It will be five years though….and even longer since we beat a team that FINISHED 8’ the top 25
Ferentz not retiring.
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And that version is still > your version of Iowa.............let that sink in.
I feel this was Kirk’s best coaching year in several seasons despite the usual array of head-scratching Ferentz stuff (like clock management and timeout usage).
For me, Iowa going 8-4 in 2025, especially with how they performed in close losses against Indiana and Oregon, is more impressive than the 12-0 2015 regular season. I’m sure others will disagree, but that’s my opinion and I am sticking to it.
I am obviously on record stating I would like Kirk to retire sooner than later, but I also know reality is what it is and right now Kirk is proving that he still knows how to field a competitive team.
AND…the offense is improving and no longer a national punchline.
So, I am not going to be too upset that he probably isn’t retiring in the next year or two. It seems like recruiting is still going well and maybe, just maybe, he can convince more offensive skill position players to jump on board with comparable NIL funds other P4 teams are offering.
We’ll see.
8-4 is very impressive given the schedule.
What program do you think Iowa could be comparable to if KF left and the new coach was successful?
I think you may be very shocked when there's a falloff after Ferentz retires.
Season ticket holder for 40 years. Attended my first game 61 years ago. I remember the down years, how many big championships under Hayden, Under Evy? Kirk is right there with them. 8 or more wins for 10 years straighg, I'm a realist and happy with that.
Look at the $$$ at OSU, Michigan, Oregon,
USC, etc. Kirk does more with less.
Lol, no, I won't. I fully expect a rough transition. Happens mostly everywhere, especially after nearly 30 years with the same HC. There was a falloff with KF. I'm not expecting the next guy to take us to the CFP in year 1 or 2. I just want to be able to believe that Iowa football could get there, to that next level. As long as KF is our HC, we won't. Everybody knows it. Maybe we won't with our next HC. But maybe we will. I'd rather go into a season believing we could. That ain't the case with KF.
Totally agree. I go back to the end of Evy up to now with KF. As I have mentioned previously KF is the perfect fit for Iowa and I hope he is able to stay for a few more years. He is a "rare breed" with his care and connection to players. When the day happens that he does retire there will be a pretty dramatic fallout in recruiting and performance. I hope that I am wrong.
Center Point High School. But that doesn't exist!!! Exactly. New coach? They will have to shut down the football program and turn all facilities over to UIHC when KF retires or dies, he's just that damn good.
I figured it was too much to expect Capt Fossil to retire early.
More boring, inept Offense on the way.
Phil's best performances being wasted.
More boring, inept Offense on the way.
Phil's best performances being wasted.
70 is 5 years late for most people. I think he's making a mistake, and it's simply because he doesn't want to do anything else but be a head coach.
I think or hope, he’s figuring out he’s a figure head and great character guy. Father figue
I'm guessing most of these posts have more to do about alcohol than facts.
I’m sure most of these guys put similar expectations on themselves in the workplace too.
They expect to be able to outperform their co-workers who have built in advantages over them. If they don’t, they ask to be fired.
They expect to be able to outperform their co-workers who have built in advantages over them. If they don’t, they ask to be fired.
This is an interesting point considering KF's hiring practices, specifically his son BF who was completely unqualified to be the OC and even himself said he didn't know much about developing QBs before his dad named him the QB coach as well.
I know whenever I've interviewed for a job and told the interviewer I didn't know much about what the job entailed, I got the gig.
You know, just speaking of "built in advantages." Lol.
I don't understand why people think Iowa can't win the Big Ten or make the CFP. We have been very close many times. He'll give us a QB that can make simple passes and we are likely in it this year. There is no reason to believe Iowa can't have a great season.
Because it's been 10 years since we had even a sliver of a chance, and in 27 years KF has never once won an outright B1G championship?
What if we win 9 games in the regular season next year? Will that be a disappointment, then, instead of the 6-8 win mark you're looking forward to?
Pure Iowa thinking. We aim for pretty good at Iowa, not titles.
If Kirk could create a mediocre passing offense- you know one 300 yard passing game a year and somewhere between 6-10 in the BIG, I would be his biggest fan. He’s shown over and over he isn’t capable of this, which is why we don’t win conference titles or make playoffs.
JFC. Why lord why
Well to fair, there are too many high profile openings now. There isn’t anyone out there. Maybe next year he will leave but announce early so we can go after a good candidate
Well to fair, there are too many high profile openings now. There isn’t anyone out there. Maybe next year he will leave but announce early so we can go after a good candidate
Whether I prefer Kirk to stay or go is irrelevant as I have absolutely no say in it.
Kirk has been a great coach and ambassador for the University. More highs than lows in his career. Can’t complain about that.
Kirk has been a great coach and ambassador for the University. More highs than lows in his career. Can’t complain about that.
No one will get an argument from me regarding BF to Offensive Coordinator being the worst decision KF has made at Iowa.
Ironically, Iowa won 8,9,10,10,8,10 games during the BF-OC years. But, the Offense obviously struggled big time.
Someone posted something about winning the typical 6-8 games a year. Hell, even when we had the worst OC in College Football it was 8-10 games a year.
We have upgraded at OC, stayed constant pretty much everywhere else. We have a chance to improve on the 8-10 wins a year. But, also have to factor in tougher schedules going forward, which may keep us at the 8-10 wins range.
And yes, Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan, USC, and Penn State do have advantages in recruiting territory, brand recognition,NIL etc. There is no more tie breaker rule(HF era) or Big Ten West(KF era).
To win Big Ten Championships, we will have to go through these teams. Not impossible, but certainly an uphill battle.
LOL - He has a signed contract that runs through the 2029 season, why would he retire? I doubt if he would step aside even if they agreed to pay him full salary due to end of contract.
You sound like one of the spoiled c*nt fans that had to express themselves by walking out of Kinnick before we beat MSU. Dumbass.
To the critics, you all know that KF is going to be back in 2026 as head coach, probably in 2027, maybe 2028 and 2029 too. There's nothing you can do to change that, you know that right?
Thank God the internet was invented so you can bi*** about it.
Thank God the internet was invented so you can bi*** about it.
Totally agree, he loves his players, the University, Kinnick and "the game itself".
Good post. And I agree with you.
But, you also bring up clock management. It seems to be an albatross around his next to the fans on this board. But I don't see it that way.
In this season - when did clock management cost the Hawks a chance to win or even to score? There were fans complaining about clock management after the MSU game, in which the Hawks walked-off with a game winning FG and ended the first half with a FG attempt.
Got some examples?
Almost exactly where I am at. I have absolutely no confidence that the Hawks will win anything of note with Kirk at the helm going forward. I will not argue that 8-4 is better than some, but I would rather have a boom or bust cycle than what we have now. Give me a playoff run and a couple down years in between while the program reloads. It would be nice for the hawks to be nationally relevant some seasons again.
It’s been 10 years since we actually competed for a conference title (not played in the title game….those were not competitive). 20+ since we won a title…And I don’t see a future where this program makes the playoffs. So, 8-4….yay I guess?