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PISCATAWAY, NJ – SEPTEMBER 24: Head coach Kirk Ferentz of the Iowa Hawkeyes on the sidelines during the second quarter of a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on September 24, 2022 in Piscataway, New Jersey. Iowa defeated Rutgers 27-10. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
Nothing says Iowa football more than smothering defense, rocket punts and often inept offense.
And perhaps no song marks a triumphant return more than 50 Cent’s 2003 hit “Many Men” from his album Get Rich or Die Tryin’.
When you marry a gangster rap anthem with a 69-year-old white football coach coming back from one-game suspension to coach in a rivalry a lot of folks have dubbed “El Assico” – well, that’s when you create another moment that epitomizes why so many people love college football. It’s silly, fun, wildly dumb, petty and on-the-nose, and it leans into all of it.
In case you missed it, Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz was suspended for the Hawkeyes’ season-opener for a recruiting violation.
That set up the scene on Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium, where Ferentz appeared on the sidelines for the first time this season. As he walked out to the field and was shown on the jumbotron, 50 Cent’s iconic track boomed from the loudspeakers.
If it feels like “Many Men” is seeing a resurgence 21 years after its initial release, that’s because it very much is. According to Billboard, the song increased in on-demand audio streams by 250% in July in the days after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. 50 Cent noticed this too and started selling new T-shirts about the song.
We’ll keep you posted on any 50 Cent appearances alongside Ferentz. Perhaps the rapper has a future as the Hawkeyes’ next offensive coordinator. He can’t do any worse than the last guy.
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Author : FTW Outdoors
Publish date : 2024-09-07 19:37:49
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