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[DBAHawkFan]

The way I look at the Iowa program now (and should have been doing for a long time) is that Iowa is basically a Pre NFL Training camp football school. You are taught the fundamentals of the game, and we've all seen that aside from WR, our staff is very good at developing future NFL players. Which makes some sense, you get four years with one of the best S&C programs, and KF, Parker, and Morgan are great teachers.

KF keeps his schemes extremely simple and conservative so the players can focus on the fundamentals during the game. Rather than try to out scheme an opponent and risk getting blown out due to turnovers or unfamiliarity, keep it simple stupid and reduce the game into a phone booth.

This will work out well for Iowa when we have NFL players on the OL, QB, and entire D. It works especially well when the QB can manufacture his own plays when they break down.

As the poster above me mentioned, because teams tend to coach more organically, i.e. ADAPT during the games, Iowa can look lost and unsure of why stretch zone run to short side of field continues to get stopped after the 11th straight first down attempt of it.

So we have a team of individual talent trying to work together against a scheme that allows opposing teams to take advantage of knowing what's coming.

If we played in any other conference, or even just the Big10 East division, I think you see a much different record...and it's not positive.

 

[MoseSchrute]

I don't even pay much attention to it any more. KF is who he is and he's not gonna make whole sale changes. That's my opinion. BF is getting paid way too much to learn on the job to be an OC. He only got the position because he's KF's son. That's also my opinion.

I'd say it's more of a fact than an opinion. No other school in the country would, or will, hire BF as an OC.

 

[HuckFinn]

I know you try to outbest him, but nobody is a bigger fan of the Ferentz family than Chad Leistikow. Not even Kirk himself is a bigger fan. This is an undeniable fact.

So, I am going to accept that you are correct. But, you still have not answered my question.

 

[HuckFinn]

Basically agree. I think that KF naturally focuses on execution and not the big picture.

Due respect, but execution is the big picture. And, both the players and the coaches are responsible for successful execution.

 

[HuckFinn]

I'd say it's more of a fact than an opinion. No other school in the country would, or will, hire BF as an OC.

Geez. Did you do a survey that resulted in this conclusion?

 

[tksirius]

So, I am going to accept that you are correct. But, you still have not answered my question.

Looks like we're making progress. That's good.

 

[BlackNGold1982]

Post of the day right here, good sir, well stated.

The way I look at the Iowa program now (and should have been doing for a long time) is that Iowa is basically a Pre NFL Training camp football school. You are taught the fundamentals of the game, and we've all seen that aside from WR, our staff is very good at developing future NFL players. Which makes some sense, you get four years with one of the best S&C programs, and KF, Parker, and Morgan are great teachers.

KF keeps his schemes extremely simple and conservative so the players can focus on the fundamentals during the game. Rather than try to out scheme an opponent and risk getting blown out due to turnovers or unfamiliarity, keep it simple stupid and reduce the game into a phone booth.

This will work out well for Iowa when we have NFL players on the OL, QB, and entire D. It works especially well when the QB can manufacture his own plays when they break down.

As the poster above me mentioned, because teams tend to coach more organically, i.e. ADAPT during the games, Iowa can look lost and unsure of why stretch zone run to short side of field continues to get stopped after the 11th straight first down attempt of it.

So we have a team of individual talent trying to work together against a scheme that allows opposing teams to take advantage of knowing what's coming.

If we played in any other conference, or even just the Big10 East division, I think you see a much different record...and it's not positive.

 

[dahlhawk]

Article is correct. Schedule three patsys, go .500 in conference. Repeat, rinse. To give a coach those kind of incentives to be so mediocre is sad. It speaks to the level of fear the AD feels to agree to such a contract. To think winning half your conference games a successful season is not the mark of a superior coach. After seeing the Frost experiment going 0-4, I guess I should be thankful for mediocrity. But I'm not. I guess that's on me.

 

[CP87]

Article is correct. Schedule three patsys, go .500 in conference. Repeat, rinse. To give a coach those kind of incentives to be so mediocre is sad. It speaks to the level of fear the AD feels to agree to such a contract. To think winning half your conference games a successful season is not the mark of a superior coach. After seeing the Frost experiment going 0-4, I guess I should be thankful for mediocrity. But I'm not. I guess that's on me.

For accuracy, KF has had 6 seasons with a 0.500 conference record or within one game of 0.500 in either direction. He has had 9 seasons of at least 2 games better than 0.500 in conference. He has had 4 games at more than 2 games under 0.500 (only 2 such seasons since '00, that was '06 and '12).

 

[HawkGold]

Due respect, but execution is the big picture. And, both the players and the coaches are responsible for successful execution.

Nothing wrong with that. He seems to have tunnel vision of it.