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100 best plays of 2008: 60 - 41

60. South Carolina - 3rd quarter - 24-0: Brandon Myers breaks a tackle and stretches out to get another first down after catching a pass from Ricky Stanzi.


59. Florida International - 1st quarter - 14-0: A.J. Edds intercepts a pass from FIU's QB Paul McCall and shows his speed returning the interceptions for 38 yards nearly outrunning the wide receiver.


58. Illinois - 4th quarter - 16-24: Shonn Greene beats the Illinois defense to the right pylon and goes in for a touchdown with 3 minutes left.


57. Minnesota - 4th quarter - 48-0: Tyler Sash intercepts a pass from Adam Weber that sails high as the QB was getting pressured. Sash returned the interception 58 yards before being tackled on the Minnesota 24.


56. Maine - 1st quarter - 0-0: Jewel Hampton returns the opening kick off of the season against Maine for 26 yards to the Iowa 31. The first Iowa Football play of the year!


55. Indiana - 2nd quarter - 10-3: Shonn Greene runs to the right and make his way into the endzone untouched on a 12 yard touchdown to go up 17-3 on Indiana.


54. Northwestern - 2nd quarter - 3-0: Shonn Greene runs it in for a 18 yard touchdown to put Iowa up 10-0 on Northwestern.


53. Maine - 2nd quarter - 14-0: A.J. Edds sacks Maine's QB Adamd Farkes for a safety to put the Hawkeyes up 16-0 after a Jake Christensen interception.


52. South Carolina - 1st quarter - 14-0: Christian Ballard runs down Stephen Garcia from behind forcing a fumble that's recovered by Tyler Sash. In 4 offensive plays by South Carolina, this is already the second turnover by Stephen Garcia.


51. Minnesota - 3rd quarter - 34-0: Ricky Stanzi hits Derrell Johnson-Koulianous on another long pass on 3rd and 10. The 50 yard completion put Iowa on the Minnesota 15 yardline setting up a Shonn Green touchdown run.


50. Pittsburgh - 1st quarter - 0-0: Matt Kroul recovers a fumble from Pitt's LeSean McCoy on the Panthers first offensive play of the game. This set up a Trent Mossbrucker 26 yard field goal.


49. Michigan State - 4th quarter - 6-16: Jordan Bernstine picks off a Brian Hoyer pass as Michigan State is driving in the 4th quarter to keep the game within reach.


48. Indiana - 3rd quarter - 17-9: Ricky Stanzi finds Andy Brodell behind Indiana's DB Chris Adkins in the endzone for a 34 touchdown putting Iowa up 24-9 early in the 3rd quarter.


47. South Carolina - 1st quarter - 7-0: Shonn Greene plows forward for a 1 yard touchdown run in the first quarter against South Carolina to put the Hawkeyes up 14-0 early.


46. Iowa State - 4th quarter - 3-3: Shonn Greene carries the ball to the left for 20 yards on 3rd down to set up a himself for a 5 yard touchdown on the next play to put Iowa up 10-3 over Iowa State.


45. Maine - 4th quarter - 32-3: Jewel Hampton rushes for a 19 yard touchdown on the first carry of his college career against Maine starting a lot internet hype.


44. Northwestern - 2nd quarter - 10-0: Christian Ballard block Amado Villarreal's 37 yard field goal attempt keeping Northwestern off the board.


43. Minnesota - 3rd quarter - 27-0: Derrell Johnson-Koulianous creates seperation and catches a 29 yard pass from Ricky Stanzi for a touchdown putting Iowa up 34-0 on Minnesota.


42. Illinois - 4th quarter - 22-24: Ricky Stanzi passes to Allen Reisner on a must have 2-point conversion to tie Illinois at 24.


41. South Carolina - 3rd quarter - 24-0: Shonn Greene, on his final rush of his Hawkeye career, runs through about 5 South Carolina defender and scores an 11 yard touchdown. Iowa goes up 31-0, puts it in cruise control on the way to a victory.


100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | 21-1

100 best plays of 2008: 80-61

80. Penn State - 3rd quarter - 7-13: Matt Kroul and A.J. Edds stop Evan Royster in the backfield on 2nd and 9 on the Iowa 11 forcing a 3rd and long. Penn State does not pick up the 1st down and settle for another field goal, keeping Iowa in the game.


79. Maine - 1st quarter - 0-0: Shonn Greene rushes for 15 yards on the first offensive play of the game against Maine. It was our first look at Greene and it was a nice start to the season.


78. Indiana - 4th quarter - 31-9: Jewel Hampton stretches out the ball and barely breaks the goal line as he scores from 10 yards capping off a 63 yard drive that was all Hampton.


