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When most people talk about the increase in offensive production, they're referring to what's happened since Lester got here vs the previous couple/few seasons.

In that respect, wins have not increased. Iowa was 10-4, and won a division title, in a '23 season that capped KF's winningest stretch at Iowa
 
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If you cant understand the difference in winning 9 games and playing the National champs to a couple of points, (the ONLY team that did that), Having top 5 Oregon beat until the last seconds, and beating up a pretty damn good vandy team, and what's had been going on prior to Lester getting here then your just showing that backside, without question.
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I understand exactly the difference.

Iowa won 10 games and a division title in '23 vs 9 wins in '25
 
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Gee could that POSSIBLY be related to the schedules they played the last two years compared to the B1G West days? Or maybe to the decline in the defense, also related to the harder schedules? The 25 team competed with and had a chance to beat everyone they played. Not like the 0-92 *** poundings in 23
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I feel sorry for you for what you choose to value and not value.

But even if what you say has some value, it's not enough to justify the level of negativity that was reached in the community during '23.

Iowa had long proven to be a consistent winner before the big ten west. They couldn't have gotten any benefit of the doubt at all when they continued to win?

Iowa could only beat who was on their schedule. And they did so to the tune of a division title. In what fashion they won those games was of zero priority to them.

So simply, many fans had and continue to have the wrong priorities. To every member of that team, they experienced '23 as one of the most successful seasons in the history of the program. For fans to have chosen not to have the same experience, is quite sad actually.

If Iowa had the exact same record the last two seasons, but still sported a broken offense, there isn't a chance in the world that fan negativity would have subsided.

If Iowa had the exact same records in '22/'23, but did it with a high powered offense and a defense that couldn't stop a soul, there isn't a chance in the world that fan negativity would have reached the toxic level that it did.

There simply is no justification for the fact that the highest level of negativity the Hawkeye community has ever seen, came during the final season ('23) of KF's winningest stretch at Iowa.

Fans need to stop, own their mistake, and try to do better
 
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eyesofhawk said:
I feel sorry for you for what you choose to value and not value.

But even if what you say has some value, it's not enough to justify the level of negativity that was reached in the community during '23.

Iowa had long proven to be a consistent winner before the big ten west. They couldn't have gotten any benefit of the doubt at all when they continued to win?

Iowa could only beat who was on their schedule. And they did so to the tune of a division title. In what fashion they won those games was of zero priority to them.

So simply, many fans had and continue to have the wrong priorities. To every member of that team, they experienced '23 as one of the most successful seasons in the history of the program. For fans to have chosen not to have the same experience, is quite sad actually.

If Iowa had the exact same record the last two seasons, but still sported a broken offense, there isn't a chance in the world that fan negativity would have subsided.

If Iowa had the exact same records in '22/'23, but did it with a high powered offense and a defense that couldn't stop a soul, there isn't a chance in the world that fan negativity would have reached the toxic level that it did.

There simply is no justification for the fact that the highest level of negativity the Hawkeye community has ever seen, came during the final season ('23) of KF's winningest stretch at Iowa.

Fans need to stop, own their mistake, and try to do better
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It is really pretty simple: most fans want to believe their team has a chance to win no matter who they are playing. Years of experience had shown me what to expect whenever Iowa played a legitimate team. In your "most successful season"', Iowa was shredded by the three good teams they played. 92-0. That is laughable. And BTW, the record books don't show that Iowa was 10-4 in 2023. The record shows them as being 6-4.
Last year was the most enjoyable football season for me since at least 2019.
 
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Grayhair1981 said:
It is really pretty simple: most fans want to believe their team has a chance to win no matter who they are playing. Years of experience had shown me what to expect whenever Iowa played a legitimate team. In your "most successful season"', Iowa was shredded by the three good teams they played. 92-0. That is laughable. And BTW, the record books don't show that Iowa was 10-4 in 2023. The record shows them as being 6-4.
Last year was the most enjoyable football season for me since at least 2019.
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-It is really simple. It's about wins.

-You might want to re-check the record book. Iowa has outperformed expectations vs top competition, under KF.

-I said, "one of the most successful seasons", not, "most successful season".

-0-3 vs three great teams isn't what you want. But it's not laughable. How much a team loses by means nothing.

-wins later being vacated does not change the fact that during that time, fan negativity was at an all-time high, in the midst of a division winning season.

-I love every season. But to me, '23 was the most enjoyable season Iowa has had in a while.

