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Did Ferentz take a dive?

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:16 PM
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Did Ferentz take a dive?

I know it sounds absurd, and I'm only half serious,  but how else can you explain the last 5 minutes of that game?  

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:18 PM
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Easy...

Ferentz is incompetent. 

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November 23rd, 2012 at 6:58 PM
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Tire Fire

You are what you are.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:19 PM
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That was the single most

That was the single most conservative game of football I have ever seen in my life, and I've watched old YouTubve videos of midwestern schools going up against each other in 1970. If Kirk Ferentz has the ability to be employed as a football head coach in America, it explains the USA's economic decline.

Iowa clearly needs a lesson in cutthroat captialism. Too much money to have fossils driving at the wheel

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:23 PM
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Greg Davis

The Iowa OC has been incompetent since his days as the Texas OC.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:24 PM
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He's def part of the

He's def part of the equation. Why the hell would anyone ever hire him? To drink with him? Their offense has regressed BADLY. Insanely. Throwing 5 yard outs after 30 secs roll off the clock...with 2 minutes left in the game? WTF

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:36 PM
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Why would RR hire GERG? The

Why would RR hire GERG? The coaching business is a good 'ol boy club and sometimes empirical evidence of success just doesn't matter.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 8:21 PM
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i heard gerg has two more

i heard gerg has two more super rings then you

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November 23rd, 2012 at 11:09 PM
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He also took a mediocre

He also took a mediocre Syracuse team and pounded it into the ground...something I never did.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:02 PM
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Drinking with conservatives

Drinking with conservatives never works out well. Either theyre really boring or they go bat-shit crazy.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:18 PM
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Huffington Post

That blog is down the hall and to your left. Have fun, sorry about the vomit on your shoes.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:02 PM
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Drinking with conservatives

Drinking with conservatives never works out well. Either theyre really boring or they go bat-shit crazy.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:02 PM
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Drinking with conservatives

Drinking with conservatives never works out well. Either theyre really boring or they go bat-shit crazy.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:13 PM
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The qb is not the problem.

The qb is not the problem. Vandenberg threw for 3000yards and 25/7 tds to INTs last year. Ferentz and Davis turned him into a pathetic wash up this season.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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What Happened In The Passing Game...

By the numbers, this is  where the deficit over last year is apparent. The final line for Iowa last year in the passing game was 240/412 for  3,052 yards, good for 7.41 yard per attempt and 14.4 yards per completion. Their final line for this year will be 222/389 for 1,460 yards, or 3.75 yards per attempt and 6.57 yards per completion. That's...significant, and that's two OCs at work. Vandenberg is a serviceable pocket passer, so there's a lot of coaching in this, I suspect. 

I will also add here that they fell off in rushing totals over last year, but not quite to the above scale. 

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November 23rd, 2012 at 7:43 PM
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Coaching?

Or Marvin McNutt?

Last year's coordinator had the best WR in the league to work with. This year's coordinator has...well, I'll be kind and just say that he doesn't. And the only RB standing was happy, at the beginning of the season, to have beaten out five others to be the co-second-string fullback.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:04 PM
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F me. Quadruple post.

F me. Quadruple post.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 6:59 PM
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Yeah

You should really be more conservative with your drinking.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:27 PM
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Not only is Ferentz employed,

Not only is Ferentz employed, he is one of the highest paid college coaches in the country.  Last list I saw he was #6 @ $3.9 M / yr.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:11 PM
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Most conservative game?

I don't know but that M-OSU game in 2007(?) when Henne had the bad arm was pretty damn conservative.  Carr vs. Tressel with OSU basically just running out the clock in the second half.

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November 24th, 2012 at 10:37 AM
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Maybe

Maybe Carr was conservative because of Henne's arm, the weather, and the fact that Manningham couldn't catch a pass to save his life that day.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 7:44 PM
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The Second Half

was nearly unbearable to watch. Iowa posessions:

 

Plays      Result

6               Int

3               Punt

6               Punt

3               Punt

3               Punt

3               Int

 

Yeeeeeeesh.

 

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:19 PM
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I was thinking the same

But really why would he?

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November 23rd, 2012 at 9:17 PM
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Urban man-crush?

Urban man-crush?

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:20 PM
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Two words:

Greg Fucking Davis.

