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Iowa Coach Drops Frustrating Comments on Transfer Portal
Iowa Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz has frequently been criticized to adapt to the modern era of college football, which involves utilizing the transfer portal. Wh
They seem to have missed a few. Puts doubts about their credibility in general.![]()
Iowa Coach Drops Frustrating Comments on Transfer Portal
Iowa Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz has frequently been criticized to adapt to the modern era of college football, which involves utilizing the transfer portal. Whwww.si.com
Old dog, new trick…They seem to have missed a few. Puts doubts about their credibility in general.
Need to do some homework on O line, other QB’s, receivers, kicker? LB? TE.
Yeah the QB position while BF had been OC is wild.. They could do a 30 for 30 on all those kids they recruited in and how zero of them amounted to a hill of beans pretty much. Petras is the closest thing to a 'success' story as he'd have and I don't know any Hawkeye fans that would really call him that.Every QB since Petras and continuing through next year will be via the portal. We have dipped into the portal now and then, but KF has always had a developmental program. That has been true for 20+ years. We have never relied heavily on transfers or Jucos. Although, I do remember a kid named Banks that wasn't too shabby.
By and large, KF takes 3 star kids and turns them into NFL prospects. The portal is a supplement to the process for KF. I am fine with that.
I think the other side of this is that if you're going to tell your developmental prospects (through over-use of the portal) that you don't have faith in them and their hard work will not pay off, you'll see them go to other programs themselves. And sometimes that's the right move for them. But I'm with everyone here, don't break what has worked. Use the portal as needed, but until we see evidence we need drastic changes, trust the process.Every QB since Petras and continuing through next year will be via the portal. We have dipped into the portal now and then, but KF has always had a developmental program. That has been true for 20+ years. We have never relied heavily on transfers or Jucos. Although, I do remember a kid named Banks that wasn't too shabby.
By and large, KF takes 3 star kids and turns them into NFL prospects. The portal is a supplement to the process for KF. I am fine with that.
I think this is just going to be the new norm in P4 football unless you're an OSU, Oregon, etc.I think the other side of this is that if you're going to tell your developmental prospects (through over-use of the portal) that you don't have faith in them and their hard work will not pay off, you'll see them go to other programs themselves.