"Offensive production is not the objective of football."
Moving the ball down the field into the opponents territory and scoring is THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE of football. Has been since 1869.
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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Moving the ball down the field into the opponents territory and scoring is THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE of football. Has been since 1869.
I was responding to another poster who asked "who hired Phil". Yeah I know the whole program and everything about it is on Kirk. But I just think with Kirk spending all those years in the nfl on offense he would probably ask for Norm to hire his own staff because he wouldnt know very many up and comer defensive back coaches who might fit in at IowaSo, 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.es.pn
That's the objective of any sport or game, dipshit. Moving the ball down the field is the objective of this particular sport.
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Not compared to winning it isn't.
There are lots of ways to win.
But if you want to keep arguing that moving the ball down the field is more the objective of football than is winning, you go right ahead, lol.
It's truly incredible that you don't seem to understand this
Now it appears that your reading comprehension is lacking.
Right, wisky almost beat Oregon this year and we are much better than the badgers.
The HC needs to at least sign off on any hires on the staff, so KF hired Phil Parker originally and personally made the promotion to DC. Those are facts.
Beth is a puppet
The new rule that athletic departments can pay players up to $23 million or so should help separate from the ACC and Big 12. Now, the real question is will Iowa spend the money on football.
Guessing the Big 10 might have a floor that each conference member needs to spend on football
Congrats on maybe winning the dumbest post of the day
This ^
If I am going to give money away, it’s going to be to charities that help people in need.
The NCAA, schools, etc. have made a shit ton of money for years off the backs of college kids. If the NCAA can’t figure out how to compensate “student” athletes without expecting the average fan to pay players, then **** the NCAA. At least the NFL has rules everyone adheres to.
Besides, as an Iowa fan, it makes no sense to donate. Kirk Ferentz is still going to run an offense predicated on TE bubble screens and 3-yard outs on 3rd and 7 regardless of the personnel.
TE bubble screens? I think Iowa MAY have run one of those this season.
Of course you wouldn't know that because you didn't watch the games. But thanks for your thoughts anyway
Good post…but facts are often wasted in this forum on the obvious trolls or the dim bulbs…keep posting, though, as your rationality is appreciated
Iowa should be able to get players in the portal being in the P2 conference. Acting like it is some master plan by Kirk is just being insincere.
This is what is coming for the P2 and a handful in the ACC. Iowa will have plenty of money to get the best football players.
If Iowa does $22 million and 75% goes to football, that is $183k/player at 90 scholarships.
The P2 conferences should have little trouble getting players from the non P2 teams with the amount of money they can pay out.
The question is how will Iowa and the new AD handle this
If a school opts into the settlement, student-athletes are expected to receive up to 22% of the average Power Conference revenue in 2025, estimated to be between $21-23 million. That figure is expected to grow by about four percent each year. That amount would work like a salary cap, meaning colleges that opt into the settlement do not need to reach that total when paying their student-athletes.
Remember, schools that opt out of the settlement would not be required to pay their athletes. Many schools that aren’t in the current power conferences or don’t offer football as a sport are expected to opt out of the settlement parameters.
They would also not have to reach that determined cap figure if they opt-in and begin paying their players. Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports has reported via X that many schools are expected to use a formula similar to the back pay structure. That would mean football players would receive about 75% of that revenue share, and the remaining 25% would be split between men’s basketball (10-15%) athletes and all other sports (10-15%).
If approved, more than $20 billion of revenue will be shared with Division I student-athletes over the next ten years, with the cap going as high as $33 million for each school in 2035.
This is what is coming for the P2 and a handful in the ACC. Iowa will have plenty of money to get the best football players.
If Iowa does $22 million and 75% goes to football, that is $183k/player at 90 scholarships.
The P2 conferences should have little trouble getting players from the non P2 teams with the amount of money they can pay out.
The question is how will Iowa and the new AD handle this
Revenue Sharing to Start in 2025
If this settlement is finalized, July 2025 will signal the start of college athletics’ “pay-for-play ” era. This is the most groundbreaking piece of the settlement, as active student-athletes have never been paid directly by their institutions in the history of college athletics.If a school opts into the settlement, student-athletes are expected to receive up to 22% of the average Power Conference revenue in 2025, estimated to be between $21-23 million. That figure is expected to grow by about four percent each year. That amount would work like a salary cap, meaning colleges that opt into the settlement do not need to reach that total when paying their student-athletes.
Remember, schools that opt out of the settlement would not be required to pay their athletes. Many schools that aren’t in the current power conferences or don’t offer football as a sport are expected to opt out of the settlement parameters.
They would also not have to reach that determined cap figure if they opt-in and begin paying their players. Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports has reported via X that many schools are expected to use a formula similar to the back pay structure. That would mean football players would receive about 75% of that revenue share, and the remaining 25% would be split between men’s basketball (10-15%) athletes and all other sports (10-15%).
If approved, more than $20 billion of revenue will be shared with Division I student-athletes over the next ten years, with the cap going as high as $33 million for each school in 2035.
Would NIL still be around to pay players, or would we go back to the good old days of alums slipping cash to players under the table as some added "incentive" to a recruit to come to your school? Just asking for a friend.
NIL is not going away
This is money that needs to go to players due to the NCAA settlement
Iowa being in 1 of the 2 most prestigious and richest conferences and being top half of the B1G in really every major sport had no business not getting an AD who had already been a successful one at a P5 , Most People loved it because it checked all the feel good boxes and letters . I wanted a battle tested one who has shown they can fire grifting or bad HC's , only the low hanging fruit has been picked some due to Barta being a moron .
Most SEC and blue blood schools are still using bag men , do not kid Yourself
Love how the Ferentz apologists are already blaming Beth for the pathetic approach to the portal from the football staff.
Can't seem to acknowledge an aging HC and a lousy offense might be the issue!
Can't seem to acknowledge an aging HC and a lousy offense might be the issue!
We don’t have enough NIL money. I don’t blame anyone. It’s a foolish thing to spend money on. Unfortunately, a lot of fools living through college kids in other areas
I thought someone said this was fake? If true, who the hell are we spending money on???
