KF stepped to the podium with a higher energy that you may expect, after having to lead this team out of a 2 week down period, coming off of a game that the Hawks should have won. Coupled with his answers around Cade McNamara and Jackson Stratton and who will be playing QB for the Hawks this week, this press conference became more interesting than anyone anticipated. We discuss the future of the QB position knowing what will be left on the roster heading into the spring, and who should play QB t...
Nov 20, 2024•49 min•Ep. 594
BYE Week round table to discuss CFB from this past weekend. Iowa didn't play but the rest of the B1G did, what were the most interesting outcomes from around the league? We update the fans on Drake's MMA fight, and what's next for him, we ponder a new coin toss idea for Kinnick, Jon Gruden got hired at Barstool, we recap the betting weekend, briefly touch on our game our decade ago against Diggs and Maryland that broke our 2014 season, and whole lot more. If you love the show and want to show su...
Nov 18, 2024•55 min•Ep. 593
On todays show we talk injuries. While the Hawks made it deep into the season with a generally healthy squad, with just 2 games left the nicks and bruises have caught up with them and are now affecting major positions on both sides of the ball. We talk what injury protocol looks like, what the steps are for return to play, which staff has control over certain parts of the process, how integrating a player back into practice looks, the relationship that is necessary between athletic trainers and ...
Nov 14, 2024•44 min•Ep. 592
Quick update show on our Holiday season merchandise, and some pondering over statistics that say we should have more wins this year.. If you love the show and want to show support, tell your friends! And, check out our exclusive content at Patreon.com/washedupwalkons where you can find extra podcast episodes, exclusive merchandise, Merch discounts with every tier, private Walkon discord channel access, and more! Find us on social media @washedupwalkons Visit TheWashedUpWalkons.com for all of our...
Nov 14, 2024•23 min•Ep. 591
A coordinator themed press review show as we once again got to hear from Tim Lester, Levar Woods, and Phil Parker. It's BYE week for the Hawks, one they need, and the coaches provided some interesting answers to questions on Tuesday. Does Coach Parker and staff even know why this Defense that returned 8 starters hasn't performed up to potential this year? Is there a Cooper Dejean shaped presence that this years team doesn't have allowing opposing teams to have more confidence and take more chanc...
Nov 13, 2024•47 min•Ep. 590
The Hawks fell to UCLA on Friday night in a game that they 'should have won'. We discuss why its hard to win football games, regardless of the opponent, with fresh examples from all around the country this weekend. We discuss the acute depth issue at QB and how impressive Stratton was given the lack of prep time, and we talk Sullivan's performance before leaving the game and how he could have been smarter in this specific situation. We mull over another confusing game for the Defense, a D that j...
Nov 11, 2024•43 min•Ep. 589
In todays video we recap the Wisconsin game, and contrast the badger outfit to 10 years ago in style and effort. We discuss the emotional side of Coach Ferentz and how much that played a role into playing Cade as long as he did. We ask coach to define some secondary responsibilities of a strength coach, and what roles they should play in helping the athletes with things like, Game Day motivation, nutrition, and building mental toughness. If you love the show and want to show support, tell your f...
Nov 07, 2024•38 min•Ep. 588
In a surprise turn of events Drake joins the recording, and it turns into a catch up episode with what he's been doing for the last year, and previewing his debut MMA match on November 16th. He also gives his top 5 teammates ever, his thoughts on Kaleb Johnson, his opinion on the Offensive Line performance this year, and more. Ward's Winners to finish it off. If you love the show and want to show support, tell your friends! And, check out our exclusive content at Patreon.com/washedupwalkons wher...
Nov 07, 2024•59 min•Ep. 587
David joins us once again to discuss the press conference post game from Wisconsin as well as Tuesday's presser. One that David said saw 'the most relaxed and confident Kirk of the season'. We discuss Kaleb Johnson's continued success and if he is getting the national attention that he deserves, and one of the biggest factors to his success, the Offensive Line. Does Barnett need more credit for where this Line has gotten to, with a dominating performance against the badgers and great run game al...
