Yes folks, that's right - after a particularly vicious stay in Canada, old B2 is back to give you more of what you want - ridiculously early previews of Big Ten teams! What's that you say? You don't want? What if I told you that a special guest may be weighing in on Iowa? You don't even blink, do you?
Onward - to Iowa! (that's the first time in recorded history that phrase has ever been typed, trust me, I googled it.)
One Word Season Recap: Blasé. That's right. I went French on you. Uninterested. It was as if the Hawkeyes had become bored with football, and decided that no, they weren't going to try. Oh sure - they'll beat up on the dredges of the conference, but put them in a game against something resembling a football team, and they die. The lone exception seems to be a 10-6 victory over eventual Rose Bowl victims Illinois. When a 10-6 victory is the highlight of your season, however, you've got problems. Even their record was boring. 4-4 in conference? 6-6 overall? You know, Iowa, it's not bad to throw in some variety every now and again.
Iowa finished 6th in the conference and missed a bowl game for the first time in 6 years.
Oh yeah, they also had this guy:
2008 Tangibles:
Schedule
8/30 Maine
9/06 Florida International
9/13 Iowa State
9/20 @ Pittsburgh
9/27 Northwestern
10/04 @ Michigan State
10/11 @ Indiana
10/18 Wisconsin
11/01 @ Illinois
11/08 Penn State
11/15 Purdue
11/22 @ Minnesota
Wait a second. They play Maine? Is that even a state? More on this soon.
Coach:
Kirk Ferentz enters his 10th season with the Hawkeyes. His only other head coaching experience comes from a short stint with...you guessed it! Maine. (1990-1992)
Returning Playmakers
Quarterback Jake Christensen returns for his senior season. In '07, he threw for a surprisingly good 17 TD's to 6 INTS.
Champ? Mystery Poster?
What comes next is a mystery...
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10 comments:
Muucccccch better... also, I have NO CLUE where that quote is from, enlighten me.
"Saved by the Bell" - Slater to his father when Zack says "what about Iowa?"
10 POINTS TO ME...
uh, actually, it's wrong. Slater says, "I owe uhhh, Zack ten BUCKS. Could you loan it to me?" He does not say "dollars."
10 POINTS TO ME...not the o-h...i-o puerto rican.
10points go t the person who could answer the origin of the quote...I believe pretentious Wolverine fans who correct the blogger rather than answering the question FIRST...(yeah, that was me...)did nothing but show just how arrogant they are and for little reason...I would think by now you would've learned how to be a gracious loser...
Well done to both o-h...io and dabraylon. I'll be updating your point totals momentarily.
might i add that oh...io is a bandwagon fan. he only came to like the univ. of ohio state since tresseLL arrived and knows nothing of UOS football prior to 2001.
and you what grounds do you have to say that UM fans are arrogant? this coming from the fan base notoriously hated by everyone outside of fuckeye nation and from the fan base who demonstrates arrogance in its finest. UOS fans think they have God's team, when in fact, they could not be any farther off.
Thank you for proving my point...tell me what is more arrogant than having to one up somebody EVERY TIME? Now, I'm sure you will have some convoluted answer where you bash everything Ohio (your home state btw) to, yet again, one up me...but you just make yourself look more and more ridiculous with every post.
dude, you are so off. i proved nothing. and i don't give a damn about the "home state" crap. just because i live here, does not mean i have to cheer for everything ohio, or stomp someone's face in when one says something bad about this state. i just don't give a shit. i have less worries in life than most people do. and i know where you live oh...io. i can kill you in your sleep.
Lads, lads... we ALL know that notre dame fans arrogance exceeds that of all other fan bases combined, we can surely at least come together and agree on that can't we? Good.
Iowa really came back strong and Greene had a great year on the ground.