**2026 Iowa Football Offseason and Transfer Portal Thread**

[Gushawk]

Kirk's offenses and especially QB selection (including recruiting) have been infuriating at times, but there currently is some obvious positive momentum that should be encouraging for anyone with functioning eyes and brain. The current offensive philosophy is right for Iowa.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Kirk's offenses and especially QB selection (including recruiting) have been infuriating at times, but there currently is some obvious positive momentum that should be encouraging for anyone with functioning eyes and brain. The current offensive philosophy is right for Iowa.

I agree, there is positive momentum. I just believe that much of that improvement was made possible by a very talented dual threat one year rental QB. even then there were several games where our offense looked impossibly bad.

 

[Lee Beevers]

I agree, there is positive momentum. I just believe that much of that improvement was made possible by a very talented dual threat one year rental QB. even then there were several games where our offense looked impossibly bad.

That’s because you remain a very retarded person.

 

[Gushawk]

The Gronowski offseason injury held us back early last year. We were moving the ball well and consistently in the last 2/3 of the year or so.

There is a chance we revert to a pants shitter with limited escapability at QB, but it shouldn’t be the operating assumption.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

The Gronowski offseason injury held us back early last year. We were moving the ball well and consistently in the last 2/3 of the year or so.

There is a chance we revert to a pants shitter with limited escapability at QB, but it shouldn’t be the operating assumption.

really? Because that’s what we’ve had at qb for 80% of Kirk’s tenure.

 

[JR Hawks]

For those concerned Lester will pick the wrong QB, you can rest easy knowing Kirk will be looking over Lester's shoulder and whispering "Hank Brown" every step of the way.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Hank Brown got beat out Just last year because of his feet.

 

[brantshawks]

For those concerned Lester will pick the wrong QB, you can rest easy knowing Kirk will be looking over Lester's shoulder and whispering "Hank Brown" every step of the way.

Thanks, Cletey, jr.

 

[6deuce]

I'm not as pessimistic as my man @Gushawk on ol' Hank, but there's definitely concern. Pretty tough to evaluate him on his very very limited game action. That was a ridiculously tough environment to come into. The pants shitting is a definite concern, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

My pick for day 1 started is still Hecklinski

 

[Gushawk]

Hank may not be a pants shitter, but he also has shown preliminary indications of being one. If he’s playing, we’ll know by the first half of the ISU game. They won’t be good, but they will heat up our QB some. This guy’s SDSU defense certainly did last time they were in Kinnick.

 

[Lee Beevers]

Since Iowa didn’t recruit either out of high school I don’t feel Kirk will have any retarded loyalty card he would insist on playing. Hopefully one of them is an apt signal caller for the beloved Hawkeyes this fall.

 

[The Dad]

BTN had the 2024 Iowa-Neb game on yesterday. Holy fuck was our QB play bad. It was a nightmare to watch that shit again. Please Jesus let us have a decent QB this year.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

All the years with nightmare QB play sort of blend together

 

[Mysterio]

BTN had the 2024 Iowa-Neb game on yesterday. Holy fuck was our QB play bad. It was a nightmare to watch that shit again. Please Jesus let us have a decent QB this year.

u really could be speaking about any season after nathan stanley and prior to mark gronowski and the last 3 sentences still apply

 

[The Dad]

u really could be speaking about any season after nathan stanley and prior to mark gronowski and the last 3 sentences still apply

I didn’t mind Sullivan.

 

[The Dad]

But also realize he wasn’t great. Fuck we’ve been awful.

 

[KitKatApples]

I say we stick with skis