**Official 2022 Iowa Football Season Thread**

[jabberjaw]

I was shocked to get very far into that without Beltrame bragging about being student body president....and, then, there it was.

 

[BuffettHawk]

I'm not going to white knight Gary Barta, but that guy can fuck off into the sun.

 

[Soda Popinski]

I assumed some of you know Beltrame. lol

 

[BuffettHawk]

I assumed some of you know Beltrame. lol

He probably posts/lurks here.

 

[Herky823]

It would be funnier if he cut it by 100% and replaced it with something funny.

better stated. And I have no idea who this guy is. From the last few posts it sounds like I should

 

[newsbreaker]

From STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT to running a goober one-man law firm out of his house, the Marc Beltraime story.

If you visit his website, you’ll see he claims a trade mark on “the relentless pursuit of results.” Not good results, necessarily, but he won’t sleep until something happens.

 

[ivan_drago]

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[Renegade_ofFunk]

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There are some truly unexceptional people in the comments to that. Lots of the emoji.

 

[RecreationalGynecologist]

The Iowa offense under Kirk has never been particularly good,

That is simply all I was saying and it’s pretty obvious that the 2022 version is on track to be the worst under his tenure unless something drastic happens. We’ve been trending towards this direction for awhile.

 

[KitKatApples]

I don't know how funny it was meant to be really. It's not like he made anything up.

 

[The Full Monte]

This is of course not true. The Iowa offense under Kirk has never been particularly good, but we have literally never seen ineptitude like this. You have to go back to the James Vandenberg 2012 year to get anything even close. The Spencer Petras years are uniquely bad, and unless something drastically changes this year it's going to be historically bad.

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It’s just frustrating because with the defensive brand we’ve had under Norm and Phil….it doesn’t really need to be. An a stage offense that doesn’t turn the ball over and you’d have a lot more 9 and 10 win seasons

 

[CamelTones]

I think even Harold Dalton could get an interception against Petras.

 

[Greg Obrecht]

I think even Harold Dalton could get an interception against Petras.

Shane Hall would have a shot too.

 

[newsbreaker]

It’s just frustrating because with the defensive brand we’ve had under Norm and Phil….it doesn’t really need to be. An a stage offense that doesn’t turn the ball over and you’d have a lot more 9 and 10 win seasons

A 50th percentile offense wins the west 2 out of 3 years, on average. A 75th percentile offense is enough about half the time.

I think he hates us.

 

[kmurp]

My biggest fear is that the athletic department is banking on the windfall of tv money to consistently raise the program up. The problem with that line of thought is that everyone in our conference will have similar resources. We could be in for some serious hard times.

I don’t think Iowa needs more TV revenue for the football team per se. It needs the extra TV money to replace athletic dept donations for football. That replaced money would need to go to NIL. It will be difficult to move that money over as the NIL fundraising is likely not nearly as sophisticated or effective as that run by Barta and his dept.

 

[rodg12]

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Lol. Get pissed!

 

[Floyd R]

The Insider! from TOS came back today and stated it was Kirk’s decision to start Petras Saturday and play him the entire game. It also sounds like Kirk still wants to roll with Spencer which is causing a lot of tension within the football complex.

Buckle up folks.

 

[Alan Lomax]

The Insider! from TOS came back today and stated it was Kirk’s decision to start Petras Saturday and play him the entire game. It also sounds like Kirk still wants to roll with Spencer which is causing a lot of tension within the football complex.

Buckle up folks.

Is this the short leash insider? Because if so it appears they aren’t an insider.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

This season is Kirk's version of Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music". A fuck you to everyone, but in particular to long time devoted fans.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

 

[Truant]

This season is Kirk's version of Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music". A fuck you to everyone, but in particular to long time devoted fans.

I was just thinking the same thing.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

 

[brantshawks]

Burn it to the ground, KF!

 

[Gushawk]

suck it and suck it hard, non-vision impaired hawkeye fans!

