Yeah the defense never scored any points...A big stop or int on the opponents side of the field that leads to a FG can also be considered points for the D.
Who gets the credit for pinning the other team deep inside thier own 20, you would have to agree that it increases the odds for the events quoted above to take place? So, does the credit for the opponents drive that stalls partially go the Offense for advancing the ball to mid-field which results in horrible field position for the opponent after the punt?
I only took the other side of the arguement to point out that you are in a 50/50 prop here. You could argue yourself into a circle.
I think what you both want is more accountability.
Someone to impose or at least rekindle the fire in the Coaching staff's collective bellies. You put Stoops in there and every coach under Ferentz hopefully goes through a thorough self-check or some sort of personal assessment.
Example: Have you ever welcomed a new peer to your management team (or similarly had to welcome a coworker on a same level as you?).
With almost an uncanny certainty you (and your other peers/co-workers) will act more professionally and be more "on top" of your typical duties in an effort to not be shown up by the new guy/gal. This happens for a while then complacency sets back in, but you may have added something to your repertoire. Bottom Line, casual (or even drastic) changes are needed to keep people eager/hungry/professional/<insert adjective>
This does not come from being jealous or envious, not even out of resentment for the new hire, but from the old saying "we are what we repeatedly do."
That quote in it's entirety is actually:
"We are what we repeatedly do. EXCELLENCE, then, it is not an act, but a Habit." -Aristotle
That quote sums up what this Staff has strived/is striving for.
Substitute Execution for Excellence. I remember my coach always saying the phrase "Paralysis by Analysis." And Iowa Players and coaches are usually at their best when they just act, not analyze the situationals to death. Or even more simply put, "fly under the radar."
When we are in big games, or are underdogs, we just go out and try to impose our will (by playing the "Iowa" way) on the other teams. When we seem to have the edge, or are favored- we tend to be caught on our heels trying to be safe/practical.
Any historian, millitary mind, politician will tell you that nothing good comes to those who wait, or who are passive/non-confrontational. The cunning aggressor is usually the victor.
Iowa Possesses no cunning or aggression at the current moment. Stoops carries both of those genes. It is a phone call that needs to be made, regardless of what Norm plans to do (and that is meant with no disrespect towards Norm.) Something could be made from loyalty, but the best leader is feared/restented, not loved/cherished- the Machiavellian way.
