RobHowe
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Derrick Foster, Tim Polasek, Mark Kallenberger Leaving Iowa Football
Hawkeyes announce decisions of two assistants, one player.
Derrick Foster, Tim Polasek, Mark Kallenberger Leaving Iowa Football
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I agree. But it sounds like he wanted to move on, which I totally respect. I wish him the best.
hawkdrummer1
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Those of us with a few more gray hairs (that's us, HaydenSly) remember that Hayden Fry wanted assistants that had aspirations to become HC some day. While stability is good, upward mobility is also a sign of a strong program/organization/company. You're not going to hang on to all of your young talent...some is going to leave.
The key is...can KFz replace these guys with the right people. We don't need more Kennedy/White kind of mistakes.
okeefe4prez
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I think if you don't have position coaches looking to move up you have a problem, but the coordinators, particularly now, can be guys looking to stick at that position. Norm and Phil Parker are great examples. O'Keefe messed up by chasing the NFL allure with a bad franchise. Venables at Clemson is another guy who is locked up as a coordinator with a massive salary.
hawkdrummer1
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True. Then we also have the example of Greg Davis. No interest in anything but taking another round of paychecks. Talk about dead weight
okeefe4prez
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Yeah, I see no upside in hiring a coordinator from a better program to be a coordinator here. It ain't a lateral move and you know something ain't right.
NorthKCHawk
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If his heart is not into it, slogging through a fifth year of football is not good for Mark or the team. Thanks for your service, young man.
Fryowa
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Exactly. He doesn't owe this program a darn thing.
Losing Polesek isn't surprising. He's a good coach. He was probably overqualified for our Oline job at the time he took it. He'll be an HC before long in the D1 I bet.
Foster had been doing a great job and who could blame a guy for wanting to live and work in San Diego? Besides it being the pros it could be just as simple as that.
Now Kallenburger leaving surprises me. Never heard a rumor about that possibly happening. I wonder if coaches had an inkling cause that could hurt and I bet it will....
Foster had been doing a great job and who could blame a guy for wanting to live and work in San Diego? Besides it being the pros it could be just as simple as that.
Now Kallenburger leaving surprises me. Never heard a rumor about that possibly happening. I wonder if coaches had an inkling cause that could hurt and I bet it will....
Well he gave 4 years to Iowa and got back alot. He is very good and might be able to get taken by the nfl, He has a frame that could put 20 more pounds on it without probably losing any quickness. I would like to see him as a backup tackle for the chiefs as they could maybe do with an upgrade.
kicker22
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My take with coaching changes is that coaches need to come and go and you want position coaches with expectations to build on their career and move on to take OC/DC/HC jobs. New blood is needed if for no other reason to than to bring new ideas to the program. Some of those contributions/ideas may be applied, but even if they're not it forces the staff to take a moment to step back and assess what is going on within the program.
I don't think you want a revolving door, but at the same time I don't want position coaches or coordinators growing roots and staying around too long. It's hard for a program to grow if there's never any changes made from within.
I don't think you want a revolving door, but at the same time I don't want position coaches or coordinators growing roots and staying around too long. It's hard for a program to grow if there's never any changes made from within.
I read that he's retiring from football he's not trying to go to the NFL. That's why it's surprising he's just had enough of it...
seepig
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Always thought the Polashek hire was odd at OL unless there was some vision of getting him in when they did so they have a good transition plan in place. I think the guy was a pretty good recruiter. Those guys are tough to find. I'm concerned about recruiting versus finding a guy that can coach the OL. I think he can find a guy to do that.
hawkeyesgonewild
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Thank you for service at iowa good luck and thank you. You guys will always be hawkeyes
My freshman year at Iowa I got to know a hawk football player who lived near me on a small wing of rooms. He was a backup guard starting his third year and he abruptly quit the team in late Sept or so. He was getting more serious with his gal friend he told me and he also said he was just tired of the head banging. Best wishes to Kallenberger
okeefe4prez
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Those dudes get absolutely crushed. We only see a fraction of it in the games. I can't imagine being a backup lineman and having to practice against some beast like Nixon, Roth or Clayborn 4 or 5 days a week. No freaking thanks. I'll pay my own tuition. Where is the registrar's office?
