Eyes on Iowa

After a brief hiatus, the trio returns and talks all things Cy-Hawk basketball (men's and women's), Iowa and Iowa State wrestling as well as high school wrestling!

Nick Osen of CycloneAlert.com of the 247 Sports network joins us to talk the insanity of the Big 12 in men's basketball, as well as the women's side of things well, with a focus on the Cyclones and both sides upcoming stretches. The pod then touches on Iowa football's win over Kentucky and the Music City Bowl ending with an important conversation regarding Patrick McCaffery's leave and mental health as it relates to college athletes.

The trio are back together to talk Iowa's matchup with Kentucky in the Music City Bowl on New Years Eve, before discussing the conference races for the Big 12 and Big Ten in men's and women's basketball, before wrapping up with previewing the College Football Playoff Semifinals.

The trio re-unites after a couple weeks as Quinn, Zach and Carter discuss signing day and the Kadyn Proctor debacle, Iowa and Iowa State basketball, as well as Iowa High School Basketball and Wrestling.

The gold standard of beat reporting in Iowa High School Athletics joins the pod as Jeff Linder discusses the topic of football classes reclassifying using socioeconomic factors with Zach and Quinn. The trio then moves to discussions about high school girls hoops in Iowa, before getting to the Iowa women and their recent stretch. Zach and Quinn then wrap the pod talking about Brock Purdy's emergency with the San Francisco 49ers and Iowa landing former Michigan TE Erick All.

For the first half of the pod, Sean Bock of 247 Sports joins to discuss Iowa's acquisition of Cade McNamara in the transfer portal, other portal targets for the Hawkeyes, the Music City Bowl against Kentucky before wrapping with a CyHawk Men's Basketball preview. Rob Gray of the Cedar Rapid Gazette joins after, discussing the coaching changes amongst the Iowa State football program, what the Cyclones offense could look like under Nathan Scheelhaase, transfer portal talk and a Cyclone-perspective of Thursday's CyHawk Game. Quinn and Zach wrap up the pod discussing Iowa High School Boys Basketball.

Iowa's regular season comes to a stunning end with a loss to Nebraska and Iowa State appeared to give up against TCU, the boys discuss in-depth ways the Hawkeyes and Cyclones can fix their programs in the offseason. On a positive, the Cyclones and Hawkeye basketball teams are trending up in the non-district slate, while CyHawk wrestling is on the docket for Sunday. The trio give their thoughts on the dual before ending with some high school wrestling talk!

The boys prep for Thanksgiving with plenty of Iowa and Iowa State discussion, specifically about Iowa football's rise in November, and Iowa State's fall in November. Plus, discussion about the non-con slate upcoming for the Cyclones and Hawkeyes men's basketball team.

Winter has arrived with the snowfall, but the boys still talk about the Iowa High School Football Championships Games this weekend, as well as Iowa State's loss to Oklahoma State and bowl eligibility looking slim, as well as Iowa's win over Wisconsin and the Hawkeyes shot at capturing the Big Ten West. The pod wraps up with a discussion about women's basketball in Iowa, with Iowa and Iowa State and the start to their respective seasons.

A packed pod once again with talk about Iowa High School Football Semifinals, whether we will ever see an Eastern Iowa school win another 5A State Championship in football, before diving into Iowa's win over Purdue and Spencer Petras post-game comments, and Iowa State getting it's first Big 12 W over West Virginia. The pod wraps with more discussion on Iowa and Iowa State men's hoops!

A late night recording with Zach and Quinn talking a little on state volleyball, followed by an extensive breakdown of quarterfinal matchups in Iowa High School Football. The duo the end the pod with talking about Iowa and Iowa State football, followed by a brief talk about the Big 4 in Iowa college basketball.

Zach Martin has officially joined the podcast full-time as the third member, and we dive right into the mess that Iowa football was in their 54-10 loss to Ohio State on Saturday and Kirk Ferentz's comments about Cleveland.com's Doug Lesmerises questions during the postgame press conference. The trio then delves into Iowa State and their game coming on Saturday with Oklahoma and the uncertainty surrounding what may occur. The last 40 minutes of the pod shows the three breaking down the Round of 16 from 5A all the way to 8-man!

Friend of the podcast Zach Martin joins as the boys break down quite a bit of Iowa High School Football with the playoffs from 8-Player to Class 2A coming up on Friday, the pod then wraps up with discussions about Iowa and Iowa State and the realistic possibility that NEITHER team makes a bowl game in 2022

It's hell week for Carter at Dental School, so Quinn brings some old friends on to fill the void with Michael Santi and Keaton Adams. Topics range widely from Iowa and Iowa State football, to the NFL, to gambling and everything in between. An hour and a half of dudes being dudes and talking sports, what more would you want?

