Hawk Talk on Melrose

Tyler and Collin discuss Iowa's 35-0 loss against Tennessee on Monday, Iowa's record and performance against ranked teams since 2021, Deacon Hill and why it's malpractice to even have him out there, and why we overcomplicate the offense so much.

2:20 - Iowa vs ranked teams the past few years and how it's not even been close

8:45 - Deacon Hill's performance and why Marco should have started from the get-go or at least after Hill's first interception. We have seen enough

20:50 - Iowa overcomplicates the offense and Kirk is blinded by the struggles of the offense

In this episode, Tyler and Collin discuss the massive return of Jay Higgins who is coming back for the 2024 season, will other players follow suit, and Collin ranks the players he wants to see back for sure. We then get into the matchup against Tennesee on Monday in Orlando, we preview and predict that game, and we end the episode discussing what they need to do to keep players from not opting out of bowl games and how to just make the bowl season more interesting.

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Tyler and Collin discuss Iowa's involvement so far in the transfer portal, what guys will or will not come back, and look at who Kirk might be going after for the next OC.

We will be off next week but will have an episode out in 2 weeks going over the Citrus Bowl.

Tyler and Collin recap Iowa's 26-0 loss to Michigan, why it's so frustrating that Kirk won't do anything about the offense, and so close to competing at the top with our elite level defense but so far with our inept rock bottom offense. We then get into the drama that unfolded on Sunday when the committee put Bama ahead of FSU.

Iowa travels to Indy to take on Michigan for the Big 10 Championship this weekend. Tyler and Collin preview that game as it will be an uphill battle for Iowa. Can Iowa shock the country or will it be another typical blowout? We then get into the CFB Playoff and the variety of scenarios that can play out for the top 4 teams. Lastly, we discuss the rest of the conference championship games this weekend and predict how they play out.

Collin and Tyler break down Iowa's 13-10 win over Nebraska on Friday. Another 10 win season for Kirk Fetentz and why this year was such an accomplishment given the injuries and all the drama with the Brian Ferentz situation. We will be releasing a Big 10 Championship Special on Thursday going over the game this next weekend in Indy against Michigan. We will also look at the other conference championships, CFB playoff rankings and what we think will be the final 4 teams, and more. Be on the lookout for that.

Iowa is your west division champs as they beat Illinois 15-13 on Saturday. Tyler and Collin briefly discuss that game and look forward to the Black Friday matchup against Nebraska. Can Iowa pull off a 10 win season and ride that momentum into the Big 10 Championship? Collin gives his realistic ideal OC candidate for next year.

Tyler and Collin discuss the horrible news of Cooper Dejean's season-ending injury on Wednesday. What this means moving forward and can the next guy step up. We then get into the Illinois game this weekend. Win and your in. Big game in Iowa City. Can they get it done? We end the episode discussing our thoughts on the basketball game the other night. No moral victories, but we were both encouraged by what we saw.

Iowa takes care of business and beats Rutgers 22-0. The best all-around complete game that Iowa has played all year. We are here to discuss. 

Tyler and Collin start this episode discussing Nick Brooks de-commitment from Iowa and what that means moving forward. We then get into looking at the chances of Iowa winning the west and making it back to Indy. We preview the game this weekend against Rutgers and give our prediction and keys to the game. Finally, we examine the 2024 Iowa Football schedule.