reboot?

[SCHawkeye2]

Consider the state of the Iowa program over the last 10 years.
Since 2004:
* Only twice in the last 10 years has Iowa been ranked in the top 25 at the end of the year - #20 in 2008 & #7 in 2009 (where four miracle plays turned a 7-6 season into 11-2).
* Iowa no longer even receives votes in the Top 25 football poll.
* Iowa has gone from a perennial Big Ten title contender to a second division program.
* Iowa has gone from being competitive on the field with any Power Five team in the country - to struggling with Northern Iowa and losing to MAC teams.
Both talent and coaching have regressed to that of the 1970’s - the dark ages of Iowa football. Iowa’s latest prize recruits are MAC / Conf USA level talent with no other FBS offers, while 4-star Iowa high school talent goes elsewhere. We continue with the same coaching strategy and tactics we have used for 15 years, despite the obvious fact they are no longer successful.

Just as it did in 1978, the Iowa football program needs a complete reboot – new coach, new attitude and improved recruiting. New talent on the field and on the sidelines. Ferentz is not going to leave voluntarily and it will cost a lot of money, but for the sake of Iowa football he needs to go.
And the AD who put the program in this lose/lose situation needs to go with him.

 

[thetrza]

thanks for posting, this stuff has never been brought up here before and these are all new and interesting points.

 

[Camhawk]

His pay has already been budgeted out to the end of his contract... the only loss is the salary of the next coach. But thanks for the rehash.

 

[NCHawker]

Well, I was talking to a guy today at the cigar shop. He said, "Iowa's a powerhouse aren't they?" I smiled. and said no... average to above average...sorta like VT....lately below average. He does not really follow college football. He was sincere.

 

[homes]

Well, I was talking to a guy today at the cigar shop. He said, "Iowa's a powerhouse aren't they?" I smiled. and said no... average to above average...sorta like VT....lately below average. He does not really follow college football. He was sincere.

Sounds like the perfect guy to sell tickets to, of course, until you screwed the pooch and told him the real deal.

 

[SCHawkeye2]

thanks for posting, this stuff has never been brought up here before and these are all new and interesting points.

I find it hard to believe this has never been posted before!
I would have thought in your 5 years on this forum and thousands of posts someone else would have mentioned it.

 

[HawkeyeWalker]

Things are bad. Hope is scarce. And even I am quite down on the future.

That said..perennial B1G title contender?? Ummmm? In the mid 80's for a few years, mid 00's for a few years....and a magical year here and there. Otherwise, Iowa has been an avg, to above avg team, with periods of very good and periods of awful. I would settle for perennial above avg to good, and an occaisional shot at a confer title, at this point.

It's possible my expectations are too low, but history tells me different.