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College Football Saturday: Insta-Reax on 22/9/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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*Central Michigan beats Iowa. Fun upset, but dear God the Big Ten is terrible.
(ProFootballTalk's Michael David Smith)

*The Iowa Hawkeyes quickly exit to the locker room to drink their juice boxes and collect their participation ribbons for today. (BlackHeartGoldPants' Patrick Vint)

*How is Kirk Ferentz the dean of Big Ten coaches? I mean, I know how. But how? (USA TODAY Sports' George Schroeder)

*I'm not saying that's a bad loss for Iowa, but ... CMU was 4-19 since '09 against FBS competition and fans want to fire coach Dan Enos. (Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde)

*This is why there is no Big Ten chant. (SI.com's Andy Staples) (via Twitter)
Sports x Politics (Or Politics as Sports?) on 4/1/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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The jobs of political reporters and sports writers are almost identical: Determine who is ahead and who is behind; get inside the heads of the participants; decode the relevant strategies and tactics; and find a way to convert reader interest into sustainable enthusiasm. Jack Shafer(via Reuters) , adding: "Then, maintain reader enthusiasm for the months and months of caucuses or preseason games, primaries or regular season games, conventions or playoffs, and the general election or Super Bowl (or World Series)."
Iowa Update, Cont'd on 30/1/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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In statement, Kirk Ferentz apologized for illnesses on his watch, saying, "I am truly sorry for what they've experienced." ESPN's Joe Schad(via Twitter) , saying Ferentz added: "They trained extremely hard and ended up in the hospital, and there is no indication they did anything wrong."
Iowa Update on 30/1/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Iowa announces the remaining eight hospitalized players have been released. CollegeFootballTalk(via Twitter) Welcome news.
Iowa: Ferentz's Burden on 29/1/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Even if Ferentz is absolved of any responsibility in this matter, his absence and silence during a troubling week at Iowa should tell recruits and their families plenty about how much he cares for his players. Pat Forde(via ESPN.com)
Iowa: Damning on 28/1/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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One Iowa parent said he asked Ferentz: "Where were you? How can you be out recruiting other kids? You sat in our living room and told us you'd take care of them..." ESPN's Joe Schad(via Twitter) , who said the parent added: "I believe he is devastated by all this. He has been wonderful. But his mistake was not coming off the road right away."
Iowa Update on 27/1/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Iowa player's relative called me. Says kid's kidney function below 40 %. I won't name him, but kid's no freshman CBSSports' Gregg Doyel(via Twitter)
Iowa 13: Update on 26/1/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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13 Iowa football players in hospital from likely excessive workout. Doctor and players dad at presser. Not head coach or AD? Yahoo Sports' Dan Wetzel(via Twitter) , with SI's Andy Staples adding "After today, Ferentz is going to really wish he'd taken an earlier flight back from where he was recruiting. He's going to get destroyed." (UPDATE from Staples: "According to Poggi's dad, Ferentz has been in contact with parents. So that's better. Too bad no one from Iowa mentioned that.")
Iowa Reax on 26/1/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Kirk Ferentz recruiting pitch: "Yes, our workouts send ppl to the hospital. BUT ... our drug tests are easily cicumvented (wink, wink)" SI's Stewart Mandel(via Twitter) , who assuredly is not making light of the players sent to the hospital -- but instead the serious questions surrounding the management of Iowa's head coach.
Iowa Illness, the Day After on 26/1/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Twelve Iowa football players hospitalized after workouts? TWELVE? I want answers - and maybe a coach to get fired CBSSports' Gregg Doyel(via Twitter) , in a storyline sure to get a lot of attention today. (Here is the original story, for context, posted here last night soon after it broke.)

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