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Links For Iowa - July 6, 2009
Iowa Related
Ferentz comments on Jacody Coleman, Julian Vandervelde
Kirk Ferentz wishes Jacody Coleman the best of luck as he transfers from Iowa. Ferentz also states that Julian Vandervelde did in fact have surgery as a result of an injury. The hope is that Vandervelde is back early in the season though he may miss some playing time. No mention on Jewel Hampton from the coach though.
On Iowa - Hampton Update
Marc Morehouse has a little bit more info on Hampton. Knee injury - confirmed; Severity - unknown; MRI - today; Golden Harvest - what's the Golden Harvest?...I'll have to do some digging. It's not really much of an updated, but hopefully we will know more soon.
Press-Citizen - Hawks amp up early recruiting
This is a pretty long read, but it interesting. The Iowa Football coaching staff is taking a more aggressive approach to early recruiting and it is paying off.
At least it's college football related
CNN Money - Playoffs = $$$$
According to CNN Money, a college football playoff could mean big bucks for cable companies. ESPN already inked a huge deal with the BCS. Kirk Ferentz is also mentioned in the article so go ahead and read it.
Not even college football related
Lance Armstrong in 3rd
Since I mentioned Tiger Woods and Roger Federer over the weekend while they both once again were victorious, I decided to throw in a link to another dominant athlete, Lance Armstrong. Coming back from retirement Armstrong is currently in third place in the Tour de France.
Google Trends #100
Houdini's Death
How did Harry Houdini die? Good question...it was a mysterious death, but ultimately it was from a punch to the stomach.
Ferentz comments on Jacody Coleman, Julian Vandervelde
Kirk Ferentz wishes Jacody Coleman the best of luck as he transfers from Iowa. Ferentz also states that Julian Vandervelde did in fact have surgery as a result of an injury. The hope is that Vandervelde is back early in the season though he may miss some playing time. No mention on Jewel Hampton from the coach though.
On Iowa - Hampton Update
Marc Morehouse has a little bit more info on Hampton. Knee injury - confirmed; Severity - unknown; MRI - today; Golden Harvest - what's the Golden Harvest?...I'll have to do some digging. It's not really much of an updated, but hopefully we will know more soon.
Press-Citizen - Hawks amp up early recruiting
This is a pretty long read, but it interesting. The Iowa Football coaching staff is taking a more aggressive approach to early recruiting and it is paying off.
At least it's college football related
CNN Money - Playoffs = $$$$
According to CNN Money, a college football playoff could mean big bucks for cable companies. ESPN already inked a huge deal with the BCS. Kirk Ferentz is also mentioned in the article so go ahead and read it.
Not even college football related
Lance Armstrong in 3rd
Since I mentioned Tiger Woods and Roger Federer over the weekend while they both once again were victorious, I decided to throw in a link to another dominant athlete, Lance Armstrong. Coming back from retirement Armstrong is currently in third place in the Tour de France.
Google Trends #100
Houdini's Death
How did Harry Houdini die? Good question...it was a mysterious death, but ultimately it was from a punch to the stomach.
Links For Iowa - July 5, 2009
Iowa Related
On Iowa - This seems like a good time for a rerun
Reread some old posts on some of the other running backs written by Marc Morehouse. Hopefully Jewel Hampton's injury is minor, but in any case we'll likely be seeing a lot more of Brinson, O'Meara, and Wegher this fall.
HawkeyeSpots.com - Football Tickets go on Sale on Monday
Here's the story on the single game tickets from the official site. As I posted the other day, general public tickets go on sale Thursday, July 9 at 6:00 AM online and 9:00 AM at the ticket office. I'm planning on getting online right away on Thursday morning and picking up my tickets for the Arizona game.
Des Moines Register - Vote for the best Hawkeye ever
The Des Moines Register is have a tournament to determine the best Iowa Hawkeye football player ever. Some first round match ups include Nile Kinnick vs. Devon Mitchell and Tim Dwight vs. Craig Clemons. Should be an interesting tournament.
Not even college football related
Nashville mourns iron man Steve McNair
I still can't believe how many deaths have been in the news lately. The latest, former NFL MVP and Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was shot and killed yesterday.
Federer Outlasts Roddick
Roger Federer does it again at Wimbledon for his 15th Grand Slam title. It took him 5 sets to fend off Andy Roddick. The fifth set went out to 30 games and finished 16-14.
Google Trends #100
Brearley School
I finally decided to split out my Google Trends link of the day. I couldn't figure out why people are searching for "brearley.' There is a school in New York City named Brearley. There is also a cricketer name Mike Brearley. Neither the school nor person seemed to have any news worthy events lately though.
On Iowa - This seems like a good time for a rerun
Reread some old posts on some of the other running backs written by Marc Morehouse. Hopefully Jewel Hampton's injury is minor, but in any case we'll likely be seeing a lot more of Brinson, O'Meara, and Wegher this fall.
HawkeyeSpots.com - Football Tickets go on Sale on Monday
Here's the story on the single game tickets from the official site. As I posted the other day, general public tickets go on sale Thursday, July 9 at 6:00 AM online and 9:00 AM at the ticket office. I'm planning on getting online right away on Thursday morning and picking up my tickets for the Arizona game.
Des Moines Register - Vote for the best Hawkeye ever
The Des Moines Register is have a tournament to determine the best Iowa Hawkeye football player ever. Some first round match ups include Nile Kinnick vs. Devon Mitchell and Tim Dwight vs. Craig Clemons. Should be an interesting tournament.
Not even college football related
Nashville mourns iron man Steve McNair
I still can't believe how many deaths have been in the news lately. The latest, former NFL MVP and Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was shot and killed yesterday.