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November 24th, 2012 at 12:53 AM
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that was three words

that was three words

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November 24th, 2012 at 1:15 AM
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No, two words. Remember, this

No, two words. Remember, this is Iowa, home of receivers with hyphenated last names. Like so: GERG Fucking-Davis

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:20 PM
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This is crazy. It's senior

This is crazy. It's senior day, at home, a chance to beat a fake rival. The answer should be "GOD NO!" But after seeing that... Damn. I think a better explanation is Iowa is just a tire fire.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:21 PM
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He's a terrible coach but

He's a terrible coach but lets not get carried away. Iowa is terrible and they have been all year.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:37 PM
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That doesn't explain the play

That doesn't explain the play calling and tempo at the end of the game.  I don't really think he took a dive but the only other expalnation is that he is an idiot but that is not the case - puntasaurus yes - idiot no.   Really hard to understand. 

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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You assume

that "terrible coaching" and "terrible players" are independent things. They are not. Iowa is terrible partially because their coaching has been terrible. Ferentz is a puntosaur, and Greg fricking Davis is one of the most incompetent OCs I have ever seen. I think they attempted one throw of greater than 10 yards in teh 4th quarter. When they were losing by a touchdown and had the wind at their backs. Meanwhile, on a 3rd and 4 he decided on an utterly obvious run that went for 1 yard...and from there Ferentz took over by punting on a 4th and 3 from midfield with just 7 minutes left. I mean...come on, man. 

The Vandenberg interception was lol bad after that (again on another called completely unsurprising short pass), but they lost the game on the two-play sequence to end thier next-to-last drive of the game.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 6:13 PM
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Did either side complete a

Did either side complete a pass thrown more than ten yards downfield at any point in the game? I'm having trouble remembering one. Martinez hit the one over the middle to Cotton, I guess, and Vandenberg might have completed one in the first quarter. The success rate was low, though.

A gusting and swirling 30 mph wind isn't conducive to a downfield passing game whether you're going with the wind or against it.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 8:30 PM
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Yeah, both teams did. Iowa

Yeah, both teams did. Iowa did not, however, in the second half.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:23 PM
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Trust me he did not take a

Trust me he did not take a dive, this team has look like this all year. That QB is terrible and should have been benched a long time ago. I’m not sure what Iowa has on their bench but it has to better than this.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:28 PM
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Yea, it's all Vandenberg. 

Yea, it's all Vandenberg.  What's on their bench is a true freshman who nobody knows anything about; probably not better. This offensive scheme is the culprit this season, not James Vandenberg.  He went from being a pretty decent QB the past few years under KOK to what we just witnessed.  Some blame belongs to him, sure, as he does make mistakes.  Much of what has occured this year, though, is a product of a terrible offensive sheme that didn't click what-so-ever amonst the whole offense, the whole season.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:05 PM
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I think it's both. The OC is

I think it's both. The OC is spectacularly incompetent, but Vandenberg looks like he's getting ready for a nap on each offensive series. No spark, no leadership. You can see why the team identity became Weisman as soon as he did anything remotely positive.

Was he hurt? If his arm is jelly it may explain some of the conservatism earlier in the year. But not today.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:29 PM
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The qb is not the problem.

The qb is not the problem. Vandenberg threw for 3000yards and 25/7 tds to INTs last year. Ferentz and Davis turned him into a pathetic wash up this season.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:31 PM
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Wait, I'm a little unclear.

Wait, I'm a little unclear. Is the QB the problem?

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:33 PM
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You can say that again!

And again, and again, and again...

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:30 PM
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Or like, pentapost

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November 23rd, 2012 at 8:38 PM
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Congrats...

Your posts were accidently more prolific than the Iowa offense.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:29 PM
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Mods please delete

Sorry double post

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:30 PM
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Wow that's a lot of lime

Wow that's a lot of lime green.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:31 PM
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Uh, I counted 5.

Uh, I counted 5.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:23 PM
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It was a pretty shi**y

It was a pretty shi**y performance.  The real problem may be the OC Greg Davis.  WTF kind of offense is he trying to run?  He may be the one taking a dive and corrupting the Iowa program.  That offense is/was straight sh*t  I live in Iowa near Iowa City, I saw it every week.  James vandenberg went from a decent to good QB the past few years, under Ken O'Keefe for Christ sakes, and was turned into what we all just watched.  That was actually a better game he's played this year.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:37 PM
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It is beyond me how anyone

It is beyond me how anyone can call Ferentz a good coach.   That was one of the worst coached game I have seen.  

Punting at the Neb 31

Getting an illegal substitution penalty out of a timeout

Not loading the box when you know Nebraska is running the ball. 

Showing zero sense of urgency down by 6 with 3 minutes left.  Routinely letting the play clock run down with the clock running.   Calling the same play over and over agin when everyone knows its coming.   A senior QB having zero idea how to run a 2 minute offense...

