Washed Up Walkons

Right on brand- we hardly preview any actual 'matchup' ahead of this weekend. We do at times discuss some Iowa/Minnesota relevant stats, fun facts about the matchup, and memories from our time in this rivalry. We provide absolutely zero hard hitting analysis of what could happen on the field Saturday. We do have a longer conversation about people jumping to conclusions with the rest of this schedu...

Full game recap starts around the 27 minute mark with some other game thoughts sprinkled into the intro conversation that precedes it. Iowa grinds out a MASSIVE win up in Wisconsin and takes control of the Big Ten West in its final season. We go over our sports bets for the weekend, have a look at the updated Gary Top 25, and talk college football from around the country to open up the podcast. To...

The Hawks head into the annual "this game probably decides the West" matchup at Camp Randall in Wisconsin. What are the chances Iowa can win this game, and what key factors play a role in Iowa keeping the score close when they are 10 point dogs walking in. We also discuss the Iowa Offensive line issues with continued mediocrity in the run game, and what we think the potential source of s...

Most of the game breakdown starts at 35 min mark The boys talk NFL games as the Broncos break Gary's heart again, more sandwich talk, if college or NFL football means more to certain people, and Kaleb Johnson coming back with a vengeance. We hit our betting recap where the boys had a 2-1 week across the board and are making money! We get a muscatine update which leads us each to a fun high school...

Today on the show we do very little talking about this upcoming game, almost none. We do talk a lot about Deacon Hill, the Hawks defensive line and the NCAA making an announcement that could reinstate Noah Shannon, Kalona Chocolate Milk, Caitlin Clark carrying an entire sport, Ward's Winners, and whole lot more. If you love the show and want to show support, tell your friends! And, check out our e...

The boys sit down to recap the Michigan State game. It was an ugly win in a blacked out Kinnick night time environment that saw more struggles on Offense, a good game from the Defense, and a well timed, familiar, elite Special Teams day. We discuss the Cade Mcnamara injury and what that means moving forward, how we thought Deacon Hill faired being thrust into that situation, and if a healthy Deaco...

Today we talk about how we personally faired with Coach Ferentzs 24 hour rule, why it was so easy to move on to the next opponent regardless of win or loss, what 2 night games does in a row for the Hawks, how they should fair against the Spartans this weekend, What the expectations should be as an Iowa fan competing against the Blue Bloods each year, how we should view this year with the potential...

The boys break down, or rather mourn, the absolute dog walking the Hawks took over the weekend. You will not find answers to Iowa's problems in this podcast, only speculations and opinions on what is going wrong for the Iowa, how we can fix whatever is still fixable, what the rest of the season will look like and more. We talk about the times we got beat the worst, the historic stats from the abys...

Today the guys preview the big matchup of the season. Iowa heads into a matchup against the Nittany Lions where both teams are 3-0 and inside the Top 25. Iowa has taken the last 2 matchups against Penn St but down some starters, we discuss what it will take to keep this game close and have a chance in a game that features a 2 touchdown spread. We discuss the crazy white out experience as both a pl...

The boys sit down to recap the game from Saturday as the Hawks took down the Broncos 41-10. This game left people with podcasts a lot to talk about as it was the first time this season that Iowa eclipsed 25 points and looked decent on Offense, the first time the line has opened up significant holes in the run game, and the first time the Defense has had uncharacteristic breakdowns in coverage as w...

WE DO NOT PREVIEW THE WESTERN MICHIGAN GAME Now that that's out of the way, there is some very brief intermixed discussion about this game on Saturday against the Broncos but we do no breaking down of what challenges or non-threat they will bring to the table. We do however talk about Nico's comments to the media, Cade's play on words from his time at the podium this week, Ben Kueter and the timel...

Iowa Game breakdown starts at 31:00 We recap the Hawks victory over Iowa State from Ames over the weekend. Kluver attended in person, and talks about the Gameday experience as a fan versus a player and discusses the changes to Jack Trice that have shifted some fun from years past. The boys discuss best college football entrances, and recap the betting slate from the weekend. Then they breakdown th...

