Recent content by Raziel

Yeah...as quite as this has been (even on pay boards where people usually have inside sources), it leads me to believe it isn't Herrmann....if it were Herrmann, you'd think we'd have to hear something from the Giants side very soon. Bradley you could keep quiet because he is currently...

I agree with you that Bradley had talent at PSU, but the difference is Bradley fielded what I'd consider to be an "elite" level defense. For instance, from 2005-2009, PSU had a top 15 defense in terms of yards allowed each year (per Rivals stats) - and they had two top 5 defenses in that...

Plenty of talent...not a lot of depth....and on a defense like UM, depth is a HUGE advantage....Iowa has never had anywhere near the advantage UM had when Herrmann was there in terms of depth. Ever. When I mentioned "star talent", I was specifically trying to allude to depth...not only the...

And again, as you stated, that's with a lot better talent then he'll have at Iowa. His defense had more star talent on it than every opposing offense he faced those seasons (with the exception of Ohio State/PSU maybe) & he still didn't field what one would consider to be elite level defenses...

I'm not saying I hate the Herrmann hire, I'm just saying I'd strongly prefer Bradley because, given the evidence, he is a much better football hire. I like Herrmann, but he is a distant 2nd on my list to Bradley....that said, my list doesn't matter. I'm confident Kirk will make the best...

I'm sure Herrmann got a lot of experience stopping spread offenses & mobile QB's in the NFL....yeah, and you call me ignorant? Bradley, on the other hand, has had a consistently great defense for 30 years, under the greatest college football coach of all time, & has never been asked to leave...

And even with those better players, Herrmann was forced to "move on" from UM, primarily due to the fact that he struggled with spread offenses and mobile QB's...sound familiar? Not saying I think Herrmann would be a terrible hire, but I'd strongly prefer Tom Bradley.

I hope this proves to be untrue....much bigger fan of Tom Bradley. I can justify losing Parker & Wilson over hiring Tom Bradley....I can't really justify that over hiring Herrmann....a guy who "moved on" from UM because he couldn't stop the spread or mobile QBs....doubt he's gotten any better...

Without any doubt, from the Big Ten's perspective, the best choices from a revenue stand point are: 1. Notre Dame 2. North Carolina 3. Duke 4. Virginia/Maryland You add three superpower research universities, huge TV markets, and great competitive athletic departments. The above expansion...

Have you watched any Iowa football in the last decade? When was the last time Iowa had less than 1 RB injury in a season? There are definitely a couple of reasons to burn his red shirt at this point: 1. McCall is now going to get a RS - why have those two guys in the same class? Get some...

Once the Big Ten goes to a 9 game conference schedule, I'd really like to see Iowa play ISU 2 out of every 6 years or so and play a different BCS home/home 4 of the other 6 years. If we keep the ISU game when the Big Ten goes to 9 conference games, Iowa will never play another non conference...

Most of the UM recruiting junkies I've spoken with have told me 26 is the likely number, which would mean there are only 4 rides left to give (6 if they go to the conference maximum - which I don't find to be too incredibly likely). They have a lot more than 6 offers out right now....I'm simply...

Nice! It is down to Pitt/Iowa/Illinois/UM at this point it appears. If program stability is a major factor in his decision, I like our odds. UM only has 4 schollies left, and my understanding is that Garmon probably would have committed to UM by now if he wanted to go there - as another...

I believe those are the only two non sellouts since 2001....sorry if that entirely invalidates my point.

So you're telling me that a home game against a solid non conference opponent (a school like CAL/UCLA/Georgia/Texas A&M/Etc.) that we charged $70 a seat for wouldn't sell out? I guess we definitely disagree there. If we only had one non conference game against a BCS opponent, I can pretty much...