Said in D.M. Register this morning:
• New information: Ferentz said in January he and other Iowa coaches would tour opposing football programs to glean information in an effort to improve. He made good on that promise - the staff visited five universities in the past two months.
"It was really good, and I can't thank the people that have allowed us to come see them," Ferentz said. "They've been great. It's just food for thought, watch people operate in a different way, not only X's and O's but program-wise, recruiting-wise, all those types of things. I think it was healthy for us, and we'll make sure we're doing that on a periodic basis."
Which programs do you think they were? Probably recently successful programs that aren't blue blood programs with all the built-in advantages, but that still recruit well and do some innovative things. I was trying to think which would be good programs to get some new ideas from. Baylor? TCU? Not blue bloods, but recent success, getting some good talent.
Ferentz noted after the season, Iowa's never going to try to become like an Oregon, stay more pro-style, power, traditional but that he liked what the Green Bay Packers were doing. Packers have some Iowa players. Of course connections to Patriots.
Noticed Iowa recruiting, offered a ton more scholarships this early than previous years. Maybe new strategy from coaches' visits to other programs. Thoughts?
• New information: Ferentz said in January he and other Iowa coaches would tour opposing football programs to glean information in an effort to improve. He made good on that promise - the staff visited five universities in the past two months.
"It was really good, and I can't thank the people that have allowed us to come see them," Ferentz said. "They've been great. It's just food for thought, watch people operate in a different way, not only X's and O's but program-wise, recruiting-wise, all those types of things. I think it was healthy for us, and we'll make sure we're doing that on a periodic basis."
Which programs do you think they were? Probably recently successful programs that aren't blue blood programs with all the built-in advantages, but that still recruit well and do some innovative things. I was trying to think which would be good programs to get some new ideas from. Baylor? TCU? Not blue bloods, but recent success, getting some good talent.
Ferentz noted after the season, Iowa's never going to try to become like an Oregon, stay more pro-style, power, traditional but that he liked what the Green Bay Packers were doing. Packers have some Iowa players. Of course connections to Patriots.
Noticed Iowa recruiting, offered a ton more scholarships this early than previous years. Maybe new strategy from coaches' visits to other programs. Thoughts?
