*****Iowa vs Michigan Game Thread*****

PinkShizzle

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Kirk...

Ok, long ago, nothing new. But c'mon man.

 

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PeteJox

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DuddyB said:

There’s not a coach at any level of football that elect to kick a 51 yard field goal down five with 2 1/2 minutes left on 4th and 6. Not a single ******* one.

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Maybe with stevens but no way with Buhr

 

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Jonesy5960

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Said it 100 times. Can't win games against good teams scoring 7 points. Still ridiculously bad offense.

 

Franisdaman

Heisman

Nov 3, 2012

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Iowa scoring:

8: Special teams
6: Offense
0: Defense

Thoughts? LOL

 

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Sett1997

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Lmao. How stupid. Field goal. Lol

 

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wilson reborn

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Defense has played well. Offense, you get one more shot

 

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Herky T Hawk

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Hawklove said:

Maybe the worst call ever made. Omg!

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No, taking a knee at OSU in 2009 is still the worst call of Ferentz’s career and it isn’t even close.

But this was just straight stupid.

 

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Hawk48

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Iowameat said:

This Is why you don’t win big game, not playing too win!

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Ferentz has never played to win in big games (very few exceptions)

 

paednoch23

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Oct 23, 2009

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he doesn’t trust 6 inches? But now he thinks they can drive the field for a TD?

 

HawksRule25

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Sep 8, 2023

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DuddyB said:

There’s not a coach at any level of football that elect to kick a 51 yard field goal down five with 2 1/2 minutes left on 4th and 6. Not a single ******* one.

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Well, to be fair, there was one.

 

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Hawki93

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WestCoastHawkI said:

What a bunch of ***** *** football there at the end. What do you have to lose? You’re in the big house. Take a chance.

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KF is the most risk averse POS coach in the history of coaching football at ANY level. Why people still want his crap, outdated mentality on the sidelines is beyond comprehension.

 

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LetsGoHawks83

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10khawk said:

We just don’t have the talent to try and hang around and won in the fourth quarter, need to be lucky

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Also not even giving your offense a chance to convert a 4th down there....

ONE coach in the country that kicks that FG.... And we got him

 

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EvilMonkeyInTheCloset

Heisman

Feb 25, 2008

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Welp, last chance to have Lester dial up some check downs for Hank and not risk turning the ball over until next week, Kirk.

You got this!!!

 

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uihawk82

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Nov 17, 2021

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what, go for it. gees

 

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HuskerTherapist

Junior

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wilson reborn said:

Defense has played well. Offense, you get one more shot

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Defense has played well despite being on the field most of the game which is the same old story every year

 

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SA_Hawk

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Jan 8, 2022

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Iowa State game ending from last season in 3…2..1…

 

NorthernHawkeye

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Tom Paris said:

I take it back. He should have gone for it. I don’t trust our kickers over 50 at this point. Under 40 it was the right call. The kicker let Kirk down.

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It was the wrong call regardles.

 

LetsGoHawks83

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doughuddl2_rivals said:

We deserved a chance at 4th and 1!

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Gave up on the chance on 4th and 6.

GUTLESS

 

Moral

Heisman

Dec 16, 2022

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Plenty of time.

 

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RO Hawk44

Junior

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Pass up a 4th and 6 with lots of time to hopefully have to go 80 yards with not much time.

 

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HAWKNESS

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Kicking a field goal down 5 with 3 minutes left is ridiculously conservative even for Kirk

 

Mattski

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Lost 10 of last 11 against ranked teams... gee I wonder why

 

LetsGoHawks83

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ZERO punt return yards today?

Excellent

 

Manfredi

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Good job James

 

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Herky T Hawk

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Turnover on downs?
Or backbreaking interception?

 

EvilMonkeyInTheCloset

Heisman

Feb 25, 2008

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Hawksfor3 said:

What in the wonderful world of F* are we watching today?

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Classic Iowa football where we can look at nice things through a window....but aren't allowed to touch.

 

Rambler Hawk

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RoseBowlorBust said:

2009 at Ohio state cowardness

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You are not wrong...

 

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Hawki93

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Herky T Hawk said:

No, taking a knee at OSU in 2009 is still the worst call of Ferentz’s career and it isn’t even close.

But this was just straight stupid.

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1,000%. That's when he lost me for good.

 

Jonesy5960

Heisman

Feb 1, 2023

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Tom Paris said:

I take it back. He should have gone for it. I don’t trust our kickers over 50 at this point. Under 40 it was the right call. The kicker let Kirk down.

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You go for it. Longest field goal of a kickers career to be behind by 2 points still or 6 yards to try and go ahead. No brainer.

 

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hawx

Junior

Nov 29, 2016

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Why are we still letting James return

 

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HawkBall23

Heisman

Oct 6, 2001

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Lost yards AND seconds by not fair catching that.

The stupid cowardice knows no bounds in Iowa games.

 

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UIAlumFireFighter

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Sep 26, 2018

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More pu**y football

 

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Anon1750875978

Heisman

Dec 26, 2018

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Grab the damn punt!!!!!!

These guys are coached play afraid.

 

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Iowameat

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Nov 25, 2001

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Down field

 

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3-D_chess

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Jul 18, 2025

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He was told not to return it ?????

 

Manfredi

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Jan 5, 2023

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Jesus ..no pass under 20 yards

 

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HawkBall23

Heisman

Oct 6, 2001

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A 3 yard out.

And then a dropped INT that would have ended it off the ricochet.


lulz

 

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Demger

Senior

Jul 17, 2020

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With one timeout left, why would we throw a 4 yard out 90 yards away from a TD??

 

Jonesy5960

Heisman

Feb 1, 2023

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James F'd that up.

 

Franisdaman

Heisman

Nov 3, 2012

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What can Brown do for you?