Ben Janowski's Sportswriter Profile

Ben Janowski joined February 2009

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About Ben »

I'm 19, live in Iowa, and my life is first and formost Iowa Hawkeyes Football and then Indianapolis Colts. My favorite place is Kinnick stadium on a saturday and love tailgating.

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Favorite Athletes

Anyone Who Played For the Iowa Hawkeyes, Peyton Manning, Joe Mauer
Favorite Sports Teams

Iowa Hawkeyes, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Twins
Favorite Coaches

Kirk Ferentz, Todd Lickliter, Tony Dungy
All Time Sports Moment

Shonn Greene breaking the single season rushing record, The Catch, Shonn Greene's 75yd TD run v. Purdue
Most Memorable Game Attended

Iowa v Iowa State Football 2008. 17-5. And by the Way, IT IS STILL A HAWKEYE STATE!
Most Unbreakable Sports Record
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth
Unitas or Montana?

Manning
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?
Pele or Maradona?
Federer or Sampras?
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

BIG 10!

Latest Articles »

2005: The Year I Threw a Remote Through a Flatscreen Tv

08/06/2009

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The 10 Best Games of the Kirk Ferentz Era

06/02/2009

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Isn't It Great To Be a Hawkeye?

02/12/2009

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Ben Janowski commented on Why the Big Ten Loves the BCS System

We didnt need a penalty, we blocked two kicks. Get it right

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Patrick Hamblin replied…

You're right been. The error has been corrected. It still does not make Iowa BCS worthy....

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Ben Janowski commented on Kirk Ferentz of Iowa Wins Big Ten Coach of the Year

Great article Bret. No one deserves it more than Kirk. And lets not forget that Kirk brought this team to 10-2, but also makes his players...

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Bret Feddern replied…

Thanks Ben. Appreciate the read.

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Ben Janowski commented on BCS Bowl Predictions: Pitt In, Cincy Out

Picking Penn State over Iowa?

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Brian Nelson replied…

I wouldn't. I'd favor the head-to-head. But I think the Fiesta would favor a PSU-Boise match-up....

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Ben Janowski commented on Top 10 Things Iowa Football Fans Should Give Thanks for This Holiday

Good lord if the best is yet to come Watch out College football!

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Kirk Ferentz of Iowa Wins Big Ten Coach of the Year has been liked by Ben Janowski.

written by Bret Feddern

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Ben Janowski commented on The Big Ten Thanksgiving Table

Great now you got me hungry

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Ben Janowski commented on College Football: Baby's Losers for Thanksgiving Week

Loser: The Big Ten for not implimenting a bye week and not playing football past Thanksgiving. Also Kirk Ferentz for Coach of the Year

Dan Scofield said...

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The Heisman Trophy isn't the same as it use to be. What are the faults and what can be done in order to get the bronze figurine back to where it once was?

Don't be shy!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/264139-the-many-faults-of-college-footballs-most-prized-hardware

65 days ago

Hey there! I just created my first slideshow on BR! Come check out my starting lineup for week 3 in college football w/analysis & predictions:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/257295-college-football-starting-lineup-for-week-3

[Feedback is appreciated]

77 days ago

Bret Feddern said...

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wrote a post about Roy Marble. let me know your thoughts.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/256239-what-happened-to-hawkeye-legend-roy-marble

79 days ago

Brandon Erickson said...

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Hey Ben.

Just wrote a preveiw on the Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Team. I'm hoping to be a featured columnist of them on B/R. If you could check it out and give me your two cents, it would be highly appreciated! Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243715-minnesota-golden-gophers-the-big-tens-darkhorse-in-2009

99 days ago

Jakob Thais said...

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Hey!

Would you mind checking out my latest article? It talks about the 2009 super sophomores for the Ohio State buckeyes! If you're not a buckeye fan, it's an interesting read and you could extend you're knowledge on college football. Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/233402-2009-ohio-state-football-the-super-sophomores

117 days ago

Ben Janowski said...

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Thank you to everyone who linked my articles.

162 days ago

Trey Bradley said...

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Hey Ben-
A belated welcome to the site. Having spent a lot of time in Iowa, I enjoy your Hawks stuff.
Coincidentally, made mention of Iowa City in a recent article you might be interested in...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/190499-the-worst-jobs-in-college-football
Keep up the good work! Let me know if I can help in any way.
Trey
CFB Community Leader

186 days ago

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2005: The Year I Threw a Remote Through a Flatscreen Tv

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