**Official 2022 Iowa Football Season Thread**

[Dr. Zaius]

Part of me wonders how much worse our WR recruiting can get

Buckle up

 

[LifelongHawk]

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Eat shit, Eric

 

[Lee Beevers]

This type of stuff is horse shit. Most non retards (@Kamala this is not you lately) don’t want tons of changes. They want Kirk to understand we have the worst quarterback in FBS and that the alternatives on the roster can only be equally as bad and not worse. So why not see if they’re actually better?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I am rewatching the game.

holy shit did we get fucked by the refs on the TD and the late hit.

 

[tcondon]

Shut your fucking dog up, @tcondon!

I don't have a dog, @The Dad. I don't allow animals in my home.

Blame Biz.

 

[The Full Monte]

Certainly not QBs or WRs.

The lack of personnel at key positions in year 24 is inexcusable. The staff knew what they had last year and did nothing in response. In the era of the transfer portal it’s especially inexcusable.

Iowa seems to be loaded at certain positions and bankrupt at others.

then again….we jerked off all summer long over how deep the DLine was only to have Louie Stec playing snaps in week 2

 

[Alan Lomax]

I hate to break this to you, but this isn't bottom or even close to it. Bottom will begin when the full weight of Kirk's dumbfuckery re: Petras (and Brian) is felt. It'll probably start with a huge number of transfers. Plus, they'll lose Campbell and Moss to the NFL.

Iowa is getting clowned by everyone. Recruiting is going to become brutal and it's not like Iowa has been great in that regard even when their HC wasn't a punchline.

Iowa’s offense has been clowned on for years, as mentioned i think iowa fans largely thought, “it’s just slow it down, defense and special teams be great, and offense efficient and win games.” Iowa’s offense hasn’t been efficient for years, and we had two receivers bail and get replaced by a patriot league tight end. While also giving the overwhelmed offensive coordinator the quarterbacks, and supposedly simplifying the offense. Well, two games in against an FCS team, and iowa state in Kinnick and the offense is fucking pathetic and the quarterback blows and it’s “business as usual.” That’s bad.

How many times have opponents crossed the 50 without a turnover from Petras this season? Is it twice? How fucking great does the defense need to be?

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Certainly not QBs or WRs.

The lack of personnel at key positions in year 24 is inexcusable. The staff knew what they had last year and did nothing in response. In the era of the transfer portal it’s especially inexcusable.

WR recruiting has been subpar. The QB recruiting has been bad bc of a series of guys turning out to not be that good but were decently rated.

 

[cloudhawk]

Rated decent because of potential, development has been lacking

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Rated decent because of potential, development has been lacking

Of course. I’m just saying the recruiting on paper has actually been pretty good.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Which again exposes the coaches on offense for the results they’ve been getting.

 

[Gushawk]

Portal gods willing.

 

[Whatever]

The schedule sets up for 2023 as well.

 

[HawkBall23]

Portal gods willing.

Any sane rational person would think he'd want to pair an even below average offense to go with great defense and STs, putting his team in play for a NY6 bowl, but what does this armchair QB know?

 

[Geese]

Actually recruiting has been good for awhile now.

Yeah seems like it with all that talent on the offensive side of the ball

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Yeah seems like it with all that talent on the offensive side of the ball

Top 30 classes the last 3 years.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Portal gods willing.

Why do the shitty QBs get free reign every ~7 years

 

[cloudhawk]

Which again exposes the coaches on offense for the results they’ve been getting.

Seems like they should be wary of 4* slow footed pocket passers

 

[cloudhawk]

Why do the shitty QBs get free reign every ~7 years

3 year auto senority

 

[MikeyJoe]

Most people don't want wholesale changes. They want Kirk to make the changes necessary to drag the offense up to sub-par.

The only reason wholesale changes would need to be made would be if Kirk refused to do it.

 

[CleteyColgate]

Most people don't want wholesale changes. They want Kirk to make the changes necessary to drag the offense up to sub-par.

The only reason wholesale changes would need to be made would be if Kirk refused to do it.

He should list team offense and defense rankings.

 

[Alan Lomax]

Most people don't want wholesale changes. They want Kirk to make the changes necessary to drag the offense up to sub-par.

The only reason wholesale changes would need to be made would be if Kirk refused to do it.

Perhaps that fella doesn’t know “wholesale” doesn’t equal “play just well below average offense, not dead fucking last offense.”

 

[Greg Obrecht]

WR recruiting has been subpar. The QB recruiting has been bad bc of a series of guys turning out to not be that good but were decently rated.

Maybe Iowa should stop recruiting QBs whose best offer prior to Iowa’s was Oregon St.

 

[Alan Lomax]

And with an offense playing so pathetically, it is strange to not let a backup quarterback try to do something to spark the offense. Especially when Spencer has so much experience already. It’s not like you’re breaking in a new starter and he needs all the reps he can get.

