appears on stage dressed as only Dolly would dress up!So, she says, “You would not believe how much it costs to look this cheap!”St
Hawks favored by 31.5 points over NIU
I was just looking at ESPN and noticed they have Iowa favored by 31.5 over NIU.That seems like a lot.I'm not a betting man but if I were I believe I'd put money on the Hawks not beating NIU by 32 or more points.I used to be in college football pools where you just picked the winner, no points involv
Miscellaneous
Kaleb Johnson likely to move on from Steelers. Not cutting it. I am shocked! Gennings is struggling with pass pro in Pittsburg.KF looking at next contract. Some evidence says Iowa football may be on the verge of bigger things, as they continue to hold the enemy under 20 ppg. Unfu… real!And we may
Big ten visit
Not much insight from the Big Ten team visit. But they did say Brown was the Winner that day as Hecklinski was not good. Didn’t sound like they were very impressed with eitherGoing to be interesting to see how QB position goes
Toure's injury update could give Iowa the advantage
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QB U?
Yeah, I know, I know but as has been stated by me and few others, this isn't your old Iowa three yards and a cloud of dust anymore under Lester. Time will tell how or if this works out.https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/fo...n&cvid=6a8ce13b2fe245c1a4b0b49451820dd3&ei=23
Cael Winter
Cael Winter is a great story. Injured in high school, never gave up, persevered, four years into the Hawkeye program he's finally getting his shot.Easy to get behind this kid and root for him.
Iowa HS's not playing FB this year
https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-high-school-football-schools-cancel-varsity-football-2026/73477096The smaller schools (8 man) I get, but 2A? Wow.Sort of close to where I live....Rockford Christian High School opts out for the 2nd year in a row.
Potential schools for T Banks
According toHawkeyesWire, Bank's potential schools are Gonzaga, LSU, Miss. State, and Oklahoma. It goes on to say that Oklahoma may no longer be an option. I'm glad he's getting interest from schools who I assume have money to spend. I hope Iowa doesn't regret bringing him back due to injuries or ot
Aaron Graves Return?
A bunch of 5th year guys who are in NFL camps have bee granted eligibility in Louisiana to return to college. There is some rumbling as to whether, if he doesn't make the Raven's roster, KF might lure Graves back for a 5th year? Its all just speculation, but it sure is interesting given the lack o
nebraska Lookalike Thread...
Season is coming up, it's time to get some adrenaline flowing...I'll start...
The Hawks 2026-2027
I see the starting lineup for the season, looks good to me.I know we are not going to go undefeated.I know we are not going to beat Penn State.I know we are not going to win the big 10.I know we are not going to win the NCAAs.So far are starting line up looks like this:125- Deluca - Cruz133-Cro
Phillips looked pretty darn good
I know they weren't full on tackling, but he hit the hole hard and grinded after contact. Looks like a good one!!
You're the GM - 2026 Roster Edition
OK folx, after watching the news about the annual crop of QBs in the portal, I asked myself, "self, would you go to the portal to get a new QB?" My answer is no. This year we have a reasonably talented QB room, who knows the system. Our OC / Assist OC hand picked these guys. They don't have huge pr
Who are your breakout candidates?
Any thoughts on under-the-radar guys?Tony Diaz, Kade Pieper and Cam Buffington already have been receiving a lot of hype, so not really under the radar.I'll throw out a couple.Offense:RB L.J. Phillips. I saw some highlights of him while at S. Dakota. His line at times wasn't great, but he still mana
Hecklinski great day
He dominated at kids day. Brown was really bad. Sounds like he really took the lead at the QB position. I guess Sullivan had some positives
Declan Doyle
New OC for the Ravens. He spent a single year in that spot for the Bears, but I don't follow the Bears enough to know if he sucked or if the fans and players liked him.Is he a legit coach or just an OC flash in the pan and one of those guys who's going to move to a different town every year as a low
Iowa Top 3 "Cleanest" Programs in CFB
Measured by game penaltieshttps://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/the-dirtiest-teams-in-college-football-ranking-2026
Anybody have a favorite Hawkeye pod cast or one they don't like ??
Which ones do you think have good content, or a lot of nothing??
1st1 coach fired prediction
USA Today has an article today listing predicitons for the coming season. The first is who will be the first coach fired. Since we've discussed Matt Ruhle and his $65M buyout I thought we might find this interesting.What's really interesting to me is the Norvell has a $45M buyout.Here are the first
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Don Nelson dead at 86
Remember listening to games when he was about the only starter left when several were declared ineligible. Was a great college player and good pro careerTop 5 all time Hawk
WNBA - drama continues
I suspected that the league its self was behind this. I assumed that they embraced the notion that all publicity is good publicity. It turns out much different than you'd expect.Here's a link to the post about it on x.https://x.com/TheAthletic/status/1953631726598861143
A Little 'Spect...