I know he has an obscenely overpriced contract (how he got that is beyond me) and a huge buyout but how is this man still not fired?   And the fact that this team has four wins and is playing at home, and he's playing the game like he's up 14 and trying to run the clock out.... unreal

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:56 PM
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I know the whole "they're

I know the whole "they're professional coaches and I'm not" thing matters, but seriously. I can't call that a conservative gameplan, because that would imply someone on the coaching staff had a plan at all. Maybe Ferentz and co. are good at developing talent behind the scenes, but when it comes to game time they don't just look bad, they look inept. You didn't outline anything rare, or difficult that they can't do, you outlined basic fundamental things just about every high school coach in America can do in their sleep, yet this B1G coach gets paid millions of dollars to continuously struggle with. Iowa should not only clean house and bring one of the Stoops brothers back home, they should ask Ferentz for their money back.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:36 PM
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Iowa deserved to lose that game, but I feel sorry....

for the players after the incredibly incompetent play calling and slow offense at the end of the game.  His huge contract buyout notwithstanding, it's time for Ferentz to go.  Iowa football has become embarassing.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:37 PM
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No dive - just a really bad

No dive - just a really bad team that has an awful OC.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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"I ALSO like to live

"I ALSO like to live dangerously..."

-Kirk Ferentz

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:41 PM
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The only thing I can think

The only thing I can think after watching (most of) that game: How the H*ll did UM give up 17 to Iowa last week? Mind boggling.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:44 PM
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They actually threw the ball,

They actually threw the ball, and there weren't 30 mph winds.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:46 PM
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Freshman LB getting lost in

Freshman LB getting lost in coverage for the first drive, terrible roughing the passer penalty, then the 4th quater happened with us up 32 points with back-ups starting to sub in.  The bigger question was how did Neb only manage 13 points on that defense?

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:53 PM
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Because the wind took away

Because the wind took away even the possibility of a downfield passing game.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 4:48 PM
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Easy.

We gave up 7 just like Nebraska did. The refs gave Iowa 3 with a horrible roughing call. And the they score the other 7 against our 3rd string which Nebraska never got to put in.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:00 PM
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Kirk Ferentz

Kirk Ferentz....... The world's least interesting man.

That being said, this is what happens when you lose control of your own destiny.

 

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:02 PM
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Morbid curiosity

Does this game give anyone else an overwhelming morbid curiosity to see what a GERG Davis/Robinson team would be like? Preferably after getting hired together at MSU or something.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:24 PM
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I want to see them coach AGAINST each other.

The resistible force vs. the moveable object.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:48 PM
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Happened already

The 2004 Texas Longhorns. You might recall that they beat us in the Rose Bowl that year. Amazing when you think about it.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 6:20 PM
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Repressed memories

I'm going to say that Vince Young won in spite of the GERGs.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:02 PM
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Kirk Ferentz

Kirk Ferentz....... The world's least interesting man.

That being said, this is what happens when you lose control of your own destiny.

 

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:12 PM
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Thanks for nothing.

Thanks for nothing. northwestern, state, penn state and iowa. You are all useless and you shall get pounded next season by Michigan. 

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:18 PM
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Or we could have taken care

Or we could have taken care of business ourselves and not counted on the rest of the conference to do it for us.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:29 PM
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Maybe it's just me, but

I don't see pounding them unmercifully and losing control of our own destiny to be mutually exclusive.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 9:59 PM
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Easier said than done, when a

a freshman qb who wasn't ready to play yet is the QB for much of the game. I have no doubt that Michigan would of have won with either Denard or Devin at QB. Basically Nebraska lucked their way into the Big Ten title game, with the help of key injuries, the officials, and an incompetent Iowa coaching staff along the way.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:22 PM
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But we may still be co-division champs

Amirite?

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:41 PM
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No.

No.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:45 PM
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Yes...

We would be co-legends champions if we win tomorrow.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 8:01 PM
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Who cares? We can't win the

Who cares? We can't win the Big Ten. A division championship is worthless in the grand scheme of things.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 8:06 PM
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Like kissing your sister

As Bob Ufer might have said.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 8:33 PM
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Don't forget about Wisconsin.

Don't forget about Wisconsin. Nebraska should have lost that game.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:21 PM
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Iowa football: snoozapalooza.

Iowa football: snoozapalooza.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:24 PM
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Multiple post fair in this

Multiple post fair in this thread...

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:21 PM
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Iowa football: snoozapalooza.

