Solution to KF

[hawkeyes87]

All at a place NICK SABAN couldn't win at!

Did you research that, or is it off the top of your head?

Saban's 5 years there: 48-16, 2 SEC titles, 1 NC ( the team Iowa beat in '04 was defending champ! )

 

[Knight78]

Again, I wasn't comparing the two at all. Just asking why you made the "at least KF can develop players" comment. You're not alone with that opinion, but it seems to me the whole "development" credit points back to the "early years". There haven't been too many no-name becomes a star cases lately.

Brandon Scherff came to Iowa as a 3-star.
Mike Daniels came to Iowa as a 2-star.
Christian Kirksey came to Iowa as a low 3-star.
Anthony Hitchens came to Iowa as a low 3-star.
Matt Tobin came to Iowa with NO STARS.
Carl Davis came to Iowa as a 3-star.
James Ferentz came to Iowa with NO STARS.

What do all these lowly recruits have in common? They are all in the NFL. Yes, there HAVE been quite a few "no-names" who become stars enough for the NFL to notice and draft them.

 

[Knight78]

Miles was 114-34 at LSU!! Playing against $EC opponents!. 2 National title games. All at a place NICK SABAN couldn't win at! His record at OK ST was pedestrian (first real gig, and don't think T Boone Pickens yet yet dumped the hundred million into Athletic Dept yet).

Has great recruiting ties (which we REALLY need help in that area--our recruiting philosophies would have been considered modern, if this was 1985). Prolly paying KF more than Miles made too.

We can only get by with 0 star walk-ons for so long. Our luck will run out, and 4-8 and 5-7 will be the new norm (especially with 9 BIG games now!)

Nick Saban couldn't win at LSU?!?! I guess a 48-16 record is not winning in your eyes? Saban has won at every place he has coached.

 

[koralakers]

Did you research that, or is it off the top of your head?

Saban's 5 years there: 48-16, 2 SEC titles, 1 NC ( the team Iowa beat in '04 was defending champ! )

Sorry. Went off memory. Think I was thinking of his time at Sparty (mediocre)

 

[tksirius]

Kirk Ferentz has what I call the "Chick Fil A" problem.

That company could make a hell of a lot more money by opening on Sundays.

They won't because their principles are too important to them and they won't compromise.

This is what Kirk is doing - we could be a hell of a lot more successful if Kirk would reevaluate his recruiting policies but he won't. He's way too blinded by his principles and philosophies and unwilling to compromise them to make a positive change.

But unlike Chick Fil A's owner, who can make whatever the hell decision he wants because he's not accountable to anyone and built his own business, Kirk should be accountable to this program, the University, the players, and the fans.

Kirk fails to see that. Time and time again control-freak Ferentz reaffirms that he's unwilling to do anything positive for the benefit of this program because of his personal philosophy and personal sense of morality.

His stunning statements from the press conference the other day are exhibit A.

Screw Kirk.

I worked at a law firm for 10 years and you know what happened to partners who actively lost our top talent to competitors, or even worse, lost clients to competitors? they were voted out of the firm immediately and replaced and not given a second thought

Kirk should have been gone yesterday. Barta is a systematic problem and cancer to this program as well

^^^ This right here ^^^