**Official 2022 Iowa Football Season Thread**

[Alan Lomax]

Kirk had his brief Rumspringa and returned to the church of risk aversion with renewed dedication.

This isn’t true. Iowa punts because punting and playing defense gives them a better chance to score from pretty much beyond the 37 yard line. It’s not because the offense is risk averse. It’s because the offense fucking blows.

 

[Uli Kunkel]

The only Hawkeyes of the Ferentz era I remember being booed with any regularity other than Petras was Rudock for a bit, Adam Shada and Herb Grigsby.

 

[Gushawk]

This Illinois game has a season and maybe era on the brink feel to it. Hard to see how 6-6 or worse is avoided with a loss.

 

[Shawneemicks]

This team ain’t beating Bert this year. Nope.

 

[Geese]

This team ain’t beating Bert this year. Nope.

Kirk said we're close. 3rd year with a senior QB and only takes half the season to get "close". Close to what is what I'm wondering

 

[Soda Popinski]

 

[KitKatApples]

That was pretty good for him actually.

 

[WCFHawkeye]

Petras is going to go down as the most hated Hawkeye of all time

Always be Pierre Pierce for me.

 

[Hawkstrat]

That was pretty good for him actually.

Then Harty finished sacking his groceries.

 

[KitKatApples]

Heh

 

[douglasbader]

I would have to think they might fire Chryst and give Leonard the team.

Yep.

 

[Kamala]

Kirk had his brief Rumspringa and returned to the church of risk aversion with renewed dedication.

I’ve stated this multiple times, but our offense isn’t risk averse, what we do is highly risky.

 

[Brad Wesley]

I’ve stated this multiple times, but our offense isn’t risk averse, what we do is highly risky.

Agreed.

I was referring to Kirk’s idea of risk aversion.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Yep.

Dougstradamus

 

[ddevries]

Not sure what it said but a couple guys started hanging a banner over the upper deck in the north end zone at the end of the game Saturday.

 

[CurdMan]

Kirk would be wise to completely hand over the keys to the offense to someone (obviously not Brian). A simple OC change isn’t going to cut it. I’m sure he and Brian never imagined it would go this poorly but here we are. It’s funny to consider the trajectory change Brian’s life may have taken had they just allowed Zach Wilson to come on his visit. There are certainly other faults, but talent hides a lot of deficiencies.

 

[Mountain Hawk]

Maybe he’ll finally throw for 275 yards if that happens.

275 yards over 20 games? Awfully high bar.

 

[Mountain Hawk]

Kirk has gone from vanilla, to New Kirk, and regressed to tap water.

Flint and Jackson tap water.

 

[Mountain Hawk]

Kirk said we're close. 3rd year with a senior QB and only takes half the season to get "close". Close to what is what I'm wondering

The Abyss

 

[mac50702]

Kirk would be wise to completely hand over the keys to the offense to someone (obviously not Brian). A simple OC change isn’t going to cut it. I’m sure he and Brian never imagined it would go this poorly but here we are. It’s funny to consider the trajectory change Brian’s life may have taken had they just allowed Zach Wilson to come on his visit. There are certainly other faults, but talent hides a lot of deficiencies.

He'd be the equivalent of Stanley had he come to Iowa. A lot better than Spencer, but not what he is today.

 

[KitKatApples]

Wilson was actually a good athlete by D1 standards

 

[HzzzHawk]

Dougstradamus

no. Mousestradamus.

 

[BBK]

Douglas Warwick and the Psycho Friends Network

 

[Debit One]

Iowa has performed terribly on offense. On this there can be no debate. The numbers do not lie.

The offensive coordinator and the QB are arguably the two most important persons in determining an offense’s performance. At Iowa, in 2022, the QB seems to have unlimited job security and the OC is the poster boy for why nepotism rules exist.

 

[Debit One]

@tcondon is a couple of losses away from being our Corn Nation guy and I like it.

 

[Saul Berkley]

Iowa has performed terribly on offense. On this there can be no debate. The numbers do not lie.

The offensive coordinator and the QB are arguably the two most important persons in determining an offense’s performance. At Iowa, in 2022, the QB seems to have unlimited job security and the OC is the poster boy for why nepotism rules exist.

Shitty OC + shitty QB + shitty OL = Not great, Bob.

 

[MikeyJoe]

Iowa has performed terribly on offense. On this there can be no debate. The numbers do not lie.

The offensive coordinator and the QB are arguably the two most important persons in determining an offense’s performance. At Iowa, in 2022, the QB seems to have unlimited job security and the OC is the poster boy for why nepotism rules exist.

It's not Brian's fault! The QB and OL are bad!

The guy's been in charge for 5 years. Those things are also his fault.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

 

[MikeyJoe]

 

[SteadyEddy]

Shitty OC + shitty QB + shitty OL = Not great, Bob.