With the tailspin Iowa football has gone on, the social media scrutiny has intensified tenfold with coaches and players amongst the Iowa fanbase, some of which, our guy Quinn, has deemed as harassment. He has more than a few thoughts on these things.

Quinn and Carter kick off the episode by delving into Iowa High School Football as the playoffs coming closer and closer as October has arrived, with Quinn giving his predicted matchups for 4 of Iowa's 5 11-man classes. Focus then shifts to college football as the pair recap a sour weekend at the FBS-level for Iowans with Iowa's loss to #4 Michigan and Iowa State's loss at Kansas, the episode ends with previews for Iowa-Illinois and Iowa State-Kansas State (Farmageddon!!)

Quinn and Carter start the episode out with a bang, discussing an updated Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest TV Shows of all-time, and the pair have some opinions (Quinn's being stronger, shocking I know). The two the delve into the recaps of Iowa and Iowa State from Saturday, with Iowa State showing their first signs of weakness offensively, and Iowa's offensive line taking more positive steps. The two then preview Iowa State's matchup with undefeated (!!!) Kansas and Iowa's showdown with #4 Michigan at Kinnick!

Douglas and Copp are back after a couple of wins this weekend from Iowa and Iowa State, Cyclones dominating 43-10 over Ohio and Iowa simply concluding a 7-hour lightning fest with a 27-0 shutout of Nevada. Recaps and previews are given for the teams conference openers this Saturday before the duo reviews Iowa HS football at the halfway point of the regular season, including an extended convo about the joy Quinn has at the revival of his alma mater's football program.

Well, it was a stinker of a Cy-Hawk Game, with Iowa State winning an ugly 10-7 game to snap Iowa's 6-game win streak in the series. Quinn and Carter give their thoughts on the game before Quinn launches into a tirade about Iowa fans whining about Kirk Ferentz and Petras, claiming that "Ferentz has lost it" and "Practice doesn't matter". Things settle down as the two talk about the games coming up this Saturday before ending with Nebraska finally dumping Scott Frost!

An old friend of the program Jared Zieser, a writer for Wide Right Natty Lite, joins the podcast as Hate Week is upon us. Hate Week (at least on social media) appears to be a subdued one for a change, as the trio breaks down Iowa's lethargic offensive performance and equally impressive defensive and special teams performance against South Dakota State, and ISU's teardown of Southeast Missouri State as well. The three then move to matchups to watch in this Saturday's game at Kinnick before giving their final predictions! Follow us on Twitter - @EyesOnIowaPod Follow us on Facebook - Eyes On Iowa

Episode 4 opens in a non-conventional fashion, as Quinn goes on a rant about Rolling Stone's Top 100 Country Albums of All-Time and how poor it was, before moving to all things football. Carter and Quinn recap Week 1 of the Iowa High School football season, before breaking down Iowa State and Iowa's depth chart, followed by game-by-game predictions on both Iowa State AND Iowa's schedule!

Episode 3 sees Carter and Quinn open things up with the Big Ten's historic television deals, the pros and cons behind it, and what it means for the future of college football and college basketball. Gears then shift to the high school scene, where the IHSAA has given guidance to high school athletes on how to utilize in NIL in the State of Iowa, before wrapping the show with the Top 5 games of a loaded Week 1 of the Iowa High School Football Season!

Our good friend David Eickholt of Hawkeye Insider (247 Sports) joins the show, as we lead off with Carter getting engaged, before transitioning briefly to David and his backstory. We then spend a lengthy amount of time on Iowa football, before discuss the recent success of the Iowa athletic department as a whole. There's brief talk about the Field of Dreams Game last week, before we end the pod discussing our preferences when it comes to Iowa City night life. Follow David on Twitter: @DavidEickholt

The first ever episode of the Eyes on Iowa podcast, we introduce ourselves and who we are before getting down to business. We talk Iowa football and drop a couple hints on what we're hearing behind the scenes, before we shift our focus into what a new era of Iowa State football will look like with Hunter Dekkers leading the charge. We wrap up with some high school football talk before our Zoom time limit ran out (very professional of us), but we regather to finish the episode.

Iowans Quinn Douglas and Carter Coppinger come to you and talk sports and life in this new podcast.