Ferentz is against satellite camps and guest coaches at university camps
“Before they became so talked-about, we actually did two of them last year,” Ferentz told SiriusXM College Sports Nation. “They’re good experiences. We did three this year, and I don’t think we made the news for any of them. We don’t really broadcast it. We go out and do the same thing. “What it really gets down to is just how you want to use your time. Me personally, I’m hopeful — and the NCAA will probably react — my personal preference is I’d like to see camps probably be limited to campus. On top of that, I would support not allowing any outsiders coming to work your camp.”
Sounds like a shot at Harbaugh's publicity and Exposure U with the guest coaching part. Perhaps he's salty from Rudock transferring here?
http://coachingsearch.com/article?a=Kirk-Ferentz-wants-camps-limited-to…
Whew.
. . . and I don’t think we made the news for any of them
And that's why you are Kirk Ferentz.
Yeah, because you are IOWA. Accept your state's marginal relevance for two weeks once every four and years and being totally irrelevant in every shape and form for the other 3 years and 350 days.
If the entire state of Iowa disappeared, how many days would it take for the nation to notice? I'm guessing a few days but less than a week.
The only thing that comes out of there is the random Barstool Shokeshows from Iowa... and even they are the bottom of the barrel in terms of Smokeshows. It's almost comical, if you're an avid reader, that it appears as if Iowa is running out of attractive women to publicize individually.
Yeah, because you are IOWA. Accept your state's marginal relevance for two weeks once every four and years and being totally irrelevant in every shape and form for the other 3 years and 350 days.
If the entire state of Iowa disappeared, how many days would it take for the nation to notice? I'm guessing a few days but less than a week.
The only thing that comes out of there is the random Barstool Smokeshows from Iowa... and even they are the bottom of the barrel in terms of Smokeshows. It's almost comical, if you're an avid reader, as it appears as if Iowa is quite seriously running out of attractive women to publicize individually on that website. Pretty soon it will be "Cousin Sue - That's her appendectomy scar, not a C-section scar!"
People's reaction when they hear Kirk talk football....
I miss Redd Foxx!
thanks for the reminder and the laugh!
Is that the first "Sanford and Son" gif ever on mgoblog? If so, well-played.
The carbonated beverage industry would collapse. Millions of Americans would lose 30 pounds within months and become much healthier.
That's one benefit from making Iowa disappear.
Also, my annual drive from Ohio to Colorado would become 5 hours faster without Iowa in the way. Another benefit. From that POV, make Nebraska disappear as well.
huge, decade long contract with a crippling buyout? This is probably the most predictable news to come from the Puntosaur and will likely contribute to additional grinding of teeth from the Iowa fan base regarding the topic of their coach.
With that MacDaddy contract of his, Fat, Drunk, and Stupid could be a very viable way to go through life!
The Iowa AD could sure use a Dean Wormer.
I was thinking along those lines, too. Ferentz has apparently entered the "relax, reflect and enjoy life" phase of his coaching career. Unfortunately for his school, they are still paying him to work as hard as the "other guys" do.
Ferentz is not good for Iowa and he isn't good for overall Big Ten conference strength. I hope he is enjoying his "semi-retirement."
And based on results in recent years...winning apparently.
You're referring to Winning against Michigan which he seems to do pretty well with recently.
3-1 through the 2010's so far.
So much Iowa hate on here, I don't get it. Must be because we've just been a worse version of them for a while here.
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His "personal preference" makes it sound like he'd rather not have to put in the time or effort to travel and compete (such as it is).
Based on his results, he is not putting in the time or effort at all.
That they don't like the camps because they are lazy. For some of the ones named, like Meyer and Saban there are a lot of things you can (and do) say about them when it comes to recruiting, but lazy isn't true about them.
Kirk on the other hand? His recruiting coordinator last year left to open a Culver's. Iowa announced in 2013 they weren't going to bother recruiting in Florida. Ferentz is like a young version of Paterno in the 2000s, except he is coasting on a much thinner resume.
Saban and the other SEC coaches are against the camps because they want to keep northern schools away from talented southern prospects.
Has Meyer said he's against camps? I don't seem to recall him taking a position on it either way.
I think it's important to remember that Harbaugh not only has the full compliment of assistant coaches, but also a number of analysts and other non-coach staff to help run the program. So if JH and some of his assistants go off for two weeks to run camps around the country, there are still plenty of people back in A2 to handle stuff. That may not be the case with a program like Iowa; if Ferentz tried to run a similar camp circuit, then it may come at the cost of something else (that's even assuming Iowa and Ferentz could pull something like that off). So, perhaps the real genius of the camps is that they become a way to leverage M's superior resources into an actual competitive advantage.
Perhaps Ferentz sees that, and that's why he objects to the camps. Or maybe Ferentz is just a lazy-ass who can't keep his assistants from running off to flip burgers.
Meyer and Saban are lazy when it comes to their jobs. The reason for them to be against camps is they're very, very happy with the status quo.
Your analysis of Ferentz is spot on.
and I I don't really havet the time or interest. Also, I don't mean to suggest the MGoBlog Collective hivemind is calling them lazy. But I'm pretty sure I saw comments about Meyer to that effect, though I realize some of that may have something to do with his currenting employer. :) Meyer isn't thrilled with them but will do them if legal because he has the sense to realize he is foolish to not keep up with what Michigan is doing.
Saban has said it is at least partially about time and effort. That doesn't make him "lazy" in general, but a lot of SEC tears were verbalized as time/effort issues. I don't think a P5 CFB coach can be labeled as "lazy" relative to most people because of the demands of the job, but relative to their peers (and especially to their elite hyper-enthused peers) they can.
why he's really opposed to the camps. Take any reason he gives with a grain of salt.
I agree, although he knows it's obvious as does everyone else. There is a grain of truth to not wanting to have to add to their summer schedule in order to compete (though the competing at all is the thing).
What do you see as the difference between showboating and getting a modern recruit's attention?
These days, I'd be hard pressed to tell the difference.
He probably does the camps because he thinks he needs to do them to be competitive. But perhaps he prefers not to do them at all.
I'm against cutting the grass, but I pretty much have to do it.
"We didn't get anyone because Iowa sucks, my team sucks and I suck so no one wants to come here and I don't like them any more."
He's just upset that he is a terrible coach
Given that Ferentz makes so much money Iowa can't even afford to fire him, Ferentz has no incentive to do anything more than is absolutely required of him. If the NCAA bans sattelite campuses, he has an excuse to do less work for the same amount of money.
...why would he want to STAY in Iowa? I would think he would welcome the opportunity to travel to civilization every once in a while.
Have you seen the man's contract?
What kind of house can you buy in Iowa with $3.65 mil per year? One the size of half the state?
this. . .
why work hard when you don't have to? What are they going to do??? Fire him?? LOL
Let the bitterness flow through you....
They're not jackhammers.
I feel bad for Iowa fans.
I feel bad for Iowa running backs. God hates them.
I'd feel bad for them if they hadn't won four of five against us. Ugh.
...and settling for field goals when I'm losing by 4 or more and it's 4th and 1 in my opponents red zone.
We all have opinions.