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I think the bottom line is that Ferentz is only comfortable with a stifling defense and a ball control, conservative offense. That is the formula that has worked for him. Speaking from experience, it is hard to change when you are nearing 60 years of age.

Unfortunately, college football has changed dramatically. You win with offense now, not defense. Offense must come first (including the fact that the rules favor the offense; holding is never called; receivers are protected; etc. etc.). Look at the scores of the playoff games: The winning teams were in the 40s.

I think the Ferentz era is nearing an end.
 
It's a very good read and accurate. Once Norm Parker retired, Iowa football has not been good, to put it kindly.
 
Absolutely. Look at any of the great years and the defense was stellar. When the defense is average or below, this team is the same. If you want to know how good a KF team will be, look at the defensive side of the ball. His offensive philosophy doesn't allow for it to make up for any defensive weaknesses but his defenses can make up for very average or less offenses. Norm's retirement is the biggest event in Iowa football under KF.
 
Good article. The thing that really bothered me about KF's press conference was his comment about not being able to run an uptempo offense because he doesn't have access to players.

I do not buy it. It's not just an excuse, it's an entire belief system.
 
Boring ball is here to stay.

If there was a reason why kirk couldnt get the players to run uptempo its because he never uses his skill players. Any good athlete will stay far away from kirk.

Plus kirk should not be given time to rebuild. He should have been fired 2 years ago.
 
OUTofTOWNHAWK said:
Boring ball is here to stay.

If there was a reason why kirk couldnt get the players to run uptempo its because he never uses his skill players. Any good athlete will stay far away from kirk.
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Plus kirk should not be given time to rebuild. He should have been fired 2 years ago.
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I agree. This is troubling.
 
The #1 thing that he said that bothered me most is that it's not about wins and losses. You can't win National Championships without stressing to the max about any slip-up loss that will cost you dearly a shot at the Grand Prize. Wait, I forgot....KF has never mentioned National Championships as a goal so I guess that continued Pre-Season slip-ups are ok...all he thinks about is having the cards fall right and possibly having a final game "Shot" at winning the West. I bet if hooked up to a lie detector Urban Meyer didn't really give two hoots or a holler about winning the Big 10...that was just a nice little win and trophy he picked up along the way to his "Real" goal...a National Championship....a goal that through his actions and non-actions KF obviously cares NOTHING about.
 
Numbers don't lie, they explain why we all have football angst, why KF is giving press conferences and starting lineups in January, why our win loss record stinks. In denial condition from KF has kinda lead him down this path, plus the program's general acceptance of mediocrity.

KF and crew have to step it up big time or be released, simple as that. He's gotta do what most think he cannot do, or ugly parting to occur. Feel bad for the kids caught in this.
 
Playmaker said:
The #1 thing that he said that bothered me most is that it's not about wins and losses. You can't win National Championships without stressing to the max about any slip-up loss that will cost you dearly a shot at the Grand Prize. Wait, I forgot....KF has never mentioned National Championships as a goal so I guess that continued Pre-Season slip-ups are ok...all he thinks about is having the cards fall right and possibly having a final game "Shot" at winning the West. I bet if hooked up to a lie detector Urban Meyer didn't really give two hoots or a holler about winning the Big 10...that was just a nice little win and trophy he picked up along the way to his "Real" goal...a National Championship....a goal that through his actions and non-actions KF obviously cares NOTHING about.
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Not arguing with you but for the most part your not winning a NC if you don't win your conference first. I'd be willing to bet that winning the Big 10 does matter to Urban and that on a list of season goals and expectations winning the conference is a step below winning a NC. Not saying its not important but on a pyramid of success there has to be multiple goals leading up to the top.
 
Sadly, thumbs up ChosenChildren... to your prediction at the end of your post. Side note: Let's hope KF's replacement is well thought out. Iowa is a difficult place to recruit but isn't impossible (unless you have a system like KF's). In regards to recruiting: since not so many high star athletes come from Iowa, hire a HC who has a system conducive to attracting high star athletes.

Iowa shouldn't feel like the geek who's taking the homecoming queen to the dance when it next hires a HC. With HC choice or with contract. Think things through. START NOW.

Don't automatically choose attributes of a new HC opposite to KF's. For example, KF's idea of a strong defense has IMO, always been fine. KF's player development has always been fine. A little less player development and a little more recruiting high star athletes are needed, though.
 
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So the writer uses novel statistics to prove what we already know by looking at scoring offense, scoring defense - common stats. Sounds like intellectual masturbation if you asked me.

Nothing new is revealed.
 
NCHawker said:
So the writer uses novel statistics to prove what we already know by looking at scoring offense, scoring defense - common stats. Sounds like intellectual masturbation if you asked me.

Nothing new is revealed.
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Is that better or worse than actual masturbation? Asking for a friend.
 
ChosenChildren said:
I think the bottom line is that Ferentz is only comfortable with a stifling defense and a ball control, conservative offense. That is the formula that has worked for him. Speaking from experience, it is hard to change when you are nearing 60 years of age.

Unfortunately, college football has changed dramatically. You win with offense now, not defense. Offense must come first (including the fact that the rules favor the offense; holding is never called; receivers are protected; etc. etc.). Look at the scores of the playoff games: The winning teams were in the 40s.

I think the Ferentz era is nearing an end.
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I certainly understand what you're saying about changing as you get older. But, kfootball has something most working folks don't...a guaranteed contract. He literally has nothing to worry about, so why not just go for it? There is a thing that can cause otherwise common sense folks to fly in the face of reality, and that is ego/pride. Many folks have been saying it for seasons that kfootball wants to win his way. Losses are just football. His press conference was pretty much a statement of "I am not really going to change anything." How did that feel to you?
 
ArvadaHawk said:
I certainly understand what you're saying about changing as you get older. But, kfootball has something most working folks don't...a guaranteed contract. He literally has nothing to worry about, so why not just go for it? There is a thing that can cause otherwise common sense folks to fly in the face of reality, and that is ego/pride. Many folks have been saying it for seasons that kfootball wants to win his way. Losses are just football. His press conference was pretty much a statement of "I am not really going to change anything." How did that feel to you?
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This is what gets me. The guy has already won the lottery. He can afford to go outside of the box and take some damn risks and new approaches instead of punting from the opponent's 36!
 
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