Kirk and Brian weren’t willing for that to happen. But Beth sure was! Thank goodness.
Brian Ferentz to Maryland as "Senior Offensive Assistant"
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I really think he could be a good coach. His dad did him no favors by setting him up to fail at Offensive Coordinator.
He will eventually get back to being an offensive line coach for someone and do well.
He will eventually get back to being an offensive line coach for someone and do well.
He was hired to be a one game scout and give insight to help defeat Phil Parkers defense.
Kirk and Brian OC promotion was the perfect definition of the Peter Principle. BF’s career step back was Kirk’s fault but BF benefitted with a handsome comp package that will allow him to retrench his coaching career without financial hardship. Wouldn’t we all like this program. Oh well.
I’m sure their lacrosse coach has already banned him from the facility
Obviously, Brian was a terrible OC and had no business coaching quarterbacks.
With that said, this gig is definitely beneath him. He is still a good OL coach regardless of his failings as OC.
I know this would never happen, but if the OL continues to falter this year and Kirk does the right thing and sends Barnett packing, I would be perfectly fine with bringing Brian back to coach the OL.
With that said, this gig is definitely beneath him. He is still a good OL coach regardless of his failings as OC.
I know this would never happen, but if the OL continues to falter this year and Kirk does the right thing and sends Barnett packing, I would be perfectly fine with bringing Brian back to coach the OL.
Heck. I would have been fine if they would have kept him on board as the o line coach this year.
Haha, crazy. You guys know that if BF came back Goetz would have to okay it, right? And he'd have to agree with working under the person who canned him again. The program needs to move on.
Agreed. I don't want him anywhere near the program.
And it's not like I hate him personally, he wasn't let go because he did anything illegal or even unethical. The program just has nothing to gain by bringing him back.
Can't wait for a few years from now when people start calling for him to replace his dad, though.
Well the good news is I have heard Brian has been making calls about low income housing in the Maryland area
Dude, no. He’s a fvcking cancer and has no business ever representing the Black and Gold ever again. Acting like a petulant child after Beth told him to start packing is just one example of MANY. He’s not a good person, and definitely needs to figure life out without daddy pulling strings for him.
You guys are crazy. Maybe BF will be given a chance and turn out to be a serviceable OL or TE coach again someday (doubt it, but maybe), but he needs to be kept away from the program for eternity. Just too much baggage.
BF was a decent OL coach. But no way should he come back to Iowa. Way to much baggage. That same baggage isn't there at other programs (NFL or College).
As far as Marlands success next year. He's just an advisor to the coaches there. There success or failures, he will be extremely low on the list of blame or given credit for. He's there to start his career that's in the toilet over.
As far as Marlands success next year. He's just an advisor to the coaches there. There success or failures, he will be extremely low on the list of blame or given credit for. He's there to start his career that's in the toilet over.
When he showed up for those games in the passive-aggressive plain black hoodie, viewing himself as some kind of martyr, he sealed his fate imo to never be a Hawkeye coach again.
He was let go because he sucked at his job ever since he was hired as OC. And if any Hawk fan calls for BF to replace his dad as HC, then those fans don't know anything about football.
Wish him the best. He was in over his head as an offensive coordinator at a P5 school. His pop did him no favors. Maybe he thought he could just plug Brian in, do the same thing they'd been doing for years and it would all be fine. Turns out being an offensive coordinator at a P5 school is really, really hard. (I also think the long term plan was for Brian to take over as head coach, but the best laid plans . . .)
I don't think it dispels anything. This is a low-as-you-can-go, made-up position that someone gets when his coaching career hits rock-bottom, and he's willing to work for peanuts just to keep a football-related job on his resume. I seriously doubt anyone on the Maryland coaching staff is the least bit impressed with his coaching prowess. This is one of those "well, I guess we could use another warm body to cue-up film for the important people who need to review it." My guess is that he was the first applicant and the position wasn't important enough for them to conduct a bunch of interviews.
Now, if he is ever again hired as a position coach at the NFL or P-5 level, by someone outside of KF's circle, then I would consider that to be a small amount of redemption for him (I won't be holding my breath).
I doubt he moves to Maryland. Frank Verducci is an analyst for Nebraska and he still lives in IC. I see him frequently around the East Side of IC. Most of this kind of work can be done via zoom or evaluating video and putting some stuff together. He'll look for a job that requires uprooting his family next year.
The $60,000 I've seen in this thread is undoubtedly too low. I've heard $125,000-150,000 for this level of work. Alabama, tOSU, and a few of the heavyweights have high paid analysts, but this just keeps Brian active in the work force, and preps him for next year when he looks for a full time coaching job.
Woahh... Has he seen the tapes of Iowa's offense over the past 3 years?
I like Locksley and hope things work out for Brian. He is a good coach who I think will do well in the future.
After listening to this guy and his players at the meetings, I kinda like the guy. Hadn't really paid much attention to them as figured he would not be long for there.
They have senses of humor for sale in your neck of the woods?
No thanks. The nepo status is still hanging around like a storm cloud waiting to send EF10 whirly winds around. We can get a great OL coach to come to Iowa if the current one fails to improve the OL this year.
Yep, he needs time and then Nebraska will open up and he can install his offense from Iowa...
