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January 18th 1900 Central
You Decide, 2004
Who is to blame for the Iowa City Melt Down. This week in New Mexico, while the Snipe Hunters were stuffed by the Matadors, one traveling Iowa City fan raised a sign that pretty much summed up the first three weeks of Iow CIty football with one catch phrase, "Shoulda' spent the money on a new Tractor"
Now whether he was talking about his traveling expenses/season tickets, or Snipe Hunter owner Whiskey Tango's big contract at the end of last season to place kicker Sherwood Hack, who knows.
Hack is the target of the majority of hatred by the fans in Iowa City after 3 games is 4 for 9 in FGs, and even managed to muff an extra point in a 1 point week one loss to division rival Outlaws. I was able to sit down with Hack today, and ask him a few questions about his and Iowa's struggles.
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Roadrash: Let's get right to it, 4 for 9. What's up with that?
Sherwood Hack: I missed a extra point. My fault. I get paid a lot to put the ball through the uprights 100% of the time on extra points. It was even worse that we only lost by one point. The other two games, three words, Not My Fuckin Fault!
Roadrash: This week in New Mexico you missed a field goal and the Snipe Hunters lost by three?
Hack: I hit a 50 yarder, and one from 40. 56 yards is what I missed. Only 3 kickers in the IFL have hit from that. And after 50, a lotta luck is involved, not to mention wind, the snap has to be prefect. But I can't gaurentee a hit from 50+. I felt like I was in the zone on Sunday, if Kroll and company could have gotten me another 10 yards. We would have forced overtime.
Roadrash: So is Kroll the problem on O, or is it something else, coordinator maybe?
Hack: I can't put all the blame on Kroll, but most of it. Against Lawrence, he went, what, 0 for 21?
Roadrash: 7 for 21 actually.
Hack: Oh yeah, I wasn't counting interceptions.
Roadrash: Wow. How does the rest of the team feel about Kroll?
Hack: I can't speak for the team, but I'm 100% positive that everyone is squarly placing the blame on Kroll. I mean, this team has the worst O in the league. And who leads the O?
Roadrash: Well, certainly not the Kicker.
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I attempted to reach QB James Kroll but my calls were not immediatly returned.
Hack did go on to state that this week in Boston he would be flawless from inside 55. He just hopes that Kroll will attempt to match him. Problem is, he doesn't think that Kroll can get the team inside the 55 yard mark.
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You Decide, 2004
Who is to blame for the Iowa City Melt Down. This week in New Mexico, while the Snipe Hunters were stuffed by the Matadors, one traveling Iowa City fan raised a sign that pretty much summed up the first three weeks of Iow CIty football with one catch phrase, "Shoulda' spent the money on a new Tractor"
Now whether he was talking about his traveling expenses/season tickets, or Snipe Hunter owner Whiskey Tango's big contract at the end of last season to place kicker Sherwood Hack, who knows.
Hack is the target of the majority of hatred by the fans in Iowa City after 3 games is 4 for 9 in FGs, and even managed to muff an extra point in a 1 point week one loss to division rival Outlaws. I was able to sit down with Hack today, and ask him a few questions about his and Iowa's struggles.
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Roadrash: Let's get right to it, 4 for 9. What's up with that?
Sherwood Hack: I missed a extra point. My fault. I get paid a lot to put the ball through the uprights 100% of the time on extra points. It was even worse that we only lost by one point. The other two games, three words, Not My Fuckin Fault!
Roadrash: This week in New Mexico you missed a field goal and the Snipe Hunters lost by three?
Hack: I hit a 50 yarder, and one from 40. 56 yards is what I missed. Only 3 kickers in the IFL have hit from that. And after 50, a lotta luck is involved, not to mention wind, the snap has to be prefect. But I can't gaurentee a hit from 50+. I felt like I was in the zone on Sunday, if Kroll and company could have gotten me another 10 yards. We would have forced overtime.
Roadrash: So is Kroll the problem on O, or is it something else, coordinator maybe?
Hack: I can't put all the blame on Kroll, but most of it. Against Lawrence, he went, what, 0 for 21?
Roadrash: 7 for 21 actually.
Hack: Oh yeah, I wasn't counting interceptions.
Roadrash: Wow. How does the rest of the team feel about Kroll?
Hack: I can't speak for the team, but I'm 100% positive that everyone is squarly placing the blame on Kroll. I mean, this team has the worst O in the league. And who leads the O?
Roadrash: Well, certainly not the Kicker.
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I attempted to reach QB James Kroll but my calls were not immediatly returned.
Hack did go on to state that this week in Boston he would be flawless from inside 55. He just hopes that Kroll will attempt to match him. Problem is, he doesn't think that Kroll can get the team inside the 55 yard mark.
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