Yes. He has 3 years left and Gronowski and Sully leave after next year. There's a pathway for him to start in 2026 if he earns the position.
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I'm hoping to see 1 or 2 O-line pickups in the portal along with a wr and cb.
I don't think he can resist the temptation to stick his filthy fingers into it. Kinda like how the sound of a table saw cutting boards is just too cool to resist sticking your finger into it.
The Gronowski commitment might be the end of the Swarm or the revitalization of Swarm. Time will tell!
Gill seemed to run good routes.
Just saying I don't think Brown's issues were coach related.
Will we see more than 5 passes travel further than 15 yards next year ?
I’ll wait and see with my own eyes next year. Kirk has really destroyed the offense and we lose our only home run threat
We need OL and hope that somehow the Kirk playbook (run out the clock with 30 mins to play..) is abandoned
I’ll wait and see with my own eyes next year. Kirk has really destroyed the offense and we lose our only home run threat
We need OL and hope that somehow the Kirk playbook (run out the clock with 30 mins to play..) is abandoned
Agreed
none of his skill sets mean shit if we can’t utilize them. I don’t expect Iowa to ever throw 40 times a game but our route tree has to go beyond 10 yards.
Huh... So how many fingers have you lost in this manner exactly?
My bad, I stand corrected. Had no idea Lester said that, seems like an odd statement to make though.🤔
Gill prolly learned over his 3 years at NW lol. And I think brown was used as a RB more in high school? Could be wrong, but as deep as he was on OSUs depth chart I doubt heartline spent a lot of time with him that one year.
We have three returning line starters. Lauck at LT sounds promising and Peiffer is a beast. Just needs a little more mass to his ass. Needs to get to 285-290.
You're actually going to need to credit his daughter for the Barnes hire, sorry.
And if you're going to get weird and credit him for his daughter, I assume his wife would like a word.
McNamara had 250 yards against Illinois State this year.
Brown was not even showing up to practice. He needed to go.
I don’t know if Budmayr is a good WR coach or not, but I do know our WR production (as meager as it was) increased under his watch. If that is how we measure his success, then we are heading in the right direction.
There has no evidence to suggest otherwise, and plenty to suggest you’re correct.
Literally everyone involved with the program has claimed it’s Lester pulling the strings on that side of the ball.
It’s very hard to convince people they are wrong, once they have made up their mind.
Brad Heinrichs is talking about Gronowski on the HawkFanatic show right now:
I don't think we've had a #11 QB with significant playing time since Dan McGwire in 1987.
I'm looking forward to seeing a #11 behind center once again.
Assuming Gronowski is QB1 (safe assumption), we are in a position* to have three backups who have started a game at the P4 level.
When was the last time that happened??
*Assuming nobody transfers out, which is probably a decent possibility following spring practice
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So here we are today, and while Lester appears to have the reins of the offense well in hand regarding player personnel decisions and scheme, people will still point to Budmayr and Barnett as evidence that Kirk still has his fingers in it. IMO, this is more of a legacy of prior decisions rather than evidence of him taking an active role. While Lester likely has little or no input on those members of the staff, should Kirk decide a change is in order (highly unlikely), or they leave of their own accord, I think Lester would be at least an equal partner in deciding on replacements.
I think it has something to do with what they've been conditioned to believe. In the 7 years before Lester arrived, Kirk/Brian ran every aspect of the offense. There was little daylight between them, and it wouldn't surprise that every hire was Kirk's decision and his decision alone.
So here we are today, and while Lester appears to have the reins of the offense well in hand regarding player personnel decisions and scheme, people will still point to Budmayr and Barnett as evidence that Kirk still has his fingers in it. IMO, this is more of a legacy of prior decisions rather than evidence of him taking an active role. While Lester likely has little or no input on those members of the staff, should Kirk decide a change is in order (highly unlikely), or they leave of their own accord, I think Lester would be at least an equal partner in deciding on replacements.
His comments about the NCAA doing nothing about the reporting of tampering says it all. Iowa is right to focus on the guys they got, develop them and keep them happy, and fill in gaps where needed. So far, it seems to have worked. The guys leaving Iowa are not guys that were vying for a lot of playing time, by and large.
Brad Heinrichs just said on KCJJ's Youtube stream that they only have 3,000 Swarm members right now.
Counting me, that makes 3000!
Good. That means that most people have their priorities straight.
No one wants to pay for what we’ve seen over the last 5-8 years
Even with some offensive stars under Stanley, we were so inconsistent it was maddening. Beat down OSU, gain 66 yards against WI the next week
Then Brian takes over as QB coach and offense goes off the rails.
I think people will donate or join if they see real legit changes going forward.
Unfortunately we don’t have the West division to fall back on. 8-10 wins usually enough to get into conference championship
Now it’s 4th place
Even with some offensive stars under Stanley, we were so inconsistent it was maddening. Beat down OSU, gain 66 yards against WI the next week
Then Brian takes over as QB coach and offense goes off the rails.
I think people will donate or join if they see real legit changes going forward.
Unfortunately we don’t have the West division to fall back on. 8-10 wins usually enough to get into conference championship
Now it’s 4th place
Gill came in running good routes, much wasn't needed for him. The others we have, just don't seem to or can't figure it out; not sure if that is the coach (most likely) or the players.
Pitifully low...hell, we get 70k at Kinnick each Saturday.
Bold - I do not get that comment at all and why it would be so difficult. Understand maybe reading D wrong, but not running routes which should be defined in playbook.
The first thing one needs to understand is Lester made an accurate comment.
There are huge differences in route running ability that result in differences of tens of millions of dollars in the pros.
First, one has to have the physical abilities to run good routes. You have to be able to changes speeds and direction, have flexibility in the hips, etc. That's why straight line runners, like Wetjen, aren't intricate route runners.
Then you have to be able to have the feel to read coverages and adjust routes on the fly. A subtle bend to set up a route vs man. The feel to throttle down into the soft spot of a zone. Etc. Coverages can be disguised pre-snap.
There's a lot to it. Just like running backs have to have certain skills and feel to execute plays that appear to have open a simple hole on paper. Look at how much K2 improved. Yes, the O-line opened much better holes for him this season. But he was also a completely different back.
Very few track stars have turned into good football players
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