If you’ve watched the Hawks for any length of time, you know that they’ve got a few go-to plays that are the bread and butter of their game. Sit through a single series, and you quickly realize that our offensive strategy is to run two out of every three downs. Yet, in the UNI and Wisconsin games there was some spark of a passing game that sent Hawkeye hearts aflutter.
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Townie Hawk: From combines to casket coolers — A journey through Hawkeye tailgates
If any sports-related event is evidence that being a fan is more about togetherness than trophies, it’s the tailgate. I walked to Kinnick the day of the Iowa vs. Iowa State game to get some insights into this unique cultural phenomenon from the die-hards who do it every gameday.
Townie Hawk: Snack-sized Big Ten football facts (and drink recommendations) to share at your next tailgate
Welcome back to football, fans of the sport and/or binge drinking. The Big Ten season opener against Wisconsin glimmers on the horizon, and with it comes the sick dread of […]
Townie Hawk: Comfort Food for Hawkeye Hearts
As the specter of a losing season lurks in our Hawkeye hearts, how do loyal fans tame their hunger for victory? With recipes that cook up the Big Ten teams […]
Townie Hawk: Hawkeye Confidential – an interview with the Iowa Hawkeyes
When it comes time for Hawkeye Football Media Day, Little Village always puts our Hawks to the test with a barrage of really tough questions, like “What’s on your iPod?” […]
Townie Hawk: Put a little cheer in your beer!
We all know there’s no better place to watch the Hawkeyes take the field than Kinnick Sweet Kinnick, but for those who aren’t season ticket holders or rich people, we […]
Townie Hawk: HawkID – Why are we called Hawkeyes, anyway?
Welcome back Hawk fans! Some of you are perusing your first ever issue of Little Village. How’s it feel? Pretty great? Go Hawks. But perhaps you, and even past readers, […]
Townie Hawk: Hawk Couture
Ah, football. What is it about this sport? It’s more than the hot chocolate warming our hands through our mittens, the bass drum catching hold of the chilly air, or […]
Townie Hawk: For the Boys
There is a man in my life who is 15 years younger than me. He is my brother—and he is a kid who was raised in youth sports. From an […]
Townie Hawk: What's in a View?
Saturday, Sept. 24 marked my first foray into an echelon of sports-reporting I’d previously only dreamed of: a seat in the Paul W. Brechler Press Box. I was given the privilege of witnessing the Hawks trounce Lousiana-Monroe on our home turf, far above the madding crowds of Kinnick.
Townie Hawk: Staying the Course
Realists and dreamers alike know that real love stays, through both triumph and tragedy. Woe be to the Hawkeyes if we were the kind of fans who left the stadium […]
Townie Hawk: From Mystery to History…
Some say previews are for people who didn’t pay attention last year but, like so many of you, my memories of the the 2010 season must break through a thick layer of boozy scum before…