My Hawkeye Christmas Wishlist

Photo by Veronique de Viguerie/Getty ImagesIt’s uncomfortable we live in a time where each and every failure or misstep of our lives is easily recalled at the drop of a hat (or, even worse, at the push of a button or, more likely, touchscreen). Meanwhile, our greatest or even modest successes are easily cast to the attic of our memories.

This is a sports blog, so obviously we’re tying this into pigskins and pitches, but it’s just as true on the court and diamond as it is on the street.

Without even blinking, I can recite perfectly from memory: Amani Hooker’s middle finger being 1⁄4 inch too short against Penn State in 2017, Nate Stanley overthrowing TJ Hockenson against PSU this year, his…