Graves is eligible to come back. We just have to outbid the Ravens. 800k I believe
August camp time, maybe some news tidbits will trickle in
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But we collectively are so good at conjecture, tidbits not so much.
If that screen pass against Indy goes for a first down then Iowa could run more plays, maybe move the ball to a shorter FG try and IU had no timeouts left. It would have been a walk off winner at a 90% probabilityl
There was no downing the ball at the 1 yd line as a td is 100% sure while any FG attempt can be missed.
Takes me back to the home PSU game where Wadley scored with around 2:00 left but gave PSU too much time and they won at end with that pass that just made it over Hooker's hand. I remember posters saying Wadley should've went out of bounds etc yet that's a tough call and piece of execution in the moment.
Probably throw Ries in there on that one, but that is a group I have total confidence in.
All these Backers have great physical height as well, which I love.
Expectations are very high.
Expectations are very high.
Back 7 will def have to carry the DL as it gets their rotation down. I'm not as worried at QB as we have more weapons this year and a strong running game and OL thus Heck or Brown won't have to carry the load like Grono did. Special teams are a worry as well, hopefully work out the kinks by Game 4 at Mich.
Yep, I love our secondary the lb's will be good the talent there is too good to fail.
I'm worried about the dt's not so much the de's. Iose will be special by the Michigan game and look out for Campbell and Kahmari Brown.
Not worried about the offense at all even qb. They would have portaled a qb but they like both those guys.
ST's has me worried for the obvious reasons but especially the kickers.
I do really like the new approach of targeting guys that have had success at lower levels with multiple years of eligibility, but I do wonder if the money was allocated elsewhere, so their hand was forced. Certainly, Diaz cost the hawks a serious amount of cash, not to mention returning players.
I'm still worried about the quarterback position and whether it was a good idea to NOT bring in a lower-level success story as we did with MG.
So....Fingers crossed Lester is the real deal - Year 3 is enough time to expect a coach to have things pretty squared away.
Would they shoot down a drone if one popped up out of the CRANDIC railroad tracks next to the outdoor fields?
Crazy that this is all Iowa has needed for several years and has consistently failed.
Cheers to a “making the makeables” kind of season for the hawks!
A strong run game is a qb's best friend. Play action pass opportunities will be there.
And Lester has shown that he will mix it up and pass on first down. If your passing game is efficient in competion percentage, especially on first down, then it makes sense to keep the defense off balance.
Just think the last time Iowa had a dangerous passing attack to go with a decent run game was probably 2015. Seem to remember having a decent season that year.
The hawks had both of those items in 2016, CJB to Vandeberg, McCarron, maybe Tavon was back, great TEnds and we had a good to very good running game
2016 was one of the worst offenses ever prior to the 21-23 debacle.
They scored a lot of points in their wins and got smoked by 3 really good opponents.
Of course you probably do not remember the controversy at the end of the N Dakota State game? That weird ending kept them from 9-4 record. The loss at home to only a average if that jNW team was inexplicable and probably inexcusable and it was the defense that had a bad game.
The only thing "controversial" was being in a position to lose to an FCS team at home. Same thing losing to NIU in 2013 and Western Michigan earlier.
OT: Khamari Brown getting a shout out on the "athletic freaks" put together by Bruce Feldman
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No. 27: Kahmari Brown, Iowa, DL
A second-team FCS All-American last year at Elon, Brown led the CAA program with 16 TFLs, 12 sacks, three forced fumbles and eight QB hurries. This offseason, the 6-2, 258-pound Brown, a former high school running back in North Carolina, broad jumped 10-3, vertical jumped 40.2 inches and was timed at 1.56 in his 10-yard split. All exceptional numbers for a nearly 260-pound edge rusher.News from practice is Cael Winter is taking snaps at C with Pieper back at RG.
a part of me hopes you are right. It sounds like a pretty solid group, at least based on what I am hearing on this forum. Two returning starters, two guys that seem to get good reviews (Jones and Dotzler) and Winter. I really do not know much about Winter. I presume he has played center all along, not another "convert." At any rate, we should have a minimum of two returners in 2027, Winter and Jones, if this is correct.
From what I can tell listening to the beat guys podcasts nobody knew anything about him until Kirk mentioned him at B1G media day. He is a former walk on that has taken a rocket ship up the depth chart apparently.
So he’s a Rocket Surgeon! Love that! Noiiiiice.
I think that’s Winter getting pancaked by Hawthorne in the video you posted .
Hawthorne looks like a beast in that clip wow..
some reports suggest, Brown is leading the qb race right now due to risk assessment. Some love shown to Bessinger (it's too bad he missed spring). Diondre Smith is also showing some flashes at WR, but likely won't see any PT.
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