What We Learned: Hawkeye Coordinators Press Conference

homes said:
This is a tough crowd, every single word is carved up and analyzed. Obviously, we don't have enough to do.
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I have to clean out the garage this weekend with the bye. If anybody needs something to do, they can come over and help.
 
RobHowe said:
I have to clean out the garage this weekend with the bye. If anybody needs something to do, they can come over and help.
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If you are sticking to the playbook while cleaning and a mouse appears will you have planned for it? if not, will you just go on cleaning and ignore it and hope it goes outside and not in your house?
 
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revkev73 said:
Kirk is a system/detail guy. Everything needs to be in place, the plan is painfully evaluated, put in place, coached. Kirk and son seem to be rendered ineffective as the game progresses, leading to their weakness...molasses brain in the midst of the game, needing to tweak, make changes, think on the fly, but unable to. The leadership reverts to frozen brain, falling back on the "plan" that is now, in the moment out of date. This is especially evident, over and over, when Iowa is facing a team equal to or better than they are: Wisconsin, Stanford, Ohio State, etc. The Kirk way of planning and sticking to a plan works best vs Purdue/Illinois/Minnesota where Iowa can implement a plan and stick to it.

You need to be flexible, creative, unpredictable to get to that higher level. Our coaches remain stuck in the mud even as the game (and opportunities) unfold around them at a hectic pace.

7-5, 8-4 coaching = Longevity, $$$, "Legacy," Greasing the wheels for a couple more decades of Kirk Ball, gifted to son.

(Yes, I know Iowa beat Ohio State last year)
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Well spot on. I have basically been saying this for sometime. Look we have a couple of former offensive line coaches acting like they understand offensive football. Nope. Just the line of scrimmage. Most OC's are former quarterbacks. Why? Because they know the entire playbook inside and out. They know what everyone is supposed to be doing.They have spent their entire careers analyzing the what if's and preparing for unscripted scenarios. How many former offensive lineman are successful OC's? They just don't have that mindset or experience. Add this to KF's aversion for creativity and I just don't see BF excelling in this role. Especially in those crucial moments. He also doesn't have the temperment IMO.

Good god the apologists don't bring up that we now have lost 5 straight to Wisconsin AT HOME. Nope. They are excited because we gained over 400 yards equaling Wisconsin. Like we are suddenly the New Orleans Saints.

Sure has been a slow ride to mediocrity and lowered expectations. Drip drip drip...
 
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revkev73 said:
People on here parse words, wonder, and analyze because the coaching is consistently inept, especially during the games - puzzled in bewilderment at how or why such a dynamic endlessly continues.

It probably isn't time well spent and doesn't change anything, but it is certainly understandable.
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Thank You. Plus how dare we criticize an unwarranted hire not based on any credible or even relevant experience. OUR football program shouldn't be used as a nepotistic career developmental program. Leave that for the Paterno's and Bowden's of the world.

Keep Greg Davis in position much longer than warranted just so it wouldn't circumvent the career plan for Junior. Then promote him to running backs coach for optics. Then hire a former OC to train Junior until the training wheels can be removed.

So was the hire of BF the best move for the Iowa program? Or the best move for the Ferentz family?

KF might soon face a dilema. If we have another mediocre season should he step down after this season clearing the way for Junior's ascension? The schedule is much more difficult next year.

Personally, since it seems all preordained at this point, I would prefer for KF to get out of the way. Let BF storm the sidelines and threaten the officials. Maybe he at least will hire a qualified and creative offensive coordinator.
 
I should edit my post. I suspect KF is banking on KOK's influence to help BF succeed in his current role. Those optics are more relevant. But how does one define success or does it even matter in the big picture?
 
RobHowe said:
I have to clean out the garage this weekend with the bye. If anybody needs something to do, they can come over.

lol. Good stuff. Thank you. I really am a fun person to hang with Rob as I presume most KF critics are. But that is not a request. :p


Motigerhawk said:
If you are sticking to the playbook while cleaning and a mouse appears will you have planned for it? if not, will you just go on cleaning and ignore it and hope it goes outside and not in your house?
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This is funny. How about this? You need to move your pickup out of your garage first but your remote won't open the door. Your wife offers to help you out by using the brightly lit switch on the wall. You ignore her and instead crash through the door. No problem. Your door has a lifetime warranty.

Too realistic?
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Poor AD leadership - leads to poor HC leadership - leads to poor HC hiring practices - leads to mistake prone play, with frigid and immovable coaching decisions during close games (the 2-3 big games a year that actually matter) - which leads to HC post game excuses and rationalizations which are supported by a weak AD who is also full of excuses - which leads to blame from AD/HC/OC directed at "unrealistic" fans.

It isn't that complicated.
 
revkev73 said:
Poor AD leadership - leads to poor HC leadership - leads to poor HC hiring practices - leads to mistake prone play, with frigid and immovable coaching decisions during close games (the 2-3 big games a year that actually matter) - which leads to HC post game excuses and rationalizations which are supported by a weak AD who is also full of excuses - which leads to blame from AD/HC/OC directed at "unrealistic" fans.

It isn't that complicated.
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Brilliant. This is the "legacy".
 
skinnykilmer17 said:
I should edit my post. I suspect KF is banking on KOK's influence to help BF succeed in his current role. Those optics are more relevant. But how does one define success or does it even matter in the big picture?
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But but wait you said an OC should be a former qb.
Kok was a wr. You don't think he has done an excellent job coaching QBs since he's been back?
How's that possible???? A wr as a player coaching at a high rate the QBs??? And was an OC??
 
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revkev73 said:
Poor AD leadership - leads to poor HC leadership - leads to poor HC hiring practices - leads to mistake prone play, with frigid and immovable coaching decisions during close games (the 2-3 big games a year that actually matter) - which leads to HC post game excuses and rationalizations which are supported by a weak AD who is also full of excuses - which leads to blame from AD/HC/OC directed at "unrealistic" fans.

It isn't that complicated.
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This is the best explanation I've ever heard. And it's 100% spot on and why I call him Gutless Gary.
 
NoBeer said:
Congrats, you might be dumb enough to get a job on the coaching staff.
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Hey, second guessing is indecision.
Right or left? IDK?
That's second guessing.
Not 50 miles later and going well maybe I should have turned the other way. After you decided and committed.
Went to Vegas and dropped 50 large? Had no problem with the decision at the time, later when you can't pay for the new roof the house needs? Yeah maybe you would have done things differently.
That's the difference between indecision/second guessing and hindsight.
Sorry if you don't understand that or understand what he was talking about. But he was talking about the game of football, so I don't suspect you would know anything about that. But you sure can tell the proper use of words.
 
It truly is amazing what length folks will go to defend a Ferentz. Some people are bigger fans of the Ferentz family than they are of Iowa football.
 
4thngoal said:
Hey, second guessing is indecision.
Right or left? IDK?
That's second guessing.
Not 50 miles later and going well maybe I should have turned the other way. After you decided and committed.
Went to Vegas and dropped 50 large? Had no problem with the decision at the time, later when you can't pay for the new roof the house needs? Yeah maybe you would have done things differently.
That's the difference between indecision/second guessing and hindsight.
Sorry if you don't understand that or understand what he was talking about. But he was talking about the game of football, so I don't suspect you would know anything about that. But you sure can tell the proper use of words.
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NoBeer said:
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/second-guess
To use hindsight in criticizing or correcting.
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