The Iowa Hawkeyes football team came into Saturday’s game against the Nevada Wolfpack with one touchdown to their credit on the season so far. They also added a second and third touchdown early on in that game before weather delays kept pushing it back. And pushing it back. And pushing it back.
Fans evacuate Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City as a bolt of lightning flashes overhead after the Iowa vs. Nevada game was suspended due to weather. @hawkcentral @DMRegister #iawx pic.twitter.com/GJQjR7nrhQ
— Bryon Houlgrave (@bryonhoulgrave) September 18, 2022
Eventually, there were more weather delays than touchdowns that Iowa’s offense has scored all season to this point. And, well, you see where this is going…
Iowa now has more weather delays this season than offensive touchdowns.
— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) September 18, 2022
Iowa has more lightning delays than touchdowns this season.
— IowaHawkGuy (@IowaHawkGuy) September 18, 2022
This Iowa game has taken more days to play than offensive touchdowns they scored in the first two games.
— Mike Ott (Lover of beer and green bean casserole) (@DustyBottoms04) September 18, 2022
How long before Iowa has more lightning delay stoppages than touchdowns?
— Blake Walker (@Blake_Walker8) September 18, 2022
Iowa has more blocked punts, safeties, weather delays, than passing touchdowns.
— Josh Zeman (@ToolmanJZ) September 18, 2022
To be fair, there were other jokes about Iowa’s offensive ineptitude as well.
If you attend an Iowa football game, it is statistically more likely that you will be struck by lightning than witness an offensive touchdown. #HawkeyeFacts
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 18, 2022
Iowa scored multiple touchdowns in a game and then Mother Nature was like…. https://t.co/hSnnsOue0r
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 18, 2022
Hey, you can’t say Kirk and Brian Ferentz haven’t brought this on themselves.
It’s a bit surprising Saturday’s game is even still happening. Iowa cruised to a 17-0 lead at halftime before the weather turned on them and the game entered its first delay. Initially, it looked like play might resume around 10:00 p.m. local time.
UPDATE Teams are on the field warming up. The game will restart at approximately 10 p.m. (CT). #Hawkeyes
— The Iowa Hawkeyes (@TheIowaHawkeyes) September 18, 2022
And then the lightning kicked up once more and delay No. 2 began.
UPDATE We're in another lightning delay. We'll provide updates as we have them.
— The Iowa Hawkeyes (@TheIowaHawkeyes) September 18, 2022
Update:
Still delayed. pic.twitter.com/NipuN3wtr8— The Iowa Hawkeyes (@TheIowaHawkeyes) September 18, 2022
The teams then returned to the field at midnight and attempted to start play again, only for that to be cut short by more lightning.
https://twitter.com/HawkeyeFootball/status/1571363352508506112
Will Iowa get more chances to score offensive touchdowns or is god trying to save Hawkeyes fans from having to watch their red zone offense stumble their way into another field goal? Only time will tell. Until then, keep the jokes coming…
About Sean Keeley
Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.