Tanner DeKock

IOWA LITERALLY OWNS NEBRASKA

MR. MARCH!!!

Nebraska facing Iowa in Houston is like when you travel out of state for a travel ball tournament and wind up playing the rival team from across the street.

Iowa v. Nebraska in the Sweet 16

Most insane stat ever

Notre Dame should be forced to join a conference

Happy Thanksgiving

George Kittle knows how to cut a promo

Kirk absolutely MOGGED Rhule here Sad!

They want to be Iowa so bad they wore Iowa’s jerseys and played Iowa’s walkout song.

Pray for Charlie Kirk and his family

Happy 10 year anniversary?

Guess I’m taking the Hawkeyes with this disrespect

We had a QB last year! Granted, he was a 5th string, walk-on QB. But he can throw a forward pass!

College Football is back.

103 days away from the annual Iowa win over Nebraska

Camp tour thoughts @IowaOnBTN @HawkeyeFootball Start with the QB… Gronowski is clearly the most talented QB they’ve had. Watching him move around as an athlete is where he was most impressive to me. I think that mobility will pair really well with Lester’s “Shanahan” style run system. He throws a nice ball as well, but feels more like a JT Barrett comp from my playing days. JT was never the most talented thrower but would get you 5 when you needed 4. He was a playmaker and leader. That’s the role I see Gronowski playing. Let’s talk OL. Gennings Dunker was the most impressive OL I’ve seen so far (though I could have been hypnotized by his fiery red and well groomed mullet). Him and Logan Jones are all conference players if not all American. All in all it looked like an Iowa OL. Why does that matter? Look at the schedule and the teams they play at home. I speak from experience… it’s a tough place to win on the road. Why? When my team lost in 2016, it was bc Iowa set the terms of play. The OL allowed them to get a consistent 4-5 yards on the grown. They ran off the entire play clock. And before we knew it, it was the 3rdQ and we were in a dog fight. The Iowa OL will have the chance to dictate the terms of play once again, especially when you combine Gronowski ability to keep it in read option situations when the DL over pursues. I don’t think they have a talent like Kaleb Johnson at RB, but they have a good mixed bag of complimentary athletes. In one practice and with guys resting/ working through small injuries it’s hard to project who will breakout, but there was a heavy rotation of young RBs that really flashed- McNeil and Xavier Williams come to mind. I do believe Ostrenga has breakout potential. Multi sport athlete in highschool and a natural mover. *movement traits* (bc I know some people will take this and misquote me) movement traits similar to Laporta. Good COD and feel of leverage and space. WR room looked capable. Wouldn’t say dominant or explosive, but capable of being better than a they’ve been in the past. I like freshmen KJ Parker, but unsure of the full impact he can make as a fresh. Def can be summarized by two words: Phil Parker. When you watch them, it’s almost deceiving- how can they be so good? The play true team defense. Everyone is crystal clear on their role and they play within a system. It’s 11 guys on a string, functioning as one unit. This leave no weak points. That being said they have some ball players. Aaron graves is a stud and got married over the summer (as did C Logan Jones). Wish we got a live count on total beef consumed between their 2 weddings. LB room has new faces but all upper class man. Why that matters? The system. Older guys that know the system just her to do their jobs, read their keys, and tackle when the opportunity comes. They never looked out of place during team periods when we were there. Secondary is the same story. It’s a quarters based system. Means safeties will be involved in the run game, maintaining leverage and alignment matters, communication… do all those things and it becomes really hard to beat. Much different from a hyper aggressive, press man defense that will have games where opponents feel hopeless bc of the pressure. This is a fundamentally sound, team, trust, and unit based defense. I’d love to see them force more turnovers this year. Finally, Kirk Ferentz deserves all the praise in the world. He’s a leader in every sense of the word. The last of a dying breed. He loves coaching, loves Iowa, loves his players and staff. He will break the record for career wins by a B1G coach early this fall, and deserves immense praise and recognition for his consistency and excellence over the years (even though he’s the type of guy that never seeks praise). I love calling Iowa games because it means our crew gets to spend time with Coach Ferentz. Says a lot that I’m sure we all agree the floor is a “really good season” this yr. The ceiling? TBD

“Year 3 Matt Rhule”