 

[CleteyColgate]

The Insider! from TOS came back today and stated it was Kirk’s decision to start Petras Saturday and play him the entire game. It also sounds like Kirk still wants to roll with Spencer which is causing a lot of tension within the football complex.

Buckle up folks.

Your first mistake is listening to TOS

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Spencer Petras died for our sins.

 

[Debit One]

The Insider! from TOS came back today and stated it was Kirk’s decision to start Petras Saturday and play him the entire game. It also sounds like Kirk still wants to roll with Spencer which is causing a lot of tension within the football complex.

Buckle up folks.

There is one guy with enough equity to have the needed conversation with Kirk.

 

[Fair and Balanced]

Spencer Petras died for our sins.

But I want HIM to die for HIS sins.

 

[CamelTones]

 

[cloudhawk]

He's going to prove us all wrong.....vs Nevada

 

[Whatever]

According to TOS Dochterman said on the radio he has heard the change has been made.

 

[The Full Monte]

causing a lot of tension within the football complex.

well huh….who could have ever predicted that?

 

[The Full Monte]

According to TOS Dochterman said on the radio he has heard the change has been made.

There is zero reason to believe anything until it is seen. This staff has lost all credibility

 

[cloudhawk]

According to TOS Dochterman said on the radio he has heard the change has been made.

Short leash with the change is what I heard

 

[Hawkstrat]

Petras is Iowa's QB.

 

[MikeyJoe]

According to TOS Dochterman said on the radio he has heard the change has been made.

Like @Judge Kemp said that just makes him look even stupider for not making the switch this past week. You certainly shouldn't need a QB switch to beat Nevada, which implies you've seen enough to make the decision.

 

[cloudhawk]

Shouldn't need a change vs Nevada, but if thinking change- would be good game to get things going with someone new.

 

[The Full Monte]

Like @Judge Kemp said that just makes him look even stupider for not making the switch this past week. You certainly shouldn't need a QB switch to beat Nevada, which implies you've seen enough to make the decision.

Anything other than complete dogshit and Iowa wins that game by 10-14

Kirk chose to roll the dice with Spencer

Phil and the Defense said “you give us 17 points, and we guarantee you the win.”

Kirk said “nah, I’ll take my chances.”

Just the most epic dumbfuckery imaginable

 

[CleteyColgate]

According to TOS Dochterman said on the radio he has heard the change has been made.

I don't give a shit

 

[The Full Monte]

That’s my first Cletey like. The one time I’ll deviate from my autobow rule

 

[HawkeyeJonesEsq]

Great, taking a train through New Jersey at 10:00 p.m to get back to my hotel.

 

[Truant]

Great, taking a train through New Jersey at 10:00 p.m to get back to my hotel.

The Maryland game ended up being much later than 10:00 last year with the same start time.

 

[Stu Beagle]

Yeah they could have updated the 2 deeps . But Kirk wanted Peaches to get roasted online for another day.

 

[Brad Wesley]

Shouldn't need a change vs Nevada, but if thinking change- would be good game to get things going with someone new.

Padilla will get his first start against Michigan, play poorly, and Kirk will have vindication.

 

[Gushawk]

It’s the perfect time. If he’s actually somehow worse, then you waddle trusty ol birthing hips mcflatass back out there in Piscataway

 

[CleteyColgate]

Padilla will get his first start against Michigan, play poorly, and Kirk will have vindication.

I'm confident he will play poorly

 

[Brad Wesley]

I'm confident he will play poorly

Yet won’t be as bad as the nation’s 131 ranked QB Spencer Petras has played this year.

 

[Debit One]

It’s the perfect time. If he’s actually somehow worse, then you waddle trusty ol birthing hips mcflatass back out there in Piscataway

I completely disagree with this.

The change has to be permanent. Petras should be moved to #3 on the depth chart so that Kirk isn't tempted to run him back out there at the first plausible opportunity.