TSN Awfully Hard On Ferentz

acgclone · 01-17-2008, 04:16 PM

It will be interesting to see how the next couple of seasons unfold for the Hawkeyes and Ferentz. A couple more .500 type seasons or worse, and it would be hard to not want to fire him, if for no other reason than he would be WAY overpaid.

You just can't justify average seasons with that kind of money.

I think we will split with them in the next two years but have a shot at winning both, which would kill their fans even more.

travman23 · 01-17-2008, 04:16 PM

If they have another 6-6 season again this fall you know what might finally hit the fan. You don't pay a guy that much money not to get some return on investment. You can give him a pass on a bad season here and there but 4 disappointing mediocre seasons in a row surely was not what they had in mind when they signed that contract.

cyclonenum1 · 01-17-2008, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by isuno1fan

I REALLY hope Iowa comes in at .500 again next year. It will continue the split in their fanbase and increase the negative national publicity.

Giving him $2.8M is probably the worst move the U of I has ever made.

Why would you want them to do that well? Frankly, I'd like them to be winless next year. And every year for that matter!

CTTB78 · 01-19-2008, 04:43 PM

Getting paid big money (Kirkie should always be referred to as the states highest payed employee), .500 record and off field problems. Not a good combo.

Jbone4State10' · 01-19-2008, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by travman23

but 4 disappointing mediocre seasons in a row surely was not what they had in mind when they signed that contract.

I dont know where you got the four but im pretty sure its about 2 and half mediocre seasons if my memory serves me. 05 was decent for them until the second part of the season and 06 and 07 were just debacles.

MontyBurns · 01-27-2008, 07:41 PM

[quote=cyismydog;318009]I think he's a good coach.[quote]

He was a good coach. He used that to get a renegotiated 8-year, $3 million per year (w/automatic raises) contract worth over $25 million. He stopped working hard the minute the ink was dry on the contract -- and the results speak for themselves.