You can't polish a turd.

[HomerChampless]

Well, both fan bases are incredibly dumb (myself included) for continuing to buy season tickets despite the performance on the field. The thing is no one wants to be left out in the cold in the event that one World Series or magical season like 2002 or 2009 happens. But even CubFan has a limit. Wrigley looks like a ghost town now.

Try to get the Cubs out of Wrigley, though, when leaving Wrigley would, IMO, result in more wins for the Cubs (less wind, bring better free agents, more night games, etc.). OK, yeah, it's a hijack.

 

[HomerChampless]

^The offense was not handcuffed in the second half. The wrong plays were called in the wrong situations and wasted at least two third-and-shorts. Should have kept running the ball when the D needed a breather, and their D was getting tired; and taken the shots on first or second down, not third and short.

What about those 2 down the field passes that Iowa's secondary let slip into the end zone for them? Was Iowa's pass defense handcuffed the entire game? I say yes - it's called soft coverage, it's called bend-then-break defense especially when there's no pass rush.

 

[JonDMiller]

If you are looking at it from a business perspective (which we should) then it does not make much sense to keep allowing that big contract to continue losing money out the back door. Ferentz's salary starts looking small when you look at the lost revenue of tickets are being left unsold, people stop showing up to the games (consesions, parking, ect), donations start drying up, ad revenue starts dropping. Ferentz salary could easily turn into a 8-10 million dollar expense if you look at lost revenue, so why keep the guy around just for 3 million when you can hire someone new for 2 and regain that lost revenue (at least for 1 or 2 seasons).

The money is already spent. It's a sunk cost. Unless Kirk goes out in a blaze of Bobby Petrino glory (firing with cause), that 'buyout' money is already money he is going to get and Iowa has earmarked as a cost.

Donations haven't taken a hit, the luxury boxes are sold out, there were still 59,000 season tickets sold...which is Iowa's high water mark...the tickets that are available are student tickets..which will always be more fickle for several reasons....once the real season ticket buyers start backing off, those who are the ones who fill the seats between the goal lines, that's a problem..

If Kirk gets Iowa to bowl games the next two years, he'll certainly be there through the end of Steven's career....and he has four more years to go including this one...so senior in 2016.

 

[ShadasRevenge]

Try to get the Cubs out of Wrigley, though, when leaving Wrigley would, IMO, result in more wins for the Cubs (less wind, bring better free agents, more night games, etc.). OK, yeah, it's a hijack.

Wrigley Field is not the reason that Cubs haven't won a World Series in 105 years.

 

[woodyk1]

Wrigley Field is not the reason that Cubs haven't won a World Series in 105 years.

But, less wind = more wins!

 

[Knight78]

This demonstrates HokkFans' ignorance. The game where Big Ben came into Kinnick was 10 YEARS AGO. We of course had a good season in 2004 save for the debacle in the desert and then our streak from PSU 2008 to Northwestern 2009 and the Orange Bowl. Even during that last good run, it took a total alignment of the stars to get many of those wins, with the two blocked kicks against UNI, 7 got 6, the narrow wins against Michigan and Arkansas State, the talent packed roster, etc. The really sustained run of success from 2002-2004 was a really long time ago, but most of you dudes are prolly like me where you are old and so when you think of 10 years ago you prolly think of songs like this, but it is liek 20 years old:

Dude,

I don't EVER think of a Dr. Dre or Snoop Dog "song". Period.

 

[wundergrape]

Dude,

I don't EVER think of a Dr. Dre or Snoop Dog "song". Period.

The Chronic and Doggystyle are absolutely awesome albums. Your taste in music blows, Knight78.

 

[MoseSchrute]

What about those 2 down the field passes that Iowa's secondary let slip into the end zone for them? Was Iowa's pass defense handcuffed the entire game? I say yes - it's called soft coverage, it's called bend-then-break defense especially when there's no pass rush.

I'm not disagreeing with this and I've said elsewhere I'm tired of the soft coverage and no pressure on the QB.