I am actually very happy about this.
Kirk confirmed back next year & beyond
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Hell no brother. And you? Why the frowny face tonight?
Wish he'd be a little more "passionate" about offensive player recruiting, development, finding a QB and running a 21st century offense. At least we don't have to worry about him being "passionate" about keeping his boy employed in a high-paying job while destroying half the team...
He was talking to Dolph on the midweek radio show that despite the number of people that will be disappointed, he plans on returning for next year and maybe more. He made the announcement in his usual passive aggressive manner. In any event, he mentioned that his health was good and he loved what he was doing, for the most part, and planned to keep doing it. He took a shot at the NCAA and NIL and all the recent changes in the sport that he doesn't like. Unfortunately, these things are the sport right now and I hope he learns to at least utilize them, if not embrace them or we will be left behind.
Kirk, without Brian, the dream is alive and well in 2024!!!!
I will bet the ranch the new OC is Budmayr.
Do not rule out Polasek or Chryst
I'm here for it!
FWIW, that silly press release does not "confirm" anything.
He needed to say that for recruiting.
Cool, he's a very good coach. Just needs to get Grubb and let him run the offense, period.
99% of the state outside Iowa City loves KF. The Maoist red brigades on message boards don’t reflect his real support.
There isn't a good OC out there that would be stupid enough to be saddled under Captain Kirk.
You're crazy if you think the disdain for KF is just a message board warrior problem.
I'd be down for that, but history tells me differently.....having said, I love to eat crow and be wrong.
Love it, we're communists if we're ready for KF to be done. Too funny.
Stop arguing with morons man. We have a significant share of them and Chuck, is most definitely a moron.
Extended comments from Iowa HC Kirk Ferentz on his radio show tonight:
Yesterday, he deflected two questions about whether he'd be back next year by saying he was focused on Saturday's game and the last 4 games:
“I was not trying to intentionally cause celebration for some people who would love to see me go start a stamp collection or go bird watching or whatever. … The intent was to try to steer this thing back to what is important right now. I enjoy coaching. Fortunately, I feel really good. The doctors tell me I’m OK; I hope they’re right. I hope to keep doing this for quite a while. I’ve always loved being here. I’ve been here 34 years now. … I like what I do, and most of all I like the young people we’ve had a chance to work with. It was that way in 1981.”
“I like our players, I like coming into our building, I like what I do. In a sick way, I like the highs and I like the lows. Everybody likes the highs, but the lows are tough on you. But that’s what makes the highs good, too, and that’s what I think you’re chasing. When you quit playing, your whole life you’re chasing that, and that’s why people are dumb enough to get into coaching or whatever it may be. Hopefully you’re helping some younger people along the way, too.”
“So, until they tell me to sit down, I’ll probably keep going.”
Dolph said he’ll take that as a yes that he’ll be back in 2024.
Ferentz: “Hopefully a couple years, yeah.”
Yesterday, he deflected two questions about whether he'd be back next year by saying he was focused on Saturday's game and the last 4 games:
“I was not trying to intentionally cause celebration for some people who would love to see me go start a stamp collection or go bird watching or whatever. … The intent was to try to steer this thing back to what is important right now. I enjoy coaching. Fortunately, I feel really good. The doctors tell me I’m OK; I hope they’re right. I hope to keep doing this for quite a while. I’ve always loved being here. I’ve been here 34 years now. … I like what I do, and most of all I like the young people we’ve had a chance to work with. It was that way in 1981.”
“I like our players, I like coming into our building, I like what I do. In a sick way, I like the highs and I like the lows. Everybody likes the highs, but the lows are tough on you. But that’s what makes the highs good, too, and that’s what I think you’re chasing. When you quit playing, your whole life you’re chasing that, and that’s why people are dumb enough to get into coaching or whatever it may be. Hopefully you’re helping some younger people along the way, too.”
“So, until they tell me to sit down, I’ll probably keep going.”
Dolph said he’ll take that as a yes that he’ll be back in 2024.
Ferentz: “Hopefully a couple years, yeah.”
Agree with KF keeping it in-house.. easier to move internal folks around that you trust, share your vision and are aligned culturally (assuming they have the right work ethic and capacity to grow/develop). Hiring an external OC would be a much larger resource/time suck and could be a major disrupter (either in a positive or negative way). It wouldn't be like KF to take on that level of risk.
We have an AD who will hold him accountable and he knows it. seems a positive to moving forward together
Thanks for posting the entire comment.
I’ve got not problem with this, and I appreciate KF bringing some clarity to his intentions, at least for the moment.
But then again, someone just called me a hater in another thread on here a few minutes ago, so I’m not sure if I’m allowed to appreciate anything Kirk says or does. 😂
It is good that future HOF HCKF is coming back. I am just saddened that the young Mr. Ferentz was robbed of his opportunity to carry this dynasty forward. Sad times.
As would I. Unfortunately I feel that would be a mistake as the offense will improve very little, if any.
He needs to go outside the program and get a proven OC to show the fans he is serious about making the offense better, and then give the guy rein to run the offense his (the OC's) way.
Promoting Budmayr would tell us he is just fine with the status quo.
That is exactly the wrong approach if the intent is to improve the offense.
He wasn't robbed. He miserably FAILED.
More importantly, go outside the program to show our players that he’s serious!
