Iowa Football
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I understand the fan base calling for BF’s firing. But do they really think KF deserves firing? Is someone else going to come in and win, year in and year out, like KF has? At Iowa?
KF lost control of this program and his coaching staff a few years back
BF is just one of many that need to go to fix Iowa Football... the house needs ckeaned. KF is lost somewhere in the past.
A few years back? They’ve put together two 10-win seasons on either side of 6-2 on the Covid year. If winning 10 games a year is losing control…
As soon as KF is fired or retires, they will end up this bad every year just like Nebraska.
As bas as their offense may be this year firing Ferentz doesn't make any sense. It would be like Northwestern firing Fitzgerald. Ferentz is 67--he'll be there for 5-8 more years if his health allows.
But even their good years are completely unwatchable. Can you imagine paying all that $ to watch zero TD games? To just hang out for hours hoping for a pick 6 or blocked FG?
That was then this is now. The staff has changed. KF is at the state where all coaches end up that stay past their prime.
He walks around grinning at whatever he sees in his head at this age and the staff carried him for a few years. It happens seemingly suddenly with head coaches of longevity. Keep watching.
Pretty sure winning football is worth the money but to each their own. I'd rather watch that than a game in the 40s or higher
BF won’t be easy to replace. Where else can they find an immature clown to throw himself on the ground and wiggle around in front of the refs while a Penn State player lies injured on the turf?
Hmmm…I guess they can steal one (or both) of their spastic wrestling coaches for gamedays.
clearly the fake injuries worked. Iowas offense still hasn’t recovered.
Well…something had to be done to slow down that lighting-quick offensive juggernaut!
Main problem clearly is the O...is it due to "Iowa being Iowa", or to Kirk's nepotism? The Hawkeyes have a history of being pretty good under a series of HC's, so my vote is nepotism.
Iowa's defense is #3 in the FBS in Scoring Defense only giving up 9.8 PPG, but they're only 3-3. If you take a look at the rest of the Top 20 in this stat, they're all undefeated or 1-loss teams. This tells you how dreadfully putrid Iowa's Offense is - Iowa's 14.7 PPG is dead last in the b1g and 127th in FBS.
their offense being so putrid influences this a bit. You don’t need to score many points to beat them.
BF probably needs to go to keep the boosters onboard with KF. One of the biggest issues is that Petras is awful. He misses a lot of wide-open receivers and I'm not talking about deep balls.
2008-2010 New England Patriots (OQC)
2011 New England Patriots (TE)
2012–2014 Iowa (OL)
2015–2016 Iowa (RGC/OL)
2017 Iowa (OC/RB)
2018–2021 Iowa (OC/TE)
2022–present Iowa (OC/QB)
There isn't one thing in this resume that says, prior to 2017, "let's give this guy a P5 offensive coordinator job!" This is strictly nepotism. Pop giving his kid a job trying to set him up for the passing of the corn husk crown and bubble gum.
Certainly, there isn't ANYTHING on his resume that would incline ANY AD to hire Brian as an OC in the future either. Between his name and resume, he's probably a good TE coach and perhaps not bad working with the line. That's it.
1990–1992 Virginia (GA)
1993 Connecticut (WR/TE)
1994 James Madison (QB)
1995–1998 Penn State (TE/RC)
1999–2011 Penn State (QB)
Jay is truthfully an even worse example of nepotism.
Agreed--neither was qualified and simply given a job because daddy wanted them to be relevant.
Hayden did pretty well there and had an amazing staff under him. Iowa City is a great college town. The fans are passionate. There's no reason you can't win at Iowa.
Didn't people say the same thing about Nebraska?
I mean, could someone go to Iowa and have the same or more success? Yeah sure but there's a ton of risk with that program which is why Ferentz has the long leash that he does
Can you believe that the BIG 10 network has the audacity to replay the Illinois vs Iowa game. They could use it for sleep studies!
Yes he was, but Jay was a considerably better QB coach than Ricky Rahne was and way better coordinator (even if he was co-) than John Donovan. Brining them along to Happy Valley wasn't even nepotism, just plain old stupidity. Not sure what is worse.
Ohio State I can buy but I'd really like to see some data on Michigan being at the top of the Big Ten. A simple 5-10 year sample would be just fine, you can stretch it back to the start of the century if that helps.
I'll wait.
Blackledge on Full Ride with Childers and that guy that secretly eats at the Tavern:
Before Sat, Iowa was dead last in FBS for yds/game at 242.
Saturday vs Illinois? 222. Didn’t even reach dead last level.
Before Sat, Iowa was dead last in FBS for yds/game at 242.
Saturday vs Illinois? 222. Didn’t even reach dead last level.
Ted just didn't get his thought together. Best defense with the worst offense? Iowa.
Hard to say if Iowa is a solid program no matter the head guy, or if it’s been solid coaching. They’ve had two head coaches since 1979. Iowa was pretty crappy in the 60’s and 70’s before Fry, but that’s ancient history at this point and no longer relevant.
Ferentz used to be a top tier coach, but I think he’s lost his fastball a bit. I think Iowa and Wisky are pretty similar. Not top tier, and recruit just ok. To be in the mix in the Big they need a quality “system” coach who stresses player development and fit in their system.
With the right guy in place they can chug along and win 8, 9, 10 games consistently. A bad hire can torpedo these programs quickly.
Ferentz used to be a top tier coach, but I think he’s lost his fastball a bit. I think Iowa and Wisky are pretty similar. Not top tier, and recruit just ok. To be in the mix in the Big they need a quality “system” coach who stresses player development and fit in their system.
With the right guy in place they can chug along and win 8, 9, 10 games consistently. A bad hire can torpedo these programs quickly.
