Having watched most/all of that game, I was stunned by some of the easy/short passes he just flat missed by a mile. I still am not convinced it will matter next week though, as ISU keeps finding more and more creative ways to lose that game.
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And, you know, it's always our super bowl...
You are officially banned for the rest of the week!
There's a first time for everything.
I would bet money they won't switch QBs. Kirk is arrogant and pigheaded. His racist dickhead strength coach works his players so hard it puts their lives at risk which creates national headlines. What does Ferentz do? Creates an award to give to Doyle essentially giving the middle finger to everyone. Kirk's ******* son orchestrates the worst power five offense in the country last year and everyone's calling for him to be fired. What does Ferentz do? Makes him the QB coach. Former players come out en masse complaining about the racist culture of the program, leading to the formation of a diversity council to address the situation. After the smoke clears what does Kirk do? Disbands the council and it's back to business as usual.
Maybe in the past he would begrudgingly switch QBs based on the recommendation of his OC, but I gaurantee Brian is every bit as arrogant and pigheaded as his old man. Those two aren't going to be able to swallow their pride and admit they are wrong. Hawk fans better get ready to ride this season out with Petrass.
Maybe in the past he would begrudgingly switch QBs based on the recommendation of his OC, but I gaurantee Brian is every bit as arrogant and pigheaded as his old man. Those two aren't going to be able to swallow their pride and admit they are wrong. Hawk fans better get ready to ride this season out with Petrass.
Every big ten west team outside Purdue or Nebraska follow the Iowa/Wisconsin recipe. PJ Fleck finds the biggest/heaviest OL he can & will go with foot to foot splits simply cuz they’re happy with falling forward for 2-3 yards & punting. It’s all body shots waiting for the right moment & slowing the game down to cover up talent deficiencies. Boring football but it’s tough to deal with
Looks like seeing a good QB in the B1G west will be unusual again.
Mertz has a freak RB to carry the load and was still pretty wobbly.
Looked at MSN and on the front page was the WRNL article about Taylor being the QB but the statement that it is satire was deleted. That could set off some of that fan base thinking it’s real.
I’m sure he’s a nice guy, KF tells as much after every craptastic outing, but he’s just not good at the quarterbacking.
He was the MVC Offensive POY as a Freshman. For as bad is Iowa’s offense is, their defense is on the other end of the spectrum.
This question must have been asked by someone that doesn’t know Ferentz at all.
When, in his almost 30 years as a head coach for Iowa, has he pulled a quarterback for another? Can probably count on one hand. Now in those handful of times, how many times did it happen after the first game?
Asking this question assumes Kirk has totally changed as a person and coach between last week and this week.
When, in his almost 30 years as a head coach for Iowa, has he pulled a quarterback for another? Can probably count on one hand. Now in those handful of times, how many times did it happen after the first game?
Asking this question assumes Kirk has totally changed as a person and coach between last week and this week.
The only mid-season, non-injury qb changes or dual qbs used I can recall were CJB for Rudock in 2014, 2008 Stanzi for Jake Christensen and 2001 McCann and Brad Banks.
And, forgive me for not knowing my hawkeye lore, but was any of those switches this early in the season? Maybe Banks?
The soonest I recall was Stanzi for Christensen in the second half of the 4th game. He and Christensen were kind of splitting reps if I recall until then though. I really don’t see Padilla getting a chance unless things get out of hand and the game is basically out of reach.
Banks and McCann were basically splitting reps most of 2001 iirc. McCann got the lions share because BB admittedly didn’t know the playbook since he was a first year JUCO guy. We all know how complex the Iowa playbook is.