We sit down to preview the upcoming Cy-Hawk rivalry game on Saturday as both teams enter the game 1-0 with Good Defense and lots of questions on Offense. We discuss some of our favorite memories of playing in this game, as well as give a picture of what the environment will be like for the players come game time. We talk about the need for the Hawks to establish a ground game, and the concerns ove...

The Hawks kicked off their 2023 season with a win against Utah St. Final score was 24-14 in a game that many felt the Hawks left a lot on the table. We discuss football being back, our betting recap from the weekend, the first look at Cade Mac, and the other transfers that immediately made an impact. We talk the hot start, and the slow 3 quarters that came after. We discuss the special teams play...

The football season is officially here and so is our first game preview of the year! We kick off this episode with a slew of questions that revolve around game week and what that looks like for the guys. What does a practice week look like, which day is the hardest, how do guys taper and recover for game day? What does travel to hotel look like, and what does procedure look like once there? Cade's...

Nick is one of the former Asst Strength Coaches during the Walkons time in Iowa City, and has since moved on to be the Head man at Elon University in North Carolina. He was always cutting edge as an assistant looking to push the field of strength and conditioning forward. He is respected as one of the best in the industry and has guided numerous guys as his assistants on to bigger and better jobs....

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The clock ticks down to 9 days away from Hawkeye Football and the guys sit down to discuss a variety of topics. We get Library Gary as he has settled back into Iowa City after a summer back in Denver. We talk throwing up during/before football games. We preview the Backpocket LIVE podcast event that we are doing on Friday, September 1st. We announce the Walkon Army Fantasy Football leagues, make s...

Football Conversation starts at 19:30 Big episode as we draw ever so close to the start of College football season. Today after a short introductory conversation we dive into 2 main topics for the episode. The first, Where would the Iowa Football coaching job rank amongst the rest of the country? Top 15? Top 25? and we discuss the 247Sports list of the Top 16 jobs across the nation. We then move o...

Raimond Braithwaite is in his 19th year as a member of the strength and conditioning staff with the University of Iowa football program. He was named director in March, 2021, after being named interim director in June, 2020. Braithwaite was a member of the Iowa staff from 2002-04 and rejoined the Hawkeye program after serving as the head strength and conditioning coach at Delaware State (2005-07)....

Realignment talk and football talk start around the 27:00 mark, before that is just the standard BS banter from us. We open the episode thinking Kevin wouldn't be joining us, and then later he shows up by surprise. We discuss some fun message board trash talking about our show, getting demolished on social about the wearing jerseys opinion, and all other instances in which people come at the Walko...

Mark transferred in to Iowa as a Walkon FB from Air Force. Went on to become a pivotal feature of the Iowa run game in 2012, 2013, and 2014. He is, from the inside perspective, one of the most respected teammates we ever had, and one of the best overall 'Hawkeyes' there has ever been. He entered the Strength and Conditioning world after football ended, and has since found his way to director of pe...

On todays episode we open the discussion with a wild story out of Clemson as a player was secretly recording his teammate. We discuss a couple Hawkeye storylines like the release of Jack Campbell's combine interviews with Detroit, the announcement of Monte Pottebaum's retirement, and Riley Moss being sidelined with an injury. Then we get to the meat and potatoes of the episode where we discuss the...

Abdul is currently the Tight Ends and Fullbacks Coach at the University of Iowa. He is one of the best linebackers in the Kirk Ferentz Era and in Iowa history. We discuss how and why he found himself to Iowa City in back in 2002, and what it was like playing on some absolutely loaded rosters. Why Chad Greenway was so special next to him at LB, what sparked his coaching career, His path back to IC,...

Iowa Football Media Days/Depth Chart talk starts at 42:25 Fat episode on deck as the guys get together after 10 days since our last recording. Jim Leonhard got hired by the Illini, and we speculate on what seems like a lateral move at best.. We discuss some updated comments on the northwestern situation. We talk about the story breaking out of Minneapolis around the Minnesota Football team and PJ...