Ozick on Groza watch
Portal kicker could be big for Iowa. Always big to have good FG kicker
Jack Reacher in Nebrakska
If you're familiar with the Jack Reacher series, be Lee Child, you might know that one of the books "Worth Dying For" is set in rual Nebraka. Like all the books, he's passing though, and finds himself contending with a local criminal enterprise full of very bad people. He solves investigates, destro
A Deep Dive into the 2026 Iowa Hawkeyes
Pick one for a crash & burn
If you could pick one team to crash & burn big time this year who would it be?I'm sure Nebbie will get plenty of votes. Wiscy as well. I have to stick with the standard, timeless answer. Despite extremely low expectations...I want ISU to look like a dried up dog turd. 2-10 kinda stuff with a complet
Just saw psu's schedule
Can it be any easier for campbell???? Now we're gonna hear about how great he is all year. Of course, if they finish anything less than 8-4, it will be funny. Especially if they manage to finish sub .500.https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2026
Fort (Ferentz) Knox begins
Fall camp begins today. I always get excited when this happens but sometimes, I wonder why. We'll get some player interviews, some flashes of good plays in the 1-2 open practices. Otherwise, we don't hear much as the players grind and earn their way into the depth chart.To me the most pimportant thi
Iowa 22 in Coach's Poll
We return only 10 starters, lost all our specialists, and don't have a starting QB. This is some decent respect shown to KF and his two coordinators.College football preseason Top 25 rankings: Ohio State leads US LBM Coaches PollThe US LBM Coaches Poll is out and Ohio State starts at No. 1 for the
Around the B1G thread
I'm curious about both Wisconsin and Michigan State this season. I keep thinking one of these teams will get to 7 or 8 wins. I have no Idea about Nebraska. Seems they always have an all-world QB and it doesn't tranlate to wins. Gophers are a poor man's Iowa. If you ask me to pick an upset, i'm wo
QB Battle Irony
In listening to Lester's interviews this Summer about the QB battle, there is a certain irony. Lester has said that he needs the passing game to be more explosive this season (the fact that an Iowa OC is using that word and no one is chortling is pretty amazing). He basically said that Heck pushes
WNBA career triple double leaders
Who has the most triple-doubles in WNBA history?Alyssa Thomas, 20Jessica Shepard, 5Sabrina Ionescu, 4Caitlin Clark, 4Maybe there was more to that A Thomas to the throat incident than meetts the eye? JKBut maybe there should be a conspiracy theory?
5th year eligibility
With the news that thousands of athletes have been granted a 5th year of eligibility, it makes me wonder if Hannah and Tayllor might be part of it.I could see Taylor playing a role with her 3 shot. Bit I know she tore her ACL and have no idea how that has come along. Chances are that thinking her ca
Tavion Banks
Saw this post on Xai:Today’s news is something I prayed for. I’m hungry & ready to get to work in my final year. Much love to Iowa, a year I won’t forget! Im excited to find the best BASKETBALL fit for my final year!!Tavion must have gotten that extra year and is going to look around as to his nex
Destiny Manyawu
Has named her final 4 and set up official visits:DukeOklahomaMichiganIowaI believe she's 6'3". It seems we'd have a good inside track on Destiny!
CBS top D projections for this year
CBS Sports's best projected college basketball defenses in 2026-27:Iowa StateArizonaHoustonFloridaDukeMiamiVillanovaUConnLouisvilleIowa
Ferentz warns of growing imbalance in college game
MSN"But one thing I miss from the NFL is the salary cap, the contracts and the structure. All 32 teams operated by the same rules, and they were enforced the same way, so there was a consistency in the league. That's one good thing about the NFL that I do miss, an equal chance for everybody."
ESPN Hawk Love
Lost of good press from ESPN. Just think, we almost got Bjorn too!https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/49456524/100-days-2026-27-womens-college-basketball-season-stories-players-games
TIm Lester
Did you folx hear that TL's house in Iowa City had a fire. He was out of town at his lake cabin. Saw it on Youttube
And now there are six..............
Those who were turned down and left standing in the cold........ Before trimming his list, Davis also received offers from Kentucky, Butler, Boston College, Missouri, Georgia, Xavier, Michigan, Notre Dame, Purdue, Indiana, Northwestern, Illinois, and others.MSN
Ideas for New Tropy Games
Iowa only has 4 trophy games a year. Let's add some more and make the existing ones better.The Iowa Hawkeyes and The Ohio St Buckeyes could play for the "two eyes" trophy for the 2 teams that have names that end with the word "eye".Or maybe Iowa,Illinois, Indiana could have a traveling trophy called
Diego Waived…
Have fun trying to get people to watch your podcast while you’re selling Jordans out of the trunk of your car.If you weren’t such a shit-talking scum bag I might feel bad for you.We all know you don’t have a dime of that Vandy money left.
My 15 funniest moments covering Hawkeye sports, including some at my expense - Pat Harty
My 15 funniest moments covering Hawkeye sports, including some at my expense - Hawk FanaticBy Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Okay, let’s have some fun, and in some cases, at my expense. When you have covered Iowa Hawkeye sports for as long as I have, which dates back to 1992, you’re bound to have some
Are we done recruiting?
We have been holding at 13 for a long time. Is the new play 4 in 5 rule playing a role? We have a QB and 1 running back. Dont think we have any WRs
Megan Gustafson wedding officiated by Lisa Bluder
July 18th Megan Gustafson married fellow professional hoopster David DiLeo in the garden at Bella Sala in Tiffin, IA. Officiating the nuptials was none other than Lisa Bluder!Gustafson's dog Pancake was a "special participant" of the ceremony. (TMI?)(The following is a copy and paste from Wikipedi