Yep. Any other team that’s gifted a first half like Iowa was and the game is over.
Oh my god. Not big as in significant. Big as in it was by 40 points. The typical "KF blowout" is like 22-0 or some weird shit like that.
That in a nutshell is the fundamental problem with the Iowa fan base—thinking a blowout win against Illinois State is a big win.
Why appreciate him? What has he done besides give us pussy football? Take away his 2 amazing d coordinators who bailed him out time and time again what has he done? Especially the last 10 years. He's been a far net negative to Iowa football the last 10. I'll celebrate when he's gone and be pissed thinking about how much better it would have been without him
You misspelled head coach by quite a bit. Was it a weird autocorrect situation?
You're not wrong.
It has always been kirk it isn't even a discussion. People bitches a ton about O'Keefe and Davis as well... what's the common denominator? It's kf and will always be kf. I wish he would have left to coach the jags after the 02 season I think iowa football would be in a better place
His biggest win is the 2010 Orange Bowl. However the option offense is notoriously easy to prepare against with time. Tom Osbourne has a losing bowl record. Kirk has won some upsets but big scheme of things he hasn't done shit.
Think better.
I know I'm not I've been saying it for years but easy schedules and the 2 best D coordinators a guy could ever have has made him look like a genius. He's far from it. You give a competent coach Norm and Phil as your d coordinators and they would make kirk look like the little bitch he is.
Name a year where kirk achieved success when they had a difficult schedule... you'll be waiting forever because it hasn't happened. 02 Michigan is maybe the best win in the great years of 02-04, 09 and 15... otherwise the best wins are upsets at night at home in mediocre years. He may be one of the most overrated coaches ever. I know there are a ton here who will be jumping down my throat when we end up 9-3 or 10-2 which is still very likely to happen but they are too dumb to realize how much better we would be with having a coach who wasn't such a big pussy.
I've wanted him gone since he took knees against OSU in '09. You won't get an argument from me. Most annoying thing is if the old f**k was 15% more aggressive during his career he's probably at a 70% win pct and the whole "HOF worthy" discussion isn't even a discussion.
Exactly! I don't need a river boat gambler as a head coach I just want someone who isn't going to pee his pants out of fear and shut down everytime. I feel like because he won a game 6-4 once he feels like he can do that everytime. I know everyone is pointing to the 2 point conversion and I completely get it because it was an insanely stupid call but this game should never have even came close to coming down to that it should have been a blowout.
I nominate this for best post of the day.
Same, I lost a lot of respect for him that day. I felt like he gave up on the team and didn't believe in them. What kind of a coach does that? They were already exceeding expectations without Stanzi playing. Why not go all the way and make OSU beat you instead. Lay it all out there.
...and those 9 and 10 win seasons often ended in getting overmatched and blown out in a conference champ/bowl game.
Kirk 2.0 allegedly happened after the horrific coaching of 2014.
I'm glad someone else thinks this way. He's been one of the best Iowa coaches ever, but Ferentz football is less fun than watching two worms fight to the death.
Its not the “ways” … its been the same way for 20+ years….he goves the other team too much credit and has zero faith in taking the W…. Same shit different year.
There... Ol' Doodle fixed it for you.
I’ve always said it, KF is a pro coach coaching to get into the play offs every year as a wild card pick and not interested in winning the conference championship. ‘09 is the perfect example of that by going to OT at tOSU. I was there. You go for the W, not lose in OT.
