Kirk announces coaching staff adjustments

[NCHawker]

Looks like Brian Ferentz will be coordinating at least a portion of the offense.....

 

[ArvadaHawk]

This is where I'm at. It is like all reasoned thought is gone from people.

What is the run game coordinator going to do? What are those responsibilities?

 

[ArvadaHawk]

I guess you haven't read thru the thread. And a 10-second google search would have given you plenty of info and examples of run game coordinators.

I am probably as disappointed with KF as everyone else is. But I don't understand the automatic, visceral responses of criticizing every KF move or comment without at least putting some thought into it.

Calling the negative reactions visceral assumes that these adjustments are going to work. Their intent, of course, was divulged beyond becoming more efficient; which also wasn't defined. The intellect has equal chance to be on the negative or positive, at this point. But, if you don't think this has to do with getting BF a "coordinator" title, I believe you've missed the mark. How are these adjustments going to help our #1 problem in the program, recruiting?

 

[cecilB]

Calling the negative reactions visceral assumes that these adjustments are going to work. Their intent, of course, was divulged beyond becoming more efficient; which also wasn't defined. The intellect has equal chance to be on the negative or positive, at this point. But, if you don't think this has to do with getting BF a "coordinator" title, I believe you've missed the mark. How are these adjustments going to help our #1 problem in the program, recruiting?

Graduate Assistantships last 2 years. There are some rare circumstance where it can be three...RARE.

Run game coordinators are common titles. They are usually occupied by OLine coaches.

What do they do...title is pretty descriptive... and this thread reveals the blocking schemes at the D1 level are clearly above the comprehension of many HN posters.

 

[lightning1]

"Shuffling the deck chairs" was a fitting description. The root problems still exist. Fat Cat syndrome can't be reversed when the Head Coach is the biggest Fat Cat of them all.

 

[IOWuh]

Wait, so does this mean that GD can just concentrate on 3 yard pass plays on 3rd and 10? Terrific! That should solve everything.

 

[HomerChampless]

Run game coordinator is a political statement. It means running is gonna be so important in next season's offense a coordinator is needed. And GD doesn't have a handle on the primacy of running the ball.

CJ (or whoever is willing) will hand off a lot.

 

[ArvadaHawk]

Graduate Assistantships last 2 years. There are some rare circumstance where it can be three...RARE.

Run game coordinators are common titles. They are usually occupied by OLine coaches.

What do they do...title is pretty descriptive... and this thread reveals the blocking schemes at the D1 level are clearly above the comprehension of many HN posters.

Are you saying that there has never been any accounting of the running game in our game plans? Have running plays been called willy-nilly, or as an after thought in kfootball's pass first offensive philosophy? What does a run-game coordinator do, specifically? Please define the responsibilities. Is the run-game coordinator responsible for making sure a running back is on the field when a running play is called?

To your comment that blocking schemes are clearly above the comprehension many HN posters, can you elaborate? I think by now, only the fairest of Iowa football fans understand the employment of the zone blocking scheme that relies on all 5 OL working in concert to move as one and to use leverage and angles to move the opponent, or to use the opponents momentum, to create running and/or cutback lanes for runners.

 

[lightning1]

Run game coordinator is a political statement. It means running is gonna be so important in next season's offense a coordinator is needed. And GD doesn't have a handle on the primacy of running the ball.

CJ (or whoever is willing) will hand off a lot.

I wouldn't go that far. I seem to recall Ricky Williams running the ball very, very well for GD at Texas. Our current problem is either A. No Ricky Williams type talent (duh). B. GD didn't run his offense out of a zone blocking scheme. or C. A combination of both A and B.

 

[DBAHawkFan]

Apparently special teams are good enough for kf as well.

How You can't overhaul that area is beyond me

our kickoffs were good because we have a kid who can boot the ball out of the stadium.

The rest, just horrible

 

[hawkeyz10]

KF is a genius. He thought of this at the start of last season. Play a fullback at running back for the entire year, and then make my son run game coordinator. Play an actual running back next year and watch the run game stats improve on a relative basis. The relative success is credited to BF. Genius I tell you! Pure genius!

 

[knighthawk13]

You are so far down the "visceral" rabbit hole, you can't even see it. You may not agree with his moves, but to say he has "no reason" for them is just once again a "visceral" reaction. Because if you honestly think that KF has put NO REASONED THOUGHT into this, it isn't even worth having this debate, as no reason or logic will sway your "visceral" reaction to this.

Get with the program, dude. KF is not only an idiot, he also doesn't care enough.

 

[docholihawk]

Graduate Assistantships last 2 years. There are some rare circumstance where it can be three...RARE.

Run game coordinators are common titles. They are usually occupied by OLine coaches.

