BCS BS

Ok, I'm gonna bag on the Big XII. I've pimped the Big XII South all season long. Texas, Texas Tech & Oklahoma in the Hawk Talk Top 7. But seriously Big XII, how can you let a crappy system select who plays in your conference Championship game. With Texas, TTech & OU all beating each other, you let a computer pick out who plays? Not what happened on the field. I knew you were a joke of a league but this takes the cake.

Iowa fans gte ready for Tampa, Hawks are going to go to the Outback Bowl. Sorry Marty Terrell, your claim that it was San Antonio and nothing else is wrong. With Oregon State getting beat by Oregon, the BCS is opened up for 2 Big Ten schools. Penn State & Ohio State will join the BCS Mix, Michigan State to the Cap 1 and Iowa to the Outback. Northwestern even though they beat us will be going to the Alamo Bowl.

Hawk Talk top 7 - Week 13

Well Alabama is #1 mainly bc they are unbeaten. After that....hell its so close I don't know. Florida, Texas, USC, Oklahoma are all great. A hem.....College presidents, this is why we need a playoff.

1. Alabama
2. Florida
2. USC
2. Texas
2. Oklahoma
6. Utah
7. Penn State

Hawk Talk top 7 - Week 12

1. Alabama
2. Florida
3. USC
4. Texas
5. Oklahoma
6. Utah
7. Penn State

Hawk Talk top 7 - Week 11

No change....Still the same.

1. Texas Tech
2. Alabama
3. Florida
4. USC
5. Texas
6. Oklahoma
7. Utah


WoodyBoFry Finalists...
Javon Ringer - RB - Michigan State
Shonn Greene - RB - Iowa
Derrick Williams - WR - Penn State

2nd biggest win in the last 50 years?

Last night on the latest edition of WHO-Soundoff, they stated that Hawkeye Report creator Jon Miller said the win over Penn State was the 2nd biggest win in Iowa history in the past 50 years with the 1981 win over Michigan being bigger. Seriously Jon? You really think that, or are you just sipping the kool-aid and trying to sell some magazines?

Yes, it was a great win, I loved every second of it. And it was a win we needed more than anything to go to a good bowl game. But I dont know if its the 2nd biggest win. Now going back 50 years is 1958. That's the 1959 Rose Bowl win. The 1981 Iowa Michigan game. The 1984 Freedom Bowl. The 1985 Iowa Michigan game. 1990 Iowa Michigan game. 1995 Sun Bowl. 2002 Iowa Purdue game. 2002 Iowa Michigan game. 2004 Outback Bowl. 2004 Iowa Ohio State game. 2005 Capital One Bowl. Of those, here how I'd rank them.

1985 Iowa-Michigan is by far the biggest win in Iowa history. Biggest game in Iowa history, #1 vs #2 down using all 60 minutes. No question.

The 1959 Rose Bowl win goes up there. It's the Rose Bowl. The #2 Hawkeyes destroyed Cal lead by soon to be #1 draft pick Randy Duncan and the Football Writers named Iowa the National Champions.

The 2002 Iowa Michigan game. Iowa was coming up as a team that could run with the big 2. Iowa went into Ann Arbor and out physicalled the Wolveriens. Holding them to 22 yards rushing and the 34-9 win was the worst loss for Michigan in 35 years. It also put the Hawks on the national map on their way to the Orange Bowl. And Brad Banks became a Heisman candidate after the game.

The 2005 Capital One Bowl. Tate to Holloway. Enough Said.

Then I'd put the 2008 Iowa-Penn State game.

So Jon, quit drinking the what's happening now, it was a BIG GREAT win. But don't put it up on top of those games just yet.

Hawk Talk top 7 - Week 10

The new man on top doesn't have any problem with the bulls eye on his back. Texas Tech rolled through Oklahoma State and now has an off week before @ Oklahoma and then vs Baylor to close it out.

Alabama avoided and upset in OT at LSU but Penn State wasn't so fortunate. The Lions went into Kinnick Stadium and left with a 1 point loss after a Daniel Murry FG with :01 left.



1. Texas Tech
2. Alabama
3. Florida
4. USC
5. Texas
6. Oklahoma
7. Utah

Hawk Talk top 7 - Week 9

Like I've said...."To Be The Man.....WOOOO!!!....You Have To Beat The Man!" Texas went through the Big XII South Gauntlet and Colt McCoy almost got them through until Michael Crabtree muscled his way into the end zone. The 4 teams (Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma & Oklahoma State) have all found spots in the Top 7, and there was one time I had 4 in the top 7. Texas Tech's beating of Texas just starts their 3 game run through the gauntlet now with Oklahoma State and Oklahoma waiting for them with the bullseye on their back.

1. Texas Tech
2. Alabama
3. Penn State
4. Florida
5. USC
6. Texas
7. Oklahoma