Is there anything to this?

[Aflachawk]

Fitzgerald.

With Fitzgerald, probably most or all the staff stays. Having said that I am not wild about him. But I trust Beth to make a great hire

 

[Iron Doc]

If MG isn't good enough for the BIG, then why did KF and Lester pay him the money, especially knowing he was injured and wouldn't participate in spring ball?

idiocy

 

[AnonymousNolonger]

The entire staff will not be remaining.

Source?

Sorry, but I have to file this under I’ll believe it when I see it for now.

 

[nu2u]

With Fitzgerald, probably most or all the staff stays. Having said that I am not wild about him. But I trust Beth to make a great hire

Same. A back pocket hire for Goetz if a top target candidate falls through. Not a risky hire, would at least modernize the offense. I always liked how NW played uptempo.

 

[Palmerhawk]

Same. A back pocket hire for Goetz if a top target candidate falls through. Not a risky hire, would at least modernize the offense. I always liked how NW played uptempo.

Take a poll among NW fans...bet they would prefer Braun over Fitz 3 to 1.
Fitz-fatigue was strong in that fan base.
He got more conservative as his stint wore on and when he lost d- coordinator,he was exposed.

If we want modern FB,not Fitz

 

[Rifler]

I thought your takes on HROT were bad. Even worse here.

We shall see,.. Sorry, but I'm not buying into all the Cignetti hype just yet.

 

[Rifler]

Oh, and regarding all the Fitzgerald speculation,.. Not a chance.

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

We shall see,.. Sorry, but I'm not buying into all the Cignetti hype just yet.

Lol

 

[TheGuy9]

I dont think Kinnick would ever lose attendence no matter what happens. Empty seats for basketball home games for 20+ games, unlike home football games where there's six? Not comparable.

Granted, wouldn't there be an uptick with a new coach?

Hmmmm. Before Fry, the only loud thing in Kinnick was the echo. In 1960, Forest Evashevski led the team to the #2 ranking in the country. I'm sure many people thought that Kinnick would be rocking forever. By 1965 after 5 years of Jerry Burns at the helm. The stadium was empty, and it didn't start filling up again until Fry's 3rd or 4th year in the early 1980's. Between 1968 and 1971 I probably attended 10 games as a Boy Scout. We were the ushers who after the first quarter could choose any seat we wanted. It wasn't difficult to find a seat between the 40's because nobody came to the games.

 

[Strength1]

Hmmmm. Before Fry, the only loud thing in Kinnick was the echo. In 1960, Forest Evashevski led the team to the #2 ranking in the country. I'm sure many people thought that Kinnick would be rocking forever. By 1965 after 5 years of Jerry Burns at the helm. The stadium was empty, and it didn't start filling up again until Fry's 3rd or 4th year in the early 1980's. Between 1968 and 1971 I probably attended 10 games as a Boy Scout. We were the ushers who after the first quarter could choose any seat we wanted. It wasn't difficult to find a seat between the 40's because nobody came to the games.

Ushered, had great seats, then made some money picking up trash. Those were great Saturdays as a Boy Scout.

 

[BunchofAholes]

Hmmmm. Before Fry, the only loud thing in Kinnick was the echo. In 1960, Forest Evashevski led the team to the #2 ranking in the country. I'm sure many people thought that Kinnick would be rocking forever. By 1965 after 5 years of Jerry Burns at the helm. The stadium was empty, and it didn't start filling up again until Fry's 3rd or 4th year in the early 1980's. Between 1968 and 1971 I probably attended 10 games as a Boy Scout. We were the ushers who after the first quarter could choose any seat we wanted. It wasn't difficult to find a seat between the 40's because nobody came to the games.

Empty? Not even close. Check the historical attendance records.

 

[rchawk]

Thread on HawkeyeNation claims that donors are after a high profile name that is leaning towards taking the Iowa job. If this sought after name takes the job, Kirk is out. If he declines, Kirk will stay. View attachment 1024529

You all know that KF is going to be back in 2026 as head coach, right? There's nothing you can do to change that, you know that too right?

 

[BunchofAholes]

We shall see,.. Sorry, but I'm not buying into all the Cignetti hype just yet.

"hype"? The guy has his team in the TOP 10 for the second year in a row.

 

[WeBeHerkin]

"hype"? The guy has his team in the TOP 10 for the second year in a row.

And beat exactly 1 ranked team over those 2 years

 

[AnonymousNolonger]

I’m kinda undecided, but leaning towards he will stay pretty successful. NIL will play a part in that.

The fact that both Iowa and PSU seemed to kind of have them figured out(in year two), creates some doubt however.

 

[SCHawkeye2]

One of KF's former assistants, was talking about this during Oregon week-end. Trent Condon's radio show brought it up too. It's time, it's a bad, boring, product that cannot beat anyone good and luck's out vs bad teams.

I'm surprised Brian would go public with such a frank opinion.

 

[3-D_chess]

We shall see,..

