If he still thinks Brian is HC material or would be even a remote consideration for the HC position, then Kirk has slipped more than anybody realizes. Of course parents view their kids differently from the rest of the world so who really knows. I think Kirk still likes coaching and the fact that him coaching means he gets to work closely with Brian who gets to haul in almost a million a year as a result is a pretty nice perk.
Has KF lost touch with reality?
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Maybe so but the results on the field beg to differ
Could be why Kirks hanging on, an attempt to reset the narrative around Brian.
Although I have no clue why you stick with Petras in that case.
I agree the longer this poor offense continues the worse the case for Brian becomes.
KF has become a bit of an enigma. Sometimes I wonder if he has reached some level of dementia. Sometimes I wonder if he is just becoming a stubborn old man and nothing more. That's up for debate.
What I am CONVINCED of is that winning football games isn't all that important to him at this point, and he has very little interest in coaching and developing young football players in this age of the portal and NIL. I seriously think that his #1 agenda at this point of his career is showing everyone who's boss, and he's got the perfect enabler in GB.
It started with the promotion of BF to OC. This was a highly questionable move in terms of the program's best interest. An A.D. worth his salt would have vetoed this idea immediately. I'm on record on this board predicting that it would be a disaster and that it could ruin KF's legacy. The crap that has gone on since then has all been about power-plays: The Noah Fant situation. Letting Doyle take the fall for the racism accusations while protecting his kid, who was the biggest culprit of the allegations. Inexplicably adding QB coach duties to BF's responsibilities when he was clearly already over his head and QB was the absolute biggest problem that needed fixing on the team. Refusing to make even a trivial attempt to find help for the depleted offense with use of the portal. And now he is blowing off the idea that the offense is in shambles, stating that there are no anticipated changes and that they just need to work on a few things.
I appreciate all that KF has done for the Hawkeye program, but that offense that we saw on Saturday was a direct result of his desire to make Hawkeye Football the family business above all else. The Hawkeye defense is evidence of how he can be successful if he hires the right coaches and keeps his hands out of it, but he has not done that on the offensive side of the ball (the Betts hire notwithstanding). It totally pains me, because this is typically what you see when coaches stay too long, and my worst fears have been realized. There's a very good chance that we are headed for a disastrous season; my only hope is that the defense and special teams can carry the team all year, but I think it's too much to ask. JoPa, Bowden, Beamer, Snyder, LaVell Edwards, and probably even Hayden stayed on too long to the point of their respective program's detriment. I'm afraid KF is about to be added to the list...
What I am CONVINCED of is that winning football games isn't all that important to him at this point, and he has very little interest in coaching and developing young football players in this age of the portal and NIL. I seriously think that his #1 agenda at this point of his career is showing everyone who's boss, and he's got the perfect enabler in GB.
It started with the promotion of BF to OC. This was a highly questionable move in terms of the program's best interest. An A.D. worth his salt would have vetoed this idea immediately. I'm on record on this board predicting that it would be a disaster and that it could ruin KF's legacy. The crap that has gone on since then has all been about power-plays: The Noah Fant situation. Letting Doyle take the fall for the racism accusations while protecting his kid, who was the biggest culprit of the allegations. Inexplicably adding QB coach duties to BF's responsibilities when he was clearly already over his head and QB was the absolute biggest problem that needed fixing on the team. Refusing to make even a trivial attempt to find help for the depleted offense with use of the portal. And now he is blowing off the idea that the offense is in shambles, stating that there are no anticipated changes and that they just need to work on a few things.
I appreciate all that KF has done for the Hawkeye program, but that offense that we saw on Saturday was a direct result of his desire to make Hawkeye Football the family business above all else. The Hawkeye defense is evidence of how he can be successful if he hires the right coaches and keeps his hands out of it, but he has not done that on the offensive side of the ball (the Betts hire notwithstanding). It totally pains me, because this is typically what you see when coaches stay too long, and my worst fears have been realized. There's a very good chance that we are headed for a disastrous season; my only hope is that the defense and special teams can carry the team all year, but I think it's too much to ask. JoPa, Bowden, Beamer, Snyder, LaVell Edwards, and probably even Hayden stayed on too long to the point of their respective program's detriment. I'm afraid KF is about to be added to the list...
Fry was battling cancer. What's KF's excuse? Worried about what inflation is doing to his investments?
Btw, you’re not the only one asking the question.
“I saw a lot of good things out there,” coach Kirk Ferentz (12) said, causing everyone to wonder whether he had been hallucinating for three hours.
Brian reports to Barta. Therefore, expect an announcement tomorrow that Brian is no longer coaching at the University of Iowa.
I was being sarcastic with the truth. Everything I said is true. Obviously Ferentz calling Budmayr a Godsend should raise a lot of eyebrows after last Saturday.
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And this.
OL play is the biggest concern to me tight now.
QB play is also a concern but I’d be willing to bet good money that we’d see marked improvement from Petras if the OL stepped up its game.
