Enjoying a modest measure of seclusion in the Driftless. Former sportswriter. 15 percent Swedish. Weed grower/enthusiast. Budtender. Now with a Substack!
Mary Ferentz is wearing a No. 17 jersey and will stand in for Devonte Young's parents for today's senior walk. Kirk just joined her. They have some senior day experience.
BREAKING: Iowa's
@GustafsonMeg10
is The AP women's college basketball player of the year.
Gustafson helped the Hawkeyes reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1993 and led the nation in scoring for the second consecutive year.
by
@DougFeinberg
:
Guys, if you come at me with any sort of idiocy, please know that I don’t work at the shitty newspaper anymore and I can and will simply tell you to go fuck yourself. I think an angel gets its wings when I do it.
Good luck out there today, everyone. My daughter’s wedding snaps my streak of 232 consecutive Iowa games covered. Have a great day. Hug the band and maybe each other.
From Iowa sports info: University of Iowa senior linebacker Josey Jewell has been named the recipient of the 2017 Jack Lambert Award as the best linebacker in the nation. The award was announced Monday by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.
David Montgomery: "The fans we have at Iowa State ... when we were losing, they were there. When we're winning, they're there. Loyal sons, forever true, that definitely means exactly how it sounds."
Saturday night is the latest kickoff in Kinnick history. I want you to make sure your cell phone remains charged. I want you to stay functionally sober and don't leave yourself vulnerable. Be friendly, be Iowan, be careful.
Brian called a kick-ass game last night. OL helped make it happen, but I felt like BF got to the fun stuff pretty quickly and the misdirection that showed up in the running game was superb. I think that could get really interesting in 2020.
If I’m the B1G, I send Greg Gard Davison’s top 10 heinous acts of bullshit, fine him $50k and sit him for game 1 of the tourney. He needs to be called out.
Hayden used to call me “Mike.” I never corrected him. Why the hell would I?
The program would be buried with the horses in the north end zone without him.
Iowa's Kirk Ferentz: 'Change will begin with us.'
Iowa head football coach talked George Floyd's with is team Monday afternoon. You can read his words here.
Man, the season flew by. 10-2, made it to Indy, West Division title, 3-1 in trophy games. I think this is a season everyone will grow to love. Like 2001 or 2019.
I’m not getting on here and “fighting” about Nate Stanley. If you carry any grievances and really feel the urge to air them after that, you’re a psycho and no one wants you at the tailgate.
Elite Eight seasons don’t happen often here. Congrats to UI women’s hoops for the best season for a Hawkeye team since ... maybe Brands last title, football’s Orange Bowl win or maybe C. Vivian Stringer’s Final Four team.
I think taking down the Tiger Hawks is Iowa's half staff. Guess what? Hayden started that, too. I have no problem with this. My New Year's resolution is to be less rage-y. Your's should be, too.
Stayed up all night, but the result finally came in.
My grandson, Jesse Palmer Meyer, arrived 6:33 this morning. 20 inches, 8 pounds.
I’m expecting this at least once.
Tyler Goodson finishes the regular season as Iowa's leading rusher. He's the first true freshman to do that at Iowa. Ladell Betts was a redshirt when he led Iowa in '98 (I think '98).
ESPN named its 150 greatest college coaches of all-time. 9 active coaches made the list:
2. Nick Saban
31. Dabo Swinney
58. Chris Petersen
59. Mack Brown
74. Gary Patterson
78. Lance Leipold
89. Brian Kelly
110. Jimbo Fisher
140. Les Miles
Online
@DMRegister
sports this AM. No mention of
@CycloneSB
(or UNI) or ISU track - instead Iowa track, baseball & softball plus ISU dropping baseball 20 years ago. Confirms why I cancelled the Register. Insulting to ISU and UNI softball players.
The next national dipwad that says the Rose Bowl doesn't matter, look at that attendance. Bowls are in survival mode, while the Granddaddy gets fatter every year.
Fittingly, Gervase breaks up the fourth down. Iowa snaps 3-game losing streak to the SEC on a very nice stage. Iowa 27-22. 9-4 for the Hawkeyes. KF gets a Gatorade bath. Back in Black blares over the Raymond James Stadium speakers.
My mom lives in Dubuque. She’s 75. Called tonight to see if she needed stuff. Said she buys toilet paper twice a year and she’s good. Don’t get the TP thing.
We talked about enrolling in local grocery home delivery. I said any qualms about going out, call me.
Love yer mommas
I remember the news was starting to rise to the surface. I didn’t know if Iowa knew. I mentioned it to the SID staff. I couldn’t believe the words coming out of my mouth. Two KF Tuesday pressers were postponed during my time, 9/11 and this one. The kid was gold. RIP
I think Oliver Martin can work at Iowa. I'd have him at No. 3 slot right now with room to work his way up. I don't care about the butthurt crap with him not picking Iowa. Shrug. Put on a helmet. Go play the game. I've probably been covering KF too long.
Remember what LeVar Woods said last year about having to show KF these plays and convince him that they'll work? How long do you think it took Woods to sell KF on an 8-yard sideways direct snap to the tight end. (Helmet sticker for Sam Brincks on that one.)
Petras threw six TDs today during the spring game. Chauncey had 14 sacks. Goodson ran for 189 yards and two TDs. Hankins had 3 picks. Ihmir did a triple back flip on his TD reception from Brandon Smith. Keith Duncan completed a “Polecat.” LaPorta still is Spanish for “The Port.”
So, I just had a colonoscopy. Just before I was going out, the nurse asked me if I had a responsible person to drive me home.
I said Kirk Ferentz.
Everyone laughed and then stuck a camera into the giggy.