It's Fair to Say We've Hit Rock Bottom

I thought the play calling was bad at times and way too predictable. I watched several replays of the "much improved defense" of Indiana on btn final drive and jvb should have called an audible against the fronts he was seeing on run plays. They had the box stacked and a pass play would have been the better decision. I wonder if we would be better off playing football like most other schools that line up early and the coordinators upstairs adjust the play call from the press box.

I think it is clear JVB is not making the proper adjustments at the line of scrimmage and may need some help to get himself in better situations.

Hey, there's a thought.
 
I think it's fair to say this is the worst we've seen the football program for quite some time. Considering Ferentz has been at Iowa for over a decade I think it's unacceptable. This is coming from one of Ferentz's former kool-aid drinkers. No matter what I always stuck up for him and the way he's running the program. I can't do it anymore.

I respectfully disagree. This sinking ship has a long, long way to go before it hits rock bottom and gathers rust, detritus and underwater bottom feeders. The rest of the season is going to be painful to watch.
 
Penn State should be at rock bottom this year, and for the next few years.

We should be better than Penn State.
 
It only "feels" like we have hit rock bottom. We clearly aren't there yet. If Ferentz is the coach many think he is, we should not have to live through the "bottom". This year is what it is and it clearly is not pretty.
 
There's a long way to go to rock bottom.

When Herky gets busted at Lakeside for giving head for a hit of crack we've hit rock bottom.
 
Wouldn't say we've hit rock bottom, but we can touch! Purdue has a decent D line which is going to cause problems. And then there is the defense's of Michigan and Nebraska. Rock bottom is going to be no bowl game and ending up 4/8.
 
rock bottum was when Iowa goes 0-11 or 1-10 now that's rock bottum the 60's and 70's were rock bottum of 19 consecutive losing seasons.. Cumming would have been a hero for winning 4-5 games in a season and a GOD for having 2 wins in the BT.

Trust him, folks, it could be a lot worse. You young whippersnappers just don't have the proper perspective.
 
I think it's fair to say this is the worst we've seen the football program for quite some time. Considering Ferentz has been at Iowa for over a decade I think it's unacceptable. This is coming from one of Ferentz's former kool-aid drinkers. No matter what I always stuck up for him and the way he's running the program. I can't do it anymore.

I agree.

Iowa has played, arguably their weakest schedule, EVER, this year. We had a 5th year starting qb with a boat load of experience. Youth and inexperience are no excuse with this team, either. Every team has youth and every team has injuries. We just got our ***** handed to us by a back up qb at Indiana. Penn State has an entire new coaching staff and yet we still have posters on these boards saying we need to give the new coordinators time. Time for what? My God, they have been practicing since the first week in August. And don't try to tell me that our skill people were not working out ,all summer, with each other as far as pass routes, etc.
Indiana had better skill people than Iowa. They played more physical than Iowa. Their offensive scheme is light years better than the offense run by Iowa.
The buck stops with Ferentz.


All of the other teams in our division will have at least one quarterback returning next year with meaningful BIG experience. Iowa will be starting over with a QB that has never taken a snap in d-1 football. Iowa will be a prohibitive pick to finish last in our division next season. That is unacceptable.
 
I thought the play calling was bad at times and way too predictable. I watched several replays of the "much improved defense" of Indiana on btn final drive and jvb should have called an audible against the fronts he was seeing on run plays. They had the box stacked and a pass play would have been the better decision. I wonder if we would be better off playing football like most other schools that line up early and the coordinators upstairs adjust the play call from the press box.

I think it is clear JVB is not making the proper adjustments at the line of scrimmage and may need some help to get himself in better situations.


I agree with this. Screw the huddle..Just get everyone on the line of scrimmage and get the call in fom the sideline.
That's an advantage when they will let everyone get up and look to the sideline for the play.
That way we would know for sure who was at fault for the delays.
 
Trust him, folks, it could be a lot worse. You young whippersnappers just don't have the proper perspective.

I wonder if Bob Cummings was compensated like Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, John Robinson, etc.?

I know the salary thing has been brought up, (probably too often) but you just can't ignore the fact that we are paying a coach an elite salary and getting mediocre results.
 
I think it's fair to say this is the worst we've seen the football program for quite some time. Considering Ferentz has been at Iowa for over a decade I think it's unacceptable. This is coming from one of Ferentz's former kool-aid drinkers. No matter what I always stuck up for him and the way he's running the program. I can't do it anymore.

I agree.

Iowa has played, arguably their weakest schedule, EVER, this year. We had a 5th year starting qb with a boat load of experience. Youth and inexperience are no excuse with this team, either. Every team has youth and every team has injuries. We just got our ***** handed to us by a back up qb at Indiana. Penn State has an entire new coaching staff and yet we still have posters on these boards saying we need to give the new coordinators time. Time for what? My God, they have been practicing since the first week in August. And don't try to tell me that our skill people were not working out, all summer, with each other as far as pass routes, etc.
Indiana had better skill people than Iowa. They played more physical than Iowa. Their offensive scheme is light years better than the offense run by Iowa.
The buck stops with Ferentz.


All of the other teams in our division will have at least one quarterback returning next year with meaningful BIG experience. Iowa will be starting over with a QB that has never taken a snap in d-1 football. Iowa will be a prohibitive pick to finish last in our division next season. That is unacceptable.
 
Patient? There's no excuse for some of the decision making we've seen from this coaching staff in the last several years. It has nothing to do with patience. This program shouldn't be at a point where it's going backwards.

