"Incompetent Sports Talk" 9-30-2010

Mike Rabon and I host "Incompetent Sports Talk" on UITV. On this week's episode, Mike and I recap Iowa's win over Ball State, play a game called "Defend Your Record" in which we pretend that we are coaches that are on the hot seat and we say why their job shouldn't be in jeopardy, and pick the big week 5 games including Iowa's game with Penn State.

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"Sports Issues" Podcast 9-30-2010 Best Big Ten Coaches and Players of All Time

Mike Rabon hosts the "Sports Issues" show on KRUI radio and I am a panelist along with Nick Robertson, and Kyle Hughes. On this edition, we discussed some of our picks for the best coaches in the history of the Big Ten and some of the best players in the history of the Big Ten.

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Hawkeyes Ready For Conference Play and Want A Conference Title

#18 Iowa Gets Ready For #20 Penn State

"The Herd" Stops By Iowa City

On Tuesday Sept. 21, ESPN radio personality Colin Cowherd stopped by The University of Iowa as part of ESPN's first ever "Big Ten Road Trip." The trip included Cowherd broadcasting his radio program from Hubbard Park from 9 am to noon and televising his program "SportsNation" later that afternoon. While everyone was excited to see SportsNation, I was one of the few anxiously awaiting him to do his radio program.

I arrived at Hubbard Park around 8:45 am and there was a crowd of about 25 gathered to watch the broadcast. The small crowd offered us spectators a rare opportunity to watch one of the best in the business up close and personal. I vastly prefer the radio show to the television show because radio is a medium where a dynamic personality can communicate their views thoroughly due to the three hour show format. There are not a lot of glitz and gimmicks, in radio you truly have to be a good communicator to be successful. Cowherd has all the attributes and talent, which makes him one of the highest sports radio personalities in the country.

What made the experience worthwhile was that Cowherd took time during every one of his breaks to come and talk to the crowd. He also fielded dozens of questions from the audience during the three hours ranging from his opinions on the hot sports topics of the day to his career path to ESPN. When I mentioned earlier that it was an "up close and personal" experience, I truly meant it. That kind of intimate experience was not possible for the "SportsNation" broadcast when nearly a thousand showed up.

Iowa was chose along with Wisconsin, Penn State, and Michigan to be on the "Big Ten Road Trip." Hopefully the trip will make another stop in Iowa City soon.

Iowa and Iowa State Both Shutout Their Opponents

On Saturday, both the Iowa Hawkeyes and their rival the Iowa State Cyclones shutout their opponents. #18 Iowa defeated Ball State 45-0 and Iowa State defeated Northern Iowa 27-0. This got me thinking, "When was the last time that Iowa and Iowa State both recorded a shutout win on the same Saturday?" According to data on http://cfbdatawarehouse.com, the last time it happened was on September 18, 1999. On that day, Iowa beat Northern Illinois 24-0 and Iowa State won at UNLV 24-0. This is only the second time this has happened since 1958!


Ball State had not been shutout in 61 straight games, which was the second longest non-shutout streak in school history. The Hawkeyes racked up 562 yards of offense, while Ball State could only muster 112 yards. Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi was 19 of 25 through the air with 288 passing yards and three touchdowns. Adam Robinson led the Hawkeyes on the ground, rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. After the game, Robinson said, "I think I did okay to provide a spark for the offense, but I couldn't have done it without the offensive line."


Iowa's defense saw a big game from defensive lineman Mike Daniels, who had six tackles (four of them for a loss) and one sack. Linebacker Jeremiah Hunter said the defensive line "did everything today...I give them a lot of credit."


Iowa State's special teams came up big in their win over UNI. Cyclone kicker Grant Mahoney nailed two field goals, ISU blocked a UNI field goal attempt, and the Cyclones had a successful fake field goal that led to a touchdown later in the drive. The defense was also a focal point of the win, since ISU had two interceptions returned for touchdowns.


This Saturday, Iowa hosts Penn State and Iowa State hosts Texas Tech.

"Sunday Football Recap" Podcast 9-26-2010

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Mike Rabon hosts the "Sunday Football Recap" on KRUI and I am a panelist along with Jeremy Blumberg, Nick Robertson, and Ryan Murphy. We recap all the week 4 games and talk about #18 Iowa's win vs Ball State.

#18 Iowa Dominates Ball State 45-0

"College Football Preview" Podcast 9-24-2010

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Here is the podcast of the show I host, the "College Football Preview" show, on KRUI radio. Mike Rabon, Zachary Smith, Jeremy Blumberg, Neal Ternes, and former Hawkeye football player Chris Rowell are on my panel. We pick the big week 4 games, tell you what coach needs a win the most this week, give you an upset special, and break down the Iowa vs Ball State game.

"Incompetent Sports Talk" 9-23-2010

Mike Rabon, Jake Burgers, and I are back with a new episode of our UITV show "Incompetent Sports Talk." On this edition, we talk about why Iowa lost at Arizona, buy and sell college football teams, pick some of the big games in week 4, and break down #18 Iowa's game with Ball State.

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"Sports Issues" Podcast 9-23-2010 College Football Top 5 Lists and Debates

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Mike Rabon hosts the "Sports Issues" show on KRUI radio and I am a panelist along with Neal Ternes, Matt Cozzi, Nick Robertson, and Kyle Hughes. On this edition, we discussed our lists of the Top 5 Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Players, Stadiums, and Hot Seat Coaches currently in College Football. Around the 10:00 mintue mark Neal and I get into a heated debate on whether Mack Brown or Bob Stoops is the better coach. It is a good listen.