Iowa football: snoozapalooza.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:35 PM
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The fact that Nebraska

The fact that Nebraska survived MSU, Wiscy, NW, PSU, and UM by the collective skin of their teeth is what drives me crazy - a crappy Iowa team shouldn't have decided the Legends division anyway.  The fact the refs blew at least 2 games with calls that benefitted Nebraska (MSU and PSU), that's what helped them win the division.  Oh yeah, and Denard going down.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:42 PM
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I agree, it's much in the

I agree, it's much in the vein of ND's undefeated season.  While I do curse fortune and those two awful calls against MSU and PSU that saved Nebraska's bacon, I first have to look at our own program for not being in the B1G championship.  M's utter lack of prepardness for Denard going down is IMO the reason Nebraska wins the division.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 8:35 PM
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I have a hard time making

I have a hard time making that leap because, unless I'm mistaken, we were losing that game before Denard's injury.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 9:59 PM
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It was a 4 point game, and UM

was inside the 15 yard line, driving to take the lead when he went down. I am 100% sure that UM is the better team with either Devin or Denard, but unfortunately at the end of the day being the better team does not matter in this case.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:38 PM
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Nebraska was absolutely

Nebraska was absolutely turrible today. Offensively, Iowa was beyond turrible. Iowa's D stood up.  Unfortunately the play calling and clock management were hideous.  To an outsider (me), that looked like sub-HS caliber coaching.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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I actually hope douche-tastic

I actually hope douche-tastic Wisconsin wins next week. Nebraska has gotten every break. Every call. For them to show up and play like garbage today was the last draw.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:44 PM
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Draw?

Draw?

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November 23rd, 2012 at 7:59 PM
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Whether or not they win next

Whether or not they win next week, they will get exposed in their bowl game, whether its the Rose Bowl or the Capital One Bowl. They have a shitty defense and an offense that can be good but consistently shoots itself in the foot. Oregon/Stanford or Florida/Georgia/Texas A&M would annihilate Nebraska.



I know it doesn't mean much, but I can go to bed at night knowing that overall, Michigan has a better team.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:40 PM
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No. But he is not a very good

No. But he is not a very good coach.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 5:59 PM
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Is taking a dive = being

Is taking a dive = being overly conservative and generally less than mediocre decision-making in-games? If so, he's been taking a dive for quite a while

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November 23rd, 2012 at 6:03 PM
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Better question: was that the

Better question: was that the worst game of football you have ever seen? At least in the bottom 10 for me. 

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November 23rd, 2012 at 7:29 PM
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So it was deleted as a full post

And you recycled it here?

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November 23rd, 2012 at 8:05 PM
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It's the latest fad in the green movement

Sustainable blogging.

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November 24th, 2012 at 11:11 AM
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Delithium? I must have missed

Delithium?

I must have missed the posts and subsequent meme of removing the metal from watch batteries...

or is that a new reference to the state of Michigan's football team after Denard leaves?

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November 23rd, 2012 at 7:19 PM
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Agree with criticism of late

Agree with criticism of late game clock management and play calling, but Iowa's defense played very well, especially after the first five minutes of the game. Credit Ferenz for being competitive.

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November 24th, 2012 at 1:21 AM
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I will never credit Ferentz

I will never credit Ferentz for having the mediocre year that he did. For the kind of money he's getting paid, he's putting out garbage teams. He also hired a shitty OC that allowed his, IMO, severely underrated QB to plummet to a 7 TD season. If I were an Iowa fan, I'd be furious.



I will grant him, though, that he has had more bad luck with injuries at RB than most teams get in years. And that position happens to be their bread and butter. But still, this was a pathetic year for him. I wouldn't fire him, as I know he's capable of fielding a great team, but something there has to change.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 7:57 PM
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I think he's probably just

on anti-depressants. 

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November 23rd, 2012 at 8:27 PM
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Anyone think that Ferentz

Anyone think that Ferentz will be let go at Iowa next year?

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November 23rd, 2012 at 10:55 PM
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Nah

His buyout is ridiculous. I believe he's contracted to be paid between $3 and $4 miillion a year until 2021 or so, and the buyout is like $20 million.

My opinion, for what it's worth, is that injuries + Ferentz getting too comfortable have killed the Hawkeyes. I'd say more of the latter than the former.

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November 23rd, 2012 at 8:59 PM
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Soup Campbell

should resign in protest and come back home to coach.

 

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November 23rd, 2012 at 10:26 PM
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Ok then

Beat Ohio Anyway.

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November 24th, 2012 at 12:22 AM
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But,

It could be worse. Some thought we should hire Firentz to replace RR.

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November 24th, 2012 at 12:44 AM
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Have you watched Iowa

Have you watched Iowa football at all? No? You're still alive right? So you must not have. Iowa football has reached rock bottom this year.

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November 24th, 2012 at 2:05 AM
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My word. Good thing I stopped

My word. Good thing I stopped watching at the half when there was still a spark of hope in the game for Michigan's title hopes. Nebraska is fortunate indeed this year, and the B10 will get torched in the Rose Bowl, again.

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