Monday, September 29, 2008

Iowa Football and the Chicago Bears




I really wanted to write about how comparable the Iowa Hawkeyes were to the Chicago Bears, but unfortunately, and fortunately, I shouldn't because of their moderately impressive win last night. However, I couldn't refuse. Despite the Bears' victory, both teams are eerily similar.
(images from stuckiniowa.com and canyouseethesunset.com).


Lets start with the Coaching Staff:


Both the Bears and Iowa have very unpersonable, generic and for the most part boring head coaches.


-We can always expect them to say the right thing but it's never what anybody really wants to hear.


-They both speak in a very monotonistic manner and don't really show any personality.


-You pretty much know what each is going to say prior to their press conferences. I'm willing to bet that reporters that have been around both for a while could answer the questions for both of them with close to 100% accuracy.


-Neither could make a decision on a quarterback for the longest time, and neither was really willing to talk about it.


-This is an old one, but doesn't Ken O'Keefe and his play calling remind anybody of John Schoop? I mean both coaches would call for a three-yard slant when it's 3 and 13.




Defense




-Both defenses are supposed to be the trademark for each team, but when it matters most, they seem to be non-existent.(except in last night's game for the Bears).


-Both teams have blown leads in the second half in two games this year, which accounted for each teams two losses.




Offense




-The obvious, each team had quarterback controversies with nothing close to that great of quarterbacks.


-I don't trust either team to score when you need them too.


-Both teams have running backs that have potential.


-Both teams have a bunch of no name receivers, yet fans of each team will tell you, to steal a line from Tony the Tiger, "They're GREAT!!!"


-They both manage to score quickly yet are non-existent late in the games.


-Neither offense knows how to run the two minute offense.


-They look really good sometimes, and for the most part you're left wondering what they were thinking.


-Despite winning a few games, you wouldn't be surprised if they don't accomplish much more from here on out.
Feel free to add anything else that I may have forgotten...

2 comments:

uisjmc cooley said...

I think you pretty much covered it all. I'm a huge hawkeye fan, I don't like the bears, but I see the similarity between the two, as well. Good points.

uisjmc morgan said...

Ken O'Keefe is Ron Turner. For real, have you ever seen them in the same place?
I'm a fan of both teams, but lets be honest, both teams fans have zero grasp on reality. Any team that has offenses that painfully sad are going anywhere. At least in the case of the Bears maybe the D and Hester can steal a couple of wins, but i'm not ready to jump behind either team at this point.