One Word Wednesday: Decalcomania

Decalcomania

Basketball!

I usually stick to football, because frankly basketball hasn't been at all worth my time since I started this blog. But today I feel compelled to post, because 1) a head coach has been fired, 2) I love filling out my bracket, and 3) the Iowa women have being playing really well and actually made the tournament.
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The 1958 Iowa Hawkeyes

I thought it would make sense to do a little research on the team that the Hawkeyes will be honoring with throwback jerseys against Ball State this year (by research I mean Google it, and it still took me all week to write this post). I didn't know a whole lot about the 1958 team because, well, it was before my time. What I did know: Rose Bowl Champs, National Champions (by the FWAA), 8-1-1... After doing a little research though, it's pretty clear that this was one of the best, if not the best, team in Iowa history and an obvious choice to honor.
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Iowa vs Ball State a Throwback Game

I'm not sure who has the ball, but #25 is Hall of Famer Randy Duncan.

I've seen a couple of places, including Hawkeye video coordinator Matthew Engelbart's blog, that say that the Hawkeyes will wear throwback jerseys for the game against Ball State on October 2. The jerseys will be replicas of those worn by the 1958 FWAA National Champion Iowa Hawkeyes. There really is no better team to honor than the '58 team who won the Rose Bowl against Cal and finished the season 8-1-1, and #2 in the AP and Coaches poll.
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Adrian Clayborn pleads guilty

Well, at least that's over... Today Clayborn entered a guilty plea to disorderly conduct. This is the result of an incident from March of last year where Clayborn mistakenly took a taxi driver for an opposing quarterback and punched him in the face. Reportedly the driver just honked at him, but there were some rumblings around the internet that there was some words of the racially charged nature said as well.
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