Question for Forum fans who hate games when hawks have big leads

uihawk82 · 2026-11-13T12:58:31-0600

Some posters in the Running up The Score thread bemoaned those games when the Hawks have a big lead.

Did you not like the Sr Day game in 2005 when the Hawks led Minny 35-0 near the end of the 1st half.

Or the 2017 beatdown of OSU in Kinnick. Were you not entertained??

Or 2016 and a couple years later against Nebby with big leads and margin of victories.

I love those games, yeah you can go refresh your drink and get a snack in the 4th qtr without pausing the game but you wont miss anything huge. I hope the hawks have big cushions in the 4th qtr these last 3 games.

83Hawk · 2026-11-13T13:13:21-0600

uihawk82 said:
Some posters in the Running up The Score thread bemoaned those games when the Hawks have a big lead.

Did you not like the Sr Day game in 2005 when the Hawks led Minny 35-0 near the end of the 1st half.

Or the 2017 beatdown of OSU in Kinnick. Were you not entertained??

Or 2016 and a couple years later against Nebby with big leads and margin of victories.

I love those games, yeah you can go refresh your drink and get a snack in the 4th qtr without pausing the game but you wont miss anything huge. I hope the hawks have big cushions in the 4th qtr these last 3 games.

The larger the lead, the more likely the victory.

uihawk82 · 2026-11-13T13:22:34-0600

83Hawk said:
The larger the lead, the more likely the victory.

When the hawk offense was struggling so much in 2021-23, every game was a WTF is going to go wrong now but the hawks had very good to really good season records. Smoke and mirrors by the name of Defense and Special Teams

EKHAWK · 2026-11-13T13:24:28-0600

I personally enjoy watching/listening to games where everything goes right for the Hawkeyes and they're up by 17-21+ by halftime. But you can then predict Kirk will grind out the 2nd half on the ground and clear the bench by 4th quarter. If the opponent keeps their first team in till the end, Kirk will respond accordingly. Iowa's version of style points is showing mercy in the second half but not letting the other team score. The man has more class than just about any other P4 coach out there.

squeezebox_1 · 2026-11-13T13:28:08-0600

Don't get me wrong, I live for those games like last years Indiana/Oregon, but two weeks ago was nice and relaxing against Wisky. I am all for lopsided victories where Iowa can call the dogs off at half. It also provides some time for backups to get PT that is important moving forward.

rfgiowa · 2026-11-13T16:14:00-0600

Iowa 63
illini 0

Oh how I enjoyed that win in 2018! Cheers and GO HAWKS!

DukeSlater · 2026-11-13T17:50:33-0600

EKHAWK said:
I personally enjoy watching/listening to games where everything goes right for the Hawkeyes and they're up by 17-21+ by halftime. But you can then predict Kirk will grind out the 2nd half on the ground and clear the bench by 4th quarter. If the opponent keeps their first team in till the end, Kirk will respond accordingly. Iowa's version of style points is showing mercy in the second half but not letting the other team score. The man has more class than just about any other P4 coach out there.

"Class" is a generous description. I'd call it incredibly naive. But maybe that's just me.

DukeSlater · 2026-11-13T17:52:29-0600

squeezebox_1 said:
Don't get me wrong, I live for those games like last years Indiana/Oregon, but two weeks ago was nice and relaxing against Wisky. I am all for lopsided victories where Iowa can call the dogs off at half. It also provides some time for backups to get PT that is important moving forward.

Yah, like when Jimmy Sullivan got into a game earlier this year and perfected his handoffs. Fourteen times he handed the ball off, and not once did he even look like he was going to pass. That's stupid coaching, plain and simple. It doesn't give the QB ANY real experience, and it handicaps your own team. Damn stupid, IMHO.

NORTHSTAR · 2026-11-13T18:17:01-0600

I love it when the Hawks score 20 early in the first half and then score 3 more offensively the rest of the way. So freaking impressive.

7and5baby · 2026-11-13T18:36:07-0600

uihawk82 said:
Some posters in the Running up The Score thread bemoaned those games when the Hawks have a big lead.

Did you not like the Sr Day game in 2005 when the Hawks led Minny 35-0 near the end of the 1st half.

Or the 2017 beatdown of OSU in Kinnick. Were you not entertained??

Or 2016 and a couple years later against Nebby with big leads and margin of victories.

I love those games, yeah you can go refresh your drink and get a snack in the 4th qtr without pausing the game but you wont miss anything huge. I hope the hawks have big cushions in the 4th qtr these last 3 games.

WHO IN THE FOCK ARE THE IDIOT HAWK FANS THAT DON'T LIKE IT WHEN WE HAVE BIG LEADS. I DEMAND THEY BE EXPOSED!! NOW!

Jonesy5960 · 2026-11-13T19:12:52-0600

Nothing better than a good old Iowa 10-7 blood sucking network hating snoozefest if you ask me. People love that shat.

UIAlumFireFighter · 2026-11-13T20:09:08-0600

Jonesy5960 said:
Nothing better than a good old Iowa 10-7 blood sucking network hating snoozefest if you ask me. People love that shat.

Yeah, real attention-grabbing excitement.

Sure hope we have another one of those types 24 hours from now…

uihawk82 · 2026-11-13T21:57:44-0600

rfgiowa said:
Iowa 63
illini 0

Oh how I enjoyed that win in 2018! Cheers and GO HAWKS!

Yes, and Hayden's hawks blitzed Illini 49-0 iirc or maybe more

uihawk82 · 2026-11-13T21:59:31-0600

DukeSlater said:
"Class" is a generous description. I'd call it incredibly naive. But maybe that's just me.

Well I have seen KF put his starting defense back in during the 4th qtr with a big lead after the 2nd team looked sloppy and gave up a TD and maybe a shutout. He was sending a message that time

Doctor Hawktagonapus · 2026-11-13T22:08:49-0600

DukeSlater said:
Yah, like when Jimmy Sullivan got into a game earlier this year and perfected his handoffs. Fourteen times he handed the ball off, and not once did he even look like he was going to pass. That's stupid coaching, plain and simple. It doesn't give the QB ANY real experience, and it handicaps your own team. Damn stupid, IMHO.

Yeah, I'm sure a dozen odd reps against the Illinois State 2s would have been much more valuable "real" experience than hundreds of reps at practice.

HawkBall23 · 2026-11-13T22:53:51-0600

Why would ANYONE hate Iowa having a big lead!?!?!?

Hawkmanic23 · 2026-11-13T23:15:02-0600

DukeSlater said:
"Class" is a generous description. I'd call it incredibly naive. But maybe that's just me.

It’s just you.

uihawk82 · 2026-11-14T07:28:20-0600

Doctor Hawktagonapus said:
Yeah, I'm sure a dozen odd reps against the Illinois State 2s would have been much more valuable "real" experience than hundreds of reps at practice.

Well it is some video of Sullivan passing the ball in a game, breaking down his mechanics, does he use his best mechanics or slide into some bad habits.

Lester saw enough of Hank last year going in cold againt Indy to probably see his mechanics were off to put it lightly which made Heck #2 late last year. If Hank would have secured a win late against Indy it may have gave him a ton of confidence

83Hawk · 2026-11-14T11:29:22-0600

Jonesy5960 said:
Nothing better than a good old Iowa 10-7 blood sucking network hating snoozefest if you ask me. People love that shat.

I know one guy that does…

IA79Cam · 2026-11-14T11:46:58-0600

Big lead? What's that?

r_desihawk · 2026-11-14T12:20:49-0600

some of you guys don’t have an understanding of what will happen against il if iowa scores 40+ against pu and wins by 2+ scores tonight.

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