You have to hire outside the current staff and I think Beth will.
Beth Goetz discusses Kirk's successor, revenue sharing and more
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Is there an obvious candidate out there that is vastly superior to the coaches/staff we have in place? In basketball I feel there are obvious candidates - but I'm not so sure in football. But I'm open to ideas.
It’s really shocking she didn’t come out and say she didn’t like Kirk and she was looking to fire him.
Just shocking.
Iowa would be mentally impaired to let Tyler Barnes leave for any reason Coaching change included. He does a outstanding job and Iowa is lucky to have Him and any incoming Coach would retain Him unless He Himself is mentally impaired. at any rate I would almost Guarantee the next Iowa HC is either Tim Lester or Seth Wallace to keep Program and roster continuity and culture . and Barnes will stay in His present role and Kirk will have plenty of time with Grandkids and Family close. Bringing in an outside Coach would be very risky and I see Iowa doing what Michigan did when pool boy left and promoting from within,
2 conference championships, 3 division titles, 4 conference coach of the year, 2 national coach of the year and our only BCS level bowl win in the last 65 years.....oh, and 204 games. Other than that, not much.....
I know for a fact this is not true in the business world. In fact, quite the opposite. IMO it is a roll of the dice either way unless you have totally incompetent internal staff.
We’ll see. Based on what we’re seeing now, it seems he is changing his recruiting style some.
The problem is his teams still play terrible defense, and you have no chance of winning anything of consequence if you’re unwilling to defend. Maybe better athletes will change that, I don’t know.
Lol. That was my first thought as well. Is she really going to say something revealing or scandalous in an interview like that?
Hoping Kirk sticks around to get 300 wins. But I suspect he does another year or two.
Assistant coaches may not have a choice. A head coach may come in and bring his own coaches. Some outside of Iowa may not hold PP with the same love as some Iowa fans.
As far as current coaches, it's not that easy to have your wife pull up roots after 20+ years especially if they have grandchildren in the area.
No, successful organizations fund the best and right leadership from a variety of places. Dont let fear and loyalty prevent you from making the right decision. Sometimes promoting from within makes sense. Sometimes not.
I get what you’re saying but there’s candidates all over the place. Coordinators, guys in the NFL, etc. there’s no surefire guy for most programs when making a change. IU hired the coach from James Madison.
I actually think there’s a bigger risk staying in house than outside the program.
There isn't much need for other entertainment during the NCAA Wrestling Championships. You literally have a few hours between sessions to grab lunch/supper. The rest of the 3 days are spent in the arenas watching the 6 sessions. Restaurants and hotels are pretty much all that's needed.
As a person who has attended a number of tournaments, we have visited local tourist destinations either before or after the tournament.
If it were to be internal:
Regardless of the accolades and respect of the current staff, in recent history, IOWA has had problems. Some are intermittent, or recurring, or long-standing. People complain about solutions perpetually. So...
- Who on the current staff has addressed, and is addressing issues, in an expedited and capable fashion?
- Who truly is scratching where it itches?
- Who has CFB head coaching experience?
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You also have to be cognizant about the “Iowa situation” and the realities of B10 and college football today. She understands that short of raping a cheerleader Kirk has EARNED the right to walk away when he feels he should. I know that upsets you greatly but that is the reality of the situation. There are a lot of us Iowa fans out here who support Kirk and think there’s a pretty good future for Iowa football in the next few years.
Iowa athletics has become average compared to what we've had in the past. The CC years overshadowed to a large part the other programs but now the total focus is back on them. Mens football and basketball, womens basketball are average with the womens bball maybe slipping below that.
At least we can count on the womens wrestling team to be dominant.
Why hand over a big 10 program to an assistant? Being a head coach is light years different then being an assistant.
The facts will prove you wrong. Many men’s and women’s sports at Iowa have improved the 5 years. You are indeed a harsh critic.
JFC! Who on this board knows the answers to these questions? Do you? Let's hear what yah got.
Sorry to disappoint you but that doesn’t upset me greatly. I am ready for a change and won’t deny that but also can recognize what has been done. He is a good man, and I appreciate all he has done on and off the sideline. But I’m ready to start anew.
Looking at 4 wins with some luck next year and probably less in 2026. That is how. This program has no talent. The new qb will help but he was at South Dakota for a reason.
Maybe he was overlooked or developed late? Kurt Warner, Jerry Rice, and Randy Moss seemed to be good players even though they were FCS. The Davey O'Brien winner this year (Cam Ward) started in FCS for two years at Incarnate Word. Seems a bit naive to discount this QB just because he played at South Dakota.
Johnny U. Arguably one of pro footballs best QBs ever okayed FB at Louisville…long before Louisville is what it is today.
Iowa under Ferentz has never had a “QB coach” per se. QBs have always been under the guidance of the OC. Just like they are now under Lester. Semantics might have changed but the facts are basically the same as 1999.
I think Goetz is going to turn out to be very much a coaches AD. I seriously doubt she is going to make many waves as she gets settled into a big time job. Too bad. We needed someone with a huge red pencil!
That would mean he would coach here for another dozen years (at least) and be 81 years old standing on the sidelines chomping his gum (gums?). No thanks!
I had experience doing both. It all depends on the personnel. Never got burned from my choices.
My older brother brother has attended over 40 NCAA's. My boys and I have attended 25 or so all over the country. There is absolutely nothing better in my opinion. That being said, I loved Des Moines because Wrestlefest was in a building next door and because of the skywalk everything was pretty much indoors. Iowa City is Wrestle Town USA. If Carver was bigger I believe we would host it occasionally. I would say 90% of wrestling fans are there for the tournament and couldn't care less about other attractions in March.
“The beatings will continue until the morale improves” school of leadership? You have to fix problems that really exist…. You don’t have to look for problems that aren’t there.
