The University of Iowa Hawkeyes shook off an emotional hangover for a come-from-behind victory at home last Saturday. What will they have left in the tank as they head into Lincoln to take on the Cornhuskers on Black Friday?
With a pig in the poke Hawkeyes eye bigger prize
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It's Philosophy Friday and Sharon and I are exploring the tension between democracy and authoritarianism. open.substack.com/pub/torybrec...
Talking Badgers and the annual Iowa-Wisconsin tussle on the pod this week:
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BRISKET FORCE PHAT!
The 12 Saturdays podcast is a good one this week, as we sit down with @theathletic.com stellar college football analyst and my good friend and colleague @scottdochterman.bsky.social to talk the present and future of the sport. Available on all pod platforms: open.spotify.com/episode/6FdZ...
Friday night lights spark Hawkeye offense
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Talking the Ferentz legacy with former Gazette beat writer Marc Morehous:
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Kick them out. Go ahead, play in a non-existent elite division. SEC? Knock yourself out. Give the national brand thing a go and take your shit and get the fuck out. That’s where I’d start the negotiation.
Losing a rivalry game is particularly painful. Doing it for the second year in a row in nearly identical fashion is even more frustrating.
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Mark Gronowski did not like the savior at quarterback many Iowa fans so desperately wanted to see in his debut last Saturday. But the ingredients for a good team are still there with a huge test looming in Ames against a ranked Iowa State Cyclones squad. open.substack.com/pub/torybrec...
Peril and promise await Hawkeyes in 2025
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A story from the archives with an echo in the present. My Substack column this week. open.substack.com/pub/torybrec...
“I Won’t Give Up on Pasqual”: West Liberty priest stands up and speaks out
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Gross
Had a weird talk wirh an AI bot and wrote about it:
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Someone needs to tell the Crypt Keeper you cant impugn what doesn’t exist.
Have the day you voted for MAGA!
I kayaked the Amazon . . . in Illinois
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For the love of God why do WNBA franchises insist on the most generic, uninteresting team names? So boring!
Half of downtown is thriving, half is declining. How can we spread success more evenly?
On the river, Davenport.
Nah
Upstart Hawkeyes lead Big 10 baseball, by @ToryBrecht
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Confessions of a mediocre gift-giver
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The news has been depressing and alarming of late, so here's a little light reading about domestic disasters I wrote way back when I was a rookie reporter fresh out of college:
Wayback Machine: "If I had a hammer, I'd hammer my sleeve to the 2 X 4" open.substack.com/pub/torybrec...
Ahh, back when we still had retirement savings! I remember those halcyon days.
