**2026 Iowa Football Season Thread**

[Lee Beevers]

It’s about time that everyone GETS PISSED!!!

But seriously Iowa football season talk only, plz.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

I actually think Kirk will be more comfortable with a guy like Hank considering he was 9-21 for 42 yards

How were his handoffs to the rbs

 

[douglasbader]

So glad that the season starts essentially a week later this year so we can all listen to these incredibly stupid annoying arguments about this for another 3 weeks!

 

[Shawneemicks]

The official qb depth chart

Hecklinski
Sullivan
Bessinger
Lutmer OR Brown

 

[OlePeep]

Fuck off, Trumptard.

 

[Stomper15]

View attachment 73896Leistekow called it a “knockout blow”.

Chad Leistikow🆑 (@ChadLeistikow) on X

This was a QB blowout today.

x.com

Joe Brilliant’s bastard son

 

[BBK]

So glad that the season starts essentially a week later this year so we can all listen to these incredibly stupid annoying arguments about this for another 3 weeks!

Calmer than you are

 

[Debit One]

Calmer than you are

We are all calmer than Doug.

 

[BBK]

 

[KitKatApples]

I’m a very retarded man.

 

[BngHawk]

I’m a very retarded man.

Lovable, though.

 

[BuffettHawk]

 

[hawkeyealum]

That’s very CyFan like

 

[fuisu98]

Lovable, though.

Midgets, generally speaking, are very well liked.

 

[Greg Obrecht]

 

[Monster]

Just watched the highlights on YouTube. Heck looked great. Very poised. Accurate. I'm all in.

 

[Monster]

Brown's delivery needs work. Three quarter.

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Brown's delivery needs work. Three quarter.

Combine that with horrible accuracy and feet and it's a close competition.

 

[Pedro Gomez]

Once we get player comps, I will be satisfied

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

View attachment 73899

Scared iowan dork.

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

I apologize though. OlePeep is too scared to actually try to back up his retarded, terrified political beliefs in any other thread. Have to call him a faggot when the opportunity presents itself.

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Once we get player comps, I will be satisfied

A poor man's Diego Pavia.

 

[Thrawn II]

That’s very CyFan like

the offense has always been described as a "work in progress" at these open practices so I can believe that this is the best it's ever looked because the bar is basically laying on the floor

 

[MikeyJoe]

That’s very CyFan like

@hawkeyegamefilm is basically the polar opposite of Cyfan.

It's okay to be positive about things sometimes.

 

[The Dad]

If Brown is named the starter it’s because he gives us the best chance to win. Case closed. End of debate.

 

[Shawneemicks]

@hawkeyegamefilm is basically the polar opposite of Cyfan.

It's okay to be positive about things sometimes.

Woah woah woah now let’s not be ridiculous

 

[Shawneemicks]

If Brown is named the starter it’s because he gives us the best chance to win. Case closed. End of debate.

Win at what though? Darts? I’m fairly certain it’s not football

 

[eclone]

What’s that say about the defense…?

 

[BuffettHawk]

What’s that say about the defense…?

If the defense is struggling, which wouldn’t be a surprise, I have faith in Parker’s ability to make them adequate.

I can’t remember the last time Iowa had a bad defense.

 

[KitKatApples]

2016?

 

[Pedro]

seems a tad inelegant.

@douglasbader, we talking pre or post 2008 Tom Brady?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

yeah well let’s see them against D1 defenders instead of kids

 

[Talkin' Goat]

Every Hecklinski throw vs every Brown throw. This competition is over.

 

[UnKnOwN_SeRb]

I've seen enough!

 

[douglasbader]

Yikes.

Hank Brown is a fucking pants shitter, boyz. I've seen that guy play at Iowa before and his name was Peaches. He runs way better, but his happy feet in the pocket are bad and his wind up and throw takes forever and gets batted down too much for a 6'4'' guy. The best throws he had were after getting flushed out of the pocket on the move running for his life. I'm 95% sure he fucking sucks.

Hecklinski is super calm in the pocket despite his height. Dropping in calm, collected beautiful dimes. Is he great? No. Is he good enough at Iowa and better than anything not named last few games of the year Gronowski since Nate Stanley? Yep.

 

[douglasbader]

Kirk and Lester should just declare Hecklinski the starter this week. Get it down and stop all the dumb questions and distraction. Kid's Day just gave them perfect cover.

If Hecklinski sucks when the season starts, just replace him with Brown. Problem solved. Don't fucking play this out 3+ more weeks.

Which is exactly what they will do though.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

If Brown is named the starter it’s because he gives us the best chance to win. Case closed. End of debate.

that’s not true.

 

[BBK]

I just watched that Brown highlight. He looks bad even by Iowa standards.

He looks so bad I really can't imagine that the next couple guys on the depth chart are worse.

 

[Monster]

I just watched that Brown highlight. He looks bad even by Iowa standards.

He looks so bad I really can't imagine that the next couple guys on the depth chart are worse.

I was kinda hoping he was sick today. Like AIDs or something. As an explanation.

 

[CamelTones]

You have to start Hecklinski week 1. If he sucks you go to Brown. You start Brown week 1 and he struggles, bring in Hecklinski, he looks like he did on kids day and the entire fan base flips shit.

You avoid all headaches by making Hecklinski the starter.

 

[BBK]

The drop off seems fairly severe. We probably need to put Hecklinski in a bubble until the season starts

 

[Hawk&Balls]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but Shawnee was right. Brown shouldn't even be #2 qb

 

[douglasbader]

You have to start Hecklinski week 1. If he sucks you go to Brown. You start Brown week 1 and he struggles, bring in Hecklinski, he looks like he did on kids day and the entire fan base flips shit.

You avoid all headaches by making Hecklinski the starter.

I do think the evidence of today and media pressure will be great enough they can't possibly screw this up. I hope they don't choose to play this out 3 more weeks for no reason.

 

[douglasbader]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but Shawnee was right. Brown shouldn't even be #2 qb

Multiple of the media recaps said this tonight as well. Sullivan should be the #2 and even the Freshman is better.

 

[Talkin' Goat]

The sooner they settle in on Heck as starter the better. I get that they want to keep Hank engaged and all that shit, but this team has three games before the big boys show up. Having a legit #1 guy now is waaaaay the fuck better then having them share time the first few weeks of the season.

 

[CamelTones]

With the structure of college football today, and being in the Big Ten, you have to start acting like it. This is why you bring in 5 QBs and don’t just assume someone is your guy. Brown will get the opportunity to move on. You’ll get the chance to bring in someone else.

The missed deep ball to James and the missed sideline throw to the tight end just can’t happen. Especially when you consider there’s a chance the defense could be pretty blah by Iowa standards.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

The sooner they settle in on Heck as starter the better. I get that they want to keep Hank engaged and all that shit, but this team has three games before the big boys show up. Having a legit #1 guy now is waaaaay the fuck better then having them share time the first few weeks of the season.

Jimmy is too tiny to make it healthy and entire season unfortunately

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I do think the evidence of today and media pressure will be great enough they can't possibly screw this up. I hope they don't choose to play this out 3 more weeks for no reason.

 

[Pinehawk]

Here’s where we find out if Lester gets to make the call or not.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Here’s where we find out if Lester gets to make the call or not.