**Official Northern Illinois vs. Iowa Football Thread - 3:15pm - BTN**

[26.2]

Brown has always been the chosen one.

 

[26.2]

Cade McNamara is the 2nd most egregious University of Iowa thief of my lifetime. #1 is still Todd The Criminal

Doug stole a lot of sperm from dudes in the back of Takanami back in the day. He cracks the top 5

 

[Thrawn II]

While cutting individual letters out of magazines and gluing threatening letters to mail anonymously to Hank brown.

 

[Fritz Fequiere]

Brown has always been the chosen one.

The playoff is the goal and a 5’11 non-running QB like Heck just won’t get it done against teams with length in their front 7 (Ohio State, Michigan, and Washington come to mind).

I think they’re being smart to see if they can get Brown toilet trained in time.

 

[Stu Beagle]

Kirk has been edging all week thinking about that first punt and the battle for field position

 

[Fair and Balanced]

Kirk Ferentz sucks!

 

[Monster]

Kirk Ferentz sucks!

Speaking of edging, lots of super edgy posts dissing our coach of 28 years before the team has even played a game.

 

[douglasbader]

Speaking of edging, lots of super edgy posts dissing our coach of 28 years before the team has even played a game.

He's lost to Iowa State the last 3 of 4 years.

 

[Monster]

He's lost to Iowa State the last 3 of 4 years.

He's won 11 of the last 16 games vs ISU, since we're cherry picking stats. He's the all time winningest coach in big ten history. I can do this all day. Just saying people sure are super edgy with their takes.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

He's won 11 of the last 16 games vs ISU, since we're cherry picking stats. He's the all time winningest coach in big ten history. I can do this all day. Just saying people sure are super edgy with their takes.

Does everyone have to love Kirk?

 

[CleteyColgate]

Again, I'll just point out they have nearly TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR in coaching and analyst salary. This includes the guy somewhat responsible for Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. This includes multiple former FBS head coaches, high level NFL experience and more.

With all that firepower, they are literally the only team in the entirety of college football that can't make a QB decision leading into opening week. It's embarrassing and they should feel great shame, but this is also the guy that has lost the last 3 out of 4 games to Iowa State.

My gawd, the bitching never steps. Embarrassing.

 

[R2-D2]

I’m not even looking forward to the game now. Thanks guys.

 

[Monster]

Does everyone have to love Kirk?

Did I say they did? Just pointing out some of the edgy posts leaning into ridiculous negativity.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Does everyone have to love Kirk?

Everyone loves ur mom

 

[Debit One]

Just start Hecklinski. Announce it. Then if he plays like shit and Hank plays well you can always switch and then remind fans they don't know anything.

If they are at all uncertain, this is the way to go.

If it is 50/50 it is borderline unfair to Hank to trot him out there and have him take the abuse. Fans will give him much more leeway if they have seen Hecklinski struggle first.

 

[KitKatApples]

Did I say they did? Just pointing out some of the edgy posts leaning into ridiculous negativity.

It's a call back to Wade. I think

 

[Captain Willard]

I feel like Kirk is already plotting on how to remove Kids' Day from future seasons.
Playmaking QB's fucked everything up.

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

If they are at all uncertain, this is the way to go.

If it is 50/50 it is borderline unfair to Hank to trot him out there and have him take the abuse. Fans will give him much more leeway if they have seen Hecklinski struggle first.

Fuck fairness in today's game, specifically P4 college football. He can cry himself to sleep on the $300K he's probably making.

 

[Mr. Hawk]

If they are at all uncertain, this is the way to go.

If it is 50/50 it is borderline unfair to Hank to trot him out there and have him take the abuse. Fans will give him much more leeway if they have seen Hecklinski struggle first.

this

 

[CleteyColgate]

I think everyone should try something completely new. Hear me out. Pick a favorite qb. If he doesn't start, spend the rest of the season rooting for failure by QB1. That would be totally different around here.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

If they are at all uncertain, this is the way to go.