What do they do...title is pretty descriptive... and this thread reveals the blocking schemes at the D1 level are clearly above the comprehension of many HN posters.

Duh! Whatever do you mean and what is this running thing?

 

[Knight78]

Actually, our tight end production literally was ground to a halt after Hernandez came aboard. Do you not remember we had a string of putting TEs in the NFL almost every year, and utilizing them to the fullest broken a couple of years ago? That coincides with Hernandez joining the staff. Just cause a coach has a bro in the NFL does not make him a good coach. Similarly, just cause a guy has a dad who is the head coach does not make him a good coach.

You may also recall that we got a different OC at that time. Could it possibly be due more to a change in the offensive philosophy as opposed to the position coach?

 

[Knight78]

What in the hell does Run Game Coordinator mean anyway? Do any other teams in all of college football have person on staff with this title? Has KF been sniffing still wet paint in the new football facility? He has to have to come up with a title like this.

This program has gone beyond joke status. I'm sure Meyer, Harbaugh and Dantonio are sitting in their office laughing their butts off at these so called coaching adjustments.

The only regrets they have is they don't get to play Iowa next year.

Of the coaches you mentioned, all of them have some variation on Run Game Coordinator on their staff. For Michigan, Jed Fisch is a Passing Game Coordinator and their Offensive Coordinator is Sanford Robertson. For Michigan State, Jim Bollman and Dave Warner are Co-Offensive Coordinator and I'd be willing to bet that Warner, the running backs coach, is the Run Game Coordinator. For Ohio State, Ed Warinner is the Offensive Coordinator and offensive line coach while Tim Beck is the Co-Offensive Coordinator and quarterbacks coach; I'd guess that Warinner is the Run Game Coordinator.

While Meyer, Harbaugh and Dantonio may be "laughing their butts off" it isn't because of a title that you've never heard of as they currently use such titles.

 

[brhawks18]

Of the coaches you mentioned, all of them have some variation on Run Game Coordinator on their staff. For Michigan, Jed Fisch is a Passing Game Coordinator and their Offensive Coordinator is Sanford Robertson. For Michigan State, Jim Bollman and Dave Warner are Co-Offensive Coordinator and I'd be willing to bet that Warner, the running backs coach, is the Run Game Coordinator. For Ohio State, Ed Warinner is the Offensive Coordinator and offensive line coach while Tim Beck is the Co-Offensive Coordinator and quarterbacks coach; I'd guess that Warinner is the Run Game Coordinator.

While Meyer, Harbaugh and Dantonio may be "laughing their butts off" it isn't because of a title that you've never heard of as they currently use such titles.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's already been pointed out I didn't do my homework, so your late to that party. I now know many teams have this position as I looked it up as deanvogs said I should. I also should have known when KF announced the position that he was not the first coach to have a run coordinator. He's never been the first to do anything as it relates to college football.

In reality though, it doesn't matter what adjustments Iowa makes. KF is still the head coach and that's all we need to know for how this will play out.

 

[Playmaker]

Dependo said------Playmaker wrote: No it won't....Hawk fans have let EVERYTHING happen to this program!!![/QUOTE]

Wow, you blame the coaches, blame the media, blame the fans. It's like one big conspiracy, and you're the only one not responsible.

Or is it maybe ENTIRELY your fault, and you're throwing shade on everyone else to take the scent off you?

Hey buddy.....quit spitting int to the wind....Iowa football is dead!!! Iowa fans should have revolted like never before after the Tennessee game, but they took the high road as usual....should have marched on Sally's front lawn in shifts for weeks. Fans do share some of the blame.....especially if 66K file into Jonestown again next year for the opening loss against Illinois St.

 

[hawkdrummer1]

So now that we have a "run game coordinator" is there a chance we can get a "pass game coordinator" and leave our current OC with water coordinator?

What the hell is a "run game coordinator" anyway?

 

[HawkeyesWin]

I say let him rearrange the deck chairs to but time. We need a new President to hire a new AD so the new AD can make the hire.

I do not want Barta making any more decisions.

 

[DBAHawkFan]

I do not want Barta making any more decisions.

This.

Barta has really messed up here. Other than Wrestling, and the Women's BBall program....the rest of the sporting teams are poor. And the two biggest draws, Football and Basketball are a mess.

We all know what we've got with KF.

I do like Fran, I think he speaks a good game. Unfortunately, in year 5 of the program we are still a bubble team for NCAA. Basketball shouldn't take 10 years to rebuild, no matter how poor the program was before he was here.

I don't want Barta making another hire. Could you imagine how bad of a hire he'd make for football (and that doesn't mean I don't want KF gone, but it scares me to think Barta hiring some mid level MAC coach).