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I want to kill John Swofford: "For now, our constituencies -- and I know he understands...

Duez I say — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:49:52 -0000

I want to kill John Swofford: "For now, our constituencies -- and I know he understands constituencies -- have settled on the current BCS system, which the majority believe is the best system yet to determine a national champion..."
Vote here to prove this dick bag wrong.

Vote for Pontiac Game Changing Performance

Duez I say — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:41:45 -0000

Vote for Pontiac Game Changing Performance

[Bumped. And yes he does.--OPS]

Tyler Sash rules.

Red Zone Touchdown Statistic

Duez I say — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:31:07 -0000

Red Zone Touchdown Statistic

50% of the time, it works 100% of the time. Other optimistic numbers for the PSU game:
--In this series, the home team wins 65% of the time
--In Blackout games, Iowa wins 75% of the time

Dalton Done?

Duez I say — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:13:43 -0000

Dalton Done?

Dalton is from Camden, N.J. The locals around Philly make that sound like the most dangerous place in the area, which is sayin something. With that said, we should be glad he only "interfered with official acts" instead of something worse. Later Dalton!

Looks like Brandon Wegher has an idol in Matt Roth. I approve, just don't poke someones eye out at...

Duez I say — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:28:38 -0000

Looks like Brandon Wegher has an idol in Matt Roth. I approve, just don't poke someones eye out at with a Pool Cue in downtown Iowa City.

Photo Credit to hawkeyesports.com and rivals.com

Practice Facility Update

Duez I say — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:39:38 -0000

Practice Facility Update

So they want to either renovate, expand, or replace the Jacobsen Football building which houses the coaches, trainers, and weight rooms; and replace the bubble. Isn't that Jacobsen building pretty new? I've been in there and it looked pretty damn nice to me, especially the weight room. I'm not saying that this is ridiculous, but, um, besides the bubble, is it necessary? I guess if it brings in recruits then whatever.

"How many times did I propose to my wife before she finally said yes?" O'Keefe said. "Three."

Duez I say — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:24:23 -0000

"How many times did I propose to my wife before she finally said yes?" O'Keefe said. "Three."

Des Moines Register - Hawkeye Insider

Northwestern FAIL

Duez I say — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:30:41 -0000

Northwestern FAIL

We all know that the tens of Northwestern fans are fair weather to say the least. But you know its bad when your OWN FUCKING CONFERENCE NETWORK, as positive as it is supposed to be, writes about it.

Psychoanalysis

Duez I say — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:03:24 -0000

[Disclaimer: I respect Kirk Ferentz and think he is a great coach and an even better human being. Just not that great of a Wild Hog.]

When we win football games, I read every single Iowa football article that I can during the week. Well, except for Hawkeye Nation and Hawkeye Report because they're not free and I can't stand the people in those forums; and no Pat Harty articles either.

So, anyway, during early September when we were winning and I was reading a lot, I noticed a few quotes from Ferentz that stuck out to me. He seemed unusually humble. He's always been modest but I was sensing something different.

Take this for instance:

On being handed the game ball (9/16/2008)

"It's happened a couple of times and it's very much appreciated," Ferentz said Tuesday. "I don't know who was behind it. I had to make sure it wasn't ticking and there was something in there for me."

Gazette

Sound odd? He said that after the ISU win, before we even had a loss yet. Now, look at this one:

On his Pittsburgh Homecoming (9/16/2008)

"(I) might be able to say hello to a couple people Friday evening when we're done with our meetings," he said. "But pretty much, we're just going to play a game. Hopefully, all three of my friends and my family members understand that."

Gazette

That was before the folding at Pitt. Now maybe I'm looking too much into things but what about this:

On where the offense would be without Greene (9/25/08)

"No, I didn't think about that. I didn't think about our plane crashing the other day, either. That could have happened. I try to avoid topics like that. I have enough things that are bringing me down." Interview with Eric Page

Anyway, since those quotes in mid September, we have not won a game. Coincidentally, I haven't seen any unusual quotes any more. Were these meant to motivate the team in some indirect way and he has since given up? I never noticed them in seasons past, so what could explain this?

I think Coach was having a mid life crisis...

Courtesy of Microsoft Paint. God forbid I have photoshop at work.

images via dl-client.getdropbox.com, news.metropolisadvertising.com, and usatoday.com

Hitler weighs in

Duez I say — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:08:37 -0000

Hitler weighs in

The Nazis have a plan.