This is the worst possible timing for a collapse like this. Of all the years Iowa has a chance to win the Big Ten this year would have been by far the easiest. The Big Ten sucks. Plain and simple. Ohio State is a good team but they aren't even bowl eligible. Outside of Ohio State there isn't a team in the Big Ten that could compete with the top tier programs right now. I'm not even sure Ohio State can. The bottom line is Iowa can't even beat the bad teams in a bad conference. That's how far they've fallen.

boo hoo do you need a tissue?
 
Wow you guys think this season is so horrible. OH GAWD WE SHOULD DISBAND IOWA FOOTBALL AND NEVER PLAY A GAME AGAIN!!!! DESTROY KINNICK FOR IT HAS BEEN SHAMED!!! Srsly stop your ******* crying you people act like we will never recover from this season. If you don't like it then stop watching the damn games and get yourself banned here.
 
Wow you guys think this season is so horrible. OH GAWD WE SHOULD DISBAND IOWA FOOTBALL AND NEVER PLAY A GAME AGAIN!!!! DESTROY KINNICK FOR IT HAS BEEN SHAMED!!! Srsly stop your ******* crying you people act like we will never recover from this season. If you don't like it then stop watching the damn games and get yourself banned here.

On the contrary, we love Iowa football and want to see if flourish. That's why we're unwilling to accept the pathetic job our HC is doing.

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It may not be "rock bottom", but you can see it from here. A team getting worse...as the season goes on...not better. The Ferentz mistakes, patterns and stubbornness are so predictable, that 65 yr-old ladies in sports bars are calling it (saw it with my own eyes) Our opponents get a "freebie" the week before Iowa. No preparation needed.

You want "rock bottom". Wait for Senior day. A Senior QB will get booed (sadly) by many when introduced, the stadium will be 1/3 red and we'll get the ***-kicking of a lifetime on our home field.

Ferentz has become the new Lickliter. It's time for a change.
 
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Wow you guys think this season is so horrible. OH GAWD WE SHOULD DISBAND IOWA FOOTBALL AND NEVER PLAY A GAME AGAIN!!!! DESTROY KINNICK FOR IT HAS BEEN SHAMED!!! Srsly stop your ******* crying you people act like we will never recover from this season. If you don't like it then stop watching the damn games and get yourself banned here.

On the contrary, we love Iowa football and want to see if flourish. That's why we're willing to accept the pathetic job our HC is doing.

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It may not be "rock bottom", but you can see it from here. A team getting worse...as the season goes on...not better. The Ferentz mistakes, patterns and stubbornness are so predictable, that 65 yr-old ladies in sports bars are calling it (saw it with my own eyes) Our opponents get a "freebie" the week before Iowa. No preparation needed.

You want "rock bottom". Wait for Senior day. A Senior QB will get booed (sadly) by many when introduced, the stadium will be 1/3 red and we'll get the ***-kicking of a lifetime on our home field.

Ferentz has become the new Lickliter. It's time for a change.

And if the new guy does worse than KF do you fire him too?
 
Wow you guys think this season is so horrible. OH GAWD WE SHOULD DISBAND IOWA FOOTBALL AND NEVER PLAY A GAME AGAIN!!!! DESTROY KINNICK FOR IT HAS BEEN SHAMED!!! Srsly stop your ******* crying you people act like we will never recover from this season. If you don't like it then stop watching the damn games and get yourself banned here.

On the contrary, we love Iowa football and want to see if flourish. That's why we're willing to accept the pathetic job our HC is doing.

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It may not be "rock bottom", but you can see it from here. A team getting worse...as the season goes on...not better. The Ferentz mistakes, patterns and stubbornness are so predictable, that 65 yr-old ladies in sports bars are calling it (saw it with my own eyes) Our opponents get a "freebie" the week before Iowa. No preparation needed.

You want "rock bottom". Wait for Senior day. A Senior QB will get booed (sadly) by many when introduced, the stadium will be 1/3 red and we'll get the ***-kicking of a lifetime on our home field.

Ferentz has become the new Lickliter. It's time for a change.


Only drunken retards would boo our senior qb. I have no doubt he is giving it his all. He has had a rough year, no doubt, but if anyone should be booed, it is Ferentz.
 
Wow you guys think this season is so horrible. OH GAWD WE SHOULD DISBAND IOWA FOOTBALL AND NEVER PLAY A GAME AGAIN!!!! DESTROY KINNICK FOR IT HAS BEEN SHAMED!!! Srsly stop your ******* crying you people act like we will never recover from this season. If you don't like it then stop watching the damn games and get yourself banned here.


I think you're the one that needs a tissue. Maybe a Xanax as well to calm you down a little bit. How about you take your own advice? If you don't like what you're reading then don't read it : )

All I'm saying is I've been an ardent Ferentz supporter through many inexcusable losses and several off the field incidents. I've always been "that guy" who will stick up for him no matter what someone is saying. I'm at the point now where I can't honestly say that I feel like the Hawk program is heading in the right direction anymore. Ferentz is the head honcho. You're either getting better as a team and program or you're getting worse. What we've seen this year certainly leads me to believe we aren't getting any better.
 
Only drunken retards would boo our senior qb. I have no doubt he is giving it his all. He has had a rough year, no doubt, but if anyone should be booed, it is Ferentz.

I agree wholeheartedly. I really hope it doesn't happen. All of these kids work their butts off just to be on the team, and JVB has been an exemplary student and teammate. I've met both James and his Dad, couldn't be nicer people...not a touch of ego.
 

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