Intro to the Hawkeyes

[Bulldogg31]

and finally (and unless this year is an aberration), for those of you that make the trip to tailgate, I think you will find the true Hawkeye base that follows our team to bowl games is a great group of folks)

100% accurate. My future in-laws are Hawkeyes and they are just awesome folks. Through them I’ve followed Iowa the last few years and I agree, they are very much like the Big 10 version of us.

I also have a couple of good friends who played for Hayden Fry. He’s not talked about much down south but what a legend. Look at this coaching tree:

Bob Stoops
Mark Stoops
Mike Stoops
Bret Bielema
Bill Snyder
Bum Phillips
Don Patterson
Kirk Ferentz (who was with our own Jackie Sherrill at Pitt)
Jim Leavitt
Chuck Long
Bo Pellini
Paul Chryst
Jerry Moore
Kevin Sumlin
Mike Leach
Barry Alvarez...

And lastly...

Bill Brashier (who famously convinced Fry to take the Iowa job in 1979 over an offer from, yep, Ole Miss, suck it Rebs. Apparently Fry asked Brashier which job he should take. Brashier had seen a tape of a packed house Iowa crowd going nuts just for getting a first down in a game. Iowa hadn’t had a winning season in like 2 decades. Brashier said, “Imagine if we actually scored a touchdown?” and the rest is history.”) The Rebels hired Steve Sloan, averaged 4 wins a year for the next half decade, and fired Sloan in ‘83. Good times.

 

[BrewHawk]

What kind of beer? Answer carefully as this could be a deal breaker.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.simplemost.com/most-popular-beer-every-state-google/amp/

 

[AxisBoldAsKIrk]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.simplemost.com/most-popular-beer-every-state-google/amp/

Yuengling????
Can you even buy that in Iowa??

 

[aTotal360]

Corona in Oklahoma makes me laugh.

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

Depends on who you talk to. I could go on a bit about this, but I'll try to keep it to the point. Bottom line is, we're Iowa. We're in a state with another P5 program (albeit a historically weak one) and Iowa HSs only produce about ten legit D-I players per year. Personally, I think he's a perfect match. We're in most games, are pretty much guaranteed 7-8 wins per year with the occasional top ten year mixed in. Runs a clean program and is a great guy.

His philosophy is players first, which I think actually leads to some losses from time to time, but you won't see him running schemes that compromise their development to win games. For example, I think there are programs out there who have no interest in getting their players to the NFL, they just want to "use" the players to run a scheme that will win games. Ferentz runs a true NFL system that occasionally doesn't have players that come anywhere close to being able to make the league, but they're coached as if they are expected to.

His scheme is set up to not need hugely talented skill players, although we would sure be a lot better if we could get them. Win the LOS and you have a good chance of winning the game.

Ferentz understands the importance of the offensive line. He recruits for depth and development there. That's why he keeps Iowa consistent. I think if you could find a way to upgrade the talent profile overall, Ferentz could win big. But just like at MSU or any other have-not out there, that's much easier said than done.

 

[rem101]

Yes, we'll blitz from all over the place.

We have an edge rusher predicted 1st round along wih a DT and S. LB will be fine.

We were number 3 overall in total defense, 1 in scoring defense and 1 in pass defense efficiency. 10 in rushing defense.

https://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/28

Like everyone else has said, we could score 3 or 30. You never know what you're going to get.

 

[tatedog]

Do you need to buy some coffee in bulk?