HawkeyeDenis
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David Bell wanted to stay close to home. Iowa gets good players, they just don't attract a lot of the star players. Harbaugh gets a lot of star players, which every coach at Michigan does, and then under performs.
KF Salary No. 18 Overall, No. 6 in Big Ten
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earlkoppelman
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Hope we Win Sat. Guess 9-4 possible.Saw Great Great Alaska Shootout in Seattle. Instant Classic
Ree4
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Hate to break it to you but if we lose Ferentz, unless Parker becomes the head coach, he's gone too.
I know we could do a hell of a lot worse and that is more likely than not and we will never get the loyalty we have had over the last 40 years.
I bet Parker retires when Kirk does.
yeah like if we offer a kid they should have us #1 on their list and sign immediately!!! I know how delusional Husker fans are now.
Ree4
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Even if he doesn't, new coaches rarely keep previous coaches on. They nearly always bring their own staff.
tweeterhawk
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From Yardbarker:
17. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
2019 salary: $4.7 million Despite endearing himself to Iowa fans, many of them look at his salary and see one of the most overpaid coaches in the league. After notching three straight double-digit win seasons from 2002-2004, Ferentz has only gone on to win 10 or more games twice since. Since 2004, Ferentz also only finished in the AP Poll Top 25 four times. He may be beloved, but the results leave a lot to be desired. Kim Klement/USA Today
Iowa had better extend Kirk out another 10 years ASAP, I hear "rumblings" that he is next in line to bring Michigan a national championship once Harbaugh leaves for the NFL!
seepig
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I completely agree his salary is borderline Top 20 like his team is every year and 6th in the Big Ten...kinda like his program is in the conference every year.
HawkeyeDenis
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I doubt Urban is waiting for his chance to jump on the Iowa Job.
iloveyoularrystation
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Welp just in the smidge of time i spent looking:
https://now.uiowa.edu/2013/11/kirk-and-mary-ferentz-commit-500000-iowa-football-legacy-campaign
https://www.blackheartgoldpants.com...stead-family-childrens-hospital-iowa-football
https://hawkeyesports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1674
Just thought i'd throw this one in.
https://allhawkeyes.com/pages/story/details/2485
These are just the very well known public ones, him and mary are known around the community for their giving and work to help others. Including the women's football academy, childvoice, puppy jake foundation, growing for good, and many other pursuits, including pretty much every charity auction that ever asks for donated items in the whole dang state. But that's just a few things.
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skinnykilmer17
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Nice research and no question they have been generous. But you said, "the guy gives away millions of dollars each year". I doubt very much that is true. Nothing you have cited comes close to that. You undermine your argument with exaggerations.
Your citations name the same contributions more than once. They have donated $500,000 for the practice facility. A combination of $500,000 for various organizations. $1 million to the children's hospital and $2.2 million from Mary's football academy. A very cool event Mary started but that figure represents donations from hundreds of women and sponsors as well.
These donations span several years. Not millions every year. Ok? Again he has to donate lots of money given his salary (which appears to be higher than what USA Today reports). It's wonderful he chooses to put it back into the university. But where else would he put it?
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iloveyoularrystation
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As I mentioned, the ones I posted are in the public sphere, they are known in the community for giving tons more away that goes without being in the eyes of the press and public. Not sure why you'd question the guy who has shown nothing but class since the day he arrived on the campus, and the amount he's giving, but I guess we won this week so people have to have something to complain about. For the life of me not sure why you're trying to die on a hill about whether the guy gives away millions or not, but maybe you got more free time then I do or maybe you're trying to dawg a good man cause you don't like him as a football coach.....which I guess I feel says more about you then it does him. But that's just my take. We will agree to disagree I guess.
Is there a way to figure out how much a school has paid for head coaching salaries so we can calculate total salary vs # of wins? Iowa would be easy. How much was Kirk Ferentz paid per win over the last 10 or 20 years? Versus how much has Neb paid all of their coaches (current and fired, Callahan, Pelini, Reilly, Frost) vs their # of wins over the last 10-20 years? This would be interesting for all schools in the Big Ten.
iloveyoularrystation
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pretty confident michigans would be worse than us
skinnykilmer17
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Because there is a segment of the fan base that believes he can do no wrong. This notion Is ridiculous. Is he Mark Dantonio or Urban Meyer?
Of course not. But guys like you and Huck Finn and your blind mindset would fit in nicely at places like Penn St.
He has NOT always handled himself with class nor does he donate million(s) of dollars every year as you claim. Why do you feel compelled to make these falsehoods? Is it just Homerism?
You are ok with nepotism and putting family before winning? Is that classy? Sorry, you can't argue this point.
You are ok with him not showing concern to the hospitalized rhabdo players immediately?
You are ok with him not informing the parents of said players as they had to learn about it through the media? (Read the report. A report that was commissioned and conducted by university officials so objectivity can be questioned. They could never adequately determine if water was withheld during workouts. But one thing the report makes clear is the anger from the parents due to lack of communication and a perceived absence of concern from the Kirk and university officials).
You are ok with him not being at the subsequent press conference fielding questions? He had 36 hours after the players were hospitalized to get on that university chartered jet to be at that table. Where he belonged as Head Coach.
You are ok with him creating an award a few months later and giving it to the coach who was in charge of the workouts?
When the chips were down and he was truly tested he neither showed class or courage. That isnt somewhat revealing? Hell, he never really took responsibility.
Personally, what respect I had for him went out the window for good after that.
It is great he donates part of his income. It directly benefits sick children. Just don't make him out to be Joe Paterno pre-Sandusky.
We all have warts. Even Kirk.
skinnykilmer17
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Don't mean to be piling on but I forgot about how his current OC used to live in government assisted housing in college while Kirk was already making millions.
That is another one I thought of. NW and Mich St would be interesting comparisons.
