1. Iowa vs Michigan: What The Hawkeyes Must Do on Offense

    Unlike when Michigan has the ball, which is a decidedly strength-on-strength matchup, the Iowa O vs the Michigan D leaves a bit more to the imagination. Obviously, Michigan's defensive woes have been well-covered...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 789 reads 4 comments

  2. Iowa vs. Michigan: What the Hawkeyes Must Do When Michigan Has the Ball

    We know Iowa has a great defense. We also know Michigan has a great offense. Furthermore, contrary to what a number of people have said, Denard Robinson is not the only quality player on the Michigan offense...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 1,585 reads 19 comments

  3. Big Ten Football: Midseason All-Big Ten Special Teams

    I can't even begin to count the games that I have witnessed that have been won and lost on special teams. Yet, so many football fans still treat them somewhat casually. In the end, I think special teams performers are like firefighters...

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  4. Big Ten Football: Midseason All-Big Ten Defense

    Defense is kind of like offensive line. While there are statistics, by themselves they only mean so much. The overall team statistics are so much more valuable than any individual players' numbers...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 1,426 reads 3 comments

  5. Big Ten Football: Midseason All-Big Ten Offense

    For most Big Ten teams, the season is half over. And as in so many things, to the victors go the spoils...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 3,507 reads 40 comments

  6. Big Ten Football: Power Ranking the Conference Defenses Going Into Week 6

    I think by this point in the season, we have a clear picture regarding team dynamics and, specifically, how good (or bad) each defensive unit is...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 1,592 reads 13 comments

  7. We Own Penn State: What We Learned From Iowa's 24-3 Win Over The Lions.

    For the eighth time in the last nine meetings, Iowa beat Penn State. The score was 24-3. That score would not only indicate a substantial degree of dominance, but it was also the same ...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 3,086 reads 51 comments

  8. Iowa Vs. Penn State: 10 Key Battles To Watch

    This Saturday, Iowa will be hosting the Penn State Nittany Lions at Kinnick Stadium. Right now, both teams are 3-1. Both have won three relative cupcake games, and both have lost games to Top 25 teams...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 1,549 reads 10 comments

  9. Big Ten Football: Who Are the Non-Conference Defensive MVPs?

    Defense is a little bit more difficult to assess than offense, where it regards value to a team.After all, one could simply say the top five tacklers in the conference are the five best defensive players...

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  10. Big Ten Football: Who Are the Non-Conference Offensive MVPs?

    We have now completed four weeks of college football. All but two of the Big Ten teams have completed their out-of-conference slate...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 1,075 reads 36 comments

  11. Iowa Hawkeyes Destroy Ball State 45-0: What Have We Learned?

    On Saturday, Iowa obliterated the Ball State Cardinals 45-0.Not to be a downer, but I'm not sure if that means that much. After all, we already knew the Hawkeyes could dominate an overmatched team...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 745 reads 9 comments

  12. Big Ten Football: Power Ranking The Conference Defenses Going Into Week 4

    After three games for most teams, the Big Ten scoring defenses are ranked as follows:1. NorthwesternT-2. Ohio State/ Penn State3. Illinois4. Iowa5. Wisconsin6. Purdue7. Indiana (two games)8...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 1,528 reads 6 comments

  13. Shades of 2004? Iowa Running Back Jewel Hampton Done for Year With Torn ACL

    Iowa Hawkeye blog Blackheartgoldpants, coined a term called the "Angry Iowa Running Back Hating God," or AIRBHG for short. I can't remember when this deity first came up...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 2,098 reads 11 comments

  14. Iowa Football: Don't Blame The Defense For Loss To Arizona

    I am not the kind of person that is always looking for the silver lining in the gray cloud. I'm not a pessimist, but I'm also not somebody that desperately needs to grab onto some random bit of sunshine in order to make myself feel better...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 1,949 reads 28 comments

  15. College Football: Power Ranking The AP Top 25 Defenses Going Into Week 3

    What does every national champion going back to 1999 have in common?I'll save you the suspense, and say that every single national champion dating back to the 1999 Florida State Seminoles had a scoring defense ranked in the top 20...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 6,003 reads 17 comments

  16. Ten Key Battles To Watch When Iowa Plays Arizona

    The Iowa schedule has gradually increased in difficulty as the season has gone on.Despite the Hawks' near debacle last year against UNI, most fans had to view the first game of the season against Eastern Illinois as a glorified scrimmage...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 2,619 reads 15 comments

  17. Iowa Hawkeyes' Offense Has Unlimited Potential

    In this age of the spread offense, when eight of the soon-to-be 12 teams in the historically conservative Big Ten run some variation on the spread, Iowa has remained true to the Big Ten ethos of "three yards and a cloud of dust...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 2,726 reads 21 comments

  18. Iowa Hawkeye Chalk Talk For Week 2: Iowa State

    2010 will be the 53rd meeting between the Hawks and the Clones. It will also be the 34th meeting in which the Cy-Hawk trophy will be at stake...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 2,236 reads 9 comments

  19. College Football: Power Ranking The Big Ten Defenses After Week One

    Defense is a relative thing, where stats don't always tell the whole picture.For example, if a defense let's up 102 yards rushing to Wisconsin, then that defense has performed pretty well...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 1,602 reads 11 comments

  20. Iowa Hawkeyes' Football: Is Iowa's Glass Half-Empty Or Half-Full After Week One

    In case you hadn't heard, this past Saturday, the Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Eastern Illinois Panthers by a score of 37-7. The defense was predictably dominant, and the offense was surprisingly efficient...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 1,144 reads 5 comments

  21. Big Ten Championship Game Rewind: Who Would Have Played Since 1998

    I tried this a few months ago, though it was based on my own projections as to how the conferences would shake out. As it turned out, my projections were way off...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 398 reads 1 comments

  22. Big Ten Announces Divisions: Who Are The Winners and Losers Of Expansion

    After a great deal of anticipation, the Big Ten divisional alignments were finally announced.It will break down officially as an East and a West division. However, geography only seems to play a small part...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 19,144 reads 110 comments

  23. Breaking Down the Big Ten, Part 12: Final Thoughts

    The key for this series was that it was, indeed, a series.I wanted to do an unbiased (as unbiased as I could hope to be) and thorough look at all the teams in the Big Ten...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 684 reads 2 comments

  24. Iowa Football: 10 Things to Look For in Week 1 Vs. Eastern Illinois

    Well, we made it. One more off-season down.The Iowa Hawkeyes will be suiting up in less than a week. They will play the Eastern Illinois Panthers of the FCS Ohio Valley Conference...

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about over 2 years ago 1,925 reads 18 comments

  25. Breaking Down the Big Ten, Part Eleven: The Ohio State Buckeyes

    The Ohio State Buckeyes have won five Big Ten championships in a row, and are currently favored to win the conference this season. If they do win the championship, they would tie their own record—established between 1972 and 1977—of six in a r

    David Fidler Written by David Fidler about almost 3 years ago 1,290 reads 29 comments