One final podcast before we close out 2019! As we head into the final days of 2019, we pay tribute to Hayden Fry and Bump Elliott, evaluate roster changes with potential NFL decisions and national signing day, take a very brief look at the Nebraska win and upcoming Holiday Bowl. Last but not least, we have our annual accountability, where we give out our post-season awards and look back at our pre-season awards to see where we were right and where we were woefully short (no, we did not have a running back with 1,200 yards or 40 sacks on the season . . .).
And just like that, the season is almost over. While it was not always pretty, we discuss the Illinois win before diving into our analysis of Iowa's third "not its super bowl" game as we break down Black Friday's tilt against 5-6 (and not quite yet bowl eligible) Nebraska Cornhuskers. A lot of folks predicted 9-3 at the beginning of the season and here we find ourselves one win away from that mark - yet, we still ask ourselves "what if" several times as we look back on an objectively good 2019 campaign, which will only get better with the ninth win this Friday.
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Finally!!!!! After three heartbreaking losses, the Hawkeyes finally finished off a win against a highly ranked team! in this episode of the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast, Zach and Brian look back at the win over the Gophers and share their thoughts concerning AJE’s and Iowa’s freshman playmakers’ performances this past Saturday. The guys then turn their attention to the remaining opponents on the schedule - next up, the Fighting Illini and their opportunistic defense. Check out this week’s episode to find out what Zach and Brian expect to see as the Hawkeyes come down the home stretch on this season.
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Another week, another disappointing loss to a ranked team, and another season in which Iowa will not be going to Indianapolis. Unfortunately, quite a few goals fell off the table in Madison, but we are finding ways to be positive - still a chance for 10 wins, a chance for a better bowl, and - of course - a chance to derail Goldy's special season. Brian and Zach look at what went wrong in Madison and identify what has to change to get back in the win column against a 9-0 Minnesota team coming into Iowa City as a top 10 team (and, no, no typos in that sentence . . .).
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We've said it before, but this is probably the biggest game of the season as Iowa faces off with Wisconsin in a loser-leaves-town match for the B1G West title. We spend a couple moments coming off the bye talking about our most recent shutout effort, but that was just Northwestern and their lowly offense. We quickly turn our focus to the Badgers from Madison and theory-craft what coaches may have implemented during the off week. We also look at some young, exciting playmakers, while wondering about a couple of players we expected to hear more from in 2019. Finally, the ongoing discussion of the quality of the Hawkeye defense reaches a crescendo, as Brian and Zach debate whether this defense deserves to be called "elite."
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It was not always pretty, but better to be discussing a win rather than a loss. We do look at the positives from the week (including Wisconsin's improbable loss to Illinois); however, question marks remain as your Iowa Hawkeyes look to continue the redemption tour in a positive way as attention turns to the offensively challenged Northwestern Wildcats.
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After 2 straight weeks of watching the same (disappointing) game, we are looking forward to getting the Redemption Tour 2.0 back on the rails against the Boilermakers. We look at what went wrong (a lot) and right (not a lot) for your Hawks against PSU, before moving on to this week. 4-2 doesn't have the ring to it 6-0 would, but win this week, and 10 wins is still on the table with a shot at Indy possible.
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One loss doesn't ruin a potential special season, but last week's disappointment makes the game against Penn State on Saturday that much more important. As you could guess, a lot of defense talk in second down and a lot of offense (offensive?) talk in third. Download and listen as we try to make sense of what we saw out of Ann Arbor, and how we think Iowa can get back to it's winning ways.
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Bring on the Wolverines! This week we have the pleasure of looking back on a record-setting offensive performance where we have plenty of second down topics and relatively few third-down concerns. Don't worry, Brian is still able to find cause for concern with the defensive line's productivity; however, both Zach and Brian agree that as the competition ratchets up over the next couple of weeks, we will know much more about the 2019 Hawkeyes, including whether the lack of stats along the defensive line is a cause for concern or just an inadequate metric for measuring the defensive line's overall impact on the game. Let’s get to 5-0 this week and then get ready for a big nighttime showdown in Kinnick!!
