Kirk Ferentz Adddresses Brian Ferentz Behavior

I think the irony of this situation is quite rich. KF preaches execution and preparation all the time to his team, yet given that he hired his son as OC, was he prepared for the possibility of BF needing to be disciplined and how he could do that without showing signs of favoritism? Moreover, looking at it from BF's perspective, would he have acted the same way if the Head Coach was not his dad?

KF placed himself in a "no win" (even worse than play not to lose) position by selecting his son as OC. No matter what he does, he will be second-guessed for either doing too little or too much; the idea that he gets it right is almost nil.

I know KF does not wish to make himself or his coaching staff the center of attention but the very act of placing his son in the position of OC made that possibility a virtual certainty. That's poor execution, and if anyone should realize that at this juncture, it is KF. We'll see how well he manages his way through this unfortunate incident. If he handles it poorly, whatever plans he held for his son's future with the U of I may go up in smoke.
 
MelroseHawkins said:
Word on the street is that KF is known to throw out occasional F bombs in practice.
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My high school baseball coach would make Joe Pesci blush. If he did 1% of that today he'd be fired on the spot.

Last I checked all of us on the team are still ok and our kids don't torture animals or burn down buildings.
 
HawkInATX said:
So I generally agree with you on most takes... and for this I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and ask a few questions.

1. I imagine that there are food vendors, ushers, and older folks on or near the sidelines. If Brian had done what he did on the sidelines, is it that big of a deal? Is it different?

2. Was this really a huge issue or is it just being blown out of proportion?

3. Is an emotional outburst by a passionate coach actually newsworthy?
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I shoot photos during most of the first half of games and then sit in the press box in the second. The environments are night and day.

You can't hear what the coaches are saying with 60-70K people in the stands unless you are right on the sideline, which I am when taking photos, so I have heard the language from coaches. Even then, I have to be real close to a coach.

In the press box, if the noise gets too loud, the sports info director comes over the PA and asks for people to quiet down. It's pretty quiet in there. That's why someone yelling profanity very loudly startled many people, again, many of whom aren't in the press. I'm not going to repeat the words on here but they were significant.

It was an emotional outburst. I have said as much on here, social media, in conversation. He cares.

Is it newsworthy? That's open for debate in this day and age. I put it in my column. It wasn't the focus but I felt it was worth mentioning, mainly because it became a story and the head coach brought it up in his press conference without being asked about it.

I will add that this thread has more views than any others on this board during the month of October (maybe all season, don't feel like looking).
 
Is there a day care in the press box adjourning the coordinators box? If not, then why the hell do we care if he started dropping bombs?
 
I lived in Arkansas for several years...

Southern boys use very colorful language...very...

But it is absolutely taboo...to use the same language in any way, shape or form when there are women or children present...just isn't acceptable...

Boys/men learn this early in life...and such colorful language among women is policed if the code is broken...

I have not see this ingrained limitation nearly as much in the Midwest...

What he said and did...apparently broke some unwritten code of the press box...he needs to man up, apologize, and figure it out...

That pops mentions it...makes it a big deal...should be interesting how it all plays out...
 
Yes, undoubtedly there were "ladies, vendors and upper crust" about. I get that.

There are also "ladies, vendors and upper crust (and kids)" about in the stands too. And the language from fans is salty. And some of it is coming from the "ladies and upper crust."

If you go to NASCAR, do you expect quiet? No. You expect noise.

If you go to an intense football game, expect what might happen and what you might hear. Personally, I like the fire in the belly.

Something new for the press to bitch about. Sheesh.
 
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revkev73 said:
I lived in Arkansas for several years...

Southern boys use very colorful language...very...

But it is absolutely taboo...to use the same language in any way, shape or form when there are women or children present...just isn't acceptable...

Boys/men learn this early in life...and such colorful language among women is policed if the code is broken...

I have not see this ingrained limitation nearly as much in the Midwest...

What he said and did...apparently broke some unwritten code of the press box...he needs to man up, apologize, and figure it out...

That pops mentions it...makes it a big deal...should be interesting how it all plays out...
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We're there women and children around serious question?
 
Seth53 said:
Yes, undoubtedly there were "ladies, vendors and upper crust" about. I get that.

There are also "ladies, vendors and upper crust (and kids)" about in the stands too. And the language from fans is salty. And some of it is coming from the "ladies and upper crust."

If you go to NASCAR, do you expect quiet? No. You expect noise.

If you go to an intense football game, expect what might happen and what you might hear. Personally, I like the belly in the fire.

Something new for the press to bitch about. Sheesh.
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Has there been bitching from the press? I honestly haven't read or heard everything so maybe there was.
 
RobHowe said:
Has there been bitching from the press? I honestly haven't read or heard everything so maybe there was.
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OK, I'll concede the lack of public press griping. (It can be a professional death knell to publicly criticize the current regime)....but it certainly has had its fair share of coverage.
 
Seth53 said:
OK, I'll concede the lack of public press griping. (It can be a professional death knell to publicly criticize the current regime)....but it certainly has had its fair share of coverage.
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I thought maybe somebody wrote or said something complaining about it and I missed it. I think there were people in the press box more bothered by it than me. I just went back to my working.

I am surprised by how hot this topic has become. As I said, this thread is one of, if not the most viewed this fall.

For me, I'm more worried about how the offense is going to score against Ohio State and Wisconsin.
 
tksirius said:
This is has been disproven several times. Butler was moving forward during the entire play and the whistle was blown after the fumble.
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I think the issue is that one of the non-reviewable items is forward progress and when/where it happened. It's not that he didn't fumble, it's that the call on the field was down by forward progress, which shouldn't be reviewable, whistle or not.
 
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