Sorry. Did I make you feel left out? You have plenty of laughable qualities, also. No need to feel envious. You’re special in your own way.
Our portal game is downright pathetic. Only team worse in the conf is Purdue. Our AD must get big corporate donors or add NIL fee to tickets.
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Not at all, I simply evaluated your posts and came to the conclusion that you are a simpleton.
I'm pretty sure you're an idiot and have no idea how this stuff works. Or you wouldn't say stupid sh!t like this.
Okay I’ll take a crack at this. What are the roots of the offensive struggles? Also can you elaborate on said struggles?
I think that there a couple of different factors at play here:
(1) This portal window is all about opportunity. Nobody that Iowa is going after (or that you want Iowa to go after) in the portal now is looking to transfer to be a depth piece at their new school. They are looking to transfer to a place where they will be a starter; or at a bare minimum have a serious opportunity to be a starter. If they don't have a clear window to start at Iowa, that is going to move Iowa down on their list of schools.
(2) With respect to WR, I also think that Iowa is going to have to show improvement in the passing game before it will be an attractive opportunity to high level transfer WRs.
(3) Iowa seems like it is being selective on the lines. It has offers out to Pace at DT and Onianwa at LT. It seems like Iowa is waiting on those decisions before making further offers at those positions. I think that there are a couple of reasons for this. (a) Iowa has a good number of scholarships and roster spots allocated to the lines already, so (b) if Iowa is taking a portal transfer at these positions the player has to be a clear upgrade over what the staff believes it already has on the roster.
(4) This may be controversial, but I don't think that a school like Iowa is going to go all-in on the portal every year. 2025 is going to be a year where Iowa has a lot of new faces on defense, so I don't think that Iowa is going to max out its NIL on high impact transfers to make a run at the playoff this year. With the extra COVID year of eligibility almost done, I think that Iowa is going to be "fair" to the players who stayed and worked behind 6th year seniors to see how they do in 2025 as first year starters. If they do well defensively in 2025, then I expect 2026 may be a year where you see Iowa be more aggressive in the portal. Offensively, Iowa went after Hank Brown (and Beau Pribula) as QBs with multiple years of eligibility. I think that they ideally want a QB that will be a multi-year starter, who gets experience in 2025 and enters 2026 as a returning starter with almost all of the other skill position players also returning.
(5) Depending on attrition after the spring, you will see Iowa fill up its roster with late window transfers as it did with Sullivan, Stratton and Gill last year.
(1) This portal window is all about opportunity. Nobody that Iowa is going after (or that you want Iowa to go after) in the portal now is looking to transfer to be a depth piece at their new school. They are looking to transfer to a place where they will be a starter; or at a bare minimum have a serious opportunity to be a starter. If they don't have a clear window to start at Iowa, that is going to move Iowa down on their list of schools.
(2) With respect to WR, I also think that Iowa is going to have to show improvement in the passing game before it will be an attractive opportunity to high level transfer WRs.
(3) Iowa seems like it is being selective on the lines. It has offers out to Pace at DT and Onianwa at LT. It seems like Iowa is waiting on those decisions before making further offers at those positions. I think that there are a couple of reasons for this. (a) Iowa has a good number of scholarships and roster spots allocated to the lines already, so (b) if Iowa is taking a portal transfer at these positions the player has to be a clear upgrade over what the staff believes it already has on the roster.
(4) This may be controversial, but I don't think that a school like Iowa is going to go all-in on the portal every year. 2025 is going to be a year where Iowa has a lot of new faces on defense, so I don't think that Iowa is going to max out its NIL on high impact transfers to make a run at the playoff this year. With the extra COVID year of eligibility almost done, I think that Iowa is going to be "fair" to the players who stayed and worked behind 6th year seniors to see how they do in 2025 as first year starters. If they do well defensively in 2025, then I expect 2026 may be a year where you see Iowa be more aggressive in the portal. Offensively, Iowa went after Hank Brown (and Beau Pribula) as QBs with multiple years of eligibility. I think that they ideally want a QB that will be a multi-year starter, who gets experience in 2025 and enters 2026 as a returning starter with almost all of the other skill position players also returning.
