Iowa has a national level program that has mid level production. In terms of facilities, Iowa is a national level program.
It would be hard to find better sports facilities in the country. Beyond that, Iowa's assistant coaches are among the best paid in the country. And yet, year after year we see the same problems. Particularly on offense. Iowa's offensive problems this year come down to experience, talent, execution and coaching. With the amount Iowa pays it's assistants, Iowa should be able to recruit the best offensive minds available.
We can all jump on the fire Greg Davis band wagon. His direct responsibilities as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach are certainly suspect. Look at what has happened to James Vandenburg and now CJ Beathard in their senior years. Both of them took a step back from their stellar junior performances. While Coach Davis deserves his share of the blame there is plenty to go around. Look at the offensive and defensive lines this year. Both returned a starters from last years 12-0 run. Yet they looked like it was the first day of practice at times. The defense as a group was sub par.
As for the money, it isn't Iowa tax payer money that is going into this, the BTN lucrative contracts pretty much make the program self sustaining. But that doesn't mean that Iowa should be just throwing money away. The money spent needs to produce results.
The argument that, 'Well this is just Iowa', doesn't work when you compare it to programs like Purdue or Indiana. Their stands are empty come game time. Their facilities are ten to twenty years behind the times. Purdue hasn't been out of the bottom of the pack for years. Most of the kids at Purdue have never seen a sold out home game with supporting Boilermaker fans. Yet they find the talent to put on the field. Imagine what CJ could do with Purdue's receivers? Time to change Iowa.
