**Official 2022 Iowa Football Season Thread**

[Truant]

Kirk and Brian purposely made this season a shitshow to draw big money from donors for the Swarm to fix things…seven fucking steps ahead. Hawk Hawk Hawk Hawk!

 

[TJones3312]

That's a retarded look for Nick.

Did he exceed your expectations?

 

[Creed]

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Please disregard the sign in back. Please.

 

[Gushawk]

I mean, have you actually looked at Brian’s resume?

lmao…not a good career trend of success, certainly

 

[Greg Obrecht]

Please disregard the sign in back. Please.

I deny your request.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

I just hope my money doesn't go to petras. He had already stolen so much from me. Mostly happiness

 

[Hawk24]

Did he exceed your expectations?

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

 

[Wanderer]

People more than likely aren't going to give up the perks they get for those donations (close parking, good seats) in order to donate to a collective.

I don't think guys that donate $1M+ are that concerned about the extra pocket change for parking and seats. The athletic department should and is telling them where to donate.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

lmao…not a good career trend of success, certainly

he sucks as an OC and has been undeniably good at everything else.

 

[Gushawk]

let him prove he’s still good at something elsewhere…that’s the way the real world works when you fail miserably at something for an employer

 

[The Full Monte]

I don't think guys that donate $1M+ are that concerned about the extra pocket change for parking and seats. The athletic department should and is telling them where to donate.

You’d be surprised the number of “big money” Hawkeyes fans that are doing next to nothing for NIL

 

[Wanderer]

You’d be surprised the number of “big money” Hawkeyes fans that are doing next to nothing for NIL

Right, but that’s true of all fan bases. I was responding to both the concern over Iowa being big donor in most cases, but not NIL and Balls’ comments about losing parking and seating preference.

 

[6deuce]

They weren't that sloppy after you...

You probably made her dry

 

[L. Wade Childress]

let him prove he’s still good at something elsewhere…that’s the way the real world works when you fail miserably at something for an employer

Why do you think he was promoted to OC? Because he’s Kirk’s son, or because he produced national award winners and 1st round picks in multiple roles?

 

[douglasbader]

Gus you are wrong here

 

[BuffettHawk]

Why do you think he was promoted to OC? Because he’s Kirk’s son, or because he produced national award winners and 1st round picks in multiple roles?

LOL

 

[Gushawk]

You told us Brian was gone, douglas. Gone means gone. His abject and spectacular failure means he needs to go work elsewhere. It’s the way the entire rest of the works works.

 

[MikeyJoe]

Why do you think he was promoted to OC? Because he’s Kirk’s son, or because he produced national award winners and 1st round picks in multiple roles?

Because he’s Kirk’s son.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

LOL

if we were hiring someone with a resume that looked exactly like Brian’s in 2017, everyone would be excited.

 

[Gushawk]

if we were hiring someone with a resume that looked exactly like Brian’s in 2017, everyone would be excited.

when we are rumored to be looking at candidates with Chryst and Gattis’ resumes? GTFO!

 

[CleteyColgate]

Why do you think he was promoted to OC? Because he’s Kirk’s son, or because he produced national award winners and 1st round picks in multiple roles?

Kirk’s son, Brian Ferentz

 

[MikeyJoe]

Wait you’re serious?

You think Iowa fans would be excited about hiring a decade of position coaching but no play calling experience at any level?

 

[BuffettHawk]

if we were hiring someone with a resume that looked exactly like Brian’s in 2017, everyone would be excited.

I was excited for Brian’s promotion to OC (primarily because it meant the end of the GDGD era), but I would’ve been severely disappointed if KF hired some unknown assistant coach with no offensive experience outside of the OL and TE positions, and especially with no experience calling plays.

Brian got the job because of his name.

 

[BuffettHawk]

Let’s look at it differently, would any Power 5 program hire a similarly situated candidate as Brian as their OC in 2017? Absolutely not.

