Kevin and Tyler talk Drakes twitter drama and then move on to all things football. The college world opened up for the most part with plenty of drama in Week 1. Most relevant cross state rival ISU looked lack luster at best in their home opening loss to Louisiana. We discuss if Brock Purdy are contenders or pretenders. We talk the latest news that the Big Ten is close to figuring out a way back on the field, and most importantly, what does that look like for a program logistically to be game rea...
Sep 14, 2020•36 min•Ep. 144
Rough week of content. Insanely slow week for football material, especially for Iowa. We talk about the first weekend in college football and review Kevin's picks from last week. We talk about Hawks in the NFL with recent stories about Niemann, Matt and Anthony Nelson, Tristan Wirfs, and Josey Jewell. We banter as always.. Enjoy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 10, 2020•40 min•Ep. 143
Karter is from Tripoli, Iowa and chose a partial scholarship offer at UNI to continue his education and football career in college. After waiting to gain significant playing time Karter stepped in his sophomore year and never looked back. By the end of his time in a Panther uniform he had several school and conference records to his name. He bounced around the league for several years and also had a small stint in the AAF league before finishing his NFL career with the Vikings. He now works with...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 142
Reid was in the 2012 recruiting class joining the program with Kittle, Beathard, Ott, and others. Reid discusses how his way to Iowa actually came through wrestling and tells a funny story about meeting the Brands brothers on a wrestling visit. He talks about starting out at D-line and quickly moving to the offensive side of the ball in his first camp and shares his 'Welcome to the Big Ten' moment. After 3 years of grinding and not a lot of movement on the depth chart Reid tried his hand at Long...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 141
Sage is a current senior at the university of Iowa and is Captain of the Women's Swim Team. She is among the 125+ athletes who recently learned their sports were being discontinued at the university. She has been vocal on social media trying her best to save the sport she that has been her life since 5 years old. We talk about walking on to the swim team from Bettendorf and what it means to be a Hawkeye, as well as her perspective on learning the program was being trimmed, what can and is being ...
Aug 31, 2020•40 min•Ep. 140
Stewart is from North Carolina and has been doing gymnastics since he was 18 months old. He joins the show to discuss his way to Iowa gymnastics and some of his experience as a Hawkeye, and to talk about COVID 19 affecting the athletic department, forcing programs to be cut and athletes left wondering what is next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 27, 2020•43 min•Ep. 139
Stuart Duncan is the father of Most notably snubbed kicker of all time, the true Lou Groza winner, the hero of Michigan '16, and Nebraska 19', the best kicker in potentially the universe, Senior Keith Duncan. Stuart has been one of the vocal Iowa Football parents recently on social media and joins the show to provide an interesting perspective on all that is going on with the cancellation of football and the Big Ten drama. We also chat about the view from his eyes on the crazy career that Keith ...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 138
Frank is the father of Luka Garza, star center of the Iowa Basketball team. We sat down with Frank to discuss what makes Luka the player he is today and what drove him to drastic improvements from his sophomore to junior season. The mental side of the game has become supremely important to Luka and we discuss some of the philosophy behind that as well as everything that went into his decision to come back to play for the Hawks in his senior year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 137
On todays episode the guys dive head first into breaking down a potential spring football season. Jeff Brohm, head coach of Purdue, released a proposed schedule for the entire football calendar year of 2021, could it actually be an ok option? We discuss the pros and cons of that plan plus how players AND parents are still fighting for a season this fall. We obviously discuss George Kittle locking down a 75 million dollar contract and finish the show discussing squirrel life expectancy.. LOL enjo...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 136
In this episode Jeremiah Sirles joins the show making his second appearance. Jeremiah is a former Nebraska and NFL offensive lineman and after retiring from the league last year, started his own podcast based on Nebraska football which is now affiliated with the University of Nebraska media department. We dive head first into the news that there will be no B1G football this fall. What are the implications on Injury, Eligibility, Season Relevance. What is the financial fallout looming for the B1G...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 135
A dense episode as we return to the mic after taking Thursday off. We talk what Luka Garza returning to the Hawkeye Basketball team means for their season this year. Oliver Martin is back in the portal after transferring in from Michigan just a year ago, we discuss him and the portal at large. Players are opting out all over the country and the Big Ten has seen 3 super stars, all of which Iowa was set to face, take their leave for the NFL. We update you guys on some momentum of the show and more...
