Hawkeye v. Directional Michigan

So I have gotten some gruff about not updating my blog. I am getting it done tonight with a little rewind into 2007.

First is a flashback to the last home Hawkeye game of the year where we lost to Directional Michigan. Nile painted Bill's forehead which is good for painting as you can see.
Here is a picture of Nile next to his namesake. Nile was named for the greatest Hawkeye player of all time, Nile Kinnick. Here is Nile next to the sweet bronze relief of Nile Kinnick charging to the goal line to beat Notre Dame the year he won the Heismann Trophy. Nile Kinnick was an excellent student, Heismann Trophy winner and all around great guy. He died during a training flight in WWII when his plane caught fire and instead of landing on the carrier and putting the crew in harm's way, he bailed into the ocean and was lost at sea. Before every game in Kinnick the crowd stands as this Heismann speech is broadcast over the PA system.

I took Nile down for these pictures with his cousin Drake during the game. Drake is 8 and was asking Nile about where we were going. Nile said he was named after Nile Kinnick, the greatest Hawkeye player of all time. Not to be outdone by his older, cool cousin Drake says "Well I was named after a duck".