Tyler and Collin begin the episode by reflecting on the 2024 season, which had many highs and lows that defined the 8-5 campaign. The ups and downs, inconsistencies, and everything in between kept us from having a very successful season.

Beyond that, we’ll explore the state of the program: Is Iowa football in a healthy spot moving forward? With NIL, a shifting Big Ten landscape, and heightened competition, can the Hawkeyes remain contenders in this tougher conference, or will they settle as a mid-tier?

0:00 Intro

1:18 2024 Season Reflection

11:42 Program Health & Can Iowa Compete in the new Big 10

18:07 How Can Iowa Separate Themselves A Little

26:21 Ladell Betts leaves

Carver-Hawkeye Arena was the epicenter of Women’s College Basketball on Sunday as Iowa upsets #4 USC and also retires Caitlin Clark’s jersey. The best to ever do it and all the memories of the last four years with Caitlin Clark came full circle on Sunday.

Tyler and Collin recap the game a little, instead, we discuss CC's impact and greatness at Iowa and now in the WNBA. We discuss what she meant—along with Lisa Bluder and other players like Kate Martin—for all of us Hawk fans.

Next, we discuss this current season and what it’s been like post-Clark and Bluder era.

Finally, we switch over to the men's side which feels like a complete 180 compared to the women’s program at this current moment. A program that feels sort of on life support - is the inevitable of a big change only a matter of time?

0:00 Intro

1:10 2-2 Special Day for Iowa WBB

7:28 Caitlin Clark’s Legacy

10:13 Thoughts on this current team and Jan Jenson's first year as HC

17:30 Remaining Schedule - can they make the NCC Tourney

18:44 Iowa Mens Basketball in Shambles

27:14 Remaining Schedule for MBB - how many more wins?

Video from last year after the National Title Game reminiscing the Clark era:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbe20Y22MbE

Collin begins discussing Iowa basketball and why the fanbase's apathy is at an all-time low. The question of whether this will be Fran's last year is starting to heat up.

Next, Collin reacts to the news from a few weeks back that MG will be out all spring for surgery to repair his shoulder. Also, get into our latest transfer portal commit, as Sam Phillips out of Chattanooga commits to the Hawks. This is a much-needed WR that Tim Lester can work with.

Finally, for a little fun, Collin looks back at all the quarterbacks who committed to Iowa since 2017 and eventually transferred out. We look at what schools they transferred to and their stats at the new school. It's a horrible, almost decade-long period of inept recruiting and development. Hopefully, Tim Lester can change that narrative!

0:00 Intro

1:15 Apathy has kicked in for Iowa Men's Basketball

7:24 Mark Gronwoski out for Spring Ball

11:15 WR portal commit - impact?

13:19 The WR room heading into 2025

14:28 QB Room since 2017

20:12 Tim Lester revamping the QB Room

Tyler and Collin react to the big news of the day as Iowa finally gets their QB in the portal.

0:00 Intro

0:20 Mark Gronowski Commits to the Hawks- Our general thoughts

6:57 Will Sullivan leave?

9:54 Tim Lester Effect

13:55 Passing Game NEEDS to improve

18:12 Max Brosmer comparison to Mark Gronowski

21:15 Mark or Beau Pribula

Happy New Year! Collin provides an almost mid-season update for Iowa hoops as they are now done with non-conference play with a 10-3 record. A look back at some of the games that went our way and some that didn’t and preview the rest of the schedule along with a general recap of how the roster is doing. Is this team positioned to make the tourney?

0:00 Intro

1:08 Iowa Hoops a tournament team?

3:33 Recap of the season so far

9:52 Previewing remaining schedule

14:18 PPG for roster

16:09 Starting 5 shuffle 18:40 Injury update

19:16 Sophomore class stepping up

Tyler and Collin react to yet another loss against a ranked team as Iowa loses to Missouri 27-24. This is now the third game this season where the Hawks blow a 10-point lead. We dive into the game and focus our attention on Brenden Sullivan and the secondary. Sully played lights out in the first half but looked completely different in the second half. Is he truly the guy moving forward for us? And then to the defense and the regression we have seen especially in the secondary. Improvement needed is an understatement going into our daunting schedule next year.

For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com

Tyler and Collin are back after a short hiatus to discuss the miss for Iowa as Beau Pribula chooses Missouri. This is a prime example of Iowa needing to change the narrative on the offensive side of the ball and Lester having his work cut out to change that. We then get into the commit the Hawks got last week when Auburn QB Hank Brown transferred to Iowa. How does he impact the QB room and who will be QB1 in 2025. We end the show talking more about some portal guys that Iowa is going after and our reaction to round 1 of the College Football Playoffs.

(Post-Show Edit: Jonas Pace (DT-Central Mich) has committed to the Hawks - he was still in decision mode when we recorded this episode)

0:00 Intro

1:10 Initial Thoughts On Beau Pribula Choosing Mizzou

10:00 What Hank Brown Brings To The Hawks

13:47 Quarterback Room Moving Forward - Sully QB1 in 2025?

18:25 Other Portal Additions

21:26 College Football Playoff First Round Reaction

For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com

Tyler and Collin recap Iowa’s 13-10 win against Nebraska. It wasn’t pretty by any means but got the job done. We then get into “The Game” and share our thoughts on Ohio State blowing it against Michigan, discuss some of the matchups this upcoming weekend for Conference Championship weekend, and then talk briefly on the playoffs.

0:00 Intro

1:25 How Did Iowa Win This Game??

8:11 Offense Felt Like The BF Era, Gameplan Felt Questionable

15:44 The Drive Chart

19:30 Kaleb Johnson Appreciation

20:16 Cade McNamara Not Partcipayting In Senior Day Walkout

21:50 Ohio State vs Michigan

26:04 Big 10 Championship / 4 Big 10 Teams In Playoffs?

26:28 College Football Playoffs

For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com