 

[Gushawk]

Fuck Kirk’s son, Brian Ferentz into the sun. There is no fucking way he should be retained in any capacity as a member of the University of Iowa football staff, and it’s absolutely asinine to assert otherwise. The only reason or explanation for it woukd be the identity of the man from whose loins he sprang.

 

[Gushawk]

I don’t give a fuck about the merits of the mistaken decision in 2017 at this point. I’m focused on the decision in 2022 and there is no other program in the country where a miserable failure of an OC like this guy would be retained in any capacity. It would be inconceivable.

 

[BuffettHawk]

KOK was a former head coach, Greg Davis was a former head coach and OC at Arkansas, UNC, and Texas, but Kirk definitely would’ve hired someone with Brian’s resume as his next OC even if that person wasn’t related to him.

 

[ivan_drago]

It’s all very surprising that L Jersey Chaser is a Kirk’s son, Brian Ferentz defender.

 

[JD720]

Let’s look at it differently, would any Power 5 program hire a similarly situated candidate as Brian as their OC in 2017? Absolutely not.

Not a legitimate one…

However, Iowa state hired a MAC OL coach to be their OC around the same time.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Not a legitimate one…

However, Iowa state hired a MAC OL coach to be their OC around the same time.

That's called a lateral move

 

[Gushawk]

Not a legitimate one…

However, Iowa state hired a MAC OL coach to be their OC around the same time.

and he’s now being fired and not remaining on the staff in a different capacity, despite leading a considerably more productive offense

 

[Talkin' Goat]

I’m with Gus on this one. Brian needs to GTFO. I don’t want him sitting in a coaches meeting and offering an opinion on anything. Yes, I think he’d be fine as an OL coach, but any comment even remotely related to his experience as an OC should be treated like the equivalent of football cancer.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Let’s look at it differently, would any Power 5 program hire a similarly situated candidate as Brian as their OC in 2017? Absolutely not.

yes. And I would also argue that Brian only stayed at Iowa because of his last name. He had numerous opportunities to go elsewhere over the years.

 

[PoopyFaceTomatoNose]

I heard Brian turned down an offer to coach the Jets

 

[KitKatApples]

I think you are being a tad silly right now

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

I heard Brian turned down an offer to coach the Jets

I heard he was offered $50 million to coach the lions

 

[BuffettHawk]

yes. And I would also argue that Brian only stayed at Iowa because of his last name. He had numerous opportunities to go elsewhere over the years.

Brian sacrificing his career opportunities for Pops doesn’t mean he was qualified to be a Big Ten OC in 2017.

 

[ddevries]

Heard from a source Gattis is a go. Not sure what’s happening with Brian, but I wouldn’t think he’d waste his time flying to Jersey today if he was about to be off the staff.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

heard in some circles Brian is already considered the greatest coach to ever live.

 

[BuffettHawk]

Heard from a source Gattis is a go. Not sure what’s happening with Brian, but I wouldn’t think he’d waste his time flying to Jersey today if he was about to be off the staff.

 

[roseboundhawk]

Just joined the SWARM. You can all thank me for any transfers the rest of this month. I'd also suggest anyone who hasn't yet joined to go ahead and do so now that it's clear this will actually make a difference.

 

[MisterFalcon]

"I know we just got Cade McNamara, but you're our guy. Totally."

 

[Stu Beagle]

So Bri is coming back?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Brian sacrificing his career opportunities for Pops doesn’t mean he was qualified to be a Big Ten OC in 2017.

Do you think he was qualified for a mid-level head job?

 

[Talkin' Goat]

So Bri is coming back?

 

[ivan_drago]

lol

 

[HiawathaHawk]

"I know we just got Cade McNamara, but you're our guy. Totally."

I doubt he was planning on coming in and starting next year. Now he could be the backup next year. If not, he learns behind a solid starter and is positioned well for year 2 or 3.

 

[BVHawk95]

You guys do realize he has another game to coach, right? This is D1 football, these guys don't just pack it in when they feel like it.

 

[ddevries]

You guys do realize he has another game to coach, right? This is D1 football, these guys don't just pack it in when they feel like it.

Half the coaches change jobs in December at this point