**Official 2020 Iowa Hawkeye Football Offseason Thread**

BBK

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Is Steve Ferentz still in the NFL?
 

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I remember the time he showed up on a spring 2 deep roster and nolookpass was convinced he was going to start and freaked out about it.
I think he was freaking out from all the coke him and his son did that day.
 

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The offensive talent is much better now. Seems BF runs a more modern offense that fits. He’s still growing & learning. Seems to have improved each season.
 

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Brian has been mixed as an OC, but ultimately the team has won 8, 9 and 10 games in his first 3 seasons. I think most would agree that Nate Stanley running either hot or cold and Brian not realizing how to properly use him sometimes has held them back from being a more elite level team.

Even with that, 27 wins in 3 seasons including 3 bowl wins and a Top 25 and Top 15 ranking is pretty damn good.
I think they were close to what they wanted to do last year, but the injuries and shuffling on the interior OL really blew that up. When they had Schott and Kallenberger at guard they looked closer to a final product.
 

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Watching the highlights against USC. Iowa is fucking good, boyz.

Sam LaPorta is a complete stud. ISM, Tracy and Goodson are explosive. Smith is a huge target. Ragani is your typical Iowa (mostly) reliable slot. Nasty interior offensive line.

If the QB is even the upper end of mediocre and takes care of the ball they have as much talent and explosive play potential as I can remember in a long time.
 

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Stanley is so frustrating. There are times where he looks like Big Ben and is standing in the pocket throwing dimes and in full command, but they for no reason on the following series he will not be under any pressure and wildly miss the easiest throws.
 

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Stanley is so frustrating. There are times where he looks like Big Ben and is standing in the pocket throwing dimes and in full command, but they for no reason on the following series he will not be under any pressure and wildly miss the easiest throws.
Whatever you do, don’t watch the 2019 UM or 2018 PSU games.
 

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Whatever you do, don’t watch the 2019 UM or 2018 PSU games.
I will never understand what happened to Stanley before and during the early part of that 2018 PSU game. The trainer needed to shove half a bottle of xanax down his throat.
 

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Brian has completely revamped the passing attack - in GDGD’s last two seasons, the offense’s Passing SP+ ranking was in the 80’s. It was top 40 in both of Brian’s first two seasons (can’t find anything for 2019). The problem is that the running game has gone the opposite direction, but that’s not all on Brian.
 

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If Nate throws that any differently Hockensen could have walked on his hands and still scored.
 

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Watching the highlights against USC. Iowa is fucking good, boyz.

Sam LaPorta is a complete stud. ISM, Tracy and Goodson are explosive. Smith is a huge target. Ragani is your typical Iowa (mostly) reliable slot. Nasty interior offensive line.

If the QB is even the upper end of mediocre and takes care of the ball they have as much talent and explosive play potential as I can remember in a long time.
If Petras is even average as a B10 QB, the offense should be as dangerous as any we've seen in the KF era
 

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Can you imagine calling a baby Steve?
It seems weird now, but this is actually how we ended up with Jayden, Ayden, Cayden and Brayden everywhere. Somewhere along the line, people started thinking they were just naming babies and little kids without giving a second thought to the 60 years of adulthood that follow.
 

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That motherfucker is shook. Nice work fellas.
It seems weird now, but this is actually how we ended up with Jayden, Ayden, Cayden and Brayden everywhere. Somewhere along the line, people started thinking they were just naming babies and little kids without giving a second thought to the 60 years of adulthood that follow.
Exactly. There are plenty of names that fit equally well with a newborn and an 80 yr old man, but they’ve largely been eschewed by the people you speak of. Ironically enough, it’s better long-term to err with the name that sounds too “old” as that’s where we all progress toward and ultimately end up (God willing).
 

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Brians lines from 13-16 were average to good. Fuck me but that is dumb. Anyone saying Brian hasn’t been a good position coach is either lying or painfully stupid.
And he was doing a good job with a young '12 line until Scherff and Donnal had season ending injuries in the same series. They had allowed Weisman to gain 177 and 217 yards (plus 116 vs MSU) and Bullock to gain 150 with a terrible passing game.

Amazingly, that team was 2-3 plays from opening up 6-0 , a dropped pass (vs Purdue) from being 7-5 and a few plays away from beating either Indiana or Nebrantska with hobbled RBs, a sad, battered OL and no passing game. (Throw in the weakest DL since '99)
 

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At least that one was undeniably factual.
 

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It seems weird now, but this is actually how we ended up with Jayden, Ayden, Cayden and Brayden everywhere. Somewhere along the line, people started thinking they were just naming babies and little kids without giving a second thought to the 60 years of adulthood that follow.
We have a friend who names all of her kids "cute" names. To use the above example, instead of naming her kid Steve and calling him Stevie when he's a baby, the kid's actual legal name would be "Stevie".
 

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We have a friend who names all of her kids "cute" names. To use the above example, instead of naming her kid Steve and calling him Stevie when he's a baby, the kid's actual legal name would be "Stevie".
Should be ex-friend
 

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Please let me know when Rob has summarized the 28 pages of the report. I will go to town on him on Twitter after
 
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