From USA TODAY Sports
Iowa: Nothing good comes from a Kirk Ferentz contract extension. He gets one every time Iowa football reaches significant heights, at which point the program immediately regresses, putting him on the mythical hot seat. Then, just when his buyout decreases enough to make it manageable for Iowa to fire him, he goes on another tear and gets a new contract, starting the cycle all over again.
Since the latest Ferentz extension, which will now pay him $4.5 million per year through 2025, Iowa fans have been reminded why they were previously so fed up with Ferentz until he pulled 12-2 and a trip to the Rose Bowl out of his hat. But last year was last year, and since the new contract things have quickly gone sour.
All things considered, Saturday’s 38-31 loss to Northwestern was probably worse than Iowa’s 23-21 loss to North Dakota State two weeks ago, but neither one is a very good look for a team that started the season ranked 15th.
Iowa: Nothing good comes from a Kirk Ferentz contract extension. He gets one every time Iowa football reaches significant heights, at which point the program immediately regresses, putting him on the mythical hot seat. Then, just when his buyout decreases enough to make it manageable for Iowa to fire him, he goes on another tear and gets a new contract, starting the cycle all over again.
Since the latest Ferentz extension, which will now pay him $4.5 million per year through 2025, Iowa fans have been reminded why they were previously so fed up with Ferentz until he pulled 12-2 and a trip to the Rose Bowl out of his hat. But last year was last year, and since the new contract things have quickly gone sour.
All things considered, Saturday’s 38-31 loss to Northwestern was probably worse than Iowa’s 23-21 loss to North Dakota State two weeks ago, but neither one is a very good look for a team that started the season ranked 15th.
