From a Ferentz Apologist: Time to Perform

[ChosenChildren]

No one on this board has supported Kirk Ferentz more than I have. He brings Brian in as offensive coordinator and hires a new offensive line coach. We have shown flashes on offense (Iowa State; 4th quarter of Penn State), but overall the offense and the OL have been very disappointing. OK, it is time to put something together this Saturday for the following reasons:

1. Rivalry game against an important foe, Minnesota.
2. Minnesota is not a great team this year, but certainly is a dangerous team.
3. We are at home in a nationally televised game at night.
4. Jewell should be back, and hopefully Snyder

It is time to put up or shut up. Win this game, and perhaps 7-5 and a decent bowl game is still possible. Lose, and you can turn out the lights and start focusing on basketball. It is that simple.

Time for Ferentz and Ferentz to stop making excuses and provide a complete performance to the fans. I know this team can do it, but now is the time.

 

[BVHawk95]

Can we stop with the "apologist" and "hater" bullshit? It's certainly possible and acceptable to fall somewhere in between.

 

[Fryowa]

No one on this board has supported Kirk Ferentz more than I have. He brings Brian in as offensive coordinator and hires a new offensive line coach. We have shown flashes on offense (Iowa State; 4th quarter of Penn State), but overall the offense and the OL have been very disappointing. OK, it is time to put something together this Saturday for the following reasons:

1. Rivalry game against an important foe, Minnesota.
2. Minnesota is not a great team this year, but certainly is a dangerous team.
3. We are at home in a nationally televised game at night.
4. Jewell should be back, and hopefully Snyder

It is time to put up or shut up. Win this game, and perhaps 7-5 and a decent bowl game is still possible. Lose, and you can turn out the lights and start focusing on basketball. It is that simple.

Time for Ferentz and Ferentz to stop making excuses and provide a complete performance to the fans. I know this team can do it, but now is the time.

You better get to 5 wins before talking about 7.

 

[RobHowe]

Can we stop with the "apologist" and "hater" bullshit? It's certainly possible and acceptable to fall somewhere in between.

No. It's a message board. You have to be one extreme or the other. That's how it works.

 

[hawk2th]

Is it possible to be a hater apologist, or an apologist hater, or hater hater or apologist apologist for that matter (I think mathematically I have all of the possibilities covered)? Just wonderin'.

 

[HawkeyeFever]

Is it possible to be a hater apologist, or an apologist hater, or hater hater or apologist apologist for that matter (I think mathematically I have all of the possibilities covered)? Just wonderin'.

 

[HawkGold]

Is it possible to be a hater apologist, or an apologist hater, or hater hater or apologist apologist for that matter (I think mathematically I have all of the possibilities covered)? Just wonderin'.

This is kinda like 7th grade science and Mendel isn't it? Is it dominant, recessive or obsessive?

 

[#1DieHardHawk]

Can we stop with the "apologist" and "hater" bullshit? It's certainly possible and acceptable to fall somewhere in between.

Unfortunately, polarization is the nature of all things currently.

 

[Playmaker]

-----No. It's a message board. You have to be one extreme or the other. That's how it works.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What Rob said

 

[Motigerhawk]

Can we swing from one extreme to the other? Like in a game? I mean, I was an apologist the first 2 drives Saturday. Now Im a hater. Same with PsU, but in reverse.
I even posted a thread that we were going to the playoffs. Then I posted a thread about firing Barta.

So, I guess it s possible to be all things at once.

 

[SCHawkeye2]

No one on this board has supported Kirk Ferentz more than I have. He brings Brian in as offensive coordinator and hires a new offensive line coach. We have shown flashes on offense (Iowa State; 4th quarter of Penn State), but overall the offense and the OL have been very disappointing. OK, it is time to put something together this Saturday for the following reasons:

1. Rivalry game against an important foe, Minnesota.
2. Minnesota is not a great team this year, but certainly is a dangerous team.
3. We are at home in a nationally televised game at night.
4. Jewell should be back, and hopefully Snyder

It is time to put up or shut up. Win this game, and perhaps 7-5 and a decent bowl game is still possible. Lose, and you can turn out the lights and start focusing on basketball. It is that simple.

Time for Ferentz and Ferentz to stop making excuses and provide a complete performance to the fans. I know this team can do it, but now is the time.

I would be happy - win or lose - as long as KF and BF would just try something different on offense. What makes me crazy is they keep talking about the need to 'run the football' and prioritizing the run each week - despite the fact that it continues to not be successful. It is becoming more and more apparent we do not have the personnel this year to use this scheme.
If they truly came out and prioritized the pass for an entire game, what is the worst that could happen? Another loss to a 2nd division team like NW?
At least we would be more exciting when we lose.

 

[hawkeyes87]

No one on this board has supported Kirk Ferentz more than I have.

I notice at the bottom of this thread, in the "Similar Threads" list, there's a thread called "A Ferentz Apologist is Concerned", also by you, from 2011.

Maybe the key to being an "apologist" is being able to forget all the similarly bad games / seasons?

 

[Joshbrown]

Unfortunately, polarization is the nature of all things currently.

Oh, you're gonna make that mistake. Whenever people disagree its illegitimate. There's always been polarization. It's a struggle between rationalism and emotionalism and it started over a million years before you were born.

 

[Fryowa]

Oh, you're gonna make that mistake. Whenever people disagree its illegitimate. There's always been polarization. It's a struggle between rationalism and emotionalism and it started over a million years before you were born.

You’re hammered. Stick to polls and horses, it’s what you know.

 

[HawkeyeWalker]

Can we stop with the "apologist" and "hater" bullshit? It's certainly possible and acceptable to fall somewhere in between.

Refreshing take. I like it.

Need to win Saturday. No excuses. Hair on fire boys !

 

[HawkeyeWalker]

I would be happy - win or lose - as long as KF and BF would just try something different on offense. What makes me crazy is they keep talking about the need to 'run the football' and prioritizing the run each week - despite the fact that it continues to not be successful. It is becoming more and more apparent we do not have the personnel this year to use this scheme.
If they truly came out and prioritized the pass for an entire game, what is the worst that could happen? Another loss to a 2nd division team like NW?
At least we would be more exciting when we lose.

If we lose, it won't matter if its exciting or not. Now, if we win and look good(or exciting, or both). That would be nice.

 

[NEIChawk]

All I want for Xmas is finishing better than Nebraska, can we at least do that? Screw Minnesota and the little snow fleck's

 

[lightning1]

Beating Minnesota isn't a cure for anything.

 

[OkstHawk]

-----No. It's a message board. You have to be one extreme or the other. That's how it works.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What Rob said

I think he's finally coming around!!!

 

[The Big LeHAWKski]

I would be happy - win or lose - as long as KF and BF would just try something different on offense. What makes me crazy is they keep talking about the need to 'run the football' and prioritizing the run each week - despite the fact that it continues to not be successful. It is becoming more and more apparent we do not have the personnel this year to use this scheme.
If they truly came out and prioritized the pass for an entire game, what is the worst that could happen? Another loss to a 2nd division team like NW?
At least we would be more exciting when we lose.

I saw where season to date Approx 75% of our TDs this have been passes. That stat right there is a hint and ' a half for you that we cannot run the ball consistently this year.
Everyone knows the definition if insanity...yet there we go again, game after game, running into an 8 man front for a 1/2 yd gain with a tailback weighing 180 lbs expecting different results... and we wonder why the hell we're always looking at 3rd and 7???
Just like in the commercial with the guy that enjoys beating his head into the cross beam in his attic...that's football!