KF, BF and Future

[BVHawk95]

I might be wrong, but they'll massively miss Snyder. He's given them consistency and they are competitive and a damn tough out. It'll be interesting.

I agree. I don't know if KSU football can survive without him (at its current level anyway).

 

[dualradius]

Guess how many 5-star recruits Wisconsin has signed over the past 5 years? Zero. Michigan State? Zero. Nebraska? Zero

Guess how many 5-stars Michigan has signed over the past 5 years? 2. Guess how many Penn State has signed over the past 5 years? 2.

5-star recruits don't grow on trees. Each year there are about 10-15 of them, and about 90% of the time those kids go to blue blood schools (Alabama, Ohio State, Florida State, Georgia, etc). To expect Iowa to regularly land 5-star recruits is completely retarded

I should have clarified a little. It’s 5 stars, it’s speed, it’s game-breaking ability.

Iowa has quite a few kids in nfl. That speaks to what Iowa can develop - technique, strength, etc. note that we have almost zero at skill positions. That’s because you can’t teach game breaking ability.

Recruiting is KFs Achilles heel, but to one posters point, his offensive system doesn’t help.

 

[mmills88]

What is your definition of All Class. Is the Doyle Award all class? Is bumbling a sexual assault investigation all class? Is running over matched RBs headlong into 8 man fronts all class? Is hiring your son when there are other better more experienced coaches all class? Is what happened to CJ in the 4th of the Outback ALL CLASS?

As you can see, I am taking exception to the concept of ALL CLASS. KF has done some good things. He at times is classy.

Let's be serious though.

Posted first time in a while in another thread. Haven’t posted in awhile.

Thought interesting topic.

Went to a game this year. Watch most games on tv.

The truth is that KF is all class. Represents university very well. Done some great things.

Develops talent like a machine! Players well coached.

Very vanilla system that allows Iowa to thrive as underdogs, and lose way too often when the more talented team.

Defensively this is okay, but offensively it kills Iowa.

Never open things up. Rarely throw over top. Never stretch field. Never audible to pass. Opponents can collapse in box.

Then on top of that we have zero five star recruits or speed. Never recruited it, and he never will. Can get away with it at non skill positions because you can teach and develop everything but speed.

Excuse is that he’s at Iowa. That’s garbage.

In any case, KF will never consistently compete for top of big 10 or national title. Neither will his kid.

Here’s the question: is that acceptable to you if he does like his father? Will university continue to accept that? They have for almost 20 years.

Yes, acceptable to me. I'll Kirk and Brian and all of our coaches.

 

[MoseSchrute]

Why not offer EVERY 4 or 5 star guy in nation. Worst that could happen is they say no.

Exactly. Get your name out there, if anything.

 

[Robowe]

I might be wrong, but they'll massively miss Snyder. He's given them consistency and they are competitive and a damn tough out. It'll be interesting.

And I'm only speaking in terms of KSU. Iowa is and can be more than KSU, historically speaking.

Yes, K-State will miss him. But they already know that because he left once before and they missed him (see Ron Prince era). So, now, they are pining for the next coach (again) and hoping things don't go bad this time.

Historically, Iowa (19 non-winning seasons before Fry) wasn't Kansas State bad (worst Division 1 football record in history before Snyder showed up). It's really amazing what Snyder has done there.

 

[revkev73]

It is painful to watch Iowa's offense for a lot of fans...why would a talented skill player want to sign up?