by pstokstad | Nov 14, 2021 | the Iowa Game
Question: How does Iowa win that game without Alex Padilla. Answer: It doesn’t. If you are the BMOC and you get hurt before the big dance and someone else has to dance with the Homecoming queen, you do want the show to go on, but it is something to live with if...
by pstokstad | Nov 8, 2021 | the Iowa Game
It may amaze you to know that some people don’t actually like The Wizard of Oz. I think it has to do with watching it for the first time at an age when flying monkey kidnappers and wicked witches seem all too real. Even so, for most there is a lot of fun in...
by pstokstad | Oct 31, 2021 | the Iowa Game
I guess the Iowa hope here was that both offenses would be anemic, the defenses would rule, and special teams would tip the balance for Iowa. Not so, after all. As it turns out, here in Iowa we forgot to consider the WcgWdgW factor, which is normally referred to as...
by pstokstad | Oct 17, 2021 | the Iowa Game
A win is a win. We use this phrase with fondness in our family when we put on our Iowa football hats (figuratively speaking) and watch the game, sometimes in the same room, sometimes on couches set in California, Iowa, Wisconsin, Florida and Germany. And sometimes one...
by pstokstad | Oct 13, 2021 | the Iowa Game
To recap the season thus far, the defense is miserly, and the offense is still finding its way. Nothing like offensive mediocrity to keep you hungry, and when you are 6-0 and find yourself ranked #2 overall with an offense ranked 100+ in the country you are still very...