You calling last season your favorite, proves my point entirely. Too many fans have the wrong priorities
 
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Grayhair1981 said:
It is really pretty simple: most fans want to believe their team has a chance to win no matter who they are playing. Years of experience had shown me what to expect whenever Iowa played a legitimate team. In your "most successful season"', Iowa was shredded by the three good teams they played. 92-0. That is laughable. And BTW, the record books don't show that Iowa was 10-4 in 2023. The record shows them as being 6-4.
Last year was the most enjoyable football season for me since at least 2019.
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Such a miserable season, we were lucky we played so many awful teams that year. I'd rather lose competitively than be obliterated. So would anyone else with an IQ above refrigerator temp. The players, coaches, and especially fans deserve better than 3 games losing 92-0. Luckily the University felt the same and kicked Brian to the curb, so it feels great to be right! Can't imagine being retarded enough to justify Brian's performance :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
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Such a miserable season, we were lucky we played so many awful teams that year. I'd rather lose competitively than be obliterated. So would anyone else with an IQ above refrigerator temp. The players, coaches, and especially fans deserve better than 3 games losing 92-0. Luckily the University felt the same and kicked Brian to the curb, so it feels great to be right! Can't imagine being retarded enough to justify Brian's performance :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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And who's the only person that's said anything about margin of loss not mattering? Oh yeah, it's the guy you supposedly have "deleted". 🤣 Good Lord, you are obvious with this stuff.

And since I'm sure you're referring to me, I've never justified Brian's performance. Imagine not being able to read well enough to understand that. SMH
 
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eyesofhawk said:


100:06. TL talks about it for about 2.5 minutes. I stand by my characterization of his comments
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Listen better... or read better, the transcript is below. Note the emphasized parts.

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really fast. Really fast. Right. And that's where they have to realize and I it was like
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recruiting Tony, you know, when you get a receiver in the room and you show like, hey, who's the number one rushing
1:00:45
team in the Big 10? They're like, "Uh, you." They're like, "Nope. Indiana was they won the national champ. They're the
1:00:50
number one rushing team in the league. They are you saying you're not going to go to Indiana because they they run the ball too much." And they're like, "Well,
1:00:56
who's number two?" They're like, "You." I'm like, "Nope. Oregon. They finished third in the country. They're the they're the second
1:01:02
best rushing team." And they also threw the ball, you know, effectively because of their run game, right? So, are you
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going to say you're not going to go to Oregon and play wide receiver because they run the ball too much? they ran them more than us, you know, and but those those teams were
1:01:15
able to use the run game to be like really explosive in the past game. We have not
1:01:20
turn that we we have not had we haven't been able to do that for a lot of reasons. Um but the run game is the
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hardest thing to get. Like once you get that, you're halfway there. If you have a couple pieces and you add them to the
1:01:32
run game, it can go from I think we're fifth in scoring in the league like and
1:01:37
but in passing we're way low and rushing we we're way high. Um but like you could
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literally have the ability like like late in the year to be explosive in both. And when you can do that, you can
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do anything you want to do, which is exactly what Oregon did, exactly what Indiana did. And I think the third
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rushing team was Ohio State or I'm talking about the Big 10. in the Big 10. I think Ohio State
1:01:59
was third and like you're telling me you're not going to go be a wide out at Ohio State because they run the ball too much. You know what I mean? Like we just

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Lester's primary point is about how well those teams run the ball and where they ranked in rushing yards per game, not how many rushing attempts they had. His pitch to receivers is how an effective run game can give them more opportunities, not that he's going to run the ball even more than last year. The "they run the ball too much" quote is just a cap on the recruiting pitch.

LIsten better.
 
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Hootie LaRue said:
Listen better... or read better, the transcript is below. Note the emphasized parts.

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1:00:34
really fast. Really fast. Right. And that's where they have to realize and I it was like
1:00:40
recruiting Tony, you know, when you get a receiver in the room and you show like, hey, who's the number one rushing
1:00:45
team in the Big 10? They're like, "Uh, you." They're like, "Nope. Indiana was they won the national champ. They're the
1:00:50
number one rushing team in the league. They are you saying you're not going to go to Indiana because they they run the ball too much." And they're like, "Well,
1:00:56
who's number two?" They're like, "You." I'm like, "Nope. Oregon. They finished third in the country. They're the they're the second
1:01:02
best rushing team." And they also threw the ball, you know, effectively because of their run game, right? So, are you
1:01:07
going to say you're not going to go to Oregon and play wide receiver because they run the ball too much? they ran them more than us, you know, and but those those teams were
1:01:15
able to use the run game to be like really explosive in the past game. We have not
1:01:20
turn that we we have not had we haven't been able to do that for a lot of reasons. Um but the run game is the
1:01:26
hardest thing to get. Like once you get that, you're halfway there. If you have a couple pieces and you add them to the
1:01:32
run game, it can go from I think we're fifth in scoring in the league like and
1:01:37
but in passing we're way low and rushing we we're way high. Um but like you could
1:01:42
literally have the ability like like late in the year to be explosive in both. And when you can do that, you can
1:01:48
do anything you want to do, which is exactly what Oregon did, exactly what Indiana did. And I think the third
1:01:53
rushing team was Ohio State or I'm talking about the Big 10. in the Big 10. I think Ohio State
1:01:59
was third and like you're telling me you're not going to go be a wide out at Ohio State because they run the ball too much. You know what I mean? Like we just