Nov 06, 2024•39 min•Ep. 586
Iowa v Wisco talk starts 31 mins into the show Before that we talk games and teams around the B1G and try to decipher how which coaches are going to find their seat hot, and we answer how long a coach deserves before a University cuts them loose. We recap our bets of the weekend as all 3 hosts scored a positive win rate once again, and then we talk Hawks. Why you should never come to Kinnick as an opposing team at night, why Iowa was able to dominate the line of scrimmage and gain over 300 yards...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 585
On todays episode we talked about the weight room, velocity based training, forging one's ability to respond when faced with obstacles, how we approached facing Wisconsin a decade ago, how the New Wisconsin is viewed now. The identity that NW/Iowa/Wisconsin have tried to bring to the football field over the last 20 years, meeting with players 1 on 1 before their first season, the 4.15 40 by the track kid at half time, how the discipline and routine of a strength program makes parenting easier, a...
Nov 01, 2024•44 min•Ep. 584
Football discussion about this weekends matchup against Wisconsin starts about 30 minutes into the show. Before that we talk Black out uniforms and what alternates Iowa should NEVER wear, we discuss the biggest game of the weekend with a Rusty Toolbox on the line, and we talk Halloween and Grant's best costume advice. We discuss some of Wisconsins national rankings and outputs relative to Iowa, and what Wisconsin has been able to do as of late, we talk about where Iowa can take over this game, a...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 583
On today's show we have an in depth conversation based mostly in the IAFB press time on Tuesday. We start the episode with some basketball season talk as the season kicks off tonight with an exhibition. That turns into a conversation about how mid majors are similar to the MAC in football, and the state of the transfer portal and NIL. That filters into a conversation about coming after players because they are paid now, and we finally wrap around to the main topics of the press conference. Of bi...
Oct 30, 2024•46 min•Ep. 582
The Hawks chalk another in the Win column this past weekend with a successful Homecoming game against Northwestern. A slow start saw Brendan Sullivan, the hot topic of the past few weeks, come into the game to replace Cade after a hard hit, and bad interception. Sullivan would finish out a quiet 1st half and return as the starter for the 2nd where Iowa exploded for 4 total TDs in quarter 3 and a runaway victory. Sullivan was effective statistically, but maybe more importantly provided juice for ...
Oct 28, 2024•57 min•Ep. 581
Deep conversation on today's show that zero's in on the narrative that Doyle leaving Iowa's program was a direct hit to the Offensive Line performance of the last few years. We get into an entire conversation about Coach Doyle, his recent interview, how he affected the program at Iowa, the blowback to assistants when everything went down, the reality of the situation 4 years later, our thoughts on if he sounds different when answering questions, and we bring it back around to the Hawks finding t...
Oct 25, 2024•48 min•Ep. 580
Long episode tonight where we dive into multiple CFB topics from around the country. We examine a call to action from Pat Angerer for the fans in Kinnick this weekend and take a deeper look at the Psychology of a fan. We talk about the inherent natures of a 'conference' and why the super conference is pushing us back to the necessitation of divisions. We discuss why there is still a ton to play for this year for the Hawks, including steadying the future of the program. We discuss the Northwester...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 579
Another press conference breakdown on tap today, we discuss the focal points of Coach's time at the podium which included questions about the poor defensive play, the tackling in particular, as well as the liability at the CB2 position and the cast of characters at that role trying to fill the void. We obviously talk about QB and more reasons why Cade isn't what we all hoped he might be, and the reason to use Brendan Sullivan more, including some verbiage from coach that may be forecasting an up...
Oct 23, 2024•42 min•Ep. 578
The Hawks suffered an ego altering loss this weekend in East Lansing, we take a quick, concise look at what happened, and try to decipher where this team goes from here. We examine the worst Defensive performance in recent memory, talk about the tackling issues, the physicality issues, and most notably the liability we have at our CB2 spot. We try to highlight a few of the positives from this weekend in some special teams, KJ, and 3rd quarter Offensive response. And then we close with talk about...
Oct 21, 2024•39 min•Ep. 577
In this weeks show we find out what Doctor Justin Lima actually does for a job now these days and how he's helping strength coaches maintain education for their career. Then we get into the life of a strength coach, what that looks like during the week, how many hours they are required to work, job responsibilities, how KF handled coaching hours and balancing family time, and much more. We also discuss the urgency of the rest of the season and why Mich St will not be a walk in the park. If you l...
