IOWA #1 in the Nation when it comes to player retention
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Not surprising at all. The players like playing for their coaches and being in the program. Most of us knew this already, but thanks for the Thursday afternoon boost Fran
All because of Kirk Ferentz. Dunker said he was not leaving Iowa for any amount of money.
Definitely can't take that for granted. We even have better retention than the national champions. It all goes back to culture and having the right people leading the program. Kirk, Phil, Seth, Tim, and beyond all have the right attitudes and cultivate a culture that isn't just about winning, it's doing things the right way. Which goes beyond football.
I think that's right, but the numbers may also reflect Iowa having a large senior class and so fewer people who could transfer. Indiana had a ton of seniors, too, and that may be the case with several teams on this list.Not surprising at all. The players like playing for their coaches and being in the program. Most of us knew this already, but thanks for the Thursday afternoon boost Fran
I would’ve predicted the Hawks to be near the top, but #1 is impressive.
I think Iowa has been at or near the top for fewest transfers since the portal started. So I think that’s more reflective of a trend than a blip.
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Who has transferred in recent years who were starters or destined to be starters? Koen Entringer be one.
He is literally at that 60% mark now. A 7-6 season would keep that afloat but not 6-7...Wait, are we talking about future Hall of Famer Kirk Ferentz?
Not a blip for sure, but the extraordinarily low number may have more than one factor behind it. The most important one is the team culture.
Not many, but there have been a few. Besides Entringer this year, Dakin was the regular punter and Brian Allen was a potential starter. Patterson and Washington had started a couple times, but unlikely to do so again barring injury. Last year, former starters McNamara, Sullivan, Leshon Williams, and Kaleb Brown. John Nestor had played a fair amount, probably would have started late in the season last year because of injuries among the DBs, and likely would start this coming season. In 2024: Petras, Vines, and Hill had been starters, Thompson played a lot and could have competed for a spot. And then there's Proctor. Regarding the other guys who transferred out, it's hard to know whether any of them could have risen up the ranks. Maybe CJ Bell and Bostick.
Not many big losses, for sure. In some cases it was addition by subtraction.
Proctor? Lolol.. He was NEVER a Hawkeye. NEVER. Dakin was pretty average at best. I was surprised to see Allen leave, so I think that one was about $. Almost everyone else you mentioned other then Koen was pushed down the roster by better talent moving ahead of them.
Herkin asked about former and potential starters, which is what I listed. I also noted there weren't many big losses besides Koen.
For the record, I will identify whom I think were the important losses: Entringer, Allen, Williams, Thompson, Dakin, and Nestor. Sullivan also would have been helpful this past season.
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Yes, the players like the culture, the coaches, their teammates, enjoy playing in kinnick and the fans, and the fans love them, most probably like Iowa City and the UI just fine, and their are a lot if beautiful women around that area
Heard Dunker's mentioning of that. Love it!!!
It is all about the culture. And KF is THE man.
If our next hire is not from within the program, we will have a major exodus... Not ISU bad, but it won't be pretty!
Actually, Kirk could go 6-7 next season and still be above the .5950 minimum requirement.
He's currently at .6016.
All of the numbers can be found in post #1 of this thread:
Thanks for clarifying. I assumed it was .6000. What a random number. Regardless, Kirk would be more upset with the poor season than losing out on the HOF.Actually, Kirk could go 6-7 next season and still be above the .5950 minimum requirement.
He's currently at .6016.
All of the numbers can be found in post #1 of this thread:
I doubt this will be Kirk's last season anyway. He seems to like his job.
Take a look at post #1 in the thread below; they changed the rule from .6000 to .5950 because of Mike Leach, who had a career winning percentage of .5960
If you have to make that adjustment for Leach? Why not remove that parameter?Take a look at post #1 in the thread below; they changed the rule from .6000 to .5950 because of Mike Leach, who had a career winning percentage of .5960
Hayden got it in with a .567. It was a guideline at that time, not a hard rule...but they said publicly at the time that some coaches deserve exceptions.
Jestin Jacobs but we replaced with Jackson which turned out great for Iowa for how productive he was for 2 years and Jacobs was injured often with Oregon.
Thing with portal people will complain about lack of additions or point to a team bringing in all these guys. 2 factors are one how many guys are you losing. If retention is high like Iowa then you probably aren’t bringing in a ton and two where are you filling the voids? Feel like for most part Iowa has done pretty good. Least this year I really like how we addressed DBs, DL and Wr.