(5) Depending on attrition after the spring, you will see Iowa fill up its roster with late window transfers as it did with Sullivan, Stratton and Gill last year.
If success in the portal is predicated on how much money fans are willing to spend, then yeah, I’m out.
Winning games is fun. But not if that’s the cost. It’s not worth it to me to swim in those waters.
Winning games is fun. But not if that’s the cost. It’s not worth it to me to swim in those waters.
Has the hammer dropped yet?
Holy shit. Yes, we’re all exaggerating 26 years of mostly mediocre to dogshit offense. You guys who tell the rest of us to ignore our eyes, not to mention stats, are ridiculous. Not to mention experts who know way more about football than you or I do. Defending the indefensible. Lol.
My version of Iowa is what we are. A new AD won’t change it. Our football team is cool. A good quarterback would be nice. Win a NC in wresting would make me jizz.
Do you contribute to SWARM, my guess is you don't and would rather sit back and bitch about the Athletic Department?
I support America and returning to greatness, you however would rather see it continue to burn.
The OP reminds me of what I said when everyone was in love with the AD for firing Brian Ferentz. Then and now, the real crucial test is Goetz's ability to raise a lot more money. Iowa needs new funding sources to replace the old. Has she done that?
Shit I guess.
Then, Iowa's AD > your version of Iowa's AD
King Orange is a curse, not a blessing, nonComrade.
Offensive production is not the objective of football. Nor should it be what a football team is judged by.
This is not hard
Do you promise not to make negative public proclamations about Iowa football going forward?
If so, I'll elaborate
I dont know who hired Phil. If you know then tell us.
I could see when Kirk was hired and KF hired Norm Parker that Norm may have hired his defensive staff. Norm might have been the DC at Mich St in the early 1980s when Phil P played DBack for the spartans. I doubt KF hired Phil.
KF hired Phil as D-back coach and as DC (which was the point).
The credit for the defense, just like all credit and blame relating to the team, falls on KF
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It is one of the three pillars of good complimentary football. At least it should be, if you're doing it right; and it makes winning easier. One weak pillar puts more stress on the other two.
This is not hard.
A better offense leads to more points. More points leads to more wins. This isn’t hard. For example, we lost four games this year. If we would’ve scored more points than those opponents, we wouldn’t have lost. Do you hate winning? Seems like it
You guys either haven't been following the thread or your reading comprehension needs work.
Of course offense is important and makes winning easier.
My point in this thread is the dire nature people try to make out to be Iowa football just is not accurate.
Even if there is some validity to some of the concerns out there, those concerns don't even get a spot at the table until a couple seasons of 6/7 wins. It's very simple
You made a stupid statement and refuse to own it. But that's what everyone expects from you.
Having redoubled my efforts, I have now collected $1.25 worth of cans to redeem for donation to the Swarm.
Can't be a slacker!
I will continue posting my progress just to piss off certain posters on here who are dismissive of my efforts.
Can't be a slacker!
I will continue posting my progress just to piss off certain posters on here who are dismissive of my efforts.
I agree with some of what you said, but I still think in the long-term, Big 10 teams will be better off financially than Big 12 teams.
We’ll see…I think you’re being overly dramatic. Don't think any team will come into Kinnick and dominate Iowa.
So, ultimately Kirk is responsible for everything. He's responsible for building a great staff on defense and special teams and giving them whatever is necessary (be it latitude or guidance) to make them successful. You can't take that away from him just because he's been so unsuccessful in doing that on the offensive side of his organization. He's not the first head coach with this problem, nor is it unusual to see older head coaches who previously had a large hand in the offense struggle to adapt to the changes in college football over the years.
I recall Nick Saban a few years back discussing how much things have changed and how teams without powerful offenses can't win in today's game. You have to be able to score points, even against good defenses, to win championships today. The B1G Championship game this year was a good example of that.
Interesting article on this topic and how Saban begrudgingly accepted how much the game has changed and how they adapted.
This isn't your dad's (or your older brother's) Alabama
If you told Nick Saban five years ago he'd be managing an Alabama team built on speed and athleticism in 2016, he probably wouldn't have believed you.
What statement? What are you even talking about?
Read my posts in the thread. The logic is very straightforward
