Kirk’s son, Kirk’s son, Kirk’s son, Brian Ferentz (Kirk's back in the fight, boyz!!)

[FrodoTBaggin]

Kirk has had some shit teams and shitty moments but he's never lost a locker room. One of his best traits as a coach.

 

[Squat Cobbler]

Kurt is gonna be a petulant child for the rest of the season.

They may run and punt every down for the remainder of the season.

 

[Harlan]

"I informed him" is the money shot.

Yep she squirted all over their faces.

 

[The Full Monte]

Bit weird to have a coordinator you’ve already fired finish out the season but at least we can stop with the 325 updates.

It's weird AF and continues to be incredibly annoying that Iowa seemingly refuses to handle things the same way pretty much every other program in the country would.

 

[brantshawks]

 

[KitKatApples]

Seriously, guys...start saving your piss.

Milk jugs or Gatorade bottles.

We will have much work to do.

Way ahead of you.

 

[Hawkeye_Pierce]

If Brian, Kirk's son, had any pride (he doesn't), he would've told her that he would leave immediately.

No shit. Imagine choosing to continue to work at the job you've been fired from for being so unimaginably awful that Iowans are booing you.

I'm happy the nightmare has an expiration date but this will make recruiting almost impossible. What would you even tell a QB recruit? 'Uh, no, we don't have an OC but I assure you that we will not run the wishbone.'

My favorite part of this is that Kirk is pissed. Good.

 

[The Full Monte]

What a weirdo statement. He's trying to be defiant.

Wait until Brian is calling the same stupid plays and they are in a close game or losing to Illinois or Rutgers at home and it gets really really ugly for everyone involved.

What a stupid stupid motherfucker. He REALLY doesn't fucking get it.

Which would STRONGLY suggest that his father doesn't either, and that it is REALLY past time for Kirk to move on

 

[AZmessDAWG]

What a stupid stupid motherfucker. He REALLY doesn't fucking get it.

Which would STRONGLY suggest that his father doesn't either, and that it is REALLY past time for Kirk to move on

You think KF should move on?

 

[The Full Monte]

Nothing changes until Kirk does.

 

[TJones3312]

Who knew in a time of no hope and needing change this man would bring us the good news.

 

[Uli Kunkel]

Unless he's planning on retiring, it's easier if he just accepts this quietly and moves on rather than being fired. They have an opportunity here to target an OC that is not only successful in that role but that could have an inside track to the head coaching job in the future. With Kirk being near 70, the transition is sooner rather than later.

That said, it would be easy to make an argument for firing him since he's the one that created this situation. He never should've have been allowed to do it.

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

No shit. Imagine choosing to continue to work at the job you've been fired from for being so unimaginably awful that Iowans are booing you.

I'm happy the nightmare has an expiration date but this will make recruiting almost impossible. What would you even tell a QB recruit? 'Uh, no, we don't have an OC but I assure you that we will not run the wishbone.'

My favorite part of this is that Kirk is pissed. Good.

This is why waiting until after the bowl is the dumbest part of it all.

 

[hawkeyealum]

Your recruiting pitch is “someone other than Brian”

 

[Hawk&Balls]

No shit. Imagine choosing to continue to work at the job you've been fired from for being so unimaginably awful that Iowans are booing you.

I'm happy the nightmare has an expiration date but this will make recruiting almost impossible. What would you even tell a QB recruit? 'Uh, no, we don't have an OC but I assure you that we will not run the wishbone.'

My favorite part of this is that Kirk is pissed. Good.

is it too late to run the wishbone?

 

[thrawn]

Never noticed Brian dipping

 

[Fair and Balanced]

This is why waiting until after the bowl is the dumbest part of it all.

Do you think it delays getting anyone decent?

 

[Verbal]

We're gonna make a full assessment of who else has been fired before we choose our next offensive coordinator.

 

[Herky823]

I’m shocked…SHOCKED I say, that @The Full Monte still appears to be pissed off as his primary reaction.

