Iowa loses Cade McNamara

[AuH2O]

I watched the MSU game later. I didn’t think Hill was that bad….quicker feet than I expected after reading comments here. Strong arm tho looks like he lacks touch. Should be good for QB sneaks.
McNamara was a sitting duck in the pocket.

It's a little hard to say because there is not a more jacked up power conference program in the country than MSU right now. But Hill wasn't that bad. Better than Petras. Their receivers did him no favors. Combine the drops with balls that technically weren't drops but balls that they should probably at least catch once in a while. Vines reminds me of a typical Rhoads-era ISU receiver. We get all excited for him, then watch him play and see his catch radius is basically zero. Not a good combo with anything other than a super-accurate QB.

But so far this season McNamara is considerably worse than I thought he'd be, and certainly worse than the revisionist history will portray the farther out we get from seeing him play.

 

[Jer]

I watched the MSU game later. I didn’t think Hill was that bad….quicker feet than I expected after reading comments here. Strong arm tho looks like he lacks touch. Should be good for QB sneaks.
McNamara was a sitting duck in the pocket.

Hill would have had a better stat line but their receivers dropped a lot of balls. It's been that way all year though - McNamara would have looked better with decent receivers.

 

[intrepid27]

B1g is releasing the next 5 years of conference schedules today at 11:30 CT.

I'll take the under that they will have a change in conference membership in the next 5 years.

 

[GoHawks]

I watched the MSU game later. I didn’t think Hill was that bad….quicker feet than I expected after reading comments here. Strong arm tho looks like he lacks touch. Should be good for QB sneaks.
McNamara was a sitting duck in the pocket.

I agree. When you're as bad as we're on the perimeter and can't run how good can you look?

 

[cycloner29]

Yet another classic thread on Go Iowa Awesome. Franisadumass brings in videos of Hill playing youth football. Some folks are just clueless.

Deacon Hill has been running over opponents his entire life

iowa.forums.rivals.com

 

[nfrine]

We'll see. BG isn't beholden to the Ferentz family like GB was. She has to know she'll catch hell if she doesn't hold him to it. I'd bet she's looking forward to KF moving on so she can make her own hire.

That wont happen this year, maybe next year.

Brian should be ready by then....

 

[ESciGuy]

I hate to break it to all Iowa/ISU fans, but if you think Iowa is going to hold BF to that stupid contract, especially if they win 10 games, you are fooling yourself.

What exactly is there to hold him to? If I recall correctly, if he doesn't meet the point total, they would "review his contract", not necessarily terminate him.

 

[Die4Cy]

What exactly is there to hold him to? If I recall correctly, if he doesn't meet the point total, they would "review his contract", not necessarily terminate him.

It's dumb. If Kirk is still there, BF will be OC. They have **** you money, and can choose to leave at any time under their own accord. Nobody at UI is going to fire Kirk, so no one will fire BF no matter what the "agreement" says.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

There's no way that contract matters. There's going to be a different AD than who made the contract in the first place, and like the post above said they would just reevaluate. I wouldn't be surprised if Beth wanted to have her coach and start her own journey as the head of the Dept but if they're selling out tickets she has no reason to do so, especially if they keep winning.

 

[Gonzo]

There's no way that contract matters. There's going to be a different AD than who made the contract in the first place, and like the post above said they would just reevaluate. I wouldn't be surprised if Beth wanted to have her coach and start her own journey as the head of the Dept but if they're selling out tickets she has no reason to do so, especially if they keep winning.

"For Ferentz to return to his previous two-year rolling contract, the Hawkeyes must reach a mere 25 points per game -- by any means, including defense and special teams -- in 2023. Additionally, the Hawkeyes must reach seven wins, which includes a potential bowl game. Ferentz accepted a $50,000 salary decrease to $850,000 for the season. If Ferentz fails to meet either of the two incentives, his contract will officially terminate on June 30, 2024."

Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz signs revised contract with pay cut, scoring incentives

The Hawkeyes must also win at least seven games for Ferentz to return in 2024

www.cbssports.com

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

"For Ferentz to return to his previous two-year rolling contract, the Hawkeyes must reach a mere 25 points per game -- by any means, including defense and special teams -- in 2023. Additionally, the Hawkeyes must reach seven wins, which includes a potential bowl game. Ferentz accepted a $50,000 salary decrease to $850,000 for the season. If Ferentz fails to meet either of the two incentives, his contract will officially terminate on June 30, 2024."

Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz signs revised contract with pay cut, scoring incentives

The Hawkeyes must also win at least seven games for Ferentz to return in 2024

www.cbssports.com

So they make a new one.

 

[Gonzo]

So they make a new one.

If it were Barta, definitely. We'll see. It actually provides the perfect out for BG to get rid of him. She's 49 and (I hope) wants to be a long term AD at Iowa. She's not nearly as beholden to the Ferentz family as Barta was.