**FIRE BRIAN - Official Michigan vs. Iowa Football Thread - BRIAN IS A FAT SACK OF SHIT**

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Kirk doesn’t give a flying fuck what you, me, Barta, any reporter, etc think. As Mikey said in chat….he feels ZERO pressure. ZERO
Barta could fire Brian. He should. But it won’t matter because whoever replaces him will be given the same antiquated script to work from. This ain’t a bug, it’s a feature.
 
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Barta could fire Brian. He should. But it won’t matter because whoever replaces him will be given the same antiquated script to work from. This ain’t a bug, it’s a feature.
And, let’s be realistic, the whole Barta as a supervisor to Brian thing is a farce. Barta can’t and won’t fire Brian. It just sounded good to get by the nepotism comments.
 

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And, let’s be realistic, the whole Barta as a supervisor to Brian thing is a farce. Barta can’t and won’t fire Brian. It just sounded good to get by the nepotism comments.
Garta works for Kurt
 

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For all of Kirk’s strengths, I don’t trust him (or Barta) leading Iowa into the NIL era. Kirk is a coach from a bygone era who won’t adapt to the new rules (much like his approach to the chop block rule).
Kirk wants absolutely nothing to do with NIL. He absolutely hates it and refuses to do anything with it. It’s why he’s taking a very “socialistic” approach to it; everyone is going to make the same money. Others are still pushing this along so Iowa can stay competitive….but Kirk is doing nothing to help here.

amyone that thinks that ends well for Iowa doesn’t understand what the new landscape of college sports looks like
 

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I don’t give a shit if it’s Spencer, or the line, or the receivers, or Brian, or whatever else someone can come up with. If you look at the Iowa offense and think, “yep, we’re getting there…” you’re a fucking moron that should be nowhere close to a power 5 football team. This offense is disgusting, has zero identity and can do literally nothing positive consistently. It’s the worst fucking offense in the entire nation by a lot. They are terrible.
 

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The succession plan all along was for Brian to take the reigns from Kirk. I have that on pretty good authority. This has gone spectacularly bad. Bad to the point where it’s going to hurt Brian’s career moving forward. Bad to the point where it’s burning a lot of good will that Kirk’s earned. There’s really no comp here. There have been other failed father/son coaching duos but none where the son was unquestionably the worst in the country at his job.
 
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He took two timeouts to lecture the refs today. He seems more passionate about football in a philosophical sense than in a literal game.
The game has passed him by. Please allow me to make a historical/military analogy to Iowa football under Kirk Ferentz. Historians identify Revolutions in Military Affairs (RMA) as certain periods during the history of humankind, where new military doctrines, strategies, tactics and technologies led to an irrecoverable change in the conduct of warfare. Furthermore, those changes compel an accelerated adaptation of novel doctrines and strategies.

One such RMA is the period from 1914-1918. Virtually nothing about standard battlefield operations before 1914 remained valid after 1918. Likewise, almost everything about battlefield operations in 1918 remains valid today. If an infantry battalion commander of August 1914 were to jump ahead a scant four years to August 1918, he would be bewildered by what he saw happening on the battlefield around him. Almost nothing he knew in 1914 about how to fight a battle would be of much use in 1918. On the other hand, if a battalion commander from 1918 were to jump forward to a World War II battlefield in 1941 (or even today), he would be able to understand the broad outlines of what was happening.

Kirk Ferentz's offensive philosophy is the equivalent of an infantry battalion commander from 1914 trying to fight a war in 1918 (or 2022). Unlike his peer coaches, he hasn't adapted or embraced these changes, and it has held us back from a decade of dominating the BIG West and likely CFP appearances. There is no indication he will ever adapt either.

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It really is. It’d be cool if someone in the media would hammer them about this and not let Kirk snort his way out with his typical non-answer.
“Hey, that’s so disrespectful to the reporters. Do you think they are not trying their best? Do you think you’re perfect every day of your job?” And other bullshit excuses for the hand jobs the reporters give KF.
 

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In an unscientific measurement I bet I told the people around me Michigan is lining up with EIGHT guys within 6 yards of the ball over 50 times. That’s not counting the corners directly in the face of receivers. It’s fucking maddening how bad at offense they are
 

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A startling number of people on HawkeyeReport are really encouraged with Petras' play the last few weeks.
Those people should be banned from watching iowa play football and only watch other teams for a month.
 
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A startling number of people on HawkeyeReport are really encouraged with Petras' play the last few weeks.
Nowhere to go but up from rock bottom.

Michigan’s execution and tempo on offense is in stark contrast to ours. Having a RB like Corum helps but they get the ball out so much more quickly than we do. Most teams seem to have more polished QBs too, it’s embarrassing. I have no idea what the Fox commentators were saying, but it couldn’t have been good.
 

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The succession plan all along was for Brian to take the reigns from Kirk. I have that on pretty good authority. This has gone spectacularly bad. Bad to the point where it’s going to hurt Brian’s career moving forward. Bad to the point where it’s burning a lot of good will that Kirk’s earned. There’s really no comp here. There have been other failed father/son coaching duos but none where the son was unquestionably the worst in the country at his job.
That is why Brian has to hate Spencer's terribleness. He is a tremendous ball and chain and covers up zero of Brian's warts. Only exposes them to a greater degree.
It truly is remarkable to me that they have hitched their wagon to him. Everyone knows he's terrible, a long time ago, and they continue to let him torpedo that which they were working to accomplish.
 