Aug 10, 2020•56 min•Ep. 134
We sat down hours after the official report came out on Iowa Football, and Gary Barta and Kirk Ferentz had their press conference, to discuss the findings of the report and more. We also touch on the decision facing Luka Garza and what it means for Iowa basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 133
We talk a range of topics from David Goggins and how to be mentally hard, The walkon vs the scholarship athlete in terms of every day life in the program, who we would put on a UFC fight card out of the pool of our former teammates, Players we are most excited to watch this year(assuming there is football), A funny locker room story from freshman year, How much gear we came away with after 5 years in the program, how players go about having surgery and who pays for it, our thoughts on the transf...
Jul 30, 2020•18 min•Ep. 132
In part 2 with Brady we pick up in the Q/A from twitter when Jake Gervase barges in and makes a cameo appearance on the show. We then get into the Iowa vs. Iowa State "Superbowl", How it feels to lose as a player and what that weight feels like, the financial situation of an athlete moving on from college to real life, how to find fulfillment for someone who "never has enough", What Brady thinks about the craziness of Corona affecting the off season schedule, and players not being compensated fo...
Jul 27, 2020•57 min•Ep. 131
Brady Ross finally joins the show and we deep dive into everything about the last 5 years of his life. We split this episode into 2 parts. Part 1 focuses heavily on Brady's journey to becoming a Hawkeye what his recruiting process looked like. Brady talks about the 'making enemies' mentality that he used to make a name for himself as a young guy in the program. Drake and Brady have an in depth conversation about what it's like mentally playing the fullback position and the anxiety that comes wit...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 130
In this episode we discuss some Twitter drama that Drake poked his nose in, and then we bring on Hawkeye personality Lucy Rohden who was blown up in the Iowa community over the last couple years for her ISU troll video and several popular tiktoks. She talks about gaining popularity within the fanbase, hate from other fanbases, dealing with the constant struggle of content creation, her experiences while attending the U of I, and what she would want her future to look like. Learn more about your ...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 129
Iowa Football in 2019 debuted a tremendous weapon in the backfield in the form of Freshman running back Tyler Goodson. Tyler stepped in as a true freshman and started playing Big Ten football like he had been doing it for years. Hawkeye nation looks to have #15 scoring touchdowns for the next couple of years, and he could potentially be the best back at Iowa since Shonn Greene. As popular as he has become, his parents Maurice and Felicia have become a bright spot in the Hawkeye family as well wi...
Jul 16, 2020•55 min•Ep. 128
We sat down to talk a variety of topics starting with the details on a new podcast coming from us called "Burn It Down' and what that will be about. We give a merchandise update on new designs and when we hope to drop that new store. Skipping to 18 mins in we start discussing Iowa football specific topics including a fun "Try this at home" workout from inside Iowa Football that will leave you gassed. We discuss the new position that Broderick Binns has assumed inside the UI athletic department, ...
Jul 13, 2020•50 min•Ep. 127
Pat Lugo hails from Florida and joined the Iowa wrestling team in 2017. After winning 2 state championships to cap his high school career, he made a pit stop in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. After 2 seasons there his coach was seeking other opportunities and he decided he would as well. Pat talks about what put him on the big stage of wrestling and how he got to Iowa City. After redshirting in 2017 he became a pivotal part of the Hawkeye squad and as a senior this past spring had his career cut short ...
