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redghost1974

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Imagine what KF legacy would be without making Brian the O coordinator? Those years destroyed recruiting on that side of the ball. We had some special players on D during that time, those teams got robbed.

How does Kirk finish? I thought this year would be his last after securing the win record. I think he wants more and I don’t see any available replacements on the market. KF and Iowa FB continues.
 
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EbbyCalvin

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I knew this day was going too well. One of these type threads just had to show up.

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redghost1974 said:
Imagine what KF legacy would be without making Brian the O coordinator? Those years destroyed recruiting on that side of the ball. We had some special players on D during that time, those teams got robbed.

How does Kirk finish? I thought this year would be his last after securing the win record. I think he wants more and I don’t see any available replacements on the market. KF and Iowa FB continues.
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You aren't wrong. Even an average offense and would have made a few of those teams elite. KF knows it. He isn't dumb. But yeah water under the bridge.
 
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redghost1974 said:
Imagine what KF legacy would be without making Brian the O coordinator? Those years destroyed recruiting on that side of the ball. We had some special players on D during that time, those teams got robbed.

How does Kirk finish? I thought this year would be his last after securing the win record. I think he wants more and I don’t see any available replacements on the market. KF and Iowa FB continues.
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jFC. You still pine for girls from high school don’t you.
 
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Kirk seems to have completely handed the keys to the offense over to Lester, so I’m perfectly content with Ferentz leading the way for the foreseeable future.
 
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I hear that TBOW may be looking for an offensive coordinator role in the near future. The “quarterback whisperer“
Congrats on snapping the four year streak, finally off the snide
 
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EbbyCalvin said:
I knew this day was going too well. One of these type threads just had to show up.

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Totally agree with OP. Kirk’s legacy could have been that much stronger had he realized his mistake early on, dumped his son and hired a real OC to complement the defenses he had from Phil Parker.
 
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scotihawk

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redghost1974 said:
Imagine what KF legacy would be without making Brian the O coordinator? Those years destroyed recruiting on that side of the ball. We had some special players on D during that time, those teams got robbed.

How does Kirk finish? I thought this year would be his last after securing the win record. I think he wants more and I don’t see any available replacements on the market. KF and Iowa FB continues.
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What the hell is your legacy douche canoe?
 
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eyesofhawk

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redghost1974 said:
Imagine what KF legacy would be without making Brian the O coordinator? Those years destroyed recruiting on that side of the ball. We had some special players on D during that time, those teams got robbed.

How does Kirk finish? I thought this year would be his last after securing the win record. I think he wants more and I don’t see any available replacements on the market. KF and Iowa FB continues.
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Yeah imagine Kirk's legacy minus his winningest stretch at Iowa.

Smh.

No, recruiting was not destroyed.

Imagine sports without so many terrible fans
 
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rams32 said:
You aren't wrong. Even an average offense and would have made a few of those teams elite. KF knows it. He isn't dumb. But yeah water under the bridge.
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We were spending our money of defense back then, and if you don't think we were spending money before the NIL official era, you're oblivious.
 
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eyesofhawk

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redghost1974 said:
Kirks winningest stretch is also coupled with his worst record against ranked teams. This period coincides with the BG10 west being garbage and soft OOC.

Ease up Francis.
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I double checked and only saw W's and L's in the record book
 
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Grayhair1981

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eyesofhawk said:
I double checked and only saw W's and L's in the record book
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You are literally the only person I have ever heard that doesn't factor quality of opponents in judging weight of wins. That might make you a savant or it might make you an imbecile.
If wins are the ONLY thing that matters, why doesn't Iowa leave the B1G and only play NAIA teams? Should yield 12-0 every season.
 
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eyesofhawk

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Grayhair1981 said:
You are literally the only person I have ever heard that doesn't factor quality of opponents in judging weight of wins. That might make you a savant or it might make you an imbecile.
If wins are the ONLY thing that matters, why doesn't Iowa leave the B1G and only play NAIA teams? Should yield 12-0 every season.
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I can promise you every person in that Iowa football building would trade this season for the '23 season
 
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redghost1974 said:
Kirks winningest stretch is also coupled with his worst record against ranked teams. This period coincides with the BG10 west being garbage and soft OOC.

Ease up Francis.
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Well the problem was that the greatest stretch of Iowa defenses just happened to coincide with the worst stretch of Iowa offenses. They beat average and below average teams with a dominant defense that not only prevented the opponent from scoring, but scored their own and created a lot of short fields and field goals. The offense was considered a necessary evil whose only goal was to not turn it over. Scoring was an occasional bonus. That's not a recipe for success against great teams who have very good offenses to go along with their own very good defenses.
 
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Jonesy5960

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Grayhair1981 said:
You are literally the only person I have ever heard that doesn't factor quality of opponents in judging weight of wins. That might make you a savant or it might make you an imbecile.
If wins are the ONLY thing that matters, why doesn't Iowa leave the B1G and only play NAIA teams? Should yield 12-0 every season.
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9-4.
 
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Jonesy5960

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eyesofhawk said:
I can promise you every person in that Iowa football building would trade this season for the '23 season
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In 2023 they got azz raped in 3 games including their last 2, failing to score a single point with their historically bad offense. They were eviscerated in the press all season long over the offense/Brian situation. I'm sure they all really enjoyed that.

This year they crushed all of their Big10 rivals, won a thrilling bowl game against a top 15 opponent to end a streak of top 25 losses, and played every team on their schedule, including 2 CFP teams right down to the wire.

In short. You don't know anything.
 
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