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Positives: -- All the booing probably annoyed Sally Mason -- JVB's last touchdown brought back fond memories of Walner Belleus, last minute hero of the infamous 2004 Arizona State game -- By comparison and thanks to performances like last night, the 1999 team continues to gain a new level...

Holy cow--either you've got to be kidding us with those quotes, or your friend hasn't been to very many college football games outside of Happy Valley. Stadiums empty during blowout losses and fans boo--all the time, pretty much everywhere. You don't even have to look outside the conference...

Long Banks Hartleib Stanzi Rodgers Chandler Tate Mullen McCann Sherman Christensen Reiners Driscoll Burmeister/Vandenberg

Stanzi. JV seems like a nice enough guy and he's got physical tools, but he's also what Bill Walsh would have termed a "coach killer"--puts up a great stat line, but doesn't make the critical plays to win games and takes you just far enough to lose. Then all the fans say, "How come Coach X...

Save your sympathy and just be satisfied with your feelings of superiority-- it's an Internet message board, and people are talking about gut wrenching losses.

1--Northwestern in 2009. Just unreal how pathetic the offense was that day after Stanzi left. 2--Western Michigan in 2007. Senior Day, at Kinnick, a mediocre MAC team as the opponent, a bowl game on the line, and they still couldn't find a way to win? That wasn't a great Iowa team, but that was...

Kaeding should have been on there. Kicker or not, he had ice water in his veins at crunch time and was one of the best leaders this program has ever seen. Speaking of leadership, I definitely would not have put Tate on there--one good season and two seasons of embarrassment. Stanzi continues...

1999--C. Not a talented team, but maybe could have squeezed another win or two by settling on a qb and going with Mullen earlier. 2000--B. All the signs were there for a football rebirth 2001--B. Bowl victory, finally beating Randle-El and Minny. Only the head-scratching coaching decisions...

2010 was awful. 5 losses because the d couldn't stop the other team on their final drive of the game, failing to live up to expectations again (and at least in 2005, the sub-par d-line provided a mostly valid excuse). In 2011, it was clear that we just didn't have the horses, but 2010 was just...

The great ambassador line gets thrown around a lot, and while accurate, is highly symbolic of why Iowa football is never going to be much better than it is right now. This isn't a kids' flag football team where they don't keep score--wins and losses do matter, and there are a lot of people who...

I have to take issue with the last post. Gartner is largely responsible for running off David Skorton and Bowlsby an saddling us with Sally Mason and Barta--the "idiot" label most definitely applies when the little twerp with the bow tie is the topic of conversation.

Criticizing former players for choosing not to donate and/or for using the facilities is off-base, but I disagree with the idea that they owe the UI nothing. Obligated to contribute? No. Understanding that the UI played a big role in their success, in where they are, and WHO they turned out to...

A very accurate and reasonable assessment, Jon. The release of the two deeps was a sobering reality check for anyone who assumed 8 or 9 wins just because of an easier schedule and the fact that we're Iowa. There have been times where pointed criticism of the coaching staff has been more than...

I agree wholeheartedly with the poster who said there was no way he'd take sr Stanzi over jr Stanzi or jr Tate over sophomore Tate. Both guys played with abandon earlier in their careers, and while they made more mistakes, they also made the plays to win at the end of games. Then (and this is...

When the average poster has trouble with "you're" and "your" and phrases like "I could (n't) care less", then hell yeah--I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and call him a writer.

There's a difference between message board "poster" and "writer"--the OP is the latter, and is refreshing to read. Hope he keeps posting.

The guy coached Peyton Manning and Barry Sanders. I don't care if he's 900 years old and hails from the Dagobah System--if Iowa lands him on the coaching staff in any capacity, it will be a huge coup and should have a calming effect on anyone suggesting that KF is content to rest on his laurels.

If only "the Onion" cared about the Hawkeye football coaching search. Fortunately, we have threads like these to make up for that publication's lack of interest.

It's not a question of whether KF has the right to drag out the process indefinitely--as the head coach, he does. But the secretiveness and exorbitant length of time needed make these decisions does seem to be uniquely KF and Iowa. We are coming off two highly disappointing seasons and 5 or...

I enjoy Golfer's posts, too. Good insights, and maybe he can give us an idea of what donors think of what basically amounted to a reshuffling of the staff after a two month wait.