 

[cloudhawk]

If the Spark doesn't work. He can always put Spence back in.

You know, because he is the Head coach

 

[roseboundhawk]

This isn't even correct. Iowa had a better winning % in the 7 year stretches ending in 1904, 1905, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1960, 1961, and 1962.

 

[Kerky]

Actually recruiting has been good for awhile now.

As long as they hold onto the commitments and don't lose players to the portal.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Lol that still think banks was the better option in 2001.

McCann was huge for the program at the time, and he’s basically hated for it.

 

[Gushawk]

Banks would have won at least 7 games as the full time starter in 2001, with clear potential upside.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Lol. No.

 

[Gushawk]

What game does Banks lose that Kyle won?

 

[Gushawk]

McCann was certainly clearly inferior moving the ball against Michigan in that close home loss.

 

[nolookpass]

Banks got yanked cause he ran out of bounds short of a first down. Ol Spence pussed out and slid instead of going for a first down.....no biggie. "body of work."

 

[BuffettHawk]

McCann was certainly clearly inferior moving the ball against Michigan in that close home loss.

Yeah, but has Banks ever been in a foursome with L Wade at a charity golf function?

 

[Kamala]

Lol that still think banks was the better option in 2001.

McCann was huge for the program at the time, and he’s basically hated for it.

You are a dumb.

 

[Kamala]

This type of stuff is horse shit. Most non retards (@Kamala this is not you lately) don’t want tons of changes. They want Kirk to understand we have the worst quarterback in FBS and that the alternatives on the roster can only be equally as bad and not worse. So why not see if they’re actually better?

Firsr, I appreciate the inclusion of “lately”. Thank you for that.

2nd, I don’t want wholesale changes either. My best case scenario is that he completely revamps the offense into something serviceable and everything else is bau. However, my belief is that he will not do that. And if that is a case I would rather Kirk leave than continue in with this horrible, unwatchable product.

 

[Gushawk]

I don’t think it’s a slam dunk that the team has measurably more success that year with Banks at QB, but I also don’t think there’s much chance at all they have less.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Yeah, but has Banks ever been in a foursome with L Wade at a charity golf function?

That's a weird place to have group sex

 

[eclone]

Iowa’s offense has been clowned on for years, as mentioned i think iowa fans largely thought, “it’s just slow it down, defense and special teams be great, and offense efficient and win games.” Iowa’s offense hasn’t been efficient for years, and we had two receivers bail and get replaced by a patriot league tight end. While also giving the overwhelmed offensive coordinator the quarterbacks, and supposedly simplifying the offense. Well, two games in against an FCS team, and iowa state in Kinnick and the offense is fucking pathetic and the quarterback blows and it’s “business as usual.” That’s bad.

How many times have opponents crossed the 50 without a turnover from Petras this season? Is it twice? How fucking great does the defense need to be?

Iowa State had drives of 38, 49, 76, and 99 yards that all crossed midfield.

 

[Brad Wesley]

Who was the magician that convinced Kirk to sign a mobile Juco QB?

 

[hoosh]

Kirk’s recent record also benefits greatly for being in the big ten west and a soft out of conference schedule every year

 

[Hawkstrat]

Iowa State had drives of 38, 49, 76, and 99 yards that all crossed midfield.

You should put that on a tshirt

 

[CamelTones]

Multiple media people have said Banks only knew roughly 10 plays in 2001 which was an era of football that somewhat required more knowledge than today.

 

[Kamala]

I don’t think it’s a slam dunk that the team has measurably more success that year with Banks at QB, but I also don’t think there’s much chance at all they have less.

The offense moved much better when Banks came in for McCann. Then worse when McCann came back in.

 

[Hawkstrat]

Who would have thought someone would find a worse QB hill to die on than Kirk's.

 

[Alan Lomax]

Iowa State had drives of 38, 49, 76, and 99 yards that all crossed midfield.

So 4 times in 2 games. Iowa’s earned zero points via offense(drives of 16 and 4 yards resulting in points), and the defense has given up midfield four fucking times.

 

[Revolver]

The offense moved much better when Banks came in for McCann. Then worse when McCann came back in.

Well when you only know “around 10 plays” it’s hard to accrue a sufficient “body of work”.

 

[Kamala]

Well when you only know “around 10 plays” it’s hard to accrue a sufficient “body of work”.

Then create easier plays and let the playmaker stay on the field.

 

[CamelTones]

Kirk’s recent record also benefits greatly for being in the big ten west and a soft out of conference schedule every year

I get this logic but come on, he has no control over how good the other teams in the division are. There are 7 teams in the division and only 3 have won it in the last 8 years. In that timeframe he’s knocked off top 5 Penn State, top 5 Ohio State and top 5 Michigan along with a top 10 (at the time) Iowa State team.