Oct 18, 2024•45 min•Ep. 576
Fun filled episode out ahead of this weekends Prime Time MSU matchup, we get to discuss several topics around the country including the ethical side of Oregon's 12 man drama, A polecat that was executed to perfection in Cali, Why the travel between old pac-12 teams and the B1G teams is proving to hold weight, and how Coach Cig at Indiana is crushing through it, and a social media masterclass by the Bussin crew. We discuss why this game is scary for the Hawkeyes and where the edge could be had, h...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 575
You get 8 minutes of Iowa Women's Basketball recruiting talk free of charge to start this episode. We discuss Kirk's postgame press from after the Washington win this weekend as well as his time at the podium on Tuesday. One theme stuck out and that was 'response' as it seems the staff and players may be using the big OSU loss to help shape what kind of team they want to be down the stretch. We also talk Sullivan and Gill and the impressive reputation both players already have within the program...
Oct 16, 2024•38 min•Ep. 574
Iowa got back on track Saturday with a huge win over new B1G opponent Washington, on the back of none other than KJ2 who continues to be amongst the top players in the country. We start the episode with a fun reminder of how nobody really knows how games are going to end up, and the joy of CFB. We break down all of the good that happened vs the Huskies including the bend don't break mentality, the best pressure we've gotten from out D-line, an incredible game from our specialists, the continued ...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 573
In todays episode we talk about hats. True story, it'll make more sense when you click play, but after that we discuss what the difference looks like between the the 5 stars at OSU and the Iowa guys when they first walk in to the weight room. We talk the psychology and emotion that goes into bouncing back from such an exposing loss, and how that narrative is spun by the staff to be positive and productive moving forward. And we discuss where the off day each week should be to help these players ...
Oct 11, 2024•42 min•Ep. 572
In tonight's episode we start by explaining why you, the consumer, should help us build our Patreon Army bigger and better to ultimately benefit the children at UI Childrens Hospital. 2 Iowa boys make history in the NFL this weekend, GBone brings the fun facts of college football to the show, and we ponder a balanced 7 conference CFB picture where Iowa leaves the Big Ten? We shift focus to the Big Ten slate for the weekend, discuss why this Washington game is huge for morale and the outlook on t...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 571
Kirk Ferentz is Jedd Fish's Wife's favorite coach, and many of ours, and he opened this press conference with a full appreciation for Washington and what they have recently done. KF praised Coach Fish for what he was able to do at Arizona, and now 6 games into this season at Washington, and spent time picking a part what makes this Husky team concerning as an opponent. We spend a good amount of time on Kaleb Brown and LeShon Williams departures and how the landscape of CFB has caught up to the H...
Oct 09, 2024•48 min•Ep. 570
Hawks could not get it done on Saturday. Close at half time, and then the flood gates busted loose in the 3rd quarter sending the Buckeyes to an ol fashion routing of Iowa in the Shoe. We veer from our normal recap episode format where we outline and recap the major drives/plays from the game. We instead take a broader look at the disparity between these 2 teams and really Iowa and "Top 10 teams" over the last few seasons trying to decipher an answer as to why they haven't been able to compete. ...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 569
Our biggest show yet, we start with some banter around a morning workout, pain, and why the echo bike should be used more in the collegiate setting. That conversation leaks into talking about what things we did at Iowa that in hindsight were really dumb, and did not transfer to the football field. We answer a listener question around recovery metrics and how players track their recovery, and the implications on the process of their daily routine with self reporting. Then we discuss what the line...
Oct 04, 2024•44 min•Ep. 568
The Hawks are back in action up against a tall task in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday as they will try to nab a win against the Buckeyes. Talk about the actual Iowa v OSU matchup starts about 40 mins into the show, before that we have some fun discussion over the potential Big Ten and SEC alliance that is brewing, why the MAC is the last good thing left in CFB, G-Bone's top 25, and a whole lot more. When we get to the game we discuss the 3 biggest things that HAVE to happen if the Hawks are going to...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 567
In todays show we start with an obscure look back at the 2020 season, the Northwestern game in particular, and why that game is a good example of ran/pass ratio that KF wants to avoid. We reference Lester's time at the podium from last week on several topics here including balancing the Offense, how he addresses areas to work on with detail vs KF's shield approach, and more. We get into a conversation about QB misses the last few years and how having Lester at OC/QB coach could turn the tide for...
Oct 02, 2024•46 min•Ep. 566
The Hawks had the week off, so we hope you enjoyed your first of 2 stress free weekends this fall Hawkeye Nation, but there was still plenty to talk about from games all across the country. In this episode we spend some time on Ashton Jeanty and the Broncos and compare his current stats to some of the all time numbers at the RB position, we talk Bama Georgia which lived up to the hype as the marquee matchup of the weekend, we recap some of the betting from Ward's Winners, and some of the other B...
Sep 30, 2024•47 min•Ep. 565
