Thursday, November 15, 2012
Game Watch Week 11: Iowa Hawkeyes (4-6, 2-4) vs. Michigan Wolverines
Iowa Hawkeyes (4-6, 2-4) vs Michigan Wolverines (7-3, 5-1)
Saturday, November 17th, 9:00am PST
TV: ESPN
Only two regular season games left! So come on down to Buckley’s on Queen Anne this Saturday morning and join the WWIC in watching the Hawks travel to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan.
Not a whole lot of good news coming out of Iowa City, so here’s a collection of random notes/links on the game:
•Saturday will be Iowa's first game of 2012 against a ranked opponent.
•Iowa has won the last three meetings vs Michigan and five of the last eight.
•Iowa leads the country with six games decided by three points or less.
•Michigan is 5-0 in home games, while Iowa is 2-2 in games away from home this season. The Wolverines have not lost a home contest (13-0) the last two seasons under Brady Hoke.
•Iowa needs victories in its final two contests to become bowl eligible for the 12th consecutive season.
•Iowa's 38-28 win over No. 24 Michigan on Oct. 16, 2010 was its last road victory over a ranked opponent.
•Full coverage of Ferentz’s press conference this week, with videos!: http://thegazette.com/2012/11/13/the-walk-off-its-out-there-question/
•Good read on Ferentz’s legacy at Iowa: http://bigten.xofan.com/Iowa/guest-view-is-ferentz-legacy-fading/
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Game Watch Week 10: Purdue Boilermakers (3-6, 0-5) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (4-5, 2-3)
Purdue Boilermakers (3-6, 0-5) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (4-5, 2-3)
Saturday, November 10th, 9:00am PST
TV: BTN
First off, even though the game was a downer last weekend I want to thank everyone who came out and made Buckley’s a fun atmosphere. We had a large, festive crowd and even though the game didn’t pan out, good times were had by all. Thanks Hawk fans!
And onto this weekend! Come on down to Buckley’s on QA and watch the Hawks host Purdue in some new flashy uniforms: http://thegazette.com/2012/11/06/hawkeyes-look-this-week-honors-veterans/. (Note: it was just issued this afternoon that the players will not have branches of the military on the back of their jerseys and something else to honor the Vets will be there instead.)
Purdue holds a 45-34-3 advantage in the overall series against the Hawkeyes but Iowa has won five of the last six and 17 of the last 23 meetings. After a two-year hiatus on the schedule, Iowa won at Purdue 31-21 last year. Iowa owns a 20-18-2 advantage in games played at Iowa City. The Hawkeyes have averaged 30.7 points the last six home contests against Purdue, all Hawkeye victories. The Boilermakers' last victory in Kinnick Stadium was in 1992.
Purdue is coming in winless in the Big Ten and disappointed as many people pegged them as Big Ten dark horses this season. They will come in with a two QB system that likes to pass. So much so that they had 62 pass attempts last week against Penn State, the most by a Big Ten team this season.
Wondering what all the Big Ten Teams have to play for? Well check this out:http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/64373/what-b1g-teams-have-left-to-play-for
Hope to see you Saturday! Go Hawks!
Saturday, November 10th, 9:00am PST
TV: BTN
First off, even though the game was a downer last weekend I want to thank everyone who came out and made Buckley’s a fun atmosphere. We had a large, festive crowd and even though the game didn’t pan out, good times were had by all. Thanks Hawk fans!
And onto this weekend! Come on down to Buckley’s on QA and watch the Hawks host Purdue in some new flashy uniforms: http://thegazette.com/2012/11/06/hawkeyes-look-this-week-honors-veterans/. (Note: it was just issued this afternoon that the players will not have branches of the military on the back of their jerseys and something else to honor the Vets will be there instead.)
Purdue holds a 45-34-3 advantage in the overall series against the Hawkeyes but Iowa has won five of the last six and 17 of the last 23 meetings. After a two-year hiatus on the schedule, Iowa won at Purdue 31-21 last year. Iowa owns a 20-18-2 advantage in games played at Iowa City. The Hawkeyes have averaged 30.7 points the last six home contests against Purdue, all Hawkeye victories. The Boilermakers' last victory in Kinnick Stadium was in 1992.