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Lester's primary point is about how well those teams run the ball and where they ranked in rushing yards per game, not how many rushing attempts they had. His pitch to receivers is how an effective run game can give them more opportunities, not that he's going to run the ball even more than last year. The "they run the ball too much" quote is just a cap on the recruiting pitch.

LIsten better.
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Are you serious with this?

Where did I ever say anything about running more this year? 🤣 I didn't. Read better.

How an effective run game can give receivers better opportunities, not more opportunities.

And yes, he mentions HOW OFTEN all of Indiana, Oregon, and OSU run. Even mentioning, "(Oregon) ran more than us." Interesting how you left that out of your highlighted/"emphasized parts".

Interesting that you didn't highlight, "(Oregon) threw the ball effectively because of their running game."

Interesting you didn't highlight, "those teams were able to use the run game to be explosive with the pass."

Also interesting how you didn't start quoting until after Lester says, "running it well changes everything."

I stand by my characterization of Lester’s comments. And thank you for confirming it, as well.

You aren’t fooling anybody
 
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Hootie LaRue said:
Listen better... or read better, the transcript is below. Note the emphasized parts.

-------------

1:00:34
really fast. Really fast. Right. And that's where they have to realize and I it was like
1:00:40
recruiting Tony, you know, when you get a receiver in the room and you show like, hey, who's the number one rushing
1:00:45
team in the Big 10? They're like, "Uh, you." They're like, "Nope. Indiana was they won the national champ. They're the
1:00:50
number one rushing team in the league. They are you saying you're not going to go to Indiana because they they run the ball too much." And they're like, "Well,
1:00:56
who's number two?" They're like, "You." I'm like, "Nope. Oregon. They finished third in the country. They're the they're the second
1:01:02
best rushing team." And they also threw the ball, you know, effectively because of their run game, right? So, are you
1:01:07
going to say you're not going to go to Oregon and play wide receiver because they run the ball too much? they ran them more than us, you know, and but those those teams were
1:01:15
able to use the run game to be like really explosive in the past game. We have not
1:01:20
turn that we we have not had we haven't been able to do that for a lot of reasons. Um but the run game is the
1:01:26
hardest thing to get. Like once you get that, you're halfway there. If you have a couple pieces and you add them to the
1:01:32
run game, it can go from I think we're fifth in scoring in the league like and
1:01:37
but in passing we're way low and rushing we we're way high. Um but like you could
1:01:42
literally have the ability like like late in the year to be explosive in both. And when you can do that, you can
1:01:48
do anything you want to do, which is exactly what Oregon did, exactly what Indiana did. And I think the third
1:01:53
rushing team was Ohio State or I'm talking about the Big 10. in the Big 10. I think Ohio State
1:01:59
was third and like you're telling me you're not going to go be a wide out at Ohio State because they run the ball too much. You know what I mean? Like we just

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Lester's primary point is about how well those teams run the ball and where they ranked in rushing yards per game, not how many rushing attempts they had. His pitch to receivers is how an effective run game can give them more opportunities, not that he's going to run the ball even more than last year. The "they run the ball too much" quote is just a cap on the recruiting pitch.

LIsten better.
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Well done on this one. Lester confirms what everyone has been asking for, a balanced attack that requires the defense to cover every blade of grass on the field. Having both a strong run game and a competent and dangerous receiving threat, an offense becomes so much more difficult to stop. No one wants the air raid, but we don't want a military academy offense either. Can't imagine being so incompetent thinking "run the ball" is an effective strategy. Complimentary football is the name of the game.

Thanks Tim for settling that! :D
 
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Well done on this one. Lester confirms what everyone has been asking for, a balanced attack that requires the defense to cover every blade of grass on the field. Having both a strong run game and a competent and dangerous receiving threat, an offense becomes so much more difficult to stop. No one wants the air raid, but we don't want a military academy offense either. Can't imagine being so incompetent thinking "run the ball" is an effective strategy. Complimentary football is the name of the game.

