So we are going into probably one of the biggest Hawkeye
weekends, yet. Many of you who know me, I have been very sour and cold about Hawkeye
football… and to be honest I’ve been completely more obsessed with your World
Champion Kansas City Royals.
SIDE NOTE: Yeah, I’m not sure I’m ever gonna come off this high.
This Saturday, there’s an outdoor wrestling meet with
#1 ranked Oklahoma State at 11am. Yes, that’s right, a wrestling meet, outside in 40/50 degree weather at Kinnick Stadium. In the same style of the NHL’s Winter Classic
where they play regular season hockey games in stadiums, it’s gonna get awesome
real fast.
IOWA NERD ALERT SIDE NOTE: This is going to be so bad
ass.
Then there’s the football game where the undefeated Hawks
face Minnesota in prime time. It’s the now annual “Black Out” game… where fans are
encouraged to wear black, as they have on previous Black Out games.
SNARKY SIDE NOTE: Honestly, isn't every Hawkeye game a "black out" game? More on this in a bit.
But there's a new
twist to this year… probably as a result of Nike and how uniforms who some say
have gotten out of control in college sports… the Hawks will be wearing all
black uniforms. Blowing the minds of fans and sports graphic nerds… here’s the
video of the preview from the Politburo in the Peoples Republic of Johnson County:
I think I can count over a dozen times when I’ve been
watching a game a bar or tailgating outside Kinnick where the nerdyist of the
Hawkeye nerds would say after an afternoon of multiple pops, “Dude, you know
what would be awesome? Friggin all black unis man, all black. It would be
killer, dude!” Well bro, your dreams come true this weekend.
Which brings me to a little satire to set you up for the
weekend… So many of you know the reputation of Iowa City… they hand out these
rankings every year... Yeah, as Gary Dolphin (the voice of the Hawkeyes) would say Hawk fans like to “get a
little lathered up” before Iowa games. It’s gonna be a night game and everyone wearing tigerhawks are
gonna party it up. It’s gonna be great fall tailgating day for
football near the House that Hayden Built on Saturday.
SIDE NOTE: Here’s a clever shirt from the UI College
Republicans celebrating our yearly national rankings…
EXTRA EDITORIAL SIDE NOTE: Still the best party on
campus!
Peeps here in Iowa are pumped this weekend. Iowa is
ranked #5 in the College Football Playoff rankings, sparking all of national debate…
but I’m not going into this shit here. But, here’s something
I thought I’d never read in Rolling Stone. Because, yes I have been very critical of Curt
Ferentz. But, being honest here, I dig the new Curt. Not sure what happened…
but what ever change, is working. More passion, more of a gambler on 4
th
downs. I dig all of this. So let’s all hope for the best on this.
Before I close up here, back to the said satire. Now,
every Hawkeye fan I know is utilizing this new feature on Facebook where you
can add graphics for your favorite team or cause with a “temporary profile pic”.
It stays on your profile for like a week or two and saves you the time to
change it back to the picture of your kids, you doing yoga in places, your
dog or whatever political internet meme of the day. The Royals used it twice… one for
the playoffs and one where you can put a crown on your head to celebrate the
first World Title in 30 years. Speaking of, how great was this?
BOASTFUL SIDE NOTE: Sorry, not sorry. #crowned
Not to be out done, the UI Athletic Department has special
temporary Bookface profile pic celebrating the “Black Out” game. And sure
enough, it’s a huge hit. Just about everyone in my news feed is rocking it. So…
given the party atmosphere and a couple of infamous stories of Hawk fans
getting “blacked out”… more
here and
here… Can’t believe I haven’t seen this
come up in the news feeds from people who went to that other school in Ames…
Did I do that right? So cheers Hawkeye fans. Be careful
this weekend and enjoy the glow. There’s something special happening in Iowa
City, isn’t there? Here’s to more Saturdays spent as the late great former voice of all things Hawks Jim Zabel would say, “hugging and kissing your radios.”
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Go Hawks! And as always, LET'S GO ROYALS!!!
