ok, so I'm a little ahead of myself here, but I'm having a big laugh.
This is the perfect amount of pessimism for my sad and glass half full fandom, because why should we expect better? No reason.
Yep. Better be careful, NC. One or two years ago those would have got you banned, at least temporarily.While I appreciate the humor, JDM might NOT appreciate the language...
Is this Ferguson, Missouri?
That would be surprising if our linebackers ran and tackledI have no idea how many games Iowa will win this year, but I really believe that we will be much tougher to defend with Beathard at QB and I like Ferentz when expectations are low. The Big Ten West really isn't that good; if our linebackers can run and tackle a little bit we're gonna surprise some people.
Sorry to be optimistic. I know it's not very popular on this board right now.
Yep. Better be careful, NC. One or two years ago those would have got you banned, at least temporarily.
Look, to many Iowa fans on this board, it doesn't matter whether it gets worse or better because they're more interested in getting rid of KF than Iowa being outstanding. They bluster lots of smoke about getting rid of KF.
What if Iowa has a mediocre or better record this season? First, better seasons are acceptable... Second, it'll be someone or something else's success. First year QB. The 'play calling of the OC', At least he's a good guy, gets all his players to graduate, and plays the game the right way, etc.
I don't see a lot of criticism of Iowa's defense under Phil - another indication of another prejudice of Iowa fans.
Then there's the 'insurmountable' KF contract to overcome.. Yawn.
You say KF is on a short leash? Show me don't tell me 'cause I don't believe you.
Look, to many Iowa fans on this board, it doesn't matter whether it gets worse or better because they're more interested in keeping KF than Iowa being outstanding. They bluster lots of smoke about getting rid of KF.
What if Iowa has a mediocre or worse record this season? First, mediocre seasons are acceptable... Second, it'll be someone or something else's fault. First year QB. The 'play calling of the OC', At least he's a good guy, gets all his players to graduate, and plays the game the right way, etc.
I don't see a lot of criticism of Iowa's defense under Phil - another indication of another prejudice of Iowa fans.
Then there's the 'insurmountable' KF contract to overcome.. Yawn.
You say KF is on a short leash? Show me don't tell me 'cause I don't believe you.
Look, to many Iowa fans on this board, it doesn't matter whether it gets worse or better because they're more interested in keeping KF than Iowa being outstanding. They bluster lots of smoke about getting rid of KF.
What if Iowa has a mediocre or worse record this season? First, mediocre seasons are acceptable... Second, it'll be someone or something else's fault. First year QB. The 'play calling of the OC', At least he's a good guy, gets all his players to graduate, and plays the game the right way, etc.
I don't see a lot of criticism of Iowa's defense under Phil - another indication of another prejudice of Iowa fans.
Then there's the 'insurmountable' KF contract to overcome.. Yawn.
You say KF is on a short leash? Show me don't tell me 'cause I don't believe you.
And you are more interested in getting rid of KF even when it gets betterLook, to many Iowa fans on this board, it doesn't matter whether it gets worse or better because they're more interested in keeping KF than Iowa being outstanding. They bluster lots of smoke about getting rid of KF.
What if Iowa has a mediocre or worse record this season? First, mediocre seasons are acceptable... Second, it'll be someone or something else's fault. First year QB. The 'play calling of the OC', At least he's a good guy, gets all his players to graduate, and plays the game the right way, etc.
I don't see a lot of criticism of Iowa's defense under Phil - another indication of another prejudice of Iowa fans.
Then there's the 'insurmountable' KF contract to overcome.. Yawn.
You say KF is on a short leash? Show me don't tell me 'cause I don't believe you.
And you are more interested in getting rid of KF even when it gets better
You are acting like this is 2012 and people are still for giving KF one last chance. It isn't that way any longer. Find me 10 posters on here that still in favor of keeping KF. The tide has turned, so quit going on like a crying baby about KF defenders, they are as rare as the dodo bird these days.
Ticket sales are down 17% this year and that was on top of them being down last year. Fans are speaking loud and clear, and they are both showing you and telling you. The problems is you seem to stupid to understand it, or you just want to be perpetually pizzed off, and you need to feel like you are the only person who wants KF gone at this point.
I don't expect much out of this year. We have so much inexperience, even CJB is a bit unknown. He definitely gives us more potential for big plays, but he hasn't started many games, and he hasn't been healthy in the few times he's seen the field.
The biggest concern is that KF isn't good at gameday management even running the same @#%#% schemes for the past 16 years. We have seen him make smaller changes (Trying to convert more 4th downs, little more blitzing....) and none of them have helped get us more wins. His changes that he made to his staff has made us even more boring to watch, and we seem to play scared and stupid. Bad combo.
So if he's going to tweak his schemes, are we confident he can adapt to these changes during the season? We're too late into his tenure to think he'll pull it off.
Why is it I see more claims about others wanting to keep Kirk than I do about posts actually saying they want to keep Kirk. I can't believe someone would be more interested in keeping the coach than the success of the football. The success of the team should be the number one criteria for a coach keeping his job. A lot of other things fall in after that but if the wins aren't there then the coach shouldn't be there either.Look, to many Iowa fans on this board, it doesn't matter whether it gets worse or better because they're more interested in keeping KF than Iowa being outstanding. They bluster lots of smoke about getting rid of KF.
What if Iowa has a mediocre or worse record this season? First, mediocre seasons are acceptable... Second, it'll be someone or something else's fault. First year QB. The 'play calling of the OC', At least he's a good guy, gets all his players to graduate, and plays the game the right way, etc.
I don't see a lot of criticism of Iowa's defense under Phil - another indication of another prejudice of Iowa fans.
Then there's the 'insurmountable' KF contract to overcome.. Yawn.
You say KF is on a short leash? Show me don't tell me 'cause I don't believe you.