ROTFLMAO ... what is it we're waiting to see?? If he'll make the playoffs? If he'll turn the program around right away ?? If he'll win more games in a season that any other FB coach in Indiana history ?? Maybe if he wins 5 consecutive titles you'll let him lick your taint ???

 

[Hawkfan_08*]

ROTFLMAO ... what is it we're waiting to see?? If he'll make the playoffs? If he'll turn the program around right away ?? If he'll win more games in a season that any other FB coach in Indiana history ?? Maybe if he wins 5 consecutive titles you'll let him lick your taint ???

Except the last part I'm on board with this. Cignetti might be a nut but he wins. He has made it to the playoffs two more times than we have (barring a massive loss to Purdue).

 

[3-D_chess]

Except the last part I'm on board with this. Cignetti might be a nut but he wins. He has made it to the playoffs two more times than we have (barring a massive loss to Purdue).

Let's have fun with math.

Cignetti = 100% of his years as an FBS coach he reaches the playoffs

KF = 27 years of boring football and NEVER REACHING THE PLAYOFFS.

But, ya know, Cignetti hasn't proven himself while KF somehow has. JFC this country have no future.

 

[Madman_1]

find a new joke. This one's beyond stale.

In addition, Greg Davis is coming to tutor Brian.

 

[WDSMHawk]

Hopefully we dodge a bullet and Michigan St hires Fitzgerald

 

[AnonymousNolonger]

Let's have fun with math.

Cignetti = 100% of his years as an FBS coach he reaches the playoffs

KF = 27 years of boring football and NEVER REACHING THE PLAYOFFS.

But, ya know, Cignetti hasn't proven himself while KF somehow has. JFC this country have no future.

He makes it in 2002,2004,2009, and 2015 if it had been around back then with the current rules.

27 years of not making the CFP is a wee bit misleading since it started in 2014 with only 4 teams involved.

 

[WeBeHerkin]

Except the last part I'm on board with this. Cignetti might be a nut but he wins. He has made it to the playoffs two more times than we have (barring a massive loss to Purdue).

Ohio State is gonna truck em.

 

[WeBeHerkin]

Hopefully we dodge a bullet and Michigan St hires Fitzgerald

He should hire Brian Ferentz for OL/TE coach

 

[hawkeyebob1962]

If Beth is smart--and the woke-sters seem to think she's beyond brilliant--her first response to ANY "hypothetical" would be: "So you're saying we can't/won't come up with $20 million+ for a roster, but we'll lure a $10+ million dollar coach?"

 

[Opie Oids]

Doubt it. I will say KF has been very emotional this year…more than normal. He’s about broke down crying early in games a few times.

His passing “attack” made me want to cry in many of those games.

 

[Hawk_4shur]

Hmmmm. Before Fry, the only loud thing in Kinnick was the echo. In 1960, Forest Evashevski led the team to the #2 ranking in the country. I'm sure many people thought that Kinnick would be rocking forever. By 1965 after 5 years of Jerry Burns at the helm. The stadium was empty, and it didn't start filling up again until Fry's 3rd or 4th year in the early 1980's. Between 1968 and 1971 I probably attended 10 games as a Boy Scout. We were the ushers who after the first quarter could choose any seat we wanted. It wasn't difficult to find a seat between the 40's because nobody came to the games.

Well, I was in college at Iowa 1973 - 1976 seasons. There were still a lot of fans in the stands, despite almost never winning. (I think I counted 4 home wins in my college career).

Kinnick Stadium attendance: Iowa Hawkeyes

Kinnick Stadium attendance: Here are the crowds at Iowa Hawkeyes home games through the years.

hawkive.com

 

[BunchofAholes]

Let's have fun with math.

Cignetti = 100% of his years as an FBS coach he reaches the playoffs

KF = 27 years of boring football and NEVER REACHING THE PLAYOFFS.

But, ya know, Cignetti hasn't proven himself while KF somehow has. JFC this country have no future.

You're really bad at math and statistics along with analogies.

There was no playoff for the first 15 years of KFz's career. Had their been, Iowa clearly would have made a 12 team field multiple times.

 

[WeBeHerkin]

You're really bad at math and statistics along with analogies.

There was no playoff for the first 15 years of KFz's career. Had their been, Iowa clearly would have made a 12 team field multiple times.

Here are the seasons (since 1999) in which Iowa ended ranked in at least the final AP poll — along with their AP (and when available, Coaches) ranking.

Season	Final AP Rank	Final Coaches Poll Rank*
2002	No. 8	No. 8
2003	No. 8	No. 8
2004	No. 8	No. 8
2008	No. 20	No. 20
2009	No. 7	No. 7
2015	No. 9	No. 10
2018	No. 25	— (not ranked)
2019	No. 15	No. 15
2020	No. 16	No. 15
2021	No. 23	No. 23
2023	No. 24	No. 22

 

[WeBeHerkin]

I guess not huh.