Hawkeye Country

For those who may not know it, this is a scene from Hawkeye Country. Some may know it as the great state of Iowa. Tonight, Tuesday, January 5, 2010 the Iowa Hawkeye Football Team will be participating in the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida.

I post this entry now to simply let the readers know that Iowa is a very proud state with a rich history of Winning in every endeavor that the citizens there attempt.

This Veterans Memorial is in a small Iowa Town on the banks of the Mississippi River in Clayton County. The black stone tablets here must contain at least 600 names of Heroes who have served our Nation in a branch of the U. S. Military.

You may be wondering how these Iowa pictures have any impact on the fact that the Iowa Hawkeyes will be playing Football tonight against a Team based in Georgia known as the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech. I have been told that this educational institution is located in Atlanta Georgia in the vicinity of 10th Street Northwest and 14th Street Northwest. We all have heard of the Varsity in downtown Atlanta which is located on the East Side of I-75. Georgia Tech, if I am correct is on the West Side of I-75. I have also heard Georgia Bulldog Fans describe Georgia Tech as that Trade School in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

A bit of History concerning the Football Program in Iowa City, Iowa, the home of the Iowa Hawkeyes would be appropriate at this time. Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City is the home Stadium of the Hawkeyes. It was named after Nile Kinnick who was the 1939 Heisman Trophy Winner. His statue at Kinnick Stadium displays the only Heisman Trophy Winner who is carrying a Book Bag. Iowa Football players then, as well as now are Scholars. I find that fact a very fitting tribute to the Hawkeyes.

I also am aware the the Heisman Trophy is named after a famed John Heisman who has a reputation as a College Football Coach. In fact he coached at Georgia Tech during the period of 1904-1919. His legacy lives on and is remembered each year when the Heisman Trophy Winner is announced in New York City.

The University of Iowa is a leader in Scholarship for the students who attend. It achieved the distinction of having 37 winners in the first year of the Distinguished Scholar Awards, which is a program of the Universities involved in the Big Ten (11).

All of this stated that the fine young men from the hills and fields of Iowa, plus scholars from other states that meet the standards will take the Orange Bowl Game tonight with a Win over the Georgia Tech Team. I do not know the point spread, but I am confident that Iowa Hawkeyes will win. In a little less than two hours the Game will begin.

Go Hawkeyes!!!!!