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The succession plan all along was for Brian to take the reigns from Kirk. I have that on pretty good authority. This has gone spectacularly bad. Bad to the point where it’s going to hurt Brian’s career moving forward. Bad to the point where it’s burning a lot of good will that Kirk’s earned. There’s really no comp here. There have been other failed father/son coaching duos but none where the son was unquestionably the worst in the country at his job.
I haven't seen anyone burn this much good will at Iowa since Evashevski.
 

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Depends on how you define rough, I guess. Iowa isn't going to be UCLA, but I don't anticipate a season sell out either.
No one did this year either.
 

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That is why Brian has to hate Spencer's terribleness. He is a tremendous ball and chain and covers up zero of Brian's warts. Only exposes them to a greater degree.
It truly is remarkable to me that they have hitched their wagon to him. Everyone knows he's terrible, a long time ago, and they continue to let him torpedo that which they were working to accomplish.
I think it’s because they are fucking morons.
 

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There's usually a lag. Ticket sales reflect winning the west last season. The frustrating offense will potentially hurt sales next year.

But who cares. Iowa will sell plenty of tickets.
 

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There's usually a lag. Ticket sales reflect winning the west last season. The frustrating offense will potentially hurt sales next year.

But who cares. Iowa will sell plenty of tickets.
Exactly. Petras sucks. Brian has to go. But Kinnick will still be full.

Toxic, but full.
 

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Brian taking every possible second to pick and relay a play that the defense perfectly anticipates nearly every time is actually kind of impressive.
"Impressive. Every play you called in that game was wrong."
 

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Anyways, the most frustrating thing about this is that Iowa isn't far away from being really really good. Everyone has bitched about the WR's and OLine, but when they can actually mix it up and do something, they are more than adequate.

3-2 on the season. Lost at home on a kick to tie the game as time ran out 10-7. Lost to Michigan where they had the ball and momentum to get down 20-14.

Anyone bitching or throwing stats out about the defense is an idiot. Look at what happened when they have zero help in the firs 3 quarters to when they FINALLY get some help. They get to play aggressive and a mother fucker to deal with.

Pretty much any other QB would make all the difference in the world.
 

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Spencer Petras can’t complete a pass where he’s allowed to roll toward his WIDE OPEN receiver. A play designed for quarterbacks who fucking blow. Every shitty quarterback in the universe can easily complete that pass. You, reading this, can probably complete that pass. The three year starter who’s taken every single fucking snap except when he’s been hurt, can’t complete that pass. He’s SO fucking bad, yet plays every fucking down. Kirk can go fuck himself over this. It’s ridiculous.
 

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I hate watching college football. Seemingly every fucking QB does this thing where they run from the people attempting to tackle them, and then they find a receiver.
 

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No could about it. It will start this season and get progressively worse. The portal will hurt Iowa more than any other team. Next year, they’ll lose Moss, Campbell, and probably Keagan. And as crazy as it sounds, there’s no reason to think that Petras will move on or be encouraged to do so.
Petras ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I think he realizes this is as good as it gets for him.
 

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I hate watching college football. Seemingly every fucking QB does this thing where they run from the people attempting to tackle them, and then they find a receiver.
Yes, for fucks sake watch a single other game. Sure, their players and coaches do stupid shit too, but NO combination does as many stupid things as ours. No one is close! Purdue not running out the clock, at all, against penn state was stupid, but I don’t blame them for thinking they need more points and pushing it. My god Iowas offense sucks.
 

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This offense is just scratch your eyeballs out bad.

As much as Spencer sucks, today sealed it for me as far as it goes with Brian. A fucking 4th grader playing Madden would know that when you are down 20-0 in the 3rd quarter with 7 min to go, you have to fucking hurry the fuck up.

It's the year 2022, and Iowa is huddling up every single play. I'll never forget that 7 minute drive that essentially lost the game for them in so many ways.

Fuck Brian, he is 10000000% the issue.
No. He. Is. Not.
Is he awful and does he suck at his job? Yes. But by blaming him solely you are releasing his dad for responsibility. Brian is not one iota more responsible than Kirk. If Brian can’t do his job that’s 100% on his boss, who is also his dad, for allowing it and endorsing it.
 

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No. He. Is. Not.
Is he awful and does he suck at his job? Yes. But by blaming him solely you are releasing his dad for responsibility. Brian is not one iota more responsible than Kirk. If Brian can’t do his job that’s 100% on his boss, who is also his dad, for allowing it and endorsing it.
And the whole fucking place for letting KF hire BF.
 

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No. He. Is. Not.
Is he awful and does he suck at his job? Yes. But by blaming him solely you are releasing his dad for responsibility. Brian is not one iota more responsible than Kirk. If Brian can’t do his job that’s 100% on his boss, who is also his dad, for allowing it and endorsing it.
Fuck off. Kirk is never getting replaced. Brian can be, so 100000% on him.
 

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Iowa is 5-20 on third down conversions the last 2 games.
 
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