After the Arizona Loss, Iowa Preps for Ball State

Josh Koeppel Video Makes It On ESPNU's Campus Connection

A couple of weeks ago, I did a video on Iowa center Josh Koeppel and how he survived an accident where his moped was struck by a truck. The video got picked up by ESPNU. Here is the link to ESPNU's Campus Connection site.



http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5581034

Iowa Loses RB Jewel Hampton For The Season

"College Football Preview Show" Podcast 9-17-2010

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Podcast of the "College Football Preview Show" on KRUI radio. I host and Neal Ternes, Dan Wallace, Mike Rabon, Zach Smith, Pat Rafferty, Jeremy Blumberg, and former Hawkeye football player Chris Rowell break down all the week 3 action including Iowa's game with Arizona.

"Incompetent Sports Talk" 9-16-2010

On this episode, we recap the ISU game, talk about why FCS teams keep beating FBS teams (6 now in 2010) pick some of the big week 3 matchups, and break down the Iowa vs Arizona game.

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"Poll Preview Show" Podcast 9-16-2010

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(There were some technical errors, so the first couple minutes of the show are not on the podcast)

Neal Ternes hosts the premiere episode of the "Poll Preview Show" on KRUI's Lab station. Mike Rabon and I are panelists as we dig deep into the AP and coach's poll to debate what we like and don't like about them. I also reveal my top 25 poll and Neal reveals his top arrogate top 25 poll (consists of votes from students at the UI)
Mike and I get into some heated, but civil debate on my top 25.

Also, check out Neal's Iowa blog. Great reading for Iowa fans, or if you are just a fan of college football in general. He has good insight into college football and he throws in funny YouTube videos to accompany his picks, so check it out!

http://victorypolka.blogspot.com/

"Sports Issues" Podcast 9-16-2010 The Best College Football Teams of All Time

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Mike Rabon hosts the "Sports Issues" show on KRUI radio and I am a panelist along with Neal Ternes, Nick Robertson, and Kyle Hughes as we discuss the best college football teams of all time and what our picks are for the best Iowa teams of all time. My pick might surprise some Iowa fans.

#10 Iowa Prepares for #18 Arizona

My "Big Ass Turkey Leg Guy" Video Featured on Every Day Should Be Saturday

A couple of years ago I did a video on Chuck Ford, who is better known as "The Big Ass Turkey Leg Guy." I have probably received more positive feedback on that video than any other video I have done. This guy is truly funny and a Kinnick Saturday is not complete unless you hear him screaming into his microphone selling his turkey legs at least once. It was recently featured on the popular college football blog Every Day Should Be Saturday. Here is the link to check it out on EDSBS (scroll down a bit to find the video, it was part of a feature they did on Iowa tailgating)


http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2010/9/10/1681145/aggro-tourism-iowa#storyjump


Here is the video here:

#9 Iowa Beats Iowa State 35-7

"Sunday Football Recap" Podcast 9-12-2010

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Neal Ternes hosts the Sunday Football Recap show where we talk about all the big games that took place during week 2 of college football including #9 Iowa's thrashing of Iowa State. Mike Rabon, Nick Robertson and I were the panelists.

"College Football Preview" Podcast 9-11-2010

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This is the podcast of the "College Football Preview" show I host on KRUI radio in Iowa City. We pick some of the big games of week two and talk about the Iowa vs Iowa State game. The first part of the show is not on the podcast (which is too bad because you missed why I love Temple and Al Golden) due to technical errors, but here is the remainder of the show.

Kirk Ferentz Talks About His Contract Extension and Why He Likes Life at the UI

"Incompetent Sports Talk" 9/09/2010

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My Trip To The US Open

David Jung, Jesse Dougherty, and I went to The US Open over Labor Day weekend to watch some tennis. I took a flip camera to give you a "first person" experience of what it was like to go to the open. Enjoy.

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"Sports Issues" Podcast 9-09-2010 The Iowa-Iowa State Rivalry

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Podcast of today's Sports Issues Show. Mike Rabon hosts and I was one of the panelists as we discuss the history of the Iowa State rivalry and our perspectives on it.

#9 Iowa Prepares for Iowa State

Josh Koeppel Talks About His Moped Accident

"Sports Issues" Podcast 9-02-2010 Big Ten Realignment and College Football Coaches

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This podcast of Mike Rabon's "Sports Issues" radio show on KRUI radio 89.7 FM in Iowa City from 9-02-2010. I was a panelist and we discussed the announcement of the new divisions in the Big Ten and how long a coach should have to rebuild a program. In the show's last few minutes, we picked the football games being played on the first Thursday of the college football season. It was a lively discussion.

"Incompetent Sports Talk" 2010 College Football Season Preview (Part 1 of 3)

This is the season premiere of the sports TV show I host on UITV called "Incompetent Sports Talk." In this episode, Mike Rabon, Jake Burgers, and I make our conference predictions for the 2010 football season. This is part 1 of 3 (in total, the episode is just under 30 minutes)

"Incompetent Sports Talk" 2010 College Football Season Preview (Part 2)

"Incompetent Sports Talk" 2010 College Football Season Preview (Part 3)

Who is going to kick?

Iowa Prepares for Eastern Illinois