**2026 Iowa Football Season Thread**

[Herbie2]

Montgomery Named to Wuerffel Award Watch List

hawkeyesports.com

 

[CamelTones]

 

[Thanksgiving Dinner]

Senior DB getting pantsed. We're fucked, cancel the season

 

[Dr_Hawk]

If the QB threw a good ball that is a walk in touchdown. Terrible.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

If the sideline was the endzone

 

[douglasbader]

If the QB threw a good ball that is a walk in touchdown. Terrible.

This better be sarcasm.

 

[Dr_Hawk]

This better be sarcasm.

It certainly is!

 

[KitKatApples]

Never should have doubted a doctor

 

[OlePeep]

I checked the roster today and noticed for the first time the players are no longer listed by class designation, just which year they're in (1-5). Not seeing "sophomore" or "RS Freshman" was strangely affecting. Not really related to the seismic impact of the NIL era, but still felt like another lost vestige of the good old days.

 

[ChipHilton]

I checked the roster today and noticed for the first time the players are no longer listed by class designation, just which year they're in (1-5). Not seeing "sophomore" or "RS Freshman" was strangely affecting. Not really related to the seismic impact of the NIL era, but still felt like another lost vestige of the good old days.

"The best thing about a second year guy is that he becomes a third year guy" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

 

[cloudhawk]

So, no more 6-5 soph-o-more from Battle Creek, Michigan....

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Never should have doubted a doctor

What if he’s a doctor of chiropractic?

 

[KitKatApples]

It varies

 

[Malickfan]

What if he’s a doctor of chiropractic?

Who can cure the common cold.

 

[OlePeep]

seems a tad inelegant.

 

[Shawneemicks]

I’d be pretty happy with second half of the season Gronowski

 

[Shawneemicks]

Make the makeables. Just do that and they’ll be pretty solid

 

[Lee Beevers]

We will build the plane out of tight ends.

 

[LifelongHawk]

seems a tad inelegant.

Hard to complain given the extra 35 cents that we should celebrate.

 

[maxinquaye]

seems a tad inelegant.

FUCK

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

And I'm sure Hecklinski and Brown aren't expecting to be coached by Vince Lombardi.

What a dumbfuck thing to say.

 

[Monster]

You guys just might be making more out of it than is necessary. It's just an offhanded coachspeak remark. Anyone who has ever played any sport at all has heard comments like that from coaches. I'm sure he was super serious when he said it.

 

[KitKatApples]

That's football

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Did he snort?

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

You guys just might be making more out of it than is necessary. It's just an offhanded coachspeak remark. Anyone who has ever played any sport at all has heard comments like that from coaches. I'm sure he was super serious when he said it.

It's always good to let your QBs know that like almost all you coached before them, you don't expect them to be great.

It's a good message and one they need to hear leading up to their first playing time in their college lives.

 

[cloudhawk]

Like Monster said- sounds like KF presser humour

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Like Monster said- sounds like KF presser humour

It's hilarious!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

What a card.

 

[Monster]

It's hilarious!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

What a card.

I never said it was actually funny. But taking it seriously in any way is moronic. Yeah, I'm sure Kirk's comment really hurt the feelings of every QB on the team and will most definitely lead to poor play.

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

There are a zillion comments that won't lead to poor play or hurt feelings, but that doesn't mean they're not retarded.

Especially when coming from the head coach of the worst offenses (and QBs) in college football who also had his fat retarded son as the QB coach, despite him being fat, retarded and having never thrown a football anywhere but between his legs.

I guess what I'm saying is that he wouldn't know a good QB if he was dickslapped in the face by one, so he isn't qualified to establish a floor or ceiling for them.

 

[Shawneemicks]

StinQy somehow believes that everyone including college QBs are as sensitive as he is to what people say.

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

StinQy somehow believes that everyone including college QBs are as sensitive as he is to what people say.

Yes, that's it, certainly. Great point.

 

[Monster]

Well, regardless if he has the qualifications to rate quarterbacks, he's absolutely right in that statement. Neither of them are going to be as good as Peyton Manning or Tom brady.

 

[Shawneemicks]

Yes, that's it, certainly. Great point.

You’re welcome

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Well, regardless if he has the qualifications to rate quarterbacks, he's absolutely right in that statement. Neither of them are going to be as good as Peyton Manning or Tom brady.

You have no way of knowing that.

It's safe to say based on the coaching they'll receive, but they could overcome it.

Would people have said that Tom Brady would be as good as Marino or Elway when he was in college? His draft position says, nope. But here we are.

I think they could both accomplish Brady stats (especially the TD/INT) in his junior year: 214 of 350 passing (61.1%), 2,636 yards, 15 TD, 12 INT

 

[Shawneemicks]

Ohhh feeeelingsss,

 

[Monster]

You have no way of knowing that.

It's safe to say based on the coaching they'll receive, but they could overcome it.

You have written some funny stuff on this board. But we're not expecting you to be Hunter S Thompson or David Sederis.

OH NOES!!!

 

[Shawneemicks]

Some good news, the QB situation appears to be over. If it’s not Hecklinski they all need to be fired

 

[Stomper15]

Good watch

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

I guess it bugs me when the worst offensive coach in college football starts poor boyin' it with his QBs.

"Regardless of who we pick, you guys realize they're not gonna be great."

Coach, I have a follow up question, why is that?

 

[Shawneemicks]

Feeeelllingssss

 

[Shawneemicks]

Sensitive little fella

 

[CleteyColgate]

Well, regardless if he has the qualifications to rate quarterbacks, he's absolutely right in that statement. Neither of them are going to be as good as Peyton Manning or Tom brady.

Tom Brady in college wasn't as good

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Tom Brady in college wasn't as good

He certainly wasn't this good:

Hecklinski is now 12-of-18 for 139 yards and four touchdowns.

 

[Floyd R]

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Maybe KF is expecting Hecklinski to be better than Brady and Manning?

 

[Shawneemicks]

I’m not sure but it’s absolutely something important and everyone should be emotionally sensitive to it

 

[Geese]

Hey at least we don't have Duece Hogan suiting up. Kirk wouldn't get off the bus if Hogan was QB.

 

[Geese]

Coach, I have a follow up question, why is that?

That's football snort

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

I’m not sure but it’s absolutely something important and everyone should be emotionally sensitive to it

I'm glad you're getting the football board back to the basics this summer. It's good that you're doing that.

Blocking and tackling.

 

[Shawneemicks]

I'm glad you're getting the football board back to the basics this summer. It's good that you're doing that.

Blocking and tackling.

I’m sorry you let your feeling & emotions get the better of you. That’s so unusual for you