Kirk Ferentz The Bell Bottoms of College Football?

[MelroseHawkins]

Is Kirk Ferentz's antiquated style of play actually going to be a benefit for Iowa in the college game for some time? Is he the proverbial recycled fad that is new to the moment after years of laying low under the radar?

College teams are now built to play the spread and zone read and defend the spread and zone read. They practice that and play most teams that run that. When a team goes up against Iowa, will it be so different they may not have the correct personnel to play Kirk's style or match up the best against them? Will how to play power run, zone blocking teams be so rare that teams will have to really change to scheme against them?

Could Iowa gain an advantage continuing to play this power run, play action pass style compared to most teams these days?

I heard fanny packs are back in style again but now called a belly bag. Did KF do this?

 

[chucktownhawk]

 

[DenverHawk94]

 

[Seth53]

This was a typical scene of my Junior High and High School days in the early to late 70s.

BBs rocked.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

This was a typical scene of my Junior High and High School days in the early to late 70s.

BBs rocked.

It moved just a little bit.

 

[WinOneThisCentury]

Once again...this isn't the normal KF offense we are running. We are now running the Patriot's offense...albeit with a slant more to running the football and balance. My guess is that we will move even further into the passing game. If Brady saw defenses that lined up the way they do against Iowa...they would throw EVERY down. Iowa has to get to that mentality...it's getting better...but it needs to keep evolving.

That being said...I think if we were to play Michigan State this week...we would throw 75% of the time. I believe that. We would be in 3 wide, 4 wide, and 5 wide on every play. MSU has the best run defense I've seen this year...and I don't think it's close. I finally think Iowa is capable of winning games throwing 75% of the time against a defense like Michigan State, where their weakness is defending the pass...or greater weakness is defending the pass.

 

[koralakers]

YES our schemes are ANTIQUATED, and stupid, and seemingly everyone knows what’s coming. And our recruiting ‘numbers’ are always bottom half of P5 teams. And no coach is worse at game and clock management. But, somehow we win 7-8 games in spite of all that.

Our PLAYER DEVELOPMENT is best in the world, and it’s not even close. No team puts more zero-star guys in NFL (many of them EARLY).

Always wondered if we cleaned up the other stuff how great we would be. Also, with our history of putting no-names into NFL, why more high-profile recruits don’t choose IA over ND, O$U, Mich, etc

 

[HawkeyeFever]

This was a typical scene of my Junior High and High School days in the early to late 70s.

BBs rocked.

...and you were always on the prowl...

 

[Dadman]

This was a typical scene of my Junior High and High School days in the early to late 70s.

BBs rocked.

These bell bottoms rocked. Mine, not so much. I only got BB's because my Mom worked at Sears and we got a 10% employee discount.

 

[Xerxes]

This was a typical scene of my Junior High and High School days in the early to late 70s.

BBs rocked.

That must have been a hell of a good time to be young.

 

[AreWeThereYet]

This was a typical scene of my Junior High and High School days in the early to late 70s.

BBs rocked.

There weren't many bell bottoms around anymore when I started high school in 1977.

 

[Hawkboys]

Iowa Football is so far west, it has become east!!

 

[chucktownhawk]

Uh, hell yeah. Why wouldn't you wear this?

 

[chucktownhawk]

Stylin mutha fuckas

 

[MelroseHawkins]

These bell bottoms rocked. Mine, not so much. I only got BB's because my Mom worked at Sears and we got a 10% employee discount.

Did you say Sears!!

 

[hawkdrummer1]

There weren't many bell bottoms around anymore when I started high school in 1977.

I beg to differ

 

[Seth53]

That must have been a hell of a good time to be young.

And that's saying nothing about hot pants.
I was 12....started Junior High School in 1971. I remember walking to school and seeing most of the freshmen ladies all rockn hot pants. If I hadn't known better, I'd of sworn I had died and gone to heaven.

 

[Seth53]

It moved just a little bit.

North or south?

 

[Seth53]

Finally, I'd be remiss by not mentioning macrame tops. Every chick had at least two outfits. Very revealing...leaving zero to one's imagination.

Oh, and bibs...everybody wore bibs. And honest to Gawd, there was such a thing as bell bottom bibs.

 

[Dadman]

Did you say Sears!!

That was me, the yellow shirt and overalls!

Just kidding!

I cant even remember what Sears were called in the mid- 60's and early 70's.......other than they were definitely not what the rich kids wore............