 

[OlePeep]

I feel bad for KF. He was so great for so long, but he's fucked it up the last few years b/c of Brian. I really do feel bad he's gotta go out and do that press conference tomorrow. Victim of his own hubris, I guess. But still sad to see.

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

I wouldn't be surprised if he just no comments on all Brian related questions.

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

Do you think it delays getting anyone decent?

I think when the portal opens, kids want to know who they are going to be playing for.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

I wouldn't be surprised if he just no comments on all Brian related questions.

 

[BngHawk]

I’m very sorry if Brian and his nepo-daddy’s fee fees are hurt by this development, certainly.

 

[Hawkeye_Pierce]

Is this the part where we get all weepy and nostalgic about good old Kirk? Because it's a trap. Brian is a symptom. A retarded symptom. Kirk is the disease. You let him do some Iowa-nice 'farewell tour' next year and it's going to bury this program for dead. Even if Beth held his feet to the fire and forced him to hire someone not related to him or Budmayr, the OC will get license to run a Kirk-approved 90s offense/game plan that will still be horrible and predictable.

Then there's the part where the offensive side of the ball has little talent combined with a vastly more difficult schedule in '24. Kirk's farewell tour will turn into a nightmare. If he's smart, which I don't think he is, he'll finish out this year with a solid record, a bowl appearance, and step down. Hopefully, he'll do Beth a courtesy and let her know and she can start working on a successor.

There's no way Grubb is going to take a lateral move to be a 'coach in waiting' for a full season in the hopes Kirk leaves and get saddled with a mediocre QB, shitty WRs, and an abomination of an OL. Kirk will be tossing him the keys to a burning house.

 

[MikeyJoe]

Thinking again about everyone who spent the last few years saying “Well what is Barta supposed to do?! Just fire Brian himself?!??”

Apparently yeah.

 

[snips]

i am honestly a little shocked.
'interim AD' showing WAY more stones than her predecessor....in the first 3 damn months!

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Thinking again about everyone who spent the last few years saying “Well what is Barta supposed to do?! Just fire Brian himself?!??”

Apparently yeah.

Just took someone with balls

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Thinking again about everyone who spent the last few years saying “Well what is Barta supposed to do?! Just fire Brian himself?!??”

Apparently yeah.

Barta probably had to build consensus and get permission from Kirk and Fran to fire Brian.

 

[Uff Da]

Kirk needs 10 wins to be HOF eligible, is that correct?

I think he needs 5 more wins to get to .600 at the end of this season

 

[BillyBob]

I like this new lady

 

[WCFHawkeye]

Wasn't there talk about Brian wanting to go elsewhere last year, but Kirk wanted him to stay? Maybe I'm imagining things....

I'm guessing with the NIL/transfer portal they thought they had some things to help right the ship. But with injury it's become obvious it wasn't enough. Maybe they (Kirk and Brian) knew Brian was going to be done after the season. This is a way for the AD (and Brian's direct report) to appease the donors and maybe open the doors for conversation on a replacement. While not ideal from a fan perspective, has there been indications they've lost the team? I haven't seen anything posted that makes me think that those inside fort Kinnick have given up on the season.

If that were the case, it would be worded to save face for Brian, that it was his decision. Based on the wording, it was clearly a firing. Allowing Brian to swim in his own puddle of shit he built, and him accepting, is even more an embarrassment for Brian, but he's too stupid to realize it.

 

[Debit One]

Thinking again about everyone who spent the last few years saying “Well what is Barta supposed to do?! Just fire Brian himself?!??”

Apparently yeah.

I hope that Barta is feeling deep shame in all of this.

He undoubtedly isn't, but I wish it for him.

 

[HSP_Hawk]

Thinking again about everyone who spent the last few years saying “Well what is Barta supposed to do?! Just fire Brian himself?!??”

Apparently yeah.

