1. Iowa Football: Grading the Hawkeyes' Win over the Indiana Hoosiers

    On Oct. 22, the Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Indiana Hoosiers 45-24. It was an exciting and decisive win, but what can we really take from it? After all, Indiana is now 1-7. It's not as though the Hawkeyes beat a quality team...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 1,258 reads 2 comments

  2. Iowa Football: Key Matchups for Hawkeyes vs. Indiana

    On Oct. 22, the Iowa Hawkeyes will suit up against the Indiana Hoosiers for the University of Iowa's 100th homecoming game. I'd like to blow this game up into more than it is worth, but the fact is, Iowa should squash the Hoosiers...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 1,504 reads 1 comments

  3. Big Ten Football: Predicting the Conference's Bowl Games

    Well, it's Oct. 18 and that can only mean one thing: bowl predictions. This year, the Big Ten has eight automatic tie-ins...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 2,011 reads 27 comments

  4. Iowa Football: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Hawkeyes Win over Northwestern

    It seems card stunts weren't the only tricks that Iowa had up its sleeve in its 41-31 win over Northwestern. Consider the following statistics: Northwestern converted 16 of 22 third downs...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 1,446 reads 6 comments

  5. Iowa Football: 10 Key Matchups When the Hawkeyes Play Northwestern

    Last year, Northwestern running back Adonis Smith put aside any pretensions of decorum, and said that his head coach, Pat Fitzgerald, " hates Iowa...I know that for a fact...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 877 reads 1 comments

  6. Big Ten Football: Midseason All-Conference Team

    We're now halfway through the season. Most Big Ten teams have completed the out-of-conference portion of their schedule, and all Big Ten teams have played at least one conference game...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 4,342 reads 27 comments

  7. Iowa Football: Difficult to Point Fingers in Hawkeyes' Loss to Penn State

    That was a head-scratcher. After opening the season scoring 30 points or more in each of its first four games—only the fourth time in the Hawks' 123 years that they have done ...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 1,600 reads 3 comments

  8. Iowa Football: 10 Key Matchups When the Hawkeyes Play Penn State

    This Saturday, the Iowa Hawkeyes will take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. As is well known, the Hawks have been a thorn in the side of Joe Pa's Nits since Kirk Ferentz took over in Iowa City...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 1,635 reads 1 comments

  9. College Football: 10 Biggest Games Remaining on the 2011-2012 Schedule

    We are now five weeks into the college football season. Many teams have finished their out-of-conference games, and all teams have begun conference play. We've already been treated to great contests such as Arkansas vs...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 1,156 reads 0 comments

  10. Iowa Football: How Can the Hawkeyes Improve as They Head into Big Ten Play?

    On September 24, the Iowa Hawkeyes finished up their out-of-conference season with a shellacking of the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks, while the Iowa fans donned green in a tribute to currently ailing Hawkeye Brett Greenwood ...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 1,492 reads 2 comments

  11. College Football: 10 Teams in the Top 25 That Have Yet to Prove Themselves

    We are now four weeks into the college football season. Many teams have completed their out-of-conference schedule, and some teams have begun their conference slate...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 5,502 reads 88 comments

  12. Iowa Hawkeye Football: The Hawks by the Numbers

    The only number that matters is wins. Everything else is window dressing. I believe that, but I also believe that one can gain a valuable insight into how a team is achieving—or not achieving—those wins through other statistics...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 2,158 reads 2 comments

  13. Iowa Football: 10 Key Matchups When the Hawks Take on Louisiana-Monroe

    This should be an easy win, right? Wrong. Louisiana-Monroe is not Tennessee Tech, and they should provide a tough matchup for the Hawks following Iowa's come-from-behind thriller against Pitt...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 865 reads 5 comments

  14. Iowa Hawkeye Football: 10 Things We Learned in Win over Pittsburgh Panthers

    Little did I know when I left the house for the three-hour drive from Madison to Iowa City, that I would be witness to the biggest comeback in Iowa football history...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 2,244 reads 19 comments

  15. Pittsburgh vs. Iowa Football: Breaking Down the Matchups as Hawks Take on Pitt

    The above picture came from the pregame festivities in 2008. Iowa traveled to play the Pittsburgh Panthers, who were coached by Dave Wannstedt...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 1,448 reads 4 comments

  16. Iowa Hawkeye Football: Don't Call Ferentz's Decisions Against ISU Conservative

    I am a conservative person by nature. I double-knot my shoelaces. I don't ever speed. I fear change. If you look inside my wallet you will find all of the bills facing the same direction, ...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 1,585 reads 9 comments

  17. Iowa Football: Analysis of the Hawks' Abortive Gameplan Against Iowa State

    So what went wrong? Why did Iowa lose to an obviously physically inferior opponent? I'm trying to keep an unbiased outlook, but it's difficult when it was only by the grace of Iowa ...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 2,493 reads 15 comments

  18. Iowa Football: Breaking Down the Matchups as the Hawkeyes Take on the Cyclones

    This week, the Iowa Hawkeyes will face the Iowa State Cyclones in the 35th meeting of these interstate rivals. This will be the first time since the renewing of the series in 1977 that there won't be a permanent trophy...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 1,480 reads 2 comments

  19. Iowa Football: Analysis and Observations After the Hawkeyes' Season Opener

    On Saturday, September 3, the Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, 34-7, in what could best be described as a weird and upsetting game. First of all, the upsetting—true freshman Mika'il McCall was lighting the Golden Eagles up...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 1,076 reads 3 comments

  20. Iowa Football: 10 Things Watch for in the Hawkeyes' Opener vs. Tennessee Tech

    On Sept. 3, Iowa will kick off the 2011 season against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles of the Ohio Valley Conference. Something to know about Tennessee Tech: They are not good for an FCS team...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 2,080 reads 1 comments

  21. Big Ten Breakdown: Nebraska Cornhuskers, Part 3 (Schedule and Final Breakdown)

    In the past two articles, I looked at the offense, defense, specialists and the team as a whole. In this article, I will look at the incoming freshmen, intangibles, schedule ...

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  22. Big Ten Breakdown: Ohio State Buckeyes Part 3 (Schedule and Final Breakdown)

    In the past two articles, I looked at the offense, defense, specialists and the team as a whole. In this article, I will look at the incoming freshmen, intangibles, schedule ...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 1,185 reads 22 comments

  23. Big Ten Breakdown: Wisconsin Badgers, Part 3 (Schedule and Final Breakdown)

    In the past two articles, I looked at the offense, defense, specialists and the team as a whole. In this article, I will look at the incoming freshmen, intangibles, schedule and ...

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  24. Big Ten Breakdown: Nebraska Cornhuskers, Part 2 (Defense and Specialists)

    In the first part of this series , I looked at Nebraska's offense, as well as the overall team outlook. In this part, I'll look at the defense, as well as the measurable parts of the special teams...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 451 reads 15 comments

  25. Big Ten Football Predictions 2011: Nebraska Cornhuskers, Part 1

    Nebraska. Tom Osborne's Nebraska. In the Big Ten. Do you hear that? If you listen closely enough, you can hear Woody and Bo rolling and shaking and screaming and flailing in their graves...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 1 year ago 2,272 reads 10 comments