Federer Outlasts Roddick
Roger Federer does it again at Wimbledon for his 15th Grand Slam title. It took him 5 sets to fend off Andy Roddick. The fifth set went out to 30 games and finished 16-14.
Google Trends #100
Brearley School
I finally decided to split out my Google Trends link of the day. I couldn't figure out why people are searching for "brearley.' There is a school in New York City named Brearley. There is also a cricketer name Mike Brearley. Neither the school nor person seemed to have any news worthy events lately though.
Bad News (Rumors) - Jewel Hampton, Jacody Coleman
I haven't seen anything official yet, but it's all over the message boards: Jewel Hampton badly injured his knee on Friday. Here's links to the story from Des Moines Register and from boards on Hawkeye Nation and Hawkeye Report. People are saying it's everything from a season ending torn ACL to a minor knee sprain.
Hampton was expected to be the successor to Shonn Greene this year and be the Hawkeyes go to guy in the running game. As a true freshman Hampton ran for 463 yards on 91 attempts and scored 7 touchdowns. He did suffer a minor injury during the spring, but it only slowed him down for a few days. This new injury leaves the door open for Jeff Brinson and incoming freshman Brandon Wegher, but neither back has even played a down in college. Paki O'Meara is the most experienced back, but was not expected to be the starter this year. I suspect if Hampton's injury really is serious, we will see all 3 of those guys splitting the load.
In other news, linebacker Jacody Coleman has decided to transfer. There was speculation earlier in the spring that he was going to leave but decided to stay and redshirt during the 2009 season. Coleman was stuck behind Pat Angerer on the depth chart, but figured to be the starter for 2010 and 2011. With his departure it makes the commitment of 3 linebackers in the 2010 class even more important. Though I wrote on Thursday that the "neediness" level for linebackers is low, however, Coleman's transfer hurts the depth at linebacker and another commitment at linebacker would definitely be helpful.
Anyway, that's all pretty bad news for the Fourth of July. At least there is only 9 weeks until football starts up again.
Hampton was expected to be the successor to Shonn Greene this year and be the Hawkeyes go to guy in the running game. As a true freshman Hampton ran for 463 yards on 91 attempts and scored 7 touchdowns. He did suffer a minor injury during the spring, but it only slowed him down for a few days. This new injury leaves the door open for Jeff Brinson and incoming freshman Brandon Wegher, but neither back has even played a down in college. Paki O'Meara is the most experienced back, but was not expected to be the starter this year. I suspect if Hampton's injury really is serious, we will see all 3 of those guys splitting the load.
In other news, linebacker Jacody Coleman has decided to transfer. There was speculation earlier in the spring that he was going to leave but decided to stay and redshirt during the 2009 season. Coleman was stuck behind Pat Angerer on the depth chart, but figured to be the starter for 2010 and 2011. With his departure it makes the commitment of 3 linebackers in the 2010 class even more important. Though I wrote on Thursday that the "neediness" level for linebackers is low, however, Coleman's transfer hurts the depth at linebacker and another commitment at linebacker would definitely be helpful.
Anyway, that's all pretty bad news for the Fourth of July. At least there is only 9 weeks until football starts up again.
Links For Iowa - Independence Day!
Happy Fourth of July to everyone! Hopefully you're having a nice weekend. The weather is kind of crappy here in central Iowa, but I still on planning to have some barbecue tonight. If the weather is too bad to get outside, at least the Iowa vs. Penn State game from last year is on the BTN this afternoon at 3:00.
Iowa Related
Gainseville Sun ranks Iowa #17
The Gainseville Sun in Florida is counting down to the top 25 teams and the Iowa Hawkeyes come in at #17. The paper says our strength is the experience on defense, weakness is the loss of Shonn Greene on offense, the star player is Pat Angerer, the rising star is Jewel Hampton, and the hardest game is playing at Ohio State.
Andrew Donnal 75% committed to Iowa ($)
Andrew Donnal from Whitehouse, OH has stated there's a 75% he'll end up a Hawkeye next year, but he's not ready to commit just yet. Donnal is an offensive tackle and is highly rated with 4 stats on Rivals and 3 on Scout.
At least it's college football related
Coaches play themselves in new movie
This is kind of cool. A new movie, The Blind Side, has a lot of big name coaches appearing as themselves. The movie is the story of Michael Oher. I think I saw a piece on ESPN's Outside the Lines one time.
Not even college football related
Elizabeth Town
Another 100th on Google Trends link here. Today, people are searching for "Elizabeth Town Movie." Again, this seems pretty random. I've never seen the movie, but it only got a 6.4/10 on IMDB so I'm not sure what the big deal is.
Iowa Related
Gainseville Sun ranks Iowa #17
The Gainseville Sun in Florida is counting down to the top 25 teams and the Iowa Hawkeyes come in at #17. The paper says our strength is the experience on defense, weakness is the loss of Shonn Greene on offense, the star player is Pat Angerer, the rising star is Jewel Hampton, and the hardest game is playing at Ohio State.
Andrew Donnal 75% committed to Iowa ($)
Andrew Donnal from Whitehouse, OH has stated there's a 75% he'll end up a Hawkeye next year, but he's not ready to commit just yet. Donnal is an offensive tackle and is highly rated with 4 stats on Rivals and 3 on Scout.
At least it's college football related
Coaches play themselves in new movie
This is kind of cool. A new movie, The Blind Side, has a lot of big name coaches appearing as themselves. The movie is the story of Michael Oher. I think I saw a piece on ESPN's Outside the Lines one time.
Not even college football related
Elizabeth Town
Another 100th on Google Trends link here. Today, people are searching for "Elizabeth Town Movie." Again, this seems pretty random. I've never seen the movie, but it only got a 6.4/10 on IMDB so I'm not sure what the big deal is.