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Bye week is over, which means it's time to get ready for another Hawkeye football Saturday! This week's episode is heavy on first down grab bag topics, but we find time to peek ahead at the rest of the schedule and project where Iowa might fit among the B1G West contenders. We also take a look at our final non-conference opponent of the season, the MTSU Blue Raiders.
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It may be bye week, but 4DT still has plenty to say this week. Fortunately for Brian, crow was not on the menu and he was allowed to drag ISU one more time in 2019. Now that we have gotten past the first of five tough road tests, we can put the first quarter of they year behind us, take a deep breath during the bye week, and get ready to take the season one game at a time the rest of way. #GoHawks #Hawkeyes #HawkeyeState
Is it too much to call this the biggest Cy-Hawk game of all time? 2002 might have something to say. Download and listen and you will *feel* how excited the 4DT Podcast is this week as we stare down the 2019 edition of this rivalry game, which will be featured as the site for ESPN's Game Day this week. After two dominating wins, there is plenty of positivity throughout our 4DT breakdown in this episode. Will that continue this week? Tune in to hear our predictions for this Top 25 matchup (wait, I've just been told that the Cyclones have fallen out of the rankings...).
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The wait finally paid off as we had the pleasure of watching an opening weekend win for your Iowa Hawkeyes. OK, there were times it wasn't all that fun, but at the end of the night, what we think we saw was a solid football team with enough weapons on offense to potentially be dangerous and a defense that had some bright spots, with some room for improvement. Download and listen as we give your 4DT breakdown of the win over Miami and our upcoming opponent, the Scarlet Knights from Rutgers.
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The wait is finally over as we have arrived at game week #1 for the 2019 season! Brian and Zach go on the record with their season W-L predictions and present our final thoughts on the projected strengths and weaknesses of this year's team. Finally, we look at our Week 1 opponent - the Miami of Ohio Redhawks - a team that will feature a couple of "friendly" faces in its secondary.
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This week's episode brings you our final preseason preview as we break down the third phase - special teams. Hidden yards is a constant theme as we try to pin down where the 2019 Hawks might excel or fall behind. Then everyone's favorite segment - the 2019 4DT Preseason Awards where we project our superlatives for the season.
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We FINALLY bring you our Hawkeye 4DT 2019 Defensive Preview. BUT, before we get into all of that, our delay is your gain as Brian was in Kinnick Stadium for Kids' Day, so we were able to get his reactions to what he saw on the field - both positive and negative. As for the Defensive Preview, no hiding the ball - we are very excited to see what the 2019 edition of the Iowa defense looks like. Led by AJE, that side of the ball boasts playmakers at several positions - tune in to see who we expect to shine and where we are still just a bit nervous as we continue to head toward August 31.
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The countdown to kickoff continues as we bring you the first of our three preseason preview episodes – this week, we take a look at the offense and provide our breakdown by position group and answer some burning questions: Who will be QB2? what does the RB hierarchy look like? who should we expect to step up at WR and TE? and who are the biggest and ugliest along the OL? Along with that, you get to hear some of Brian’s and Zach’s hottest of hot takes regarding the 2019 Iowa offense.
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Only SEVEN more Saturdays until your Iowa Hawkeyes kick off the 2019 football season and August 31 can’t get here fast enough. In this episode, Brian and Zach discuss the highlights from the offseason to clear the way for 4DT’s annual offensive, defensive, and special teams previews in August – including thoughts on the Oliver Martin (and other WR) transfers, #Swarm20, and a quick look ahead to the 2019 schedule. Download and listen today – suffice to say that we are getting excited for the 21st edition of the KF Hawkeyes – are you?
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After a looooong layoff, Brian and Zach are back this week to offer up some thoughts on the state of your Iowa Hawkeyes as spring football officially closes. On this episode, we react (and probably overreact) to some spring coach speak, including the “cash” position and other potential new looks on defense and the buzz around a pair of Freshmen WR. For probably the final time, we heap accolades on the best TE tandem in Iowa history. We then examine Iowa's results in the NFL draft and ponder how that might lead to future success for Iowa. Finally, we take a look at the always reliable spring two deeps (read: written in very light pencil) and offer up a "wish list" for what we want to see on the official Week 1 depth chart. As always, the spring leaves us with the hope and optimism of what could be coming, but leaves us with just one burning question - is it August 31 yet?
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