Come on Jon.....

I'd say there is an 80% chance they are 7-3 at this point. There are three reasons:

1) SCHEDULE
2) SCHEDULE
3) SCHEDULE

All good reasons for sure, but I think I'm leaning more toward #1 as primary.
 
Re: Gester said....

------"I get what he is saying in so much that while KF is the coach at Iowa, hoping for his failure is the same as hoping for the team to fail. "

You are close my friend. Actually, any rooting I may do against KF is so the program can get back on the right track and have success....SOONER than later. And I will only root against him once the season looks totally lost. The whole program from top to bottom has rotted under KF and is beyond repair....sorry, my opinion. Wish I could root against KF, but still for the players....but unfortunately, it does not work that way. BTW, earlier posters were correct about my reasons for jumping ship after the OSU game.....it was 100% about the gutless to decision to sit on the ball in a game where Iowa had a HUGE chance to make a statement....but as common place, KF played not to lose and crapped the bed on the biggest of stages. And one other poster was correct as well mentioning the Wisconsin game the following year...that coaching disaster only solidified my opinion about him. While Hayden was a river boat gambler, KF reminds me of scared little Waldo on Van Halen's Hot For Teacher video....he is "Nervous and his socks are too loose"....enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M4_Ommfvv0





I really didn't read any of this, but I assume it was about you hoping the Hawks lose. So yeah, there is that.
 
Did you bump your head? 7-3 after 10 games??? You weren't talking this highly about Iowa's 2015 chances after last season ended....why the 180? People are going to start thinking you are on the U of I payroll if you keep this crazy talk up....or maybe that Hlas or Harty kidnapped you and took over your keyboard...wink. Seriously, I think you are nuts.....please explain if you would. BTW, love the podcasts!!!


i'm in the same thought as Playmaker here. Drinking a lot of koolaid all of the sudden Jon. I really have no idea what we have talent wise, but we do know what we have coaching wise and unless we can change how we manage the game and the style we play, I just can't see 7 wins at this point. I can see CJ being a difference maker and winning a game we shouldn't but there will be a game or six that the coaches loose for us this year.
 
WinOneThisCentury - I'd say there is a 80% chance they will be more like 5-5 after 10 games.

1. 1 and 2 star Offensive Linemen
2. KF is still coach
3. 1 and 2 Star Offensive Linemen
4. KF is still coach
 
If we have a really poor season, KF will be either gone or on the way out, and should be. I'm completely on board with that.

By poor season, I am referring to 6 wins or less.

I would rather have 7+ wins, with a solid look at 8-9+.

I don't want to live through 6 or fewer win seasons, regardless who is head coach.
 
I would hardly consider winning 22 of the last 32 against the Clowns as always losing. This includes 2 of the last 3 at Lames.


How about let's focus on recent history under Captain Kirk. Iowa is 7-9 overall and 3-5 at Lames since Kirk arrived. No need to go back 32 years and include 16 years of Hayden fry's Dominace over the Clones to make things look better.
 
If we have a really poor season, KF will be either gone or on the way out, and should be. I'm completely on board with that.

By poor season, I am referring to 6 wins or less.

I would rather have 7+ wins, with a solid look at 8-9+.

I don't want to live through 6 or fewer win seasons, regardless who is head coach.


KF could win only 4 games and he will return!!
 
I get it. It's just not in my DNA to sit at an Iowa game or in front of the TV, during an Iowa game and root against them. For any reason. If I'm unhappy with a certain player or coach, I just don't think about them during a game, if at all possible.

Agreed. ALWAYS want Hawks to WIN (so does Playmaker, guys). However, to his point, it's pretty hard to simply ignore derKirkFer when so many of his schematic and strategic decisions create inherent obstacles that reduce his team's chances of winning.

I ALWAYS want to CHEER for the Hawks. However, it's pretty hard to continuously do that when derKirkFer's stagnant, ball-control / field position dogma, coupled with his risk-aversive philosophy toward plays and players, with a healthy dose of clock mismanagement and lack of urgency routinely squander opportunities that would give us something to cheer about. This isn't just here and there. This is reliable and predictable in EVERY single game. Worst of all, it's intentional.

As a lifelong Hawk fan, I have always had two fundamental expectations (which I believe are extremely realistic):
1) Beat the teams you should.
2) ALWAYS play competitively.
Do this and, as talented as Hawks are, year-in / out + a generally mediocre to below-average non-conf schedule, 8-4 is cake walk.

derKirkFer has failed at both. I'm not sure of the last time after a loss where I felt the Hawks did everything they could to win the game - were completely prepared, strategically sound and seized every opportunity but simply got beat by the better team. Any more, it's just hoping not to lose to the Indiana teams and NwU because of another uninspired effort or coaching gaffe.
 
Nick would pick Iowa to beat Ohio State in Columbus this year if they were playing.
Yeah he's the eternal optimist...
He's pretty good at twisting numbers to fit whatever point he's trying to make. Even if they are irrelevant...
 
I think Iowa will probably only win 6 or 7 games total this year. KF will be back in 2016 and apathy will be at an all time high. If he wins under 6, he is out. Mark it down.
 
Don't want to put anymore pressure on the young man but this team will go as far as CJ can lead us. It's his team now and I'm excited to watch this team excel. Go Hawks
 
------I'm not sure of the last time after a loss where I felt the Hawks did everything they could to win the game - were completely prepared, strategically sound and seized every opportunity but simply got beat by the better team.

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Point of the week winner....while simple, dead nutz on point!!!
 
You could've predicted 7 regular season wins for the past 14 years and been within 1 game of being right in 8 of those years. That's football.
 
------I'm not sure of the last time after a loss where I felt the Hawks did everything they could to win the game - were completely prepared, strategically sound and seized every opportunity but simply got beat by the better team.

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Point of the week winner....while simple, dead nutz on point!!!

Wisconsin last year? Seems like exactly what you're describing.
 
I think Iowa will probably only win 6 or 7 games total this year. KF will be back in 2016 and apathy will be at an all time high. If he wins under 6, he is out. Mark it down.

I'm with you here. Although I am blindly hoping for 8+ wins...even though I don't see them on the schedule.
 

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