So Hayden fry isn’t a legend either from your logic.
Also Lincoln Riley was handed the keys to a top 10 team with a Heisman winning qb. Lot of coaches could’ve done the same thing with that roster this year.
Living legend? Seriously now....
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So Hayden fry isn’t a legend either from your logic.
Also Lincoln Riley was handed the keys to a top 10 team with a Heisman winning qb. Lot of coaches could’ve done the same thing with that roster this year.
Iowa isnt going to recruit the type of talent needed to consistently compete for a national title. Just a fact. Not nearly enough in state talent to do so. When u have new coaching staffs all over the place around us with young, energetic coaches it makes it even harder to recruit.
Kirk is a living Legend for the following facts. Not counting first 2 yrs of his tenure due to rebuilding time. Which is fair.
1) A .610 conference winning %
2)His teams are the reason Iowa pumped in close to $200M in total renovations to Kinnick and other facilities
3) There have been close to 500 players to go thru that program in Kirk's tenure and the only guy to talk sh** about Kirk was DJK. And I think we all know how much of a lowlife DJK is.
4) 5 top 10 national finishes
5) Every ex player who works in college football media will tell you Iowa is about as well coached as any team in the country. The guys who think people like Harbaugh are better coaches are people that have never played the game. The people who really know the game know Kirk is one of the best ever.
Ferentz is a legend and will be in the college football HOF someday. He has consistently done more with less and consistently puts a winning/respected program on the field year in and year out. He puts players in the NFL at a higher rate than most P5 programs. I think our delusional fans look at Wisconsin and think "we can do that" and maybe we can but there are very, very few coaches out there that could have had the success Ferentz has had at Iowa.
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Exactly 4 current coaches with a national championship on the resume. You are as dumb as you appear.
Yup. You missed pretty much missed everything
Who knows. Did we even do a national search? Were candidates leaked to the public?
There was only one candidate by design. There were no interviews. The job wasn't even posted.
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Jees...... we all like to see Iowa play for it all, but Lincoln Riley? Seriously? Do you think maybe he had the table set for him?
True enough, but its not usually Iowa fans who call him a legend. Its the people who cover the game, because they see what goes on elsewhere. The constant turnover, the cheating, the total disregard for any moral standard. The fact that two coaches have lasted 40 years at one university, who fields a respectable and at least somewhat relevant football program is commendable, and somewhat remarkable actually.
Thats just what you want to think though.
Basically weve been a 7 wins on average team for 40 years with some highs and lows mixed in.
Kirk was the right man for the time in the 2000s, his nfl approach worked at that point in time.
Allot has changed since then but not Iowa.
To say no one else could produce the results we've seen the last 8 years is silly IMO.
Do you really think that Bill Snyder isn't a legend, that is still living? 66% win rate vs. 60%, and Snyder has a 60% conference record. What he did was miraculous, and should be recognized as such. Whether you think that about KF or not (especially compared to HF) is a different story, but to look at record and championships is ridiculous.
Finally wins a bowl game after a 7 year drought and people want to call him a legend? Unbelievable.
Stoops left that program better than he found it. Wish we could say the same about Captain Contract.
I would not call him a “legend”, but he has sure done a great job of running the Iowa football program the past 19 years. Even trolls like you can’t argue that.
KF hasn't left the program. If he retired now, how could you possibly claim he didn't leave it better than HF left it for him? Edit: I think I misunderstood your post, you are saying Lincoln Riley should get less credit for taking over a well-placed program. Nevermind.
You do know that this thread is about calling KF a legend or not. Sounds like you agree with me and don't even realize it. Nice.
So we do agree. Thank you troll. He may not be a legend now, but years after he retires, he certainly will be. I truly never thought that I would ever see eye to eye with someone as negative as you. Maybe something to do with the New Year?You do know that this thread is about calling KF a legend or not. Sounds like you agree with me and don't even realize it. Nice.
KF is very under appreciated. I have a few friends that want him fired. Every one of their football knowledge falls from “couldn’t fill a thimble” to “knows just enough to be dangerous”.
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