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UI vs. IU: Hawkeyes Hang On and Beat Hoosiers

It was party time Saturday morning in Bloomington, where the hometown Indiana Hoosiers played host to the Iowa Hawkeyes in a Big Ten game. Wiz correspondent Greg Laughlin was in attendace for the Hawkeyes' 18-13 victory, and you can view his gallery by clicking here.

The Latest in Fashion Wear From Iowa City

Penn State's Joe Paterno has won 397 games, but only two of the victories have come against Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, who is 8-2 against the coaching legend after the Hawkeyes' 24-3 victory on Saturday night. This T-shirt, on display in a downtown Iowa City bookstore, was one of the hottest-selling items leading to Saturday's homecoming game.

These People Live Among You

Stay classy, Arizona. Check out these Wildcat fans at Saturday night's game between Iowa and Arizona in Tucson. Be warned — this video contains profanity and is not safe for work.

After the jump, another example of ugliness from Wildcat fans. Watch the lower right-hand corner. There's a frame grab below the video in case you miss it. Thanks to Sean for sending the links.

Iowans Now Have Something to Be Proud of

Big weekend in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes crushed something called Eastern Illinois, 37-7 on Saturday, but the big news came Friday night when 7,384 fans put their right hand in, their right hand out and set a Guinness World Record for most people doing the Hokey Pokey.

Welcome to Iowa.

Iowa Player on Motorcycle Hit by Ford F150 Pickup

Update: This post now has the longer video of the accident. As Mike Hlas of the Cedar Rapids Gazette writes, "I think Iowa has already had a winning season with Josh Koeppel surviving this without serious injury."

Iowa offensive lineman Josh Koeppel is a lucky man. The senior was driving what police termed a small motorcycle Monday morning when a Ford F150 pickup turned in front of him on a busy Iowa City intersection. The resulting accident was witnessed by police, who were pulling up to the intersection as the event unfolded.

The video, behind passed around on Iowa message boards, is believed to have been shot from the dashboard of the police vehicle.

Iowa is one of only four states that does not require motorcycle drivers or their passengers to wear helmets, and Koeppel was not wearing one.

Koeppel amazingly escaped serious injury, but had "scrapes, bruises, significant soreness" according to coach Kirk Ferentz. He is not expected to play in Saturday's opener against Eastern Illinois.

In Heaven There Is No Beer

The party is over.

Iowa officials announced Monday a crackdown on tailgating before Hawkeye games. Tailgaters in university parking lots and ramps must stop drinking one hour after each game and all tailgating activities must cease after two hours. The exception is the night game against Penn State on Oct. 2 when no after-game drinking will be allowed.

Tailgaters no longer will be able to walk the streets into and out of Kinnick Stadium while carrying open containers of beer, wine or hard lemonades, and consumption of hard liquors, such as vodka and whiskey, will not be tolerated in university lots and ramps.

And perhaps the worst news yet: officers will frown upon public urination.

"We're going to focus on the knuckleheads," athletic director Gary Barta said.

Some enterprising soul is probably already cranking out "I'm a knucklehead" T-shirts for the Hawkeyes' Sept. 4 opener against dreaded Eastern Illinois.

In the meantime, let's take a look at great moments in Iowa tailgate history. The party might be over, but the memories will last a lifetime.

Nearly all of the videos contain profanities, making them unsafe for work.