77. South Carolina - 1st quarter - 0-0: Trey Stross catches a ball from Ricky Stanzi and dives into the endzone for the first touchdown of the Outback Bowl.


76. Iowa State - 4th quarter - 17-3: Mitch King and A.J. Edds stop Iowa State's RB Alexander Robinson for a 3 yard loss on 3 and goal from the 1 keeping Iowa State out of the endzone for the 2nd straight year and preserving Iowa's lead.


75. Pittsburgh - 4th quarter - 17-21: Jake Christensen connects with Derrell Johnson-Koulianos for 40 yards to the Pitt 27 yard line to set up a Trent Mossbrucker field goal that put Iowa within 1.


74. South Carolina - 2nd quarter - 21-0: Tyler Sash comes up with his second interception as South Carolina is driving, tying an Outback Bowl record. Sash breaks a tackle then returns the pick 45 yards.


73. Wisconsin - 4th quarter - 35-9: Pat Angerer picks off his 2nd pass of the day as Dustin Sherer tries to get Wisconsin back in the game trailing by 26.


72. Minnesota - 2nd quarter - 13-0: Ricky Stanzi rolls out on play-action from Minnesota's 3 yardline and find Brandon Myers standing alone in the endzone.


71. South Carolina - 1st quarter - 7-0: Tyler Sash picks off Stephen Garcia's first pass of the game and returns it 29 yards deep into South Carolina territory.


70. Maine - 1st quarter - 7-0: Bradley Fletcher intercepts Maine's QB Adam Farkes as the Black Bears are driving looking to tie the score. This was the first of 23 interceptions (4th in the nation) by the Hawkeyes.


69. Michigan State - 2nd quarter - 0-13: Ricky Stanzi hits Brandon Myers for 26 yards as time is running down in the first half to set up a field goal.


68. Illinois - 2nd quarter - 3-7: Amari Spievey intercepts a pass by Juice Williams who was under pressure. Spievey returns it deep into Illinois territory and sets up a field to make the game 6-7.


67. Purdue - 1st quarter - 0-0: Jewel Hampton takes it in from 22 yards out on Iowa's opening possession of the game against Purdue. Iowa goes up 6-0.


66. Minnesota - 4th quarter - 41-0: Ricky Stanzi runs the play action rollout to perfection again, completing a pass to Tony Moeaki who runs it in for a touchdown against Minnesota. The 13 yard play put Iowa up 48-0.


65. Michigan State - 3rd quarter - 3-16: Shonn Greene gets to the outside and rushes for 17 yards down to the Michigan State 20 setting up a 33 yard field goal by Trent Mossbrucker to make it 6-16.


64. Northwestern - 1st quarter - 0-0: Ricky Stanzi completes a pass to Brandon Myers for 11 yards on 4th and 3 at the Northwestern 33 on the opening drive of the game. Iowa looked ready to score before fumbling it the next play.


63. Northwestern - 2nd quarter - 10-3: Ricky Stanzi throws a bomb to wide open Andy Brodell for a 45 yard touchdown to give Iowa a 17-3 advantage over Northwestern.


62. Minnesota - 2nd quarter - 6-0: Shonn Greene easily runs into the endzone on a 9 yard run against Minnesota to score the first touchdown of the game.


61. Indiana - 3rd quarter - 24-9: Ricky Stanzi gets the linebackers to bite on play-action and completes a pass to Brandon Myers for a 20 yard touchdown to put Iowa ahead 31-9.


100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | 21-1

100 best plays of 2008: 100-81

100. Iowa State - 4th quarter - 17-3: Kirk Ferentz calls for Ryan Donahue to take an intentional safety as the clock ran down against Iowa State. The call worked in Iowa's favor, but had many gamblers upset as Iowa went from a 14 point lead down to 12, no longer covering the 13.5 point spread.


99. Iowa State - 3rd quarter - 3-0: Tyler Sash makes a great play on the ball and intercepts Austen Arnaud's pass in the endzone against Iowa State. Then Tyler Sash makes a not-so-great play and runs the ball out to the 1 yard line before stepping out of bounds.


98. Purdue - 3rd quarter - 12-10: Daniel Murray hits a 45 yard field goal on a cold and windy day to start of the second half after Purdue had cut into Iowa's lead.


97. South Carolina - 2nd quarter - 14-0: Ricky Stanzi rolls to his right and tucks the ball and runs towards South Carolina's endzone getting stopped just shy. This 11 yard runs set up Iowa's 3rd score of the game.


96. Florida International - 1st quarter - 0-0: Derrell Johnson-Koulianos returns the opening kick 35 yards all the way into FIU territory.


95. Michigan State - 3rd quarter - 6-16: Mitch King gets in the backfield and sacks Brandon Hoyer 11 yards to the Michigan State 21 yard line giving Iowa great field position.


