If you read the article in the Gazette today, than you would realize Husky that our AD doesn't agree with you.
When you are including the bowl game in your win total for the season (which I don't agree with, but that's how they do it) seven win seasons are disasterous for a program like Iowa.
I also didn't say he would be fired, I said he would be on the hot seat, and if you don't believe me there is clearer evidence in your rear view mirror of that than there is of a Big 10 championship. KF rear end was as hot as it gets when we were 3-3 in 2008.
I can see where you might get that if you only read this:
“I’m disappointed in 7-5 because of the fact I’d like our football team to be better than that,†Barta said. “[Coach] Kirk [Ferentz] would as well. I’m disappointed in 7-5 because of the way the season ended. And so, it’s just disappointing on a lot of fronts.â€
But to say he’ll put KF on the hot seat if next year is a repeat… completely ignores the rest of the article:
“One of the things I admire about Kirk every year, whether we have a great season, a mediocre season or a season none of us are accepting, he sits down and for the next 30 to 60 days and he breaks down every piece of his program. Then, he comes up with a plan, 1) how to attack the bowl and 2) how to attack 2011.
“I’ve watched him do it five years now. I admire how he goes about his business. That’s just one of many things I admire about how he operates as our head football coach.â€
Of course Barta’s disappointed… any AD worth his salt would be, but doesn’t mean he’s going to force changes if next year ends in the same record. If he was that short-sighted, he’d done that after 2007… I took the article as meaning he was more disappointed about the way this team finished out their season amid lofty expectations and has complete faith in KF to move the program forward. Basically, KF has earned Barta’s trust and will give him the latitude to do his job.
It's all about perceptions and putting them into the proper perspective... The difference between today and 2008 - KF hadn't proved that 2001-2005 seasons weren’t just a flash in the pan. Once 2008 & 2009 seasons were in the books, KF solidified his destiny with Iowa. He proved he could put the team back onto the map. IMO… It'll take consecutive losing (5 win or less) seasons (maybe 3) before Barta gets serious about a coaching change (Alford and Lick should be enough evidence for that)... just the way it is. I believe 6-7 win seasons are acceptable to Barta as long as Iowa continues to make bowl games and are supplemented with 8 or more win seasons.
BTW, I’m not including bowl wins into the total…
