Interesting points in a recent Press-Citizen article about Iowa football from the likes of Chuck Long and the Ferentz family. Here's the link before I get into it: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...-coach-spencer-petras-depth-chart/7111641001/
First, Chuck Long, former All-American Hawkeye QB and longtime QB coach at a little place called Oklahoma, joined many of us stupid message board posters in questioning the intelligence of giving the title of QB coach to Iowa's failed OC, Brian Ferentz. From the article:
On a Wednesday radio appearance on KCJJ in Iowa City, Iowa quarterback legend Chuck Long — a national-championship winning quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma in 2000 — expressed disappointment in the move as a Hawkeye supporter.
"I thought it was a missed opportunity for Kirk and Iowa football, I really did," Long said. "Quarterback coaching is such a different animal. I was in it for 20 years. I don’t know anybody with an offensive-line background . . . (that) has gone on to coach quarterbacks. It’s just different than everything else."
So, if you joined me in expressing disappointment . . . but not surprise, certainly . . . at this unprecedented hire, we are in good company.
And then we have Brian admitting he--like most of us on here--has no experience coaching QBs. How refreshing. Such humility. Such honesty. But hey, no poster should EVER again lambast another poster for any critiques they offer about coaches or players because, as KF and Brian have admitted, no experience required! Read about it (Coaching QBs for Dummies, maybe?), talk to "real" experts, and work hard, and you too can coach anything, anywhere, anytime. Ted Lasso, anyone?
From the article:
To the credit of Brian Ferentz, who will turn 39 on Monday, he is embracing the pressure while also taking a humble approach to the role of coaching quarterbacks. In a recent university-hosted podcast with Gary Dolphin, the coach’s son admitted he would be learning on the fly.
“The first thing I need to do is admit that I’m not an expert on the quarterback position. I better go seek out some expertise and learn from it,” he said. “And then it’s like any other position. One of the things that makes you a good line coach or a good tight ends coach, you have to start by listening to the players. Too many coaches want to dictate."
So there you have it. Typical out-of-the-box, innovative thinking from KF himself. Give the QB coaching job to an offensive line coach and let him learn on the fly. Makes sense since Iowa is such an offensive juggernaut with the Ferentz offense being ranked #121 of 130 teams last season. And the Hawkeyes have the SAME QBs returning, plus an untested fella in Joe Labas who, probably, maybe, is the best of the group.
Anyway, just thought it was cool how KF is spinning this whole thing in an ever more obvious effort to bequeath the head job to his son some day. Imagine 50 or 60 years of nothing but a Ferentz as the head football coach at Iowa. As if we didn't have enough to deal with these days . . .
But on the bright side, next time there's an opening on the Iowa staff, we can all apply for the lucrative jobs and point out that, just like BF, we have no experience, so we're perfect hires.
First, Chuck Long, former All-American Hawkeye QB and longtime QB coach at a little place called Oklahoma, joined many of us stupid message board posters in questioning the intelligence of giving the title of QB coach to Iowa's failed OC, Brian Ferentz. From the article:
On a Wednesday radio appearance on KCJJ in Iowa City, Iowa quarterback legend Chuck Long — a national-championship winning quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma in 2000 — expressed disappointment in the move as a Hawkeye supporter.
"I thought it was a missed opportunity for Kirk and Iowa football, I really did," Long said. "Quarterback coaching is such a different animal. I was in it for 20 years. I don’t know anybody with an offensive-line background . . . (that) has gone on to coach quarterbacks. It’s just different than everything else."
So, if you joined me in expressing disappointment . . . but not surprise, certainly . . . at this unprecedented hire, we are in good company.
And then we have Brian admitting he--like most of us on here--has no experience coaching QBs. How refreshing. Such humility. Such honesty. But hey, no poster should EVER again lambast another poster for any critiques they offer about coaches or players because, as KF and Brian have admitted, no experience required! Read about it (Coaching QBs for Dummies, maybe?), talk to "real" experts, and work hard, and you too can coach anything, anywhere, anytime. Ted Lasso, anyone?
From the article:
To the credit of Brian Ferentz, who will turn 39 on Monday, he is embracing the pressure while also taking a humble approach to the role of coaching quarterbacks. In a recent university-hosted podcast with Gary Dolphin, the coach’s son admitted he would be learning on the fly.
“The first thing I need to do is admit that I’m not an expert on the quarterback position. I better go seek out some expertise and learn from it,” he said. “And then it’s like any other position. One of the things that makes you a good line coach or a good tight ends coach, you have to start by listening to the players. Too many coaches want to dictate."
So there you have it. Typical out-of-the-box, innovative thinking from KF himself. Give the QB coaching job to an offensive line coach and let him learn on the fly. Makes sense since Iowa is such an offensive juggernaut with the Ferentz offense being ranked #121 of 130 teams last season. And the Hawkeyes have the SAME QBs returning, plus an untested fella in Joe Labas who, probably, maybe, is the best of the group.
Anyway, just thought it was cool how KF is spinning this whole thing in an ever more obvious effort to bequeath the head job to his son some day. Imagine 50 or 60 years of nothing but a Ferentz as the head football coach at Iowa. As if we didn't have enough to deal with these days . . .
But on the bright side, next time there's an opening on the Iowa staff, we can all apply for the lucrative jobs and point out that, just like BF, we have no experience, so we're perfect hires.