I honestly believe that you, like most of the people who constantly complain, have no idea how football actually works. If you really think that BF just calls “random plays that don’t build on each other” you’re an idiot
Rumors that BF is interviewing....
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Brian actually brought something to the program that was missing. He talked KF into bringing in a modern offense and they hired younger and more diverse coaches who could recruit. I think he has been really good for the team.
Brain and Daddy need to be gone....and never to interfere with any hirings, recruiting or play calling theories at Iowa.....ever again. We won a TERRIBLE West division with two HORRIBLE losses....please do not lose sight of that.
He did....where is it??????????
KOK may be a great guy, but it smacks of KF just using university athletics money to grease his friend. KOK was nice enough to step aside for a placeholder Davis, all the whie BF was destined to be offensive coordinator without having to prove himself. KOK has no business coaching QBs with his resume and age. I agree, a guy like Drew Tate would be nice, but I don't think he knows how to be a "yes" man to the degree necessary to get along with KF. Tate was never shy about demanding his OL and receivers perform---I remember KF benching Tate because Grigsby WR was too scared to catch a ball at Minnya and Tate got into it with Grigsby. In the end Grigsby was gone, but Tate was correct. Grigsby had no business even playing because he was not talented enough/fearless enough to play P5 football.
Maybe it's the overall Iowa W-L record after BF joined the staff, or that woodshed game, or the style of offense Iowa plays, I cannot put my finger on it but despite that offensive metric rank, i continue to think BF is very well suited for Iowa. Give him a cjb type qb and i think he will blow the doors off stats wise also. I will be sad to see him go unless/until we really get a OC who can make me eat my words.
I would think the fact that "sources confirmed with him" from a twitter account with a couple hundred followers would not be credible, but that's just me. 
I would have no problem with Brian coming back after three years leaving the nest. I'd like to see who he gets for his coordinators.
It’s posts like this that make me believe there truly are fans out there who are only happy if we lose…
For gods sake, we have won 10 regular season games for just the 6th time in school history (others included bowl wins), our two losses this year were to Wisconsin and Purdue, both bowl teams so it’s not like we lost to Bowling Green or someone dumb, but sure, “Kirk needs to be gone”.
What play is the Stretch Play run to the short side of the field built off of? I will give you this one though....a 2nd down running play is built off of an incomplete pass 100% of the time.
Greg Davis was fired and retired when KF hired him as OC. O'Keefe, KF's long-time pal, would be the obvious choice if BF leaves, based on KF's history.
The guy is a complete moron.
Anyone who parrots the "B1G West is garbage" stuff has never had an original thought and watches way too much ESPN.
BOTH Sagarin and Massey have the B1G West as the #3 toughest division in all of FBS, behind only the SEC West and the B1G East. It's far tougher than most talking heads let on, and almost always has been.
You know we’re not the only ones who run to the short side of the field, right? And usually that’s because we’re running where we have a numbers advantage, with the bulk of the defense to the wide side? Or sometimes it’s because we like our matchups with a particular DT or DE, or just to our strong side of our line?
we may not always agree with the call, but you make it sound like there’s no reason at all to run to the weak side.
We have 23 years of evidence to show that the OC runs Kirk’s offense. There are windows where it goes wide open, but mostly he’s going to play field position and ball control and win a lot more games than he loses. The next OC will have many of the same issues - though I will note that recruiting has ticked up the past few years and, believe it or not, BF has played a pretty good role on that front.
Yep, but that was before we all realized that KFz was the ultimate governor of the offense.
If BFz takes another job this is clear notification that KFz is setting a retirement timeline.
The conversation would have to be like "Hey, let's find the worst OC in college football and make him our head coach."
You have absolutely zero idea about football if you think there is a better coach for Iowa than Kirk Ferentz. We are incredibly fortunate.
In all seriousness, if and when BF gets considered for any kind of HC position, it will not be because of his stellar performance as an OC, but because of the stellar reputation of KF as a HC and person.
Take a massive pay cut and lose the big possibility of sliding into a power 5 head coaching gig when his dad retires ?
“Alex give me stupid decisions for $1 “
“Alex give me stupid decisions for $1 “
It's been confirmed in the Hawkeye Lounge that this was a tweet with no truth in it and actually sent more as a joke.
I don't think BF is on anyone's HC radar right now at the DI level.
Exactly.
People don't get it. BF is making $865,000 annually as an OC and he's not stepping down in pay to take on more responsibility.
Secondly, as you implied, if BF ever feels he can succeed his Dad one day as HC here he knows his best opportunity is staying here doing exactly the role he has today. Why drop to low DI, take a HC job, have some struggles, and then completely blow any hope of getting the job one day?
Maybe to take a HC Job at a lower tier school, compete, and prove/justify he can be a head coach. My biggest concern if he does get one of these jobs is who he takes with him-- Levar Woods, Ladell Betts, Kelvin Bell, Kelton Copeland, Seth Wallace, George Barnett, etc. These are coaches who may be looking at a coordinator type role.
I agree with your premise on what makes sense, but understand, it strategically makes more sense to him to stay right where he is and not open himself up to critics if he were a HC.
Secondly, his name has not been floated out there for any HC jobs so that is not on the horizon. He's just not a candidate in other school's eyes.
Even if he did get one of these lesser HC jobs, taking any assistant with him would likely also be taking a pay cut. Why would a guy leave a Power 5 position coach job to be a Power 5 position coach at a lower DI school?
See, I disagree with this premise. Iowa is a good enough program that they shouldn’t be hiring a first-time head coach. It would be a very difficult sell for Barta, or whoever the AD is, to hire Brian when there are other candidates with HC experience out there.
Hold on.
I have said repeatedly BF as a HC hire here would be a horrible decision if it were to happen. I agree....Iowa has a damn great HC job to offer someone someday and to hand it to some assistant coach whose never been a HC would be a travesty. I have said the same to people that think Phil Parker or Levar Woods should get the job too.
I have many beefs with BF and they go beyond the coaching element.
This is such a stupid post it doesn't deserve a response so I won't.
I am going to ask this without knowing the right answer. Would you hire a coach who would replicate the last 20 years of Iowa football? Who is most likely to do that? Are some of you happy with the Kirk Era? I am old enought to remember when Tom Davis was let go and what happened to the Iowa basketball team. And Davis did nit have Iowa basketball as relevant as the football team is today.
I do not know who the next coach should be but the anger over Kirk really puzzles me. He has been great for Iowa and is the west champion. Can you enjoy winning? I understand he has flaws but I have heard the complaints that he hasn't won the west and now that he won it, you are still complaining. Part of the reason Iowa has a good defense is that the offense is designed to keep the game in a ball controlled game. I understand the complaints that they haven't executed and that they are predictable but they always have been. I think many people need to sit back and enjoy the ride.
I do not know who the next coach should be but the anger over Kirk really puzzles me. He has been great for Iowa and is the west champion. Can you enjoy winning? I understand he has flaws but I have heard the complaints that he hasn't won the west and now that he won it, you are still complaining. Part of the reason Iowa has a good defense is that the offense is designed to keep the game in a ball controlled game. I understand the complaints that they haven't executed and that they are predictable but they always have been. I think many people need to sit back and enjoy the ride.
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