Change even 1 of the first 2 and the third looks a lot better.

 

[MikeyJoe]

Just said this, but it is insane. These two charts highlight exactly what Phil Parker knows - the way to have a good offense is explosive plays. No one has a great offense that consistently steadily marches down the field 5-6 yards at a time.

 

[Hawkstrat]

Move along

 

[Mountain Hawk]

Just said this, but it is insane. These two charts highlight exactly what Phil Parker knows - the way to have a good offense is explosive plays. No one has a great offense that consistently steadily marches down the field 5-6 yards at a time.

I think KF inherited his playbook from Woody Hayes.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Just said this, but it is insane. These two charts highlight exactly what Phil Parker knows - the way to have a good offense is explosive plays. No one has a great offense that consistently steadily marches down the field 5-6 yards at a time.

Michigan came close in the first half

 

[shoot-the-three]

Kirk would be wise to completely hand over the keys to the offense to someone (obviously not Brian). A simple OC change isn’t going to cut it. I’m sure he and Brian never imagined it would go this poorly but here we are. It’s funny to consider the trajectory change Brian’s life may have taken had they just allowed Zach Wilson to come on his visit. There are certainly other faults, but talent hides a lot of deficiencies.

Imagine the trajectory change of Zach Wilson's life if he had visited Iowa. Maybe a 3rd or 4th round pick like CJ?

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Lol Colorado

 

[Alan Lomax]

Last year there was a stat that showed iowa was winning with bad quarterback play, like essentially making quarterback play not matter. Iowa’s response to that was to change nothing, and keep someone that is clearly in over his head, and playing someone that clearly can’t do what he needs to to lead a successful offense. It’s time Kirk, sail off in the sunset, and do something to ensure Phil can keep being the DC.

 

[Stu Beagle]

The only way Petras gets pulled is if he gets injured. Kirk is so fucking weird about changing qbs

 

[Verbal]

Count me in the camp that thinks Spence won't take a Covid year. At this time next year, he'll be back in California leading a small circle of Sunday school children in song, which he'll cite as his true passion, though he'll spend his weekdays stuck in traffic between appointments hawking medical devices. He might not even watch football for a few years. It's going to take awhile for the weight of the anxiety and sense of personal failure to subside. But he can't start the healing until he gets out of town, and I think he throws in the towel at season's end.

 

[Mountain Hawk]

The only way Petras gets pulled is if he gets injured. Kirk is so fucking weird about changing qbs

I think if Petras were hit by a bus and became a wheelchair-bound paraplegic, KF would still put him in under the rationality that his arm wasn't any worse, he wouldn't shit his pants any more than he did before, and the wheelchair would improve his mobility.

 

[Hawkstrat]

Kirk is going to ask him back after striking out in the portal.

Rumor on hawkeyereport is that Labas is a tard that can't make multiple reads.

 

[Hawkstrat]

Kakert says he believes next year's starter is not on the roster. Lol, hopelessness sucks. What QB is going to transfer to this offense?

 

[cloudhawk]

Well, Petras can't either

 

[The Full Monte]

Kirk is going to ask him back after striking out in the portal.

Rumor on hawkeyereport is that Labas is a tard that can't make multiple reads.

I mean........we have a guy in his third year as a starter that can't do that. You're telling me he's too stupid to run the "find LaPorta and throw to him no matter what offense?"

He can't possible be LESS athletic

 

[The Full Monte]

And for fucks sake...."all the other QB's suck too" is a scathing indictment of the people in charge of recruiting and developing them. Holy hell that some folks believe that's some sort of defense.

 

[Hawkstrat]

I REPORT, YOU DECIDE.

 

[Saul Berkley]

I mean........we have a guy in his third year as a starter that can't do that. You're telling me he's too stupid to run the "find LaPorta and throw to him no matter what offense?"

He can't possible be LESS athletic

Well now the QB has to know where Lachey is as well. Pretty complex shit there for a QB to digest. It takes a good 5 years to learn it.

 

[The Full Monte]

Well now the QB has to know where Lachey is as well. Pretty complex shit there for a QB to digest. It takes a good 5 years to learn it.

I'm fairly convinced that every throw to Lachey is actually a mistake where he just fucked up and thought the 85 was and 84.

 

[TVan]

Michigan came close in the first half

It worked for them because they knew it wasn't going to be a shootout. Iowa Offense can't score, so you don't need the big plays. March it slowly by taking what is given and score a couple times. Control ball and field and you beat Iowa at their own game. It was a giant fuck you.

 

[Kamala]

Kirk is going to ask him back after striking out in the portal.

Rumor on hawkeyereport is that Labas is a tard that can't make multiple reads.

Rumors on the internet regarding our QBs are almost never true.