Josh Koeppel, Today Show

Today TV: That crazy crash video where University of Iowa football player Josh Koeppel gets blasted off his motorcycle by a passing motorist is about to get some more national attention. Koeppel is scheduled to appear on the Today Show Tuesday. Not sure what time the interview will run. But U of I said the interview with Matt and Meredith will take place between 6:30 and 7am. U of I said Koeppel, who wasn't seriously injured but missed the Hawks opener against Eastern Illinois this weekend, should play this Saturday against Iowa State.

No Pants: Here's some video that may offer a little lesson for all of us in tv. Wear some pants! I know others who anchor in shorts (usually sports guys!) but, no, I don't do it for just this reason.

Hallelujah Hayden!: Our six-week-old just set a record last night. He slept from 10:15pm to 4am straight! It's a miracle. Other parents warned me how crazy it is when you celebrate the fact your newborn sleeps more than 4 hours. And, boy, are they right. Now, we just need him to repeat his efforts tonight:)

Videos: Iowa Democrats, Boswell, Zaun, Rees

Video Vault: A few videos have my attention today. And I'm curious what you think of them. The first is a followup to a story I did earlier in the week. I covered Des Moines area Democratic Congressman Leonard Boswell's announcement that former Republican candidate for Boswell's 3rd District, Mark Rees, had endorsed him. Rees is far from a Republican regular. He was a registered Democrat when he filed to run for the Republican nomination. The endorsement comes as Boswell could be in for the toughest, or at least a tough, fight to hold onto his job the November. The theiowarepublican.com has this video of Rees not exactly praising Boswell's efforts and congressman back when Rees was campaigning for the job. Rees also pledges to support the Republican nominee, which he is apparently not doing now. What do you make of all of this? Do you care that he isn't following through on what he said? Will his endorsement sway anyone toward Boswell?

Speaking of the race, what do you think of the new attack ad the Iowa Democratic Party just released on the 3rd District Republican nominee Brad Zaun's personal life? About ten years ago, Zaun had some type of incident with his ex-girlfriend. Police were called but charges were never filed. Democrats today released this ad about it. Here's the video as reported in the Des Moines Register. Fair or unfair? Should Democrats have done something like this? Or is all fair game in love and politics? Let me hear ya!

Hurt Hawk: Did you see that video of the Iowa Hawkeye's center getting creamed while he rode his motorcyle? Wow. How did he not get more seriously hurt?