2010 Iowa Hawkeyes: One For The Ages?

Posted by Stix Symmonds on February-24-2010 Add Comments

The autumn leaves were thick on the still-growing grass, and the first hints of cool weather were whispered on the wind.  I tugged on the rake in my hand, molding a leafy structure that fought to stand against the Midwestern wind.  Jim Zabel crooned out his signature “I love it, I love it, I love it” though my mid-1980’s Walkman headset as I toiled away the hours cleaning our front yard.  The Hawkeyes were edging out a tough victory over conference rival Illinois, and all was right with the world.  It’s one of my most endearing memories of my teenage years, and as fall approaches each year, I pause to go back to that day and relive it in my memory. 

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