This right here. It’s a performance objective that unfortunately won’t result in BF’s firing if he doesn’t achieve it. But it will be hanging out there the whole season for the media and broadcast teams to point to every game. Even if Iowa magically scores 25 points or more in a game, BF likely will be behind the average the rest of the way. It will be a continual reminder of the ineptitude of the Ferentz’s offense.
Iowa isn’t sniffing a west title with the O-line play we saw yesterday, and I’m not sure why we would expect vast improvement from that unit the rest of the season when they made zero improvement during the season last year.
Have you seen the competition...last year's Iowa would win this year's West Division. With McNamara as a solid QB, I think Iowa wins it walking away. And the OL will improve, that's kinda Ferentz thing ya know.
To be fair they were 129 out of 133 last year. So it is an improvement. 107th ranked offense right now baby!
Didn't know that rag still existed. I could give two shits what the USA today or ESPN thinks. Hawks got the W by 10 - should have been more, plenty of kids got to play and looks like injuries were minimal. I'd say that was a positive day. Yet there are those like you tweener that needs to take a shot at Brian. Doubt you are even a Hawk fan.
At this point the agenda is becoming obvious, this level of concentrated media attention isn’t about Brian, but it’s about forcing Kirk out. With his winning % it obviously isn’t about job performance. People need to stop and think about it.
Who wants to force Kirk out? The national media, the fans? He’s been extremely successful at iowa.
Yeah. The media universe has it in for Kirk and Iowa football. I hope an investigation ensues to uncover this huge conspiracy.
It was but the O-line play did not improve at all last year. Why would we expect anything different this year when nothing was done to improve the unit.
I was joking, because the very idea that this is a thing is pretty much insane.
Are you wearing a tin foil hat right now? Let me guess. You think the last election was stolen.
If you want to talk politics stroll on over to the off topic board, you’ll find many like minded people.
Nevermind. All my questions have been answered.
My two Hawkeye flags, license plate frame, countless T-shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, sandals, Christmas tree decorations, even a decorative birdhouse, suggest otherwise. But you do you and continue to blissfully accept the mediocrity called Ferentz.
Gannet has ruined virtually every good, former family-owned newspaper in the country.
Iowa football per se? No. Other than a strength and conditioning program which caused players to pee blood, racial allegations by Black players, a nepotism hire, top commits backing out at the last second and now reports some players gambled, Kirk Ferentz has run a pretty clean program.
Nobody with a brain knows they can hide the contract change from the media. And when someone from the media makes it public the same fans heads explode because they weren't told.
Of course they care what others are saying, why do you think the PPG item was put into the contract?
It's funny how many times I read someone say something about how 'only wins and losses matter,' and how everyone will be delighted if they go 13-0 and make the playoff regardless of how many they score... No team ever with an offense that abysmal has done that, and none ever will.
I watched a few games Saturday and I couldn't tell if Iowa scripted plays first or developed a game plan first.
No O-line drafted last year. Is someone projected to be drafted this year? It seems like if your offense is at the bottom of every stat in college football, that your offensive line probably isn't good. I remember the 2000's KF offensive lines and those days are long gone. He's had some good individual players but as a unit they haven't looked good for a long time. Which is probably why they struggle on offense.
