MISTER FADED GLORY
I'd call this blog a "Critique of Life," except that sounds way too pretentious.
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Category Archives: Iowa Hawkeyes
Live-Tweeting Iowa vs. Arizona on Saturday night!
I know you’re looking for more Colts coverage, and I apologize. I keep up with Twitter fairly well, but when work constricts, the blog goes. My bad. Speaking of which, I’ll be live-tweeting the Iowa vs. Arizona game tonight (yes, … Continue reading
In heaven there is no beer
As you can see, I’m orange, just like the Hawkeyes BCS bowl win. That’s why we drink it here. Yes, it is. The Iowa Hawkeyes and Kirk Ferentz finally nab a major bowl win (the first for Ferentz, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ga Tech, How Sweet, Iowa Hawkeyes, Orange Bowl, This How We Do
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Best laid plans, good intentions, and unrealistic expectations
Mister Faded Glory returns from hiatus, its author supposedly rested and relaxed after a weeklong trip to San Diego (no, not to punch Philip Rivers in the face). Upon his return, he immediately squared off against a yard impossibly filled … Continue reading
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One play
Rarely does one play subvert, define or morph a season quite as visibly as Saturday. Often, we look back, and one play resembles a catalyst for a game. Occasionally, reviewing a season, we causally link a tenor change to one … Continue reading
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Iowa wins again
“Have the computers seen us play?” Kirk Ferentz, reacting to Iowa’s No. 1 aggregate computer ranking In a hopelessly odd game, the Hawkeyes came away with another improbable victory. Yes, we Hawkeye fans agree, this is getting ridiculous. As we’ve … Continue reading
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I’ll admit it, I’ve got nothing
Nothing much going on. Stop complaining. Scroll down and check out that giraffe photo again. HILARITY. Once again it’s February. Once again we’re slowly digesting the best movies of 2008 (Hint: NOT Revolutionary Road) as well as the probable 10 … Continue reading
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One and done?
For all our posturing about a college football playoff (most recently here), sure, we still effusively enjoyed our almost-mater Iowa Hawkeyes‘ easy victory over South Carolina in the Outback Bowl. Awesome Blossoms for everyone! The unranked and unnoticed Hawkeyes gelled … Continue reading
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I … O … W … A!
It’s completely trite and self-serving to claim I foresaw Iowa’s heart-stopping victory over No. 3 Penn State yesterday. Somewhat true, I actually thought all week that the Hawkeyes would bounce back and finally nab a close win, growing up a … Continue reading
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Thanks for giving a care
Don’t even think about reaching me … I won’t be home. PJ, Footsteps. We’re taking this week off from the blog. Before you leap from your desk chair, hurl your Chee-tos, and claim we took last week off, well, let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Iowa Hawkeyes, Melancholy
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Friday Revising
By now you’re used to mea culpas after failed predictions – but I sure felt smart last night at halftime of the Ohio State-Tennessee game. In fact, I still don’t really know what happened with the Vols – they weren’t … Continue reading
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Oh, by the way
This is kind of amusing, and I’m sure Iowa isn’t one of a kind (via Deadspin). Although – am I missing something from far away? Isn’t Kirk Ferentz – even after a disappointing season – still somewhat of a god … Continue reading
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Thanks for proving me abysmally wrong, Hawkeyes.
Well, OK. So I went out on a limb, championing a mythical bubble team, and they turn out to be seriously crappy. I still stand by a couple of things: (1) K-State should be in, right now, for sure. Lots … Continue reading
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Early tourney forecast
See previous post for rationale and/or explanation. But this is it! My tourney forecast! I, too, can be a (ugh) bracketologist! A quick note – regions are listed in seed order only, not factoring into account bracketing, whimsy, the pod … Continue reading
Posted in Basketball, Iowa Hawkeyes, Sports Media, Syracuse
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