As Ferentz fatigue sets in and Kirk inches closer to retirement, the time for change approaches whether some of you want it or not.
Right now this program is consistently at right above .500 (7-5/8-4), and many times it finishes a game or two better than that, not including bowl games.
I think it's fair to assume that the Iowa program has come far enough over the past 30+ yrs that it will not regress back to the Lauterbur/Commings days, or has an extremely small chance of doing so.
I truly believe the worst that would happen once change is made (that means to someone not named Ferentz) is the program possibly slipping to a consistent at or just below .500 (6-6/5-7)
I'm curious if you would be okay with that trade-off, if it meant an exciting, up-tempo type of offense with a mobile QB and predicated on eating up chunks of yardage quickly. Perhaps our defense wouldn't be as stout after PP is gone, although we shouldn't automatically assume it wouldn't be.
Would you be willing to sacrifice ~2 wins a year on average finishing 5-7/6-6, with some years doing as well as 8-4/9-3, if it means having a much more exciting offensive scheme to watch?
I get that it means we wouldn't make a bowl game every year, but other than that it isn't much of a change to what we have now.
Right now this program is consistently at right above .500 (7-5/8-4), and many times it finishes a game or two better than that, not including bowl games.
I think it's fair to assume that the Iowa program has come far enough over the past 30+ yrs that it will not regress back to the Lauterbur/Commings days, or has an extremely small chance of doing so.
I truly believe the worst that would happen once change is made (that means to someone not named Ferentz) is the program possibly slipping to a consistent at or just below .500 (6-6/5-7)
I'm curious if you would be okay with that trade-off, if it meant an exciting, up-tempo type of offense with a mobile QB and predicated on eating up chunks of yardage quickly. Perhaps our defense wouldn't be as stout after PP is gone, although we shouldn't automatically assume it wouldn't be.
Would you be willing to sacrifice ~2 wins a year on average finishing 5-7/6-6, with some years doing as well as 8-4/9-3, if it means having a much more exciting offensive scheme to watch?
I get that it means we wouldn't make a bowl game every year, but other than that it isn't much of a change to what we have now.