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Kirk confirmed back next year & beyond

Wrong. Gotta love a bunch of "fans" who probably don't even own a pair of Hawkeye's underwear trying to "unfan" us old-timers who actually respect the work that BF did for the team. Go find a better six year run (in wins & losses) than we've had since 2017. I will be here waiting.
You sound really creepy. Who's Hawkeye underwear do you own?
 
Guess you should find another team.
You and I both know it’s not that easy.

I’ve attempted - even pretended - to care more about the program I’ve been physically closer to for five years now. But Iowa has remained my clear #1 interest. There appears to be nothing I can do to change that.
 
Dolph have any Dolphisms?
' Kirk crushed the ball carrier' ( as he pushed him out of bounds)
Try watching a game and listening to Dolph, it's hilarious. What is happening isn't what is being described.
And Eddie lol. He wants to be anywhere but at the game.
 
' Kirk crushed the ball carrier' ( as he pushed him out of bounds)
Try watching a game and listening to Dolph, it's hilarious. What is happening isn't what is being described.
And Eddie lol. He wants to be anywhere but at the game.
Gary Dolphin is a great guy. We were stuck in the car on the road for the MN game. Tuned in to the Game. The play by play was so bad we couldn't tell what was going on. It was really bad.
 
He's in it to become the coach with the most Big Ten wins. He's been nothing special; only projected to reach it just out of the extreme length of his tenure. I don't feel like he deserves that title. If the legendary Big Ten coaches in the past had more time, they could have won more games too.
Woody and Bo both coached longer than Ferentz has and got their wins with twice as much talent.
 
Please no Polasek. He was the root cause of our OL problems. Chryst on the other hand is a very good offensive mind and QB coach.
First of all, the OL didn't start to crumble until Polasek left. Second, his job here was the one and only time he was an OL coach. He's now an OC/QB, which is what he should be (and should have been when he was here), and would be a huge upgrade.
 
I posted on here a few weeks ago that I'd bet a lot of money that BF would be gone next year and KF would be back.

And for some reason it seemed nobody on here could understand how that could be true
 
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Bo Pelini had more wins in his seven year stint at Nebraska than any seven year span Kirk has ever had at iowa. And he got fired. Some fan bases are willing to put up with more than others.
How they been doing the last 6 years?

I'll help you, cuz you need it.

Averaging 3.4 wins a season.

You waste disk space on here. Lot's of it.
 
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Now that it's confirmed The Capt will be back, we can resign ourselves to having a continuing offensive abyss.
Junior was inept but also was handcuffed to working within institutionalized obsolescence.
Until The Capt's SCHEME is gone, we are doomed.
 
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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.”

THen he needs to have a come-to-jesus meeting with himself and agree that the offense has to be SIGNIFICANTLY upgraded to compete for BIG titles and playoff spots. If he continues down the "I don't know offense" vomiting, then BG may be forced to take him bird watching.
 
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.
I hope BG forces the process of posting the position for X days and requiring outside candidates so KF doesn't keep the SSDD offense going.

How much has hiring from within cost the program thus far? Recruiting, national press, personna damage? Far more cost in that than making the right hire from external.
 
No posting yet I am gonna be sure to watch for it so can post it here for a few dozen of you to apply for it.
Pay me what BF made, if I don't have the offense better by the time 2 years passes, I will walk away.

Christ my 4th grade Metro flag team was more creative and productive than the shite show on Saturday's the past several years.
 
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Pay me what BF made, if I don't have the offense better by the time 2 years passes, I will walk away.

Christ my 4th grade Metro flag team was more creative and productive than the shite show on Saturday's the past several years.
We need a flea flicker every now and then, k?
 
I'm sure it will. It just won't end well for Kirk. It's just a matter of whether or not he wants to be a b**** and bring down a bunch of people with him or not....................deal with it.

Define "End Well".

He is a multi-millionaire. I am sure he wont do BG any favors.

I am going to get lots of amusement out of this. I will deal with it just fine. At the end of the day, its all a cosmic joke.
 
PLEASE PLEASE actually interview and have a national search for the new OC.

This feels like the final major "fork in the road" for staffing changes under the Ferentz regime.

Make a good hire and you have a nice run over several years and possibly setup the "next in line" HC for Iowa.

Or you promote an unproven/inexperienced OC from within and struggle for a few years and hang it up.

We are a damn top 25 program. Act like we are and pick from the MANY qualified OCs that are interested!
 
Lol. Very, very, very few teams accomplish this. Maybe you should root for Bama. You act like Iowa is a perennial 4 win team.
What are you talking about? All I was doing is countering singlets contention that the 6 years starting in 2017 were the best 6 years in Hawkeye football history. They weren't. The late '50s were.

Try actually reading before responding with nonsense.
 
How they been doing the last 6 years?

I'll help you, cuz you need it.

Averaging 3.4 wins a season.

You waste disk space on here. Lot's of it.
I’d say you have two programs trending in opposite directions recently. Nebraska is on the rise. And Iowa has not been with Brian. Hopefully that changes with the new offense.
 
What are you talking about? All I was doing is countering singlets contention that the 6 years starting in 2017 were the best 6 years in Hawkeye football history. They weren't. The late '50s were.

Try actually reading before responding with nonsense.
I'd argue 1981-1987 was the best, if you're going that length of time. From a wins perspective it's not gonna look as flashy, but they also played fewer games back then, and CFB was just a different sport in those days.
 
You sound really creepy. Who's Hawkeye underwear do you own?
Well, mine. WTH? Why would I wear someone else's underwear? You guys still have zero comeback to total wins. I know that correlation isn't causation but there is a lot of correlation between most wins over a six year period in team history and BF being the OC. This is not opinion. People thinking that 10 win seasons aren't enough to keep your job at Iowa aren't real fans, IMO.
 
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I’d say you have two programs trending in opposite directions recently. Nebraska is on the rise. And Iowa has not been with Brian. Hopefully that changes with the new offense.
Little early to say Nebraska is on the rise with wins over Northern Illinois, LA Tech, and the 3 worst teams in the West.
 
Now that it's confirmed The Capt will be back, we can resign ourselves to having a continuing offensive abyss.
Junior was inept but also was handcuffed to working within institutionalized obsolescence.
Until The Capt's SCHEME is gone, we are doomed.
No I'm always going to have hope something good will change the course of Iowa football to turn the offense around.

Being a miserable crybaby on this forum on every post is why you get trolled back. We like cracking eggs on your foreheads.
 
I'd argue 1981-1987 was the best, if you're going that length of time. From a wins perspective it's not gonna look as flashy, but they also played fewer games back then, and CFB was just a different sport in those days.
I would have to disagree.

Evy's last 5 years he had 4 Top 10 final rankings, 2 Rose Bowl wins, 2 outright Big 10 titles and 1 shared title, and a National Championship.

Pretty hard to beat that!
 
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