Hawkeye 4dt Podcast

Well, Hawkeye fans, the week we have all been waiting for has arrived - week 1 of the 2020 B1G football season is finally here!  In this episode of the Hawkeye 4DT podcast, Zach and Brian do a full 4DT breakdown of Saturday’s game against the Purdue Boilermakers.  Consistent with the thoughts shared in the preseason podcasts, the guys remain bullish on the Hawkeye offense and its ability to score points.  But, the question remains, will that (potentially) high-octane offensive attack score enough points to keep the W’s piling up given the uncertainties that exist on defense and the challenges presented for a football season played with a COVID backdrop?  Download this week’s episode to see how the Hawkeye 4DT guys think this game and the rest of the games on Iowa’s schedule will turn out.    #IowaHawkeyes  #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks #GottaGo1-0tobe11-0. 

This week in Hawkeye 4DT’s last preseason episode, we bring you the much anticipated 2020 Preseason Awards. Before handing out the hardware, though, we first look at special teams - lots of excitement for Keith Duncan and ISM, but some question marks in areas that we are looking forward to seeing play out.  When we then move on to the main event with the Preseason Awards, like everything in 2020, our approach was a bit different than previous years, as we found ourselves doing a little more speculation than usual. Listen and let us know if you agree with our picks or feel free to tell us why we are wrong.  You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

Depth charts, media availability, and coaches speak - oh my! Starting to (finally) feel like football season as we get our first look at a two-deep (which was promptly debunked as fake news moments after it was released) and hear from players and coaches as we inch closer to kickoff in approximately 2 weeks. In this episode, we do a deep dive on the defensive side of the ball in our 2020 Defensive Preview.  The Hawks lost a lot from the 2019 season, but there is a lot to like as we give our power rankings for the defensive line, linebackers, and secondary. Is it October 24 yet? You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

Wow, it feels good to talk once again about our favorite Iowa football players and actual games on the schedule. It’s been way too long. We kick off our season preview series with a look at this year's offense as we rank the relative strength of the position groups heading into the season. Good news, we are high on all of these groups; bad news, there are only 9 games, so season record setting performances will be tougher to come by for this, dare we say, explosive 2020 offense. Join us next week for the next installment of our season preview series as we count down the position groups on the defensive side of the ball.   You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

Iowa football is back on the schedule! In this episode we look back at a unique offseason in the Hawkeye program and review several of the important events over the last 5+ months and evaluate how we got to where we are today with a mid-October kickoff to an unprecedented 2020 season. Join us for what is a somewhat meandering re-entry into looking at Iowa and B1G football, which will almost all certainly prove to be wrong over the coming days and weeks. We look forward to bringing you our more conventional episodes in coming weeks as we provide our offensive, defensive and special teams previews; our annual 4DT preseason awards; and our first 4DT game preview as we breakdown our season opener against, umm, some B1G opponent!

What a wild, wild world. As we enter week three with no sports, we look back on the promising Iowa winter sports seasons that ended abruptly, including the standout efforts of men's basketball NPOY, Luka Garza and Hodge Trophy winner Spencer Lee. For a break from reality, we turn back the clock once again and countdown our Top 10 moments (both on the field and off) from the 2010s. You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

You put your right foot in . . . What a Holiday Bowl and Happy New Year indeed as Brian and Zach look at one of the more enjoyable Iowa football games since 55-24. Given that we (maybe?) just wrapped up another decade, we thought it was a good time to look at some of the best and our favorite Hawkeye players from 2010-2019. Download, listen, and let us know if you agree (or more likely, disagree) with this "Top 10" list - given that we each had over 30 Hawks on our initial lists, there is sure to room for debate! You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

One final podcast before we close out 2019! As we head into the final days of 2019, we pay tribute to Hayden Fry and Bump Elliott, evaluate roster changes with potential NFL decisions and national signing day, take a very brief look at the Nebraska win and upcoming Holiday Bowl. Last but not least, we have our annual accountability, where we give out our post-season awards and look back at our pre-season awards to see where we were right and where we were woefully short (no, we did not have a running back with 1,200 yards or 40 sacks on the season . . .).

