Fox Analysts High on Hawkeye Football for 2018
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The following quotes from the piece should make for interesting discussion fodder:
Klatt marvels at the long relationship between Ferentz and Iowa.
“It takes a coach that is not looking for greener grass at every single turn, which is rare in college football. Then you also have to have an administration and a fan base that understands what they have and who they are. That is probably even more unique than the coach who’s not looking for greener grass at every turn,” he said.
“Every college football fan thinks their team is going to be great every single year. The reality is that’s just not going to be the case unless you’re a team that recruits in the top three or four every single season. So, you have to have a really knowledgable fan base and you have to have an incredibly steadfast administration. If you have all of those things, then you can have what you’ve had at Iowa. It should be appreciated. It should be modeled. It should be written about and talked about more. But it absolutely one of the more unique and wonderful things in college football, period.”
“It takes a coach that is not looking for greener grass at every single turn, which is rare in college football. Then you also have to have an administration and a fan base that understands what they have and who they are. That is probably even more unique than the coach who’s not looking for greener grass at every turn,” he said.
“Every college football fan thinks their team is going to be great every single year. The reality is that’s just not going to be the case unless you’re a team that recruits in the top three or four every single season. So, you have to have a really knowledgable fan base and you have to have an incredibly steadfast administration. If you have all of those things, then you can have what you’ve had at Iowa. It should be appreciated. It should be modeled. It should be written about and talked about more. But it absolutely one of the more unique and wonderful things in college football, period.”
okeefe4prez
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Genius. So Clemson fans should have been happy winning 6 to 9 games a year and never hired Dabo. They're in a smaller state with another P5 conference team in state with solid programs like Georgia and Tennessee relatively close, so they should have just taken their 8-4 years and been happy with Tommy Bowden.
guffus
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Agree that Clemson should not have settled, but sometimes it takes 4 or 5 coaches to get it right, if ever.
Just look at Nebraska, Notre Dame, Texas, etc. who have fired multiple coaches trying to get back to elite status. But at least those programs at one time were elite.
The other thing is that at least Kirk does occasionally win a conference or division title, or a BCS level bowl game, and finishes ranked in the Top 10.
It's a little harder to decide to fire somebody like Glen Mason at Minnesota, who consistently had some decent teams but never broke through to win the conference or a big bowl. But since Minnesota fired him, they have not done any better. Maybe Jerry Kill could have got there if he stayed healthy, but I doubt it.
A lot of times it's the coach themselves that can't stand to be mediocre. Would Joe Tiller had pulled the plug if he was going to the Rose Bowl every year? I don't know but Purdue became a disaster once he left. Probably would have been better if Tiller stayed another 10 years.
Just look at Nebraska, Notre Dame, Texas, etc. who have fired multiple coaches trying to get back to elite status. But at least those programs at one time were elite.
The other thing is that at least Kirk does occasionally win a conference or division title, or a BCS level bowl game, and finishes ranked in the Top 10.
It's a little harder to decide to fire somebody like Glen Mason at Minnesota, who consistently had some decent teams but never broke through to win the conference or a big bowl. But since Minnesota fired him, they have not done any better. Maybe Jerry Kill could have got there if he stayed healthy, but I doubt it.
A lot of times it's the coach themselves that can't stand to be mediocre. Would Joe Tiller had pulled the plug if he was going to the Rose Bowl every year? I don't know but Purdue became a disaster once he left. Probably would have been better if Tiller stayed another 10 years.
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