you talking to bf? he's the one who did the deed, Butters is just pointing it out. that should have been our first clue as to what kind of guy bf was/is.
Brian Ferentz to Maryland as "Senior Offensive Assistant"
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No thanks on Seth, Woods would be decent. Lester merely being on staff shouldn't put him in a line of succession to become the HC, nor should such a line exist anyway.
Previous HC position, OC, if he makes Iowa's offense relevant and complimentary to the defense, there will be interest.
Seth is the main driver behind the move to the 4-2-5, which by no coincidence, is also when we moved from good to great on defense. There’s a reason he was moved to Asst Head Coach over Woods….cuz he’s the better coach and would make a great replacement for KF once the time comes.
I think you're right, KF thought he could just plug Brian in......... But that tells us how little KF understands about offensive football.
It's really stunning.
It shouldn't just be handed to him or anyone, that's my main point. Once the time comes I hope the university casts a wide net and aims to make an ambitious hire, not just settle for an Iowa guy.
The gameplan (said by Doch) was for Brian to take over once Kirk leaves. He admitted as such. So it seems apparent that Kirk wants to bring someone up in-house. Judging by the promotion, Wallace is in the lead.
I'm pretty sure that KF forfeited any major pull he may have once had regarding his replacement with GB's retirement and the BF fiasco. I'm sure BG will listen to what he has to say, but his influence in naming his replacement is probably about 1/10 of what it was 7-8 years ago.
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I get what you're saying, but I disagree. Iowa is "different" because the man in charge has a certain way of building his program and culture. Doesn't make it right or wrong, good or bad.....it's just his way. So yeah, when you bring in players or assistants, they have to be cut from a certain "cloth". But once he retires, there's nothing that says we have to continue to forge that path. We can certainly decide to go down a different path and I'd be fine with that.
I was referring to the state of Iowa as being "different".
Iowa has been good at football for near the entirety of 45 years because it's only had two coaches.
While I get neither coach was originally from Iowa, KF was previously an Iowa assistant, and retaining as much of its current identity, culture, and values as possible going forward, is definitely the best and most preferred direction for me
Nope, don't want anyone from Kirks staff past or near future.
That way no one can say "I told you so" if the FB team goes and wins a national Championship or goes in the crapper.
Start fresh with a new name like they did with Hayden and go from there.
That way no one can say "I told you so" if the FB team goes and wins a national Championship or goes in the crapper.
Start fresh with a new name like they did with Hayden and go from there.
yep i'm definitely worried it's gonna be personal. brian's rush scheme's gonna shred our dline and brian's gonna get in phil's face after the game to say "that's for 3 years of scoring more than my receiving corps"
