Washed Up Walkons

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Walkon Army STAYS Strong | WUW 230 Jul 08, 2021

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On todays episode we recap Jake Gervase's wedding, there's some playful banter that rolls into some serious discussion, and shout outs to the Walk On Army for being so real and amazing. We give a merchandise update, we talk about what we have planned for the next several weeks of the podcast. Kluver recaps the Polk County I Club event at Wakonda, and we share a note from a fan. We talk about weed/thc/cbd/marijuana and the Shacarri Richardson drama with the Olympics and chat about the Golf Match from Tuesday night with Lefty and the QBs.
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Jon Wisnieski | WUW 229 Jul 05, 2021

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Jon is from West Des Moines, Iowa and played high school football for Dowling Catholic. After early success on the baseball field in his youth, Jon found his talent and size to be pretty useful in Football as well, and he amassed offers from Northern Illinois, Kansas St, Ole Miss, Iowa State, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Iowa. After choosing Iowa City as the place to spend his next 4 years he dealt with injury in the spring our his freshman year that was a contributing factor in finding it difficult to see playing time. He talks about what it was like being in the room with guys like Hamilton, Kreiger-Coble, Fiedorowicz, Kittle, Hockenson, Fant, and others and the challenge of the Tight End position amongst that group. We discuss the topic of identity relating back to episode 228(28) and how he went through a rough patch while still playing the game, and how his Faith guided him and gave him an anchor in life. He pursued a Masters in Theology over the past 2 years and just finished school and talks about what his future looks like coming up, as well as lots of fun memories from college and beyond.
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Meeting Mental Health Head On | WUW 228 Jul 01, 2021

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In this episode we flash back to the past as many of our newer followers have never heard one of most well received episodes #28 After The Jersey, Dealing with Depression and Finding Identity. This episode Kevin takes you through the end of his career in his words and then leads the 3 of us to discuss what leaving football behind looked like from a mental health standpoint. How did we cope with no longer having the most important thing in our life that had stood as a pillar for 15+ years. What types of anxiety did we have, what did it feel like, where did it come from, and what helped us deal with it?
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30 Bucks And A Hot fudge Sundae | WUW 227 Jun 28, 2021

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This episode is based heavily on NIL rights for athletes coming into effect on this Thursday, July 1st. We discuss how we would have approached the change in rules if we were in the middle of our careers, who it will affect most, and the implications of recruiting and parity across the country come back to the front of pack. Drake does an incredible job of playing devils advocate and bringing to light all of the potential scenarios where NIL money gets down and dirty. Boosters, athletes focus on school vs their brand, the school work black market, how it affects the transfer portal recruiting, and more!
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Just Hittin Grand Slams | WUW 226 Jun 24, 2021

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Today is a very weak episode. Drake broke his nose, we dont have Kevin, and there isn't a guest on the show or a whole lot to talk about. We discuss the insane story of former MLB player Ben Zobrist and his wife, we talk about TE U and how George is winning life, creating whatever he wants and having no one in his way. The tight ends bring us to a relevant merchandise update, details below. Phil Parker is set to make over a million dollars in the year of 2021 becoming the first assistant in the state to surpass the 7 figure threshold. We discuss which player we would trade places with in the KF era AND which player from the last 20 years we would add to this years team. In between there is a bunch of BS basically. Enjoy
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Pooh Bear Goes To Fall Camp | WUW 225 Jun 21, 2021

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Its Fathers Day, which Drake makes abundantly clear in the pod opener by wishing KF and all the Hawkeye fathers a great time. Kevin made a triumphant return the Graze for some chicken lips and ran into Super Bowl Champ Tristan Wirfs while he was there. We give an update on the Scheels situation, does Drake plan to ruin the company or take them over? What is Kevin willing to sell out the pod for? Thank you to our Walk-On Army on Patreon for the continued support, we give an update on that and what new content we are looking forward too as the season nears. Sign up link for that at the bottom. A quick update on Kluver's balding situation, How bad bike workouts were for the injury list guys at Iowa and what those workouts looked like, and then we dive into conversation about Coach Parker. We know that he IS a great coach, but what are the details of WHY that is, Kevin breaks down from firsthand experience why Coach Parker is able to do what he does. Then we get into Coach-Player relationship and how Coach Parker created the dynamic that bred players who want to die for the defense. From there we talk about fall camp and how long it takes for a players body to break down physically versus mentally, and how to push through that. We finish with more details from Fall camp, what we liked and what we didn't.
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Cease And Desist | WUW 224 Jun 17, 2021

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This episode starts as planned with a Drake and Tyler back and forth as Kevin is off being a responsible human but Kev ends up making a surprise appearance about 20 mins into the show. Once he shows up we dive head first into some Q&A from the fans on twitter which makes for some incredible banter. Topics include:
-Kevin's success and home office
-Favorite hype music on game day
-Scheels ripping off our HBAM trademark
-Our thoughts on the 12 team playoff potential
-Parity at the top of CF
-Craziest interactions with fans or teammates during a game
-Some moments where we remember KF being the most pissed
-The matchup we are most excited for this year and why
-Tyler Goodson, the Wildcat formation, and its possibilities
-A new segment called '5 Things'
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Busch Light Showers | WUW 223 Jun 14, 2021

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In this episode we talk about:
-Best Breakfast in Iowa City
-Kluver's first 9 holes of golf for the year
-Randy Johnson and getting struck by lightning
-Luka Garza in best shape of his life
-What KF thinks of us podcasting
-Alcohol sales coming to Kinnick
-The expectations for Iowa State this season
-Iowa's double header with Top 15 teams to open the season
-The official Cheeto Fingers Top 25
-A Vegas story from Kevin
-Over/Under 9.5 wins for the Cyclones
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Jake Gervase | WUW 222 Jun 10, 2021

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Jake is from Davenport, Iowa. Played Safety for the Hawkeyes from '14-'18, and has now been in the NFL for the past 3 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. In this episode we get deep on some topics, the conversation is some of the most entertaining to date, and this is a perfect 2nd appearance for Jake on the show as an equally entertaining follow up to his first episode.
Jake has partnered with an incredible lineup of other Hawks and current NFL players to bring to life the Rally For Reid Youth Football Camp.
The camp is happening in Davenport on Sunday June 27th, and is available for kids K-8. The proceeds of this camp will go towards the foundation whose main goal is to help support families that are affected by childhood cancer.
Sign up for the camp here- http://www.rallyforreid.org/events/
If you simply want to donate to the cause you can do that here- https://app.autobooks.co/pay/rally-for-reid-foundation
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How To Sell Iowa Football | WUW 221 Jun 07, 2021

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In this episode Drake debriefs his visit to Kevin Kasper's house and training compound. We talk about the levels of athleticism and how genetics play a role as well as how on top of things you are throughout your life. We discuss Kevin's son Kyler and the possibility of him becoming a Hawk, and more. We of course have some banter over the Fauci emails and the ongoing 'pandemic' and try to decipher when all of this ends? We talk about the 2 top recruits out of South East Polk and how Iowa will go about keeping them in state. What are the biggest selling points for the Hawkeyes and how do they compete in todays recruiting landscape vs the likes of Alabama and Clemson when there are 4 and 5 stars in the homeland. Kevin phones in mid episode with some heat from the lake house as well.
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