94. Florida International - 3rd quarter - 35-0: Karl Klug sacks FIU's QB Wayne Younger on 4th down in Iowa territory on the way to a Big 10 defensive player of the week award.


93. Pittsburgh - 2nd quarter - 10-14: Ricky Stanzi finds Tony Moeaki for a 48 yard gain. This set up a 35 yard field goal try at the end of the half that was ultimately missed.


92. Indiana - 4th quarter - 31-9: Brent Greedwood puts a hit on Ben Chappell forcing a fumble that's recovered by Jeremiha Hunter at the Iowa 37 destroying any chance for an Indiana come back.


91. Northwestern - 1st quarter - 0-0: Shonn Greene powers ahead for a 21 yard rush in the 1st quarter against Northwestern, then follows it up with a 24 yard run setting up a 40 yard Trent Mossbrucker field goal.


90. South Carolina - 2nd quarter - 14-0: Shonn Greene has no problem rushing it in from less than a yard out to put Iowa up 21-0 over South Carolina in the Outback Bowl.


89. Florida International - 1st quarter - 14-0: Paki O'Meara gets a good lead block and finds a hole on the left side and takes it in for a touchdown from 17 yards out.


88. Purdue - 3rd quarter - 22-17: Broderick Binns recovers a fumbled hand off between Justin Siller and Ralph Bolden and gives Iowa the ball back after Derrell Johnson-Koulianos had fumbled it away the play before.


87. Pittsburgh - 4th quarter - 20-21: A.J. Edds sacks Pitt's QB Bill Stull on 3rd and 7 with just over 2 minutes remaining to give Iowa one last shot at a victory.


86. Minnesota - 4th quarter - 48-0: Jewel Hampton runs to the right and has daylight all the way to the endzone on a 19 yard touchdown that made the score 55-0.


85. Maine - 1st quarter - 0-0: Shonn Greene rushes for a touchdown on 4th and Goal from the 1 as Iowa puts its first points on the board of the year.


84. Illinois - 1st quarter - 0-7: Ricky Stanzi picks up the first down on 4th and 3 on the Illini 32 keeping the drive alive to set up a Trent Mossbrucker 26 yard field goal.


83. Penn State - 4th quarter - 14-23: Ryan Donahue booms a 55 yard punt in the cold to reverse the field position in the 4th quarter against Penn State. After a 3-and-out Iowa gets the ball back on Penn State's side of the field and is able to convert for a touchdown.


82. Pittsburgh - 3rd quarter - 10-14: Jake Christensen runs it in from 2 yards for a touchdown, putting Iowa up on Pitt 17-14.


81. Iowa State - 4th quarter - 17-5: Amari Spievey intercepts ISU's Austen Arnaud's desperation pass with less than a minute left in the game allowing Iowa to take a knee for the win.


100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | 21-1

Countdown to kickoff

There are just 101 more days until Iowa football kickoffs against the University of Northern Iowa. I for one can't wait. In celebration of 100 days left tomorrow, Fight For Iowa will have something special...a countdown of the top 100 plays from the 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football season. Be sure to check back every couple hours or so tomorrow as the countdown makes it way to the top play of the year (okay...so you can probably already guess what that's going to be, but check it out anyway).

Paki's Parents

I had the good fortune of meeting Paki O'Meara's parents yesterday at my brother-in-law's high school graduation party. The O'Mearas are neighbor of my in-laws and they were both very nice people. I asked if they ever got tired of talking about Iowa Football, and Mrs. O'Meara assured me that her husband was always up for a Hawkeyes conversation. I only got to talk to him for about 5 minutes or so (I was busy trying to help with the party and keep food out on the table...teenage boys eat so fast!) and I wish it would have been longer, but we still had a good conversation.

The first thing we talked about was the program in general. Mr. O'Meara thought the team looked good and is poised to have a successful season. He was very optimistic about the upcoming 2009 season. I mentioned that there wasn't much news coming out right now about football, but we were able to talk about some of the incoming recruits. Mr. O'Meara mentioned Drew Clark's absolute annihilation of his competition in the shot put at the state track meet, and Dominic Alvis getting a scholarship. I also asked about Keenan Davis as he and Paki (and me too!) are CR Washington guys. Mr. O'Meara said Davis looked good in high school and will probably play in 2009 though he is skinny and could use a year to put on some weight.

We also talked a little about the offensive and defensive line. We both agreed that the lines will be good as long as they stay healthy. He asked if I had ever stood next to Bulaga (I haven't) and said he was an absolute beast and that he just towers over you with a mean expression.

And, that was about it...Maybe next time I'm at my in-laws we'll get to talk more. It was great talking to somebody a little more in-the-know and it gets me even more excited for this fall!
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