Brian has already waxed poetic about the seniors, so I'll stick to moving pictures and keep the words to a minimum. I've done my best to cover each member of the outgoing class. Let's just say it was hard to pick one moment for this guy:
He may make some cameo appearances later.
[For the rest of the gifs, hit THE JUMP.]
Remember to click the stills to open each gif in a lightbox; the following seniors listed in alphabetical order for lack of a better way to do this.
Ricky Barnum:
Impressive blitz recognition, picks off Denicos Allen.
Will Campbell:
Oof. Poor Max Shortell.
Kenny Demens:
Forward progress stopped, emphatically.
J.T. Floyd:
Floyd shuts down A.J. Jenkins. Tony Gibson minus all of the points.
Brandin Hawthorne:
There is an "i demand brandin hawthorne be used as a nickel wlb" tag on this blog.
Jack Kennedy:
JDK, please help land McQuay.
Mike Kwiatkowski:
Kawaan Short will never again make the mistake of calling Kwiatkowski a walk-on.
Jordan Kovacs:
Hits Alex Carder so hard Graham Couch breaks a rib.
Elliott Mealer:
Sometimes it's about so much more than football.
Patrick Omameh:
Omameh For Heisman.
Craig Roh:
Blocking with a lone running back probably not a stellar idea.
Roy Roundtree:
Last week was nice. This was better.
Vincent Smith:
Also, fingerguns.
Okay fine bonus Denard Robinson gif:
Shoelaces flopping in the wind.
Iowa Gifs Of Yore
1986—Mike Gillette hits the game-winning field goal:
1997—Jerame Tuman's TD caps off huge comeback:
1997—Sam Sword's INT seals it:
2001—Marquise Walker:
2004—Braylon's Gonna Braylon:
2005—Jerome Jackson, In For Injured Hart, Scores GW TD In OT: