I would be more worried about retaining the guys on campus now. There is a lot of returning talent, especially on D. If Iowa gets a good hire, and announces it early (like this weekend) and gives that guy a chance to meet with the players while they are on campus and still in team/bowl mode, you have a better shot at them wanting to stay. Yes, you want the high school kids too, but my priority would be guys like lose, Van Der Zee, the RB room, etc.
@Fryowa what kind of giving level gets you into "respectable donor, Beth cares what you think" territory? Six figures annually? Seven?
<1% change Urban wants to come here. Way too much work. Broseph wants top dollar assistants and players to run the program for him while he's grinding on women other than his wife while wearing sunglasses in bars across the state border.
I think based on this scenario there's absolutely no chance that KF's predecessor is currently on the staff. I mean at 70 it's a given his years are numbered and I'd be shocked if there wasn't a coach on the current staff that wouldn't ride it out if notified they were his predecessor. IMO it'd have to be someone we'd have a very short window with in a situation KF was already well aware of.
Good work if you can get it.
Re posting / comments regarding Fry's post.
In what way would that indicate it's LeVar? Just as likely that he's emotional because he knows it's his last game at Kinnick if Kirk's retiring.
Dunno. It’s just what a co worker thinks
More importantly...what do you think? You're the guy in the know!
I’m just a guy who heard some stuff I believe who’s gonna wait a few weeks or maybe sooner to find out
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Just my opinion but I don't think Kirk would make an announcement until after the bowl game which in reality isn't too far away. The only way I could see sooner is if he is retiring for sure and the "secret" candidate they want isn't available anymore. Once a couple high profile positions start to get filled and the domino effect starts you need to announce that the job is available to try and get some candidates. Of course all of this won't matter if the candidate is in house.
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That would prob be the best scenario. Lavar would be able to retain the OC and they would make a great team. Obviously, they think highly of each other and respect each other. Also, maybe there is a small chance they could retain Parker for a few yrs. That would be the most stable transition. The upside is they may be able to retain some top recruits.
It could just be the emotions that his unit kicked the game winner and not letting Lester down. Ironically, it was Lester's unit that seemed to put that game at risk.
