Coaching Staff

Hey, let me clear this up. I just expect both to be on staff. Not sure about titles or positions, just that either a co-coord or one as asst head coach makes most sense.
 
if Aiken come back it won't be as Co-CO he makes enough in the Pro's that it will be strictly as the DC
and i doubt he stays longer than 3-4 years before he leaves for a HC job especially if the defense get back to where it was 9-10 years ago
success as the D-L coach as a college coach
then success as a D-L coach in the Pro's
then success as a D-C=
recipe for the colleges looking at him as a head coach
 
herbyhawk said:
if Aiken come back it won't be as Co-CO he makes enough in the Pro's that it will be strictly as the DC
and i doubt he stays longer than 3-4 years before he leaves for a HC job especially if the defense get back to where it was 9-10 years ago
success as the D-L coach as a college coach
then success as a D-L coach in the Pro's
then success as a D-C=
recipe for the colleges looking at him as a head coach
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He'll be 60 in 4 years - doubt very much that he gets a HC gig at this point.
 
BSpringsteen said:
herbyhawk said:
if Aiken come back it won't be as Co-CO he makes enough in the Pro's that it will be strictly as the DCand i doubt he stays longer than 3-4 years before he leaves for a HC job especially if the defense get back to where it was 9-10 years agosuccess as the D-L coach as a college coach then success as a D-L coach in the Pro's then success as a D-C=recipe for the colleges looking at him as a head coach
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He'll be 60 in 4 years - doubt very much that he gets a HC gig at this point.
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Boss, how dare you question Herby with logic!
 
herbyhawk said:
if Aiken come back it won't be as Co-CO he makes enough in the Pro's that it will be strictly as the DC
and i doubt he stays longer than 3-4 years before he leaves for a HC job especially if the defense get back to where it was 9-10 years ago
success as the D-L coach as a college coach
then success as a D-L coach in the Pro's
then success as a D-C=
recipe for the colleges looking at him as a head coach
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Tell me a little about this.......
 
I could see Aiken being DL coach and Associate Head Coach with Phil Parker being DC and DB coach. The argument could be made that Aiken is higher on the food chain than Parker and Parker is retained.

I want Aiken on staff badly, but I don't understand the hate on Parker. His unit is continually one of the better performing and his talent almost always develops very well.
 
Adding to this...

If the above occurs, I think Wilson leaves to go back east. Woods then becomes the LB coach.

Your defensive unit coaches:

Ron Aiken (DL/AHC)
Lavaar Woods (LB)
Phil Parker (DC/DB)

That also opens up a position for a dedicated Special Teams coach.

I would love to figure a way to get Brian Ferentz into the equation next year.

OL coach - that might drive James insane - his older brother is the unit coach while his Dad is the HC.
 
HomerChampless said:
Phil deserves a raise after considering Iowa's abysmal secondary showing throughout Phil's tenure?
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That is a ******** statement.

Show me any facts that our secondary has been abysmal.

He might be our best unit coach based on the talent that he is given, the development of that talent, the play on the field and the drafting of those players.
 
BSpringsteen said:
I could see Aiken being DL coach and Associate Head Coach with Phil Parker being DC and DB coach. The argument could be made that Aiken is higher on the food chain than Parker and Parker is retained.

I want Aiken on staff badly, but I don't understand the hate on Parker. His unit is continually one of the better performing and his talent almost always develops very well.
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Agree 100% on Parker. The man develops pros. There hasn't been much attrition from the DB's either.
 
Last two years, Iowa has been at the bottom of the B1G in pass defense stats.

Iowa's defense traditonally has a 'hard time' stopping a passing offense.
Should I mention how Iowa's 3rd down coversion defense is abysmal?

OK, I read 2 posts that jumped in before mine:
So, Iowa/Phil Parker develops pros?
Why don't they perform like pros at Iowa?
EDIT: and why are they always safeties in the pros?

IMO, a 'pro player' that gets mediocre results has to be the fault of the coach.
 
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HomerChampless said:
Last two years, Iowa has been at the bottom of the B1G in pass defense stats.

Iowa's defense traditonally has a 'hard time' stopping a passing offense.
Should I mention how Iowa's 3rd down coversion defense is abysmal?
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Lack of understanding of our defensive scheme.

Our defense relies on the front four stopping the run and generating a pass rush without a blitz.

Our LB's drop into coverage (so they are also responsible for passing statistics.)

I'd give you the best four DB's in CFB, and put them with our line this year, and no one would have been very good.

It's pretty hard to not let someone eventually get open when the QB doesn't have to worry about a rush.
 
Homer - Clearly you aren't very knowledgable or you just haven't watched many Iowa games. The pass defense stats are a result of the system not the players. Iowa's defense will constantly give opposing offenses short passes. If the defensive line can't manage to get pressure on the QB then they'll let them do it all the way down the field. This is exactly what happpens against teams like Northwestern and Iowa State like you were referring to. The defensive line couldn't stop Iowa State's zone read play either so that really opened up the pass.

You can't blame Parker for those stats. When Iowa's defensive line is executing the DB's are given opportunities to make plays. When the defensive line doesn't execute the system allows offenses to complete easy passes.
 
DP5555 said:
Homer - Clearly you aren't very knowledgable or you just haven't watched many Iowa games. The pass defense stats are a result of the system not the players. Iowa's defense will constantly give opposing offenses short passes. If the defensive line can't manage to get pressure on the QB then they'll let them do it all the way down the field. This is exactly what happpens against teams like Northwestern and Iowa State like you were referring to. The defensive line couldn't stop Iowa State's zone read play either so that really opened up the pass.

You can't blame Parker for those stats. When Iowa's defensive line is executing the DB's are given opportunities to make plays. When the defensive line doesn't execute the system allows offenses to complete easy passes.
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You realize you kinda affirmed my theory. Who makes the system? Coaches. Duh.
 
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