Ferentz Era Iowa FB Mt Rushmore: Vote for your Four

[HawkForce]

Nate Kaeding was so much more than just a kicker here...lest we not forget he scored a TOUCHDOWN against THE Ohio State University Buckeyes...IN CBus....Just sayin

[Clark]

I have a much bigger issue with putting a guy who had only 1 year of major production (Greene, Banks) on the list than I do a kicker.

Generally, I agree with you which is why Banks didn't make my list but what Greene did was incredible. He literally carried that offense on his back. It was the most impressive single season any Iowa player has had under Ferentz IMO.

[HawkForce]

When did the NCAA move the kickoffs to the 30 yard line? I was thinking that was after Kaedings Iowa career but I could be wrong.

Kaeding was the best Iowa kicker ever. But every other player on the list impacted the game more than he did.

WAY after Kaeding hung up his Tigerhawk...I want to say like 06-08ish?

Kaeding could put the ball through the upright on the kickoff....

[camickle]

Voted for Gallery, Kaeding, Sanders and Clark. Was actually pretty easy for me to pick those 4.

This was my set as well, but it was not so easy.
- Keading just a kicker? If we had as solid a kicker the past few seasons we would have had better records every year. He had a HUGE impact.
-It is REALLY hard to leave out some of those guys, especially Greenway.

[mcnuttn]

Pat Angerer! Sanders. Gallery. Clark.

[SpiderRico]

I voted based more on leadership than anything. So my four were the following:

1. Bob Sanders
2. Pat Angerer
3. Robert Gallery
4. Ricky Stanzi

Bob Sanders literally changed the fortunes of Iowa football the first game he was inserted.

Pat Angerer brought us back from the dead in 2008 from the 2006 & 2007 "fat cat" seasons.

Robert Gallery was the meanest, toughest, nastiest SOB of the Ferentz era and if anyone can recall the 2003 game at Wisconsin where he literally grabbed Chandler by the facemask and willed us to victory...that's a perfect example of his leadership.

Ricky Stanzi put up 3 of the best seasons by an Iowa QB ever....won 3 bowl games in a row (one a BCS game).....and may have been the best leader at the QB position since Randy Duncan. Plus, he's the consumate patriot and anything having to do with Mt Rushmore has to include this true American!

[FCAS]

dallas, IMO, redefined the tight end role in the NFL. smalltown iowa boy who made something of himself. yes, hes on it

Clark was on my list, but you've greatly overstated his impact on the NFL.

[HawkeyeFever]

I know it is already a long list, but Tate and Hinkel both deserve to be on it as well.

[hawkeyebob62]

I'm going to organize a massive write in campaign for Higby.

He will decline the nomination.

[hawkeyebob62]

I did Clark, Stanzi, Sanders and Roth. Lots of good names, obviously.

[bobcat]

how about king. A Burlington boy who was undersized but tough as nails.
then Sanders, Angerer and Gallery

[Cyclones17]

ISU fan here chiming in

Stanzi
Clark
Sanders
Greenway

Banks and Greene were great but only 1 year of production. Love Kaeding but hate kickers (I'm an ISU fan after all) so he can't be on the list.

[thejumper5]

Robert Gallery
Bob Sanders
Ladell Betts

Those 3 are no doubters for me. For the fourth, I go with Drew Tate in a close race over Kaeding, Stanzi, Greene, and Greenway.

[BlackandGold81]

I laughed that Sash was even on the list but then I saw how many votes he had. What are people thinking?

[vegashawki]

Three words for ya... Matt Roth