Records for the Fry-Ferentz Era at Iowa

[ssckelley]

Again, I am not buying that academic responsibilities part, at all.

Logistical preparations for bowl games would not be a consideration if THESE WEREN'T BOWL GAMES. The higher seed should be hosting! For the lower-seed, it is just like any other road game.

Physically heal and practice new strategies? Maybe if you have earned a bye. But otherwise, when is that ever a thing that exists between the regular season and a post-season?

I think the whole delay is so that they can tie these playoffs into this legacy notion of New Years Day bowl games.

And for teams like Iowa that aren't part of the CFP, I just don't know why bowls still exist. I suggested last year that they replace bowls with an exhibition game at the end of spring ball. I think that makes a lot more sense, and it would allow teams to showcase their rising underclassmen and portal acquisitions.

I just knew you would pick on that part, it's how I did my google search so feel free to do your own. To say academics plays no part in the scheduling for post season (CFP & Bowls) is silly, at most only 2% of of D1 football players go pro so for many that college degree is important. Finals week is crazy for student athletes and keep in mind this also impacts the HMB and Cheer/Dance squads, who also attend these post season games.

I doubt Bowl games has any impact on the how they are scheduling the CFP. Don't like Bowl games then don't go or don't watch them. I'll be in Florida (hopefully) enjoying the warm weather.

 

[dagdaj]

Hayden built a winner and hired wonderful young coaches, including Bill Snyder, Dan McCarney, Barry Alvaraz, and the great Kirk Ferentz. Here is a summary:

1.Winning percentage at Iowa from 1961 through 1978: 34%. Zero bowls, zero winning seasons, zero championships.
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13. Overall bowl record: 16-18-1

I hope it continues.

14. Record against Urban Meyer: 1-0

20% of the time a Kirk Ferentz football team finishes in the top 10.
There's 3 other teams in the Big 10 that can boast better performance in that statistic. Again, we're not the bridesmaid. That's Michigan and PSU. But we are the guestbook attendant. We're listed in the program and are invited to the rehearsal dinner and in most cases, at the head table for dinner.

If the current playoff system was in place, Kirk Ferentz football teams would have made the playoffs 20% of the time. Yes a bunch came in a 3 year stretch. And it's been awhile. But you don't have to go that far back at all to get to a season or two where they came awfully close.

Go to school there for four years and something big will happen. And in the middle of the worst of it, you'll get Caitlin Clark. Sometimes during a lull, you'll cheer a guy for intentionally missing a free throw. Or someone comes up with an idea to wave at the kids in the hospital. Or at least a #3 Iowa beating #4 PSU. Or sometimes you'll just have to settle with running up the score on OSU. Rare. But it has happened. Or a guy named Dwight. Or Wetjen who steals the show. Or even, dammit...a punter. It could even be cheering for kid wearing ISU gear in Kinnick because he asked to be Venmo'd some money for beer and then got cancelled by a reporter who then got cancelled himself. And all along the way there will be satisfying drubbings of Minnesota. And ownership of Nebraska. Occasionally, you get those Rose/BCS/etcs. Or even in your lifetime you get a legit Heisman contender. Or two.

I can live with it. I can live with it all.