Defending Iowa's program

[Playmaker]

---------So allow one of these elite coaches to come into Iowa City and Dirty it up enough to win for 2/3 years only to high tail it to another gig in year 4 and leave the Program in Shambles once they are done.. To that I say NO THANKS!!

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Very tired excuse for remaining mediocre........an excuse for not even considering "what could be"

 

[ChosenChildren]

Kirk Ferentz record at Iowa:

Non Conference: 47 - 21.
Conference: 76 - 60.
Bowl: 6 - 7.
Overall (including 2016): 129 - 88.
Average overall record over 17 seasons (minus 2016): 7.4 - 5.
Average B1G conference record over 17 seasons: 4.4 - 3.5.


Way above average at Iowa

 

[ArvadaHawk]

Hayden Fry (20 seasons)

Non Conference: 41 - 21.
Conference: 96 - 61 - 5.
Bowl: 6 - 7 - 1.
Overall: 143 - 89 - 6.
Average overall record (note: 6 ties counted as 3 wins/3 losses): 7.3 - 4.6.
Average B1G record (note: 5 ties counted as 2.5 wins/2.5 losses): 4.9 - 3.2.

Those stats would make Hayden Fry Super way above average at Iowa.

 

[CP87]

Kirk Ferentz record at Iowa:

Non Conference: 47 - 21.
Conference: 76 - 60.
Bowl: 6 - 7.
Overall (including 2016): 129 - 88.
Average overall record over 17 seasons (minus 2016): 7.4 - 5.
Average B1G conference record over 17 seasons: 4.4 - 3.5.

Kirk Ferentz at Iowa has a record just above average over 17 seasons.

You probably need to consider the high-points as well as the seasonal average. The average record is just so-so, but the 5 top-10 finishes during his tenure is pretty good.

 

[ArvadaHawk]

You probably need to consider the high-points as well as the seasonal average. The average record is just so-so, but the 5 top-10 finishes during his tenure is pretty good.

KF has 6 total top 25 finishes with 5 top 10 finishes.
HF has 10 total top 25 finishes; including 8 out of 11 seasons. Out of those 10, he has 2 top 10 finishes.

KF will not be able to match HF's total top 25 finishes in his first 20 seasons. KF is hit or miss and HF was way more consistent and won more consistently.

And:

Former Fry assistants or players who have taken over as head coach at a Division I-A college football programs include:[4]

• Kirk Ferentz, Iowa, 1999–present
• Bob Stoops, Oklahoma, 1999–present
• Mike Stoops, Arizona, 2004-2011
• Bill Snyder, Kansas State, 1989–2005, 2009–present
• Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin, 1990–2005
• Bret Bielema, Wisconsin, 2006-2012; Arkansas, 2013–present
• Dan McCarney, Iowa State, 1995–2006; North Texas, 2011–2015
• Chuck Long, San Diego State, 2006–2008
• Jim Leavitt, South Florida, 1996–2009
• Bo Pelini, Nebraska, 2008–2014; Youngstown State 2015–present
• Mark Stoops, Kentucky, 2013–present
• Bob Diaco, Connecticut, 2014–present