While we don't typically want to declare a game "must win" in September, this week's tilt against the Wisconsin Badgers is a "must win" for your Iowa Hawkeyes. Brian and Zach not only discuss the importance of the game this week but also look back at the UNI game, including to examine the offensive outburst and whether that effort is what we should expect to see going forward or if it was an FCS opponent mirage. You will not want to miss this Hawkeye4DT episode as we prepare for what we expect to be the de facto B1G West Championship Game.

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After a fourth straight Cy-Hawk victory and a second straight home game against the Clones that saw your Hawkeyes give up a mere field goal, Brian and Zach are more than happy to heap praise on the defensive side of the ball; the offense is going to have to pick it up against FCS Northern Iowa this week to get itself back into the “second down” discussion.  The disappointing beginning to the season has the offense firmly in “third down” territory currently. And with the Hawkeyes heading into their final non-conference game, Brian and Zach can’t help but look ahead to the first B1G game of the year with Wisconsin looming. The good news for Hawk fans is that the tilt with the Badgers will be under the lights at Kinnick Stadium – maybe just in time for some Kinnick magic.

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Your 2018 Hawks are 1-0 with the Iowa State Cyclones the only thing standing between them and a 2-0 start. This week, Brian and Zach look back at Iowa's 33-7 win over the NIU Huskies and examine what went well, including good efforts from both the offensive and defensive lines, what didn't go as well (we are looking at you, passing game), and where they believe games may be won and lost this season. Brian and Zach also take a look at the Cyclones, who will be playing their first game of the 2018 season due to some inclement weather in Ames - guess the coaching staff will have to dust off some 2017 tape to see a pretty good Iowa State team that took Iowa to overtime and beat Oklahoma and TCU. Always a tough game for #hateweek. 

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Hawk fans, your patience has paid off - we are FINALLY in game week! Download this week's episode of the Hawkeye4DT podcast to hear Brian and Zach provide their first four down breakdown of the season and hear where they feel the Hawks are ahead of the game heading into the season and where they expect some challenges. Also, tune in to hear predictions for the tilt against the Huskies of Northern Illinois and overall season record predictions. 

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As Week 1 draws ever closer, the Hawkeye4DT podcast has some unfinished business.  Brian and Zach break down the final phase of the 2018 Iowa Hawkeyes - the Special Teams unit. Last year, Zach had some prophetic takes, will he be right this year? Listen to find out what might be in store for the “third phase” in 2018. Oh, and don’t forget about the always exciting Hawkeye4DT Preseason Awards! Who will be this year’s MVPs? Breakout stars? Best newcomers? Download and find out!

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This week, Brian and Zach take a look at the defensive side of the ball and break down each of the position groups. The biggest surprise from this episode? Brian and Zach have a somewhat spirited discussion about future All-American A.J. Epenesa and what his expected impact should be in 2018. While both expect there will be some ups and downs this year, there is agreement that this defense has talent and could provide some excitement this season. 

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The Hawkeye 4DT podcast returns with a vengeance for another season of Hawkeye football! After serving our self-imposed offseason suspensions for violation of podcasting rules (i.e., overpromising and under-delivering), Brian and Zach have returned with their first podcast of the season breaking down the offensive side of the ball and clearing out many of the grab bag topics that have piled up over the offseason. Tune in to hear which offensive unit is in the best shape for 2018, which unit gives us the most cause for concern, and who we expect to be the breakout offensive stars this season.

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As the train pulls into the station on the 2017 season, Zach and Brian return with the final regular season episode of the Hawkeye Four Down Territory podcast.  Not surprisingly, there wasn’t a ton of positivity flowing from the guys in this week’s podcast.  Rather, Zach and Brian spent a large portion of the podcast breaking down the disappointing loss to Purdue and analyzing the current state of the Iowa football program.  With one game to go in the regular season, there are several things that the guys will be watching this week to see if the Hawks have learned from the last two losses.  On the positive side, the Iowa basketball team (finally) delivered a win today, so the terrible week for Iowa sports fans is now hopefully headed in another direction.  Time for the football team to go win the Heroes Trophy and end the week on a high-note!  

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Did you hear that thud? Yes, that was the Iowa Hawkeye offense falling back to Earth. The rollercoaster that is the 2017 Hawkeye Football season continued with an all-time disappointing offensive performance, as Iowa fell to the Wisconsin Badgers 38-14. Brian and Zach look at where they think things went wrong against the No. 5 team in the country after things went so right against the OSU Buckeyes. If anything, this year has taught us that you can’t live in the past. Luckily, Josh Jackson wasn’t living in the past and resting off of his three-interception performance against OSU, as he provided the lone bright spot, contributing not one, but TWO, pick-sixes this week. The guys finally look ahead at what is coming up against Purdue and Nebraska and try to project the rest of the season – but, hey, who really has been able to predict anything about the 2017 season? 

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Was it a dream?  Nope.  We double (and triple) checked - the Hawkeyes still beat the Buckeyes 55-24. Wow. Still riding high on Saturday’s beatdown, Zach and Brian return with TONS of positivity in this week’s episode of the Hawkeye 4DT podcast. In fact, Zach held Brian to his word and in honor of the amazing victory, the negativity of the third down topics was skipped altogether! In addition to basking in the glow of Saturday’s game, the guys discuss what they are looking for from the Hawkeyes in this week’s tilt for the Heartland Trophy against the Badgers, which really boils down to one word - ATTACK!!

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