Jul 09, 2020•37 min•Ep. 126
Recent statements by former Iowa players, posted by Robert T Green, have resurfaced Iowa into the spotlight after moving forward from original racial disparity issues. This episode gathers some of our thoughts on the situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 06, 2020•45 min•Ep. 125
James Daniels and Jordan Lomax join the show to discuss the racial disparity concerns inside Iowa Football. They talk about their own experiences from when they wore the Black and Gold and provide an entirely new perspective on the situation. We break down the specific issues, the route of those problems, potential solutions, and how to move forward as a community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 124
Earlier this week it was announced that Chris Doyle, Head strength and conditioning coach for the Iowa football team would be parting ways with the program due to the situation involving racial disparity allegations. As exercise science majors who once considered college strength coach as a potential career path, and guys who have been coached by a strong lineup of coaches, we wanted to talk about who we think should step in at Iowa. We also discuss if Chris Doyle will ever coach again, and wher...
Jun 18, 2020•45 min•Ep. 123
Friday June 5th former Iowa football players, many African American, started leaking personal stories and anecdotes to social media about potential racial disparity inside the Iowa Football program. By Saturday morning Iowa football and specifically Chris Doyle were in the national news as the questions about this thought to be 100% clean organization started to pile up. As 3 players who laced up cleats along side many of those speaking out we took a week to listen, learn, and process our teamma...
Jun 12, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 122
Austin Blythe grew up and played high school football in Williamsburg, IA. An extremely successful high school wrestler and football player, Austin had a choice to make regarding what sport was best for him in college. After receiving an offer to play football for Iowa after his freshman year, he eventually decided to choose the Hawks over a list of other programs. After redshirting his true freshman year he started for 4 years and finished his career as one of the imperative senior leaders on t...
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 121
We talk about a bunch of different topics in this episode. It starts off with where Kevin was last week and talking about guests that will be coming on the show, and then turn to the Lance Armstrong documentary and Elon putting people into space. We settle in to throw our views out on the current events from Minneapolis and the riots that took place in Des Moines. We finish with some very entertaining conversation about Jacks pizza, what you wouldn't do for 175 million dollars, and the possibili...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 120
Colin joined the Iowa program as a manager in the fall of 2015. Colin comes to the show to provide an interesting perspective on Iowa football that this podcast hasn't seen before. The managers each year are a select, small group of guys that are crucial to the program. They are essentially, along with several staff members, the people who make everything run smooth. They set up and tear down practice, they prepare the locker room and equipment for game days. They transport equipment to the stad...
May 28, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 119
Ross came in to Iowa, from Waukee, in the fall of 2014. He originally planned to grey shirt and come in after that 2014 season, However a spot opened and Ross was wearing the tiger hawk. Another under recruited Iowa kid, Ross grinded his way through Iowa and "owes everything to Coach Doyle" as many of the Hawkeye players would tell you. Ross saw significant playing time in his junior and senior seasons with Iowa in 17' and 18' and capped his career with the Outback Bowl win over Miss. St. After ...
May 25, 2020•37 min•Ep. 118
Riley McCarron joined the team one year before the walkons in the same class as CJ Beathard and George Kittle. He has a very similar story as we do , Iowa kid with very little interest as far as big time D1 colleges go. Iowa hopped on his radar late and he was on his way to Iowa City. Riley put his head down and grinded his way onto special teams where he became an integral part of our core in 2015. It was that year where he started to become a factor at receiver as well. After an injury allowed...
May 21, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 117
Marc Morehouse is a well known reporter from Cedar Rapids and has been covering Hawkeye Football for the entire Kirk Ferentz Era. As players he was able to interview us on multiple occasions in the more formal setting and we finally got him in our house to chop it up Walkon style. We had an awesome wide ranging conversation that was super informational and holds an inside look feel from both parties. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 116
We go fully in depth into Nutrition and Training and how they work together in the life of a young athlete. How does the Iowa program approach performance nutrition? What are the best ways to gain weight as a high school kid and why is it so difficult? What did our nutrition look like pre Iowa vs once we were in the program? How does Chris Doyle and staff approach each body type once they are in Iowa City? What does each meal provided for the players look like and what times of day do they get f...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 115