Seems like a roundabout way to tell L Wade he's a moron.

 

[Grandma]

Every Kurt hire at OC has been worse than the last. If Kurt is allowed to make to make another hire it's going to be a fucking disaster. Book it, HALO.

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

Is this the part where we get all weepy and nostalgic about good old Kirk? Because it's a trap. Brian is a symptom. A retarded symptom. Kirk is the disease. You let him do some Iowa-nice 'farewell tour' next year and it's going to bury this program for dead. Even if Beth held his feet to the fire and forced him to hire someone not related to him or Budmayr, the OC will get license to run a Kirk-approved 90s offense/game plan that will still be horrible and predictable.

Then there's the part where the offensive side of the ball has little talent combined with a vastly more difficult schedule in '24. Kirk's farewell tour will turn into a nightmare. If he's smart, which I don't think he is, he'll finish out this year with a solid record, a bowl appearance, and step down. Hopefully, he'll do Beth a courtesy and let her know and she can start working on a successor.

There's no way Grubb is going to take a lateral move to be a 'coach in waiting' for a full season in the hopes Kirk leaves and get saddled with a mediocre QB, shitty WRs, and an abomination of an OL. Kirk will be tossing him the keys to a burning house.

Sheesh.

 

[Uff Da]

Kirk has had some shit teams and shitty moments but he's never lost a locker room. One of his best traits as a coach.

2007 maybe. might have just been a bad team

 

[Stu Beagle]

Every Kurt hire at OC has been worse than the last. If Kurt is allowed to make to make another hire it's going to be a fucking disaster. Book it, HALO.

Today is a good day, don’t ruin it already

 

[AZmessDAWG]

He washes his groceries, Frodo.

 

[gingerbread_man]

I just want to know when @Kamala plans on taking @douglasbader BIG FUCKING NUTSACK across his chin.
We need times, dates and locations

 

[Uff Da]

I wouldn't be surprised if he just no comments on all Brian related questions.

Kirk might have that planned, wonder if he will be able to control the snark. Certainly not an easy position to be in.

 

[The Full Monte]

I’m shocked…SHOCKED I say, that @The Full Monte still appears to be pissed off as his primary reaction.

The entire situation has been a master class on the failure of leadership. It's led to Iowa becoming a national punchline as it squandered a few generationally good defenses. And is heading towards a truly sad ending for a coach that should be a HOF'er. Instead of being a great coach and an even better human, that was an amazing representative for the University...there is a decent chance this ends pretty poorly.

It's like the family member that almost everyone has that just kept finding a way to F up their own life.

 

[BillyBob]

Kurt probably isn’t the guy for this new era of college football. Since the hiring of his fat retarded kid, he’s been prioritizing things other than the Iowa football program or winning football games. But even if he gets some new turd at OC and hangs on for a couple more years, I now feel a lot more confident with the future of Iowa Football with this big dick lady at AD.

 

[Pedro]

I don't understand why there wouldn't be an immediate buyout/severance package option. Hey Brian, we don't want you fucking up our program for the rest of the season. Here's your remaining salary for the year, enjoy spending more time with your family (well, maybe not your father). Is that not an option with a state employee position?

 

[The Full Monte]

You think KF should move on?

There are some pretty strong clues that would suggest it might be absolutely necessary to do so.

 

[Pedro]

This is about the best news one could expect coming out of a bye week.

 

[Soda Popinski]

Build a statue of Beth.

 

[maintain242001]

That's what I wonder if Kirk asked if Bri dog could stay the rest of the year knowing hes leaving too....this may just be the tip of the iceberg....Beth better get her interview list ready.

 

[Greg Obrecht]

Kirk's gone at the end of the season. They ride off into the sunset together.

Not together, really. Brian will be behind him still riding on his coattails.

 

[Fair and Balanced]

I think when the portal opens, kids want to know who they are going to be playing for.

This doesn’t slow down getting a good OC.