And just like that, the season is almost over. While it was not always pretty, we discuss the Illinois win before diving into our analysis of Iowa's third "not its super bowl" game as we break down Black Friday's tilt against 5-6 (and not quite yet bowl eligible) Nebraska Cornhuskers. A lot of folks predicted 9-3 at the beginning of the season and here we find ourselves one win away from that mark - yet, we still ask ourselves "what if" several times as we look back on an objectively good 2019 campaign, which will only get better with the ninth win this Friday. You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

Finally!!!!!  After three heartbreaking losses, the Hawkeyes finally finished off a win against a highly ranked team! in this episode of the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast, Zach and Brian look back at the win over the Gophers and share their thoughts concerning AJE’s and Iowa’s freshman playmakers’ performances this past Saturday. The guys then turn their attention to the remaining opponents on the schedule - next up, the Fighting Illini and their opportunistic defense. Check out this week’s episode to find out what Zach and Brian expect to see as the Hawkeyes come down the home stretch on this season. You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

Another week, another disappointing loss to a ranked team, and another season in which Iowa will not be going to Indianapolis. Unfortunately, quite a few goals fell off the table in Madison, but we are finding ways to be positive - still a chance for 10 wins, a chance for a better bowl, and - of course - a chance to derail Goldy's special season. Brian and Zach look at what went wrong in Madison and identify what has to change to get back in the win column against a 9-0 Minnesota team coming into Iowa City as a top 10 team (and, no, no typos in that sentence . . .). You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

We've said it before, but this is probably the biggest game of the season as Iowa faces off with Wisconsin in a loser-leaves-town match for the B1G West title. We spend a couple moments coming off the bye talking about our most recent shutout effort, but that was just Northwestern and their lowly offense. We quickly turn our focus to the Badgers from Madison and theory-craft what coaches may have implemented during the off week. We also look at some young, exciting playmakers, while wondering about a couple of players we expected to hear more from in 2019. Finally, the ongoing discussion of the quality of the Hawkeye defense reaches a crescendo, as Brian and Zach debate whether this defense deserves to be called "elite." You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

It was not always pretty, but better to be discussing a win rather than a loss. We do look at the positives from the week (including Wisconsin's improbable loss to Illinois); however, question marks remain as your Iowa Hawkeyes look to continue the redemption tour in a positive way as attention turns to the offensively challenged Northwestern Wildcats.  You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

After 2 straight weeks of watching the same (disappointing) game, we are looking forward to getting the Redemption Tour 2.0 back on the rails against the Boilermakers. We look at what went wrong (a lot) and right (not a lot) for your Hawks against PSU, before moving on to this week. 4-2 doesn't have the ring to it 6-0 would, but win this week, and 10 wins is still on the table with a shot at Indy possible.  You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

One loss doesn't ruin a potential special season, but last week's disappointment makes the game against Penn State on Saturday that much more important. As you could guess, a lot of defense talk in second down and a lot of offense (offensive?) talk in third. Download and listen as we try to make sense of what we saw out of Ann Arbor, and how we think Iowa can get back to it's winning ways.  You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

Bring on the Wolverines! This week we have the pleasure of looking back on a record-setting offensive performance where we have plenty of second down topics and relatively few third-down concerns. Don't worry, Brian is still able to find cause for concern with the defensive line's productivity; however, both Zach and Brian agree that as the competition ratchets up over the next couple of weeks, we will know much more about the 2019 Hawkeyes, including whether the lack of stats along the defensive line is a cause for concern or just an inadequate metric for measuring the defensive line's overall impact on the game.  Let’s get to 5-0 this week and then get ready for a big nighttime showdown in Kinnick!! You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

Bye week is over, which means it's time to get ready for another Hawkeye football Saturday! This week's episode is heavy on first down grab bag topics, but we find time to peek ahead at the rest of the schedule and project where Iowa might fit among the B1G West contenders. We also take a look at our final non-conference opponent of the season, the MTSU Blue Raiders.  You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks

It may be bye week, but 4DT still has plenty to say this week. Fortunately for Brian, crow was not on the menu and he was allowed to drag ISU one more time in 2019. Now that we have gotten past the first of five tough road tests, we can put the first quarter of they year behind us, take a deep breath during the bye week, and get ready to take the season one game at a time the rest of way. #GoHawks #Hawkeyes #HawkeyeState

Is it too much to call this the biggest Cy-Hawk game of all time? 2002 might have something to say.  Download and listen and you will *feel* how excited the 4DT Podcast is this week as we stare down the 2019 edition of this rivalry game, which will be featured as the site for ESPN's Game Day this week. After two dominating wins, there is plenty of positivity throughout our 4DT breakdown in this episode. Will that continue this week? Tune in to hear our predictions for this Top 25 matchup (wait, I've just been told that the Cyclones have fallen out of the rankings...). You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks #hawkeyes #hawkeyefootball #gameday

The wait finally paid off as we had the pleasure of watching an opening weekend win for your Iowa Hawkeyes. OK, there were times it wasn't all that fun, but at the end of the night, what we think we saw was a solid football team with enough weapons on offense to potentially be dangerous and a defense that had some bright spots, with some room for improvement. Download and listen as we give your 4DT breakdown of the win over Miami and our upcoming opponent, the Scarlet Knights from Rutgers.  You can download and subscribe to the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and all of your favorite podcast services. You can connect with Brian and Zach on Twitter (@Hawkeye4DT) and Facebook (@Hawkeye4DT). #IowaHawkeyes #HawkeyeFootball #GoHawks