Purdue is coming in winless in the Big Ten and disappointed as many people pegged them as Big Ten dark horses this season. They will come in with a two QB system that likes to pass. So much so that they had 62 pass attempts last week against Penn State, the most by a Big Ten team this season.
Wondering what all the Big Ten Teams have to play for? Well check this out:http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/64373/what-b1g-teams-have-left-to-play-for
Hope to see you Saturday! Go Hawks!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Game Watch Week #9: Iowa Hawkeyes (4-4, 2-2) vs. Indiana Hoosiers (3-5, 1-3)
Iowa Hawkeyes (4-2, 2-2) vs Indiana Hoosiers (3-5, 1-3)
Saturday, November 3rd, 12:30 p.m. kickoff PST
TV: BTN
It’s hard to believe but there are only four more games left in the regular season! So come on down to Buckley’s in Queen Anne this Saturday afternoon and join the WWIC in watching the Hawkeyes venture to Bloomington to take on the Indiana Hoosiers. Iowa has won the last 4 meetings versus the Hoosiers and they hold a 42-27-4 advantage in the series that began with an Iowa victory in 1912. Recently
Saturday, November 3rd, 12:30 p.m. kickoff PST
TV: BTN
It’s hard to believe but there are only four more games left in the regular season! So come on down to Buckley’s in Queen Anne this Saturday afternoon and join the WWIC in watching the Hawkeyes venture to Bloomington to take on the Indiana Hoosiers. Iowa has won the last 4 meetings versus the Hoosiers and they hold a 42-27-4 advantage in the series that began with an Iowa victory in 1912. Recently
in the series the winning team has scored 30 or more points in nine of the last 11 games.
I hope you’re sitting down for this; Iowa and Indiana still have a chance to make it to the Big Ten Championship game! Iowa sits behind Nebraska, Michigan, and Northwestern in the rankings and still have games coming up against the Wolverines and Cornhuskers. They do need some help in from Northwestern by losing a couple of games. A victory for Indiana would put them only one league game behind Wisconsin in the standings with a visit from the Badgers coming up next week. (Note: Indiana & Wisky only have a shot because OSU & PSU are not allowed to participate this year in the championship game due to NCAA sanctions.)
The Hawkeyes are looking to shake off another rough loss. Once again there are not a lot of positives to write about the Hawks so here’s a link to Ferentz’s weekly press conference: http://thegazette.com/
Indiana is coming off of a huge win against Illinois which snapped an 11 game Big Ten losing streak. They run a very up-tempo offense and like to put a lot of points up on the board. They rank second in the Big Ten in total offense with 443.4 yards per game.
And finally I’ll end with this crazy fact: the Hoosiers, who started as three-point home underdogs to the Hawkeyes, are now favored for the first time in Big Ten play since Northwestern 2007.
Hope to see you Saturday afternoon and Go Hawks!
I hope you’re sitting down for this; Iowa and Indiana still have a chance to make it to the Big Ten Championship game! Iowa sits behind Nebraska, Michigan, and Northwestern in the rankings and still have games coming up against the Wolverines and Cornhuskers. They do need some help in from Northwestern by losing a couple of games. A victory for Indiana would put them only one league game behind Wisconsin in the standings with a visit from the Badgers coming up next week. (Note: Indiana & Wisky only have a shot because OSU & PSU are not allowed to participate this year in the championship game due to NCAA sanctions.)
The Hawkeyes are looking to shake off another rough loss. Once again there are not a lot of positives to write about the Hawks so here’s a link to Ferentz’s weekly press conference: http://thegazette.com/
Indiana is coming off of a huge win against Illinois which snapped an 11 game Big Ten losing streak. They run a very up-tempo offense and like to put a lot of points up on the board. They rank second in the Big Ten in total offense with 443.4 yards per game.
And finally I’ll end with this crazy fact: the Hoosiers, who started as three-point home underdogs to the Hawkeyes, are now favored for the first time in Big Ten play since Northwestern 2007.
Hope to see you Saturday afternoon and Go Hawks!
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