Political Football

As far as I know, the Hawks will have an open practice @ Kinnick on Saturday April 17.

Coach Ferentz doesn’t like the idea of a Spring “game”, so we settle for the alternative. In some previous years it was cancelled because of work on the field, but I will post more when I know it.

Most of the running backs are being held out of Spring Practice completely Robinson, Hampton for sure… and Coach says all 22 positions are opened competition.

14 Starters return from the Orange Bowl Champion 2009 season. Iowa should be ranked in the top 10 to start 2010, and I’m READY FOR THE BOOM!

this is an interesting read:  http://spreadfarthefame.com/2010/03/27/pig-roasts-on-clark-and-addison/

Here are the 2-deeps (which don’t really mean much)
only rebuilding is on the offensive line – which is a Ferentz specialty

for some reason I don’t expect much from DJK this year – more from McNutt and younger kids. Skill positions are outrageous, and ADAM THE MAN CLAYBORN is BACK!!! He could be a #1 (not first round, but a #1 draft choice if he continues to improve.

Offense
SE | Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Colin Sandeman
LT | Riley Reiff, Kyle Haganman
LG | Julian Vandervelde, Drew Clark
C | Josh Koeppel/James Ferentz
RG | Adam Gettis, Cody Hundertmark
RT | Markus Zusevics, Nolan MacMillan
TE | Allen Reisner, Brad Herman
QB | Ricky Stanzi, James Vandenberg, John Wienke
WR | Marvin McNutt, Keenan Davis/Paul Chaney Jr.
RB | Adam Robinson, Brandon Wegher, Jewel Hampton
FB | Brett Morse, Wade Leppert

Defense
DE | Adrian Clayborn, Lebron Daniel
DT | Karl Klug, Steve Bigach
DT | Christian Ballard, Mike Daniels
DE | Broderick Binns, Dominic Alvis
OLB | Tyler Nielsen, Jeff Tarpinian
MLB | Troy Johnson, Bruce Davis
WLB | Jeremiha Hunter, Jeff Tarpinian
LC | Shaun Prater, Greg Castillo
SS | Tyler Sash, Tom Donatell
FS | Brett Greenwood, Nick Nielsen/Jack Swanson
RC | Micah Hyde, William Lowe/Jordan Bernstine

Special Teams
P | Ryan Donahue, Eric Guthrie
PK | Daniel Murray, Trent Mossbrucker
KR | Keenan Davis, Derrell Johnson-Koulianous
PR | Colin Sandeman, Tyler Sash

The talk of more and more Recession possibilities in the future and smaller recoveries reflect a dying economy.

China is even giving us good advice – stop building entitlement programs and attack your DEBT!

Can I be depressing enough to say I don’t even think we’re in a recovery. I think the world changed as much with the economic upheaval and the way it was managed, as the world changed after 9-11. It’s just that most people don’t GET that.

And when will everyone GET that this President doesn’t care about bipartisanship. If he did he would not be poking republicans in the eye on his HC victory. Very un-statesman like. What “about red America, blue America – I want to be President of the United States of America…” Well – not so much.

And don’t get me going on Israel… As goes Israel, so goes the USA in my opinion. We must support them strongly – we must give the rest of the Middle East a reason to negotiate. Valerie Jarrett? Really?