What’s with this…the worst coaches always liked by our players? Why does this shit even come out?
Jon Budmayr Expected to be Named WR Coach
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I have never, ever in my life cared about who the WR coach is and I'm not going to start now. Like, who was the greatest Iowa WR coach of all time? No clue.
Bud being a former QB could bring good perspective. Will also be good for him to get out of the office/booth and hands on with players on the field. I like that he can work directly with another former QB (ad HC) in trying to resurrect things.
I would argue that coaching TEs is much more difficult than WRs as you have to understand and teach fronts along with coverages and routes, etc. But, some on this board think we just magically roll TEs off the press.
How about the ability to recruit? Looking forward to all the future 2* wr recruits he brings in.
Rinse and repeat. All b/c Kirk tears up in his postgame pressers, proclaiming the love he has for his players.
Yawn.
Why ate we worried about WRs when they never get targeted?
Forget the offense and just punt and play defense.
Forget the offense and just punt and play defense.
There is talent to work with, now development is the problem. You are blind if you look at the athleticism of Reece Vander Zee and KJ Parker and say they are 2* talents.
You may not care about the WR coach and maybe most other teams don’t either, but when we’ve had some of the worst WRs for years, you have to start evaluating. Coaches may love the Ragainis of the world, but when you’re a P5 WR and can’t create separation even against G5 opponents and are slow as hell, you have to be concerned.
Who better to fix Iowa's receiving game woes more than a guy who never played or coached WR....
KF is just trolling at this point.
KF is just trolling at this point.
I mean, isn't that what the Hawks have been doing the past 3 years already?
I see Iowa WRs running open quite often. Recognizing it and delivering the ball has been an equal or greater problem as of late.
I agree with you in the sense that it's silly that this has been been such a weak spot for Iowa when WRs are truly a commodity when compared to other positions in FB.
4* WRs will be beating down the doors wanting to come to Iowa!
Just kidding.
Just kidding.
If you have a manager that everyone likes, he/she usually is not doing their job (in my experience). They just want to be friends/liked.
Hey if he can have them actually catch the ball 99% of the time, that'd be kinda good.
He would have, but he’s so fast that he was always five yards ahead of them.
No QB's and is the reason DH is here... JB should be gone.
People are looking at this all wrong, Where else can You get almost a 100% certain guarantee on Your money? stock market? no, Retirement funds? no, But the Iowa under now that is an investment that all learned Men should cling to as one of the absolutes in life. The Gift from God just makes this a even more enticing Siren.
I don't remember if he caught any passes, but I held my breath when he took over for CDJ fielding punts.
Track stars don't automatically make good football players.
Well at least there's some YouTube videos for him. Works for fixing toilets and mowers...
KF is here until 2029, so Budmayr still has plenty of failing up he can do.
I would put a large sum of cash that KF will not be here until 2029.
I’ve done some research on this. It turns out that he’s actually a gift from Godfrey Jones. Kirk apparently misheard and has just been going with it.
I think you’re underestimating Kirk Ferentz and his will to keep going.
You may also be underestimating his desire to put another $42,000,000 in the bank. Might as well take care of the great grandkids if you can.
35 million, but yeah I got ya. IMO, we have an AD and the TV revenue that won't let him rack up 7 win seasons and keep his job. We aren't Minnesota.
I know every season knocks another seven mil off of the total as well, so you’re probably right. I’ll have to work on shifting my expectations out of “AD Gary Barta” mode.
And thank God we’re not Minnesota.
As I’ve said before, I think hiring Bud as WR coach would be a missed opportunity, for a number of reasons.
If we are going to stay in-house for this hire, I would rather the job go to Jason Manson, who actually played WR a bit in his career, and has been a WR coach.
(For those who may have forgotten, Manson is currently on the staff as Director of Player Development.)
If we are going to stay in-house for this hire, I would rather the job go to Jason Manson, who actually played WR a bit in his career, and has been a WR coach.
(For those who may have forgotten, Manson is currently on the staff as Director of Player Development.)
And, how many coaches wait until their contract is up before retiring? Does that time typically really ever come? I've often heard that extensions are normally given to keep at least a few years on a coach's current deal for recruiting purposes if nothing else.
So, I'd say it's likely that KF will end up leaving at least some money on the table, regardless of when he hangs it up.
I also doubt Iowa would have the appetite to buy out more than 1 yr of his contract and maybe not even that much. We aren't going to be sitting here 2 yrs from now wondering if Iowa will buy out his remaining 3 yrs / $21M. He will likely decide when he is out but he shouldn't.
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There have been slow receivers in all of football, even nfl, but the successful ones could find a way to get separation and catch the ball
I don't think his contract will ever be an issue. They had a 7 million dollar surplus this year, and next year is when the massive TV deal really kicks in.
Iowa athletics recovers from financial losses during COVID-19, posts first 7-figure surplus in 5 years
Iowa athletics recovered from its financial losses from COVID-19, bringing in $167.4 million in income during the 2023 fiscal year.
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Never said the money wasn't there......I think it would be more of a Midwest value proposition where they wouldn't just throw money at the "problem." Unless season ticket sales, donations plummeted etc.....then maybe once you get a couple years out but not at $21M. Or a very large donor stepped in and paid it. I just don't see it happening.I don't think his contract will ever be an issue. They had a 7 million dollar surplus this year, and next year is when the massive TV deal really kicks in.
Iowa athletics recovers from financial losses during COVID-19, posts first 7-figure surplus in 5 years
Iowa athletics recovered from its financial losses from COVID-19, bringing in $167.4 million in income during the 2023 fiscal year.
