Hawk Talk on Melrose

Collin starts off the show discussing Bluder’s retirement and Jan Jenson being announced as the new head coach for Women’s Basketball. We then transition to Football and react to Northwestern transfer WR Jacob Gill committing to Iowa, why 'beggars can’t choosers' at that position for Iowa and the narrative surrounding the WR room. Collin also talks about Tim Lester's success at Western...

Tyler and Collin react to the big news of the day of Iowa finally landing a transfer QB - something we desperately needed before the 2024 season starts.

Collin dives into his top 5 questions for Iowa Football post-spring practice. 0:00 Intro 0:48 Q1- D-Line Depth? 5:11 Q2- O-Line Next Step? 9:30 Q3- TL Shift Narrative? 13:05 Q4- Enought WRs? 22:55 Q5- QB Room-Panic?

*Reupload from Yesterday, Video was cut in half for some odd reason* Tyler and Collin discuss the recent news of Deacon Hill entering the transfer portal.. what that means moving forward, and who does Iowa pursue in the portal at the QB position. We end the show talking the NFL Draft. Cooper Dejean 1st rounder plus a few other Hawks that could get drafted in the later rounds.

Tyler and Collin discuss Iowa's Spring Game that took place this last Saturday in Kinnick. Numerous things that caught our eye as we now enter the dead period before Summer workouts and Fall camp. We also get into Tim Lester's presser from last Thursday and one quote that really stuck out for Collin. Please Note - We will be doing some mailbag episodes here in the next month or two, so ple...

Collin discusses the latest around spring practice for Hawkeye Football .. Deacon Hill taking 1st team reps, will we go out for a possible QB transfer, Jacob Bostick transferring, WR room with Kaleb Brown leading the way, and thoughts on Lester's new look offense. Tyler and Collin will be back this weekend going over the spring game on Saturday - be on the lookout for that episode.

Tyler and Collin reflect back on this incredible year the Iowa Women gave us and these past few years with CC, Kate Martin, and Gabbie Marshall. End of an era indeed but some great memories to look back on.

Tyler and Collin react to Iowa’s 94-87 big win against the defending WBB Champion LSU. Iowa advances to the Final 4 where they will take on UCONN on Friday night.

The first topic was not planned to say the least.. as Collin was about ready to hit the record button, news came out that Kadyn Proctor was leaving Iowa and returning to Alabama. Collin discusses that and provides his initial reaction and then gets into his big storyline as we enter Spring ball. Tyler then joins the show and we talk all things basketball.. Iowa not making the tournament, Fran fati...

Tyler and Collin start the episode talking the big win against Ohio State this past weekend with Caitlin Clark breaking the all-time record, can this team go far in the postseason, do they have what it takes. We then get into Fran's squad and the big wins they have had recently to be in the discussion for March Madness, can they win this weekend against Illinois, seeding for the BTT, will it b...

0:00 Intro 1:21 Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Women’s Bball Team 10:14 Iowa back-to-back quad 1 wins.. can Iowa sneak its way into the tourney? 20:20 Iowa Football win total is set at 7.5.. will we hit the over or the under? (way too early prediction.. all for fun at this point)

0:44 - Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA women’s basketball record for career points.. what she brings to not only Iowa's team but women's basketball in general.. will she stay or go off to the WNBA next year 9:22 - Can Iowa string together some wins down the stretch to be a bubble team.. is there fatigue for the Iowa men's basketball program and if so why is there? 21:54 - Jon Budmayr promote...

Full disclaimer: This episode we do not talk Hawkeye sports. Tyler and Collin discuss Super Bowl LVIII as the Chiefs beat the 49ers in a thriller OT Super Bowl a few days back. Our reaction to Mahomes/Reid winning their 3rd SB and our impression of Brock Purdy playing composed in his first-ever SB. We then discuss next year's College Football Playoff expansion and schedule and what it means fo...

Kolby joins the show with Collin to discuss the introductory press conference from new OC Tim Lester. We share our overall thoughts, will Kirk allow some changes, and will the Tim Lester era work?

Tyler and Collin react to the big news over the weekend of Kirk hiring Tim Lester to be the next OC for the Hawks.

Tyler and Collin react to the HUGE news of Alabama OT Kadyn Proctor committing to Iowa. The former 5 star and second rated transfer player in the portal will help bolster our OLINE in 2024.

2:40 Update on the next OC for Iowa... The latest with Paul Chryst no longer in the race... Who does Kirk look at now 12:05 Are we back to square one with getting this OC hire figured out... Brennan Marion (UNLV OC) rumors debunked 14:25 Kelton Copeland no longer WRs coach.. what does that mean moving forward 21:05 Seth Wallace promoted to Assistant Head Coach / Phil Parker pay raise

2:20 - Cooper Dejean off to the NFL 5:55 - Sebastion Castro is back for another year and the impact he has on Iowa's defense 9:55 - Ty Thompson.. he's off to Tulane now but just a weird situation to begin with. What it means for Iowa and do they look at grabbing another QB in the portal to back up Cade or stick with Marco. 14:55 - Iowa's QB room the past few years. The recruitment/deve...

Tyler and Collin discuss Iowa's 35-0 loss against Tennessee on Monday, Iowa's record and performance against ranked teams since 2021, Deacon Hill and why it's malpractice to even have him out there, and why we overcomplicate the offense so much. 2:20 - Iowa vs ranked teams the past few years and how it's not even been close 8:45 - Deacon Hill's performance and why Marco should...

In this episode, Tyler and Collin discuss the massive return of Jay Higgins who is coming back for the 2024 season, will other players follow suit, and Collin ranks the players he wants to see back for sure. We then get into the matchup against Tennesee on Monday in Orlando, we preview and predict that game, and we end the episode discussing what they need to do to keep players from not opting out...

Tyler and Collin discuss Iowa's involvement so far in the transfer portal, what guys will or will not come back, and look at who Kirk might be going after for the next OC. We will be off next week but will have an episode out in 2 weeks going over the Citrus Bowl.

Tyler and Collin recap Iowa's 26-0 loss to Michigan, why it's so frustrating that Kirk won't do anything about the offense, and so close to competing at the top with our elite level defense but so far with our inept rock bottom offense. We then get into the drama that unfolded on Sunday when the committee put Bama ahead of FSU.

Iowa travels to Indy to take on Michigan for the Big 10 Championship this weekend. Tyler and Collin preview that game as it will be an uphill battle for Iowa. Can Iowa shock the country or will it be another typical blowout? We then get into the CFB Playoff and the variety of scenarios that can play out for the top 4 teams. Lastly, we discuss the rest of the conference championship games this week...

Collin and Tyler break down Iowa's 13-10 win over Nebraska on Friday. Another 10 win season for Kirk Fetentz and why this year was such an accomplishment given the injuries and all the drama with the Brian Ferentz situation. We will be releasing a Big 10 Championship Special on Thursday going over the game this next weekend in Indy against Michigan. We will also look at the other conference ch...

Iowa is your west division champs as they beat Illinois 15-13 on Saturday. Tyler and Collin briefly discuss that game and look forward to the Black Friday matchup against Nebraska. Can Iowa pull off a 10 win season and ride that momentum into the Big 10 Championship? Collin gives his realistic ideal OC candidate for next year.