Hard to recruit when someone young has locked down a position for next two-3 years. You think a def tackle is going to come when ours are freshman now??????
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There are freshman starting at Tackle, freshman starting at WR, because we strung together several very mediocre recruiting classes in a row and last years signees finally resembled something that a Big 10 recruiting class should look like.
So by that logic no team should EVER start a Freshman or Sophomore for fear of hurting their recruiting for several years to come?
Or are you being sarcastic and I just missed it.
Injuries and a health problem. Do you not follow Iowa Football? Our back up OT's would've been Ferguson (out for the yr.), LeGrand (hurt) and Waechter would probably be starting right now but had to quit because of some weird vomiting problem That is 2 jrs. and a soph. who were all on the 2 deeps over the last 2 yrs. at OT. Any other stupid questions?
That is totally inaccurate. Try to educate yourself a little before making moronic comments on a message board.
So they only recruited three offensive tackles over those three years? That seems like an error on the coaches part. If only there were an offensive line guru or two on the staff that could coach up a junior or sophomore guard to play tackle. Or are these stupid questions as well?
Now you are changing your story? You said sophs and juniors. That is 2 years now isn't it. How many OT's do you think any school recruits and signs during any given cycle? And in case you weren't aware, OT's are hard to come by at any level. That's why they make so much in the NFL. Most colleges are lucky if they can find one or two for any given class. Yeah, our line coaches aren't very good, lol, but they can only control what they can control. You are making yourself look foolish.
How am I belittling anyone? I could care less if anyone agrees with me. I just inform people. If information or correcting inaccurate statements offends someone, that's really not my problem.
I didn't necessarily mean TRUE juniors and sophs there could be a redshirt year in there somewhere too to make it THREE years not TWO. But I'm the one being foolish.
I think it's funny that people are now complaining that we are playing freshman. When in the past a common complaint was Ferentz never played the underclassmen who was better.
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What do you mean only 3 OTs the last three years? They recruited a ton of TEs who will eventually be converted to the OL. Hockenson and Fant will likely be playing on the OL two years from now.
Guessing most recruits hear KF stating "we aren't good enough" several times in a presser vs reading the message board, they should listen to the HC far more than posters here.
I'm more in the middle. I just find it funny when the outraged on one end of the spectrum vent their spleens on the outraged on the other end.
I expected about a 7-5 season, so the only result that is surprising so far is the tosu dismantling. That came completely out of nowhere. Other than that, a mostly stagnant, boring offense and a usually stout defense giving up yards all over the field but not many points is more or less the Iowa way under Ferentz.
I come to the board for interesting objective analysis, which does happen sometimes, and entertainment by the true fanatics that either think it's their job to defend the Ferentz family or get them fired.
Well, yeah. But not all the critical posts are about getting Ferentz fired. That's pointless. He's got a contract through 2025 so I don't know why people don't just accept that there's nothing they can do about that (other than fork over enough money to buy him out, but that assumes Barca would even want to do that--which he doesn't). But the posters think they're going to change anything about who is coaching are pretty much delusional and, honestly, desperate for a different brand of football. But blaming other posters who support Ferentz is pointless. Asking them why they support Ferentz is interesting to me, though.
There were some quotes from the players that also got people's hopes up after the Ohio State game, Stanley saying they could play like that against anyone. That came back to bite him pretty hard. Turns out he was naive and arrogant with that statement. I'm sure he's been humbled by just how wrong he was. Ohio State didn't come to play and their coaches were miserable that game. I would not have wanted to see Iowa play them if OSU played the way they did against Michigan State, that's for sure. And I'm really glad they got spanked by UW--today, not on Saturday (I was like everyone else Saturday, I expected a good game).
But I'm glad now because if they had played well expectations would still be high and the Hawks might have gotten invited to a bowl above their pay grade and got waxed in yet another bowl game. Even now, if they win their next two games, they might go to a bowl that leads to another blowout loss. Some people want the Music City Bowl, but I'm hoping for the Pinstripe or the Detroit bowl. Less likely to face another SEC team. Someone like Boston College would be best. They could still lose, but doubtful that they would get blown out of the water against a team like that.
I ignore the stuff about Ferentz being fired as well, because as you note, there is no way that is happening and that has been the case for many years. Occasionally I'll still look at the rabid posts on both ends(and there are plenty on here) that go off as to why he should be canned now or he's the greatest coach that Iowa could have. Either one is entertaining, in small doses. I'm not really with you as to an interest in questioning why people support him so ardently. It's the same reasons that have been repeated a thousand times and really nothing interesting there.
Very much on board with the lower level bowl. A win is really needed to change the post season trajectory which has been dreadful since 2010.
If a matchup in the pinstripe gives them a better chance to win, then send them there if you can
Hes a 1st yr QB...u know what i meant, same as Tackles...go change your diaper.
I ignore the stuff about Ferentz being fired as well, because as you note, there is no way that is happening and that has been the case for many years. Occasionally I'll still look at the rabid posts on both ends(and there are plenty on here) that go off as to why he should be canned now or he's the greatest coach that Iowa could have. Either one is entertaining, in small doses. I'm not really with you as to an interest in questioning why people support him so ardently. It's the same reasons that have been repeated a thousand times and really nothing interesting there.
Very much on board with the lower level bowl. A win is really needed to change the post season trajectory which has been dreadful since 2010.
If a matchup in the pinstripe gives them a better chance to win, then send them there if you can
I disagree w the bowl game thought, SEC is way down, and we would benefit with an opportunity to finally get a win, especially vs SEC. Playing some no name who will jacked uo to play in a bowl game vs an SEC team who will simply show up....could end really bad.
I think this team is young and bowl prep will give them a great opportunity to put an OSU type outing on a bowl game.
OK here goes.
KF is a very decent human being and I would rather have him in front of the microphone than Bo Pelini.
KF does a very good job of developing linemen and tight ends.
I'll add to it. I thought the team got a lot of experience on punt coverage last week. They only gave up 22 return yards on 9 punts.
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