If it is 50/50 it is borderline unfair to Hank to trot him out there and have him take the abuse. Fans will give him much more leeway if they have seen Hecklinski struggle first.

Kirk may not be a football retard but he is a qb and political retard.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

He's won 11 of the last 16 games vs ISU, since we're cherry picking stats. He's the all time winningest coach in big ten history. I can do this all day. Just saying people sure are super edgy with their takes.

I assume he also has the most losses in big ten history?

 

[CleteyColgate]

Lebron has missed the most shots. He sucks. Jordan GOATED again

 

[douglasbader]

He's won 11 of the last 16 games vs ISU, since we're cherry picking stats. He's the all time winningest coach in big ten history. I can do this all day. Just saying people sure are super edgy with their takes.

That's fucking pathetic.

 

[Monster]

That's fucking pathetic.

No YOU’RE pathetic.

 

[BillyBob]

Boyz, its ok to boo the professional athletes now.

I will be booing my heart out if the stank, stanks.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Lebron has missed the most shots. He sucks. Jordan GOATED again

I’m sorry, did you just compare Kurt‘s accomplishments to LeBron James? Are you suggesting that Kirk is a top 5 coach in the history of the conference?

 

[Hawkmi]

It's Hank to start.

 

[Shawneemicks]

Yep

 

[L. Wade Childress]

1’s of posters here are surprised

 

[kmurp]

I don’t really care at this point. Hopefully one of these guys is good enough to not ruin the season.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

The frustrating thing is that we have no one good to even chose from. We have to recruit better, plain and simple.

 

[Hawk24]

 

[L. Wade Childress]

You realize that account is 100% making shit up

 

[Shawneemicks]

I’m trying this thing where I just believe everything I hear. Want to see how life is for the nolooks.

 

[CleteyColgate]

It's Hank to start.

God damn. This board is back to being the best. Popcorn and booze. Love you all

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Signing gronk was legitimately exciting for like 5 minutes. Then of course we hear that he needs shoulder surgery and will miss all of spring, and looked like shit to start fall due to lack of reps.

it would be great if we would actually do something that got us pumped for the direction of the offense. It seems pretty clear that we are going to take a step back this year, again. The two guys fighting it out both suck. I would rather see either of the other two take their lumps than either heck or brown. Just so frustrating that scoring points is not a priority.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I wonder if anyone has actually had the balls to tell Kirk, “hey did you know that an efficient, consistent offense actually HELPS the defense and special teams?”

 

[Monster]

I'm not sure there's anything in the world that could happen to the Iowa football team that would bring universal joy to the fanbase, short of a national championship. And even then, someone would complain about something.

 

[Shawneemicks]

I know I wouldn’t be happy

 

[Hawk&Balls]

A competent QB would be the great uniter

 

[Creed]

I’m pretty sure winning every game would make people happy.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I'm not sure there's anything in the world that could happen to the Iowa football team that would bring universal joy to the fanbase, short of a national championship. And even then, someone would complain about something.

well, lets just do nothing then, right?

 

[Fletch]

I'm not sure there's anything in the world that could happen to the Iowa football team that would bring universal joy to the fanbase, short of a national championship. And even then, someone would complain about something.

Tate to Holloway had to have been pretty close.

 

[CleteyColgate]

well, lets just do nothing then, right?

You can get more pissed

 

[L. Wade Childress]

You can get more pissed

I would only be pissed if I still had season tickets. But I was so annoyed I got rid of them.

 

[CleteyColgate]

I’m pretty sure winning every game would make people happy.

Love the optimism, but no way.

 

[Monster]

A competent QB would be the great uniter

Had that last year. Still lots of whining and complaining.

 

[Monster]

well, lets just do nothing then, right?

Let's? As in "let us"? Who are you talking about? Because there isn't a fucking thing we can do to make this team better. It's completely out of our hands.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Had that last year. Still lots of whining and complaining.

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