Thanks Tim for settling that! :D
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Have you even bothered to read the thread?

And, again assuming you're referring to me, I've never presented, "run the ball", as an overall strategy. Read better.

And "complimentary football" isn't in reference to run/pass balance 🤣
 
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Your obsession with lecturing the fanbase, while talking to yourself on a message board, is hilarious. It’s entertaining in a circus attraction kind of way.
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It's not hilarious at all.

They should behave correctly in the first place.

Bad fans are bad for sports and bad for the Hawkeyes
 
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eyesofhawk said:
Are you serious with this?

Where did I ever say anything about running more this year? 🤣 I didn't. Read better.

How an effective run game can give receivers better opportunities, not more opportunities.

And yes, he mentions HOW OFTEN all of Indiana, Oregon, and OSU run. Even mentioning, "(Oregon) ran more than us." Interesting how you left that out of your highlighted/"emphasized parts".

Interesting that you didn't highlight, "(Oregon) threw the ball effectively because of their running game."

Interesting you didn't highlight, "those teams were able to use the run game to be explosive with the pass."

Also interesting how you didn't start quoting until after Lester says, "running it well changes everything."

I stand by my characterization of Lester’s comments. And thank you for confirming it, as well.

You aren’t fooling anybody
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Again, here is what you wrote:

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-TL's literal pitch to Diaz was: receivers at Indiana, Oregon, OSU are able to succeed BECAUSE of how much they run the ball (which is more than Iowa).
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Point us all to somewhere in Lester’s response where he said that.
 
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Grayhair1981 said:
The Hawks shouldn't know anything about what gets said on here. And it is a business. People can criticize the product if they want.
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It’s called environmental temperature.

It usually probably doesn't. But yes, environmental stress can certainly make their lives and the ability to perform their jobs harder.

Having the right to do something, doesn't make it the right thing to do.

This board essentially acts as a multiplier.

Do you litter? Or do you choose to give the environment its best chance?
 
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eyesofhawk said:
It’s called environmental temperature.

It usually probably doesn't. But yes, environmental stress can certainly make their lives and the ability to perform their jobs harder.

Having the right to do something, doesn't make it the right thing to do.

This board essentially acts as a multiplier.

Do you litter? Or do you choose to give the environment its best chance?
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Hmm. Equating dumping used motor oil in the yard with saying something negative about a sports franchise. You're right: exactly the same.
 
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Not interested. Waste of time.

I am curious how you have enough time in the day to argue with like 5 different people in every thread all day. I’m here quite a bit but I pop in on lunch breaks and stuff. You retired or something? Any grandkids?
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Yeah, it's exhausting.

They need to get a life
 
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Grayhair1981 said:
The Hawks shouldn't know anything about what gets said on here. And it is a business. People can criticize the product if they want.
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Twitter and Instagram are the likeliest places where they would read fan commentary. Eyes of Retard really thinks they read what's posted on a random message board? We all know he knows nothing about football, but talk about being out of touch. Maybe that's just his pathetic excuse to harass people? Hopefully a decrepit boomer like him is worm food soon enough.
 
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Twitter and Instagram are the likeliest places where they would read fan commentary. Eyes of Retard really thinks they read what's posted on a random message board? We all know he knows nothing about football, but talk about being out of touch. Maybe that's just his pathetic excuse to harass people? Hopefully a decrepit boomer like him is worm food soon enough.
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Eyes time would be better spent if he watched more tape to increase his knowledge base.

I suggest he start with the impact of pre-snap motion. But that might be another thread?? :unsure:
 
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Twitter and Instagram are the likeliest places where they would read fan commentary. Eyes of Retard really thinks they read what's posted on a random message board? We all know he knows nothing about football, but talk about being out of touch. Maybe that's just his pathetic excuse to harass people? Hopefully a decrepit boomer like him is worm food soon enough.
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Hey Jackass. Either stop pretending to have me deleted, undelete me, or stop commenting in every other post about people you have deleted/ignored.

This is the type of stuff that ruins these threads.

I haven't said anything close to what you are claiming. And I'm not going to sit here and be mischaracterized.

Isn’t the point of deleting me to put me out of your experience? Then why do you keep posting about me? Which is part of what leads one to believe you are pretending to have deleted me.

Might as well just man up, and argue your case, if you have some sort of problem with me. But then again, an inability to do that would also be an explanation for pretending to delete someone.

And I'm nowhere near a boomer. SMH. Where do you guys come up with this stuff?
 
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