Brian Ferentz is another name to consider

[IUFANBB]

I think that this is a similar situation to Bobby & Pat Knight only Brian Ferentz can coach at a high level.

I would take Iowa's formula & winning percentage for 15-20 years.

I think that Iowa will go a different direction when KF leaves.

 

[Jackskip23]

Pass. Jim Leonhard would be a far better choice if we want to go that route.

 

[76-1]

I think that this is a similar situation to Bobby & Pat Knight only Brian Ferentz can coach at a high level.

I would take Iowa's formula & winning percentage for 15-20 years.

I think that Iowa will go a different direction when KF leaves.

Uhh, NO....

 

[Crusty The Baker]

Wasserman: Iowa football's blatant case of nepotism is insulting to fans

This isn’t a serious program. It won't be until it has a serious coach cares about putting a quality offensive product on the field.

theathletic.com

 

[mushroomgod_1]

I think that this is a similar situation to Bobby & Pat Knight only Brian Ferentz can coach at a high level.

I would take Iowa's formula & winning percentage for 15-20 years.

I think that Iowa will go a different direction when KF leaves.

Trolling us, right?

 

[jlasson]

The guy that's so bad at coaching offense he would've been fired two years ago if not for Nepotism being so prevalent in coaching (btw if anyone is curious, Tom Allen's son is on the Indiana staff), GL I hope this was just a bad joke because his offense has been consistently terrible the last three seasons.

 

[Crossblock]

Why We already have a team with no offense and no entertainment value that averages less than 17 points without His help/

 

[IUCX9]

Trolling us, right?

It has to be a joke. Has to be.

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

The Iowa QB, now playing in place of the injured starter transfer from Michigan, is as bad as any I’ve seen in an IU uniform the past 3 seasons. He’s 245 lbs and is really bad (and he’s a former Wisconsin QB himself ranked #22 as a QB in the 2021 class).

 

[ElMeson]

I think that this is a similar situation to Bobby & Pat Knight only Brian Ferentz can coach at a high level.

I would take Iowa's formula & winning percentage for 15-20 years.

I think that Iowa will go a different direction when KF leaves.

lol.. The only reason why he still has a job is due to blatant nepotism!! Now if you said Phil Parker, I’d definitely listen although I think we should go with an offensive minded HC but his credentials are very worthy.

 

[Pazhoosier85]

Brian Hartline would be a better choice if we are going after BIG assistants.

 

[Hoosier Clarion]

...he's HC where?...

 

[Hoosier Hacker]

I think that this is a similar situation to Bobby & Pat Knight only Brian Ferentz can coach at a high level.

I would take Iowa's formula & winning percentage for 15-20 years.

I think that Iowa will go a different direction when KF leaves.

I think Iowa will go a different direction once the Big 10 removes the divisions and adds 4 really good Pac 12 teams. Which means....

 

[Cap99]

I think Iowa fans would gladly chip in to cover CTA's buyout if we would hire him!

Seriously though, Brian Ferentz was implicated in the racism scandal there a couple years ago just like the strength coach. The strength coach got fired, yet Lil Brian is still employed - I wonder why?

BTW there are some good AI generated Brian Ferentz press conferences out there if you are looking for a laugh.

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

Jim Leonhard is up there on my list. Ex-Big 10 player. NFL player for 10 seasons with 6 franchises. 3x All-Ametican.
Coordinator on defense. Head coach for most of 2022 at Wisconsin. The guy salvaged that season, went to a bowl and won it.
If I was a parent with a high school player being recruited, it would be an intriguing coach to hear his pitch.

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

I think Iowa fans would gladly chip in to cover CTA's buyout if we would hire him!

Seriously though, Brian Ferentz was implicated in the racism scandal there a couple years ago just like the strength coach. The strength coach got fired, yet Lil Brian is still employed - I wonder why?

BTW there are some good AI generated Brian Ferentz press conferences out there if you are looking for a laugh.

Golfhacker should have an opinion on this. He’s an Iowa guy.

 

[DANC]

I think that this is a similar situation to Bobby & Pat Knight only Brian Ferentz can coach at a high level.

I would take Iowa's formula & winning percentage for 15-20 years.

I think that Iowa will go a different direction when KF leaves.

That's funny.

 

[IUgradman]

Ferentz is a racist nepobaby and an absolutely AWFUL coach.

 

[82hoosier]

I think that this is a similar situation to Bobby & Pat Knight only Brian Ferentz can coach at a high level.

I would take Iowa's formula & winning percentage for 15-20 years.

I think that Iowa will go a different direction when KF leaves.

Why not add Tom Allen Jr to the staff also?

 

[76-1]

Why not add Tom Allen Jr to the staff also?

He's been a GA for a year and a half now...

Didn't seem like an unreasonable move. He's not making any real money as a GA and aside from doing a lot of the grunt work has no real decision making role.

It's my understanding he wants to pursue coaching... He's the very least of our problems...

 

[Hoosier Clarion]

Jim Leonhard is up there on my list. Ex-Big 10 player. NFL player for 10 seasons with 6 franchises. 3x All-Ametican.
Coordinator on defense. Head coach for most of 2022 at Wisconsin. The guy salvaged that season, went to a bowl and won it.
If I was a parent with a high school player being recruited, it would be an intriguing coach to hear his pitch.

+ maybe some chemistry built into the situation with Bostad being on board. Don't know but could be possible.

 

[sparkeyreturns]

I think that this is a similar situation to Bobby & Pat Knight only Brian Ferentz can coach at a high level.

I would take Iowa's formula & winning percentage for 15-20 years.

I think that Iowa will go a different direction when KF leaves.

You want the guy to be our

I think that this is a similar situation to Bobby & Pat Knight only Brian Ferentz can coach at a high level.

I would take Iowa's formula & winning percentage for 15-20 years.

I think that Iowa will go a different direction when KF leaves.

His dad has him on an action plan that may have him fired at the end of the season. So, sure, let's hire the guy to be our head coach.

 

[TMFT]

The guy that's so bad at coaching offense he would've been fired two years ago if not for Nepotism being so prevalent in coaching (btw if anyone is curious, Tom Allen's son is on the Indiana staff), GL I hope this was just a bad joke because his offense has been consistently terrible the last three seasons.

I'd cut some slack on Thomas being on the staff. He's a GA. That's about the lowest level of nepotism possible.

Unless your point was more of a "full disclosure" situation, in which case, thank you.

 

[Oxford Collapse]

What a wild troll job here.

 

[Jssanto]

I think Iowa will go a different direction once the Big 10 removes the divisions and adds 4 really good Pac 12 teams. Which means....

What are the divisions going to be in 2024? Have they been announced?

 

[Jssanto]

What are the divisions going to be in 2024? Have they been announced?

Big Ten Conference Announces Future Football Schedule Formats for 2024-28

The Big Ten Conference today announced league football opponents for the 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 football seasons

bigten.org

Answered my own question. No divisions? Why not? 4 divisions would mean 4 first place races.

 

[mushroomgod_1]

Jim Leonhard is up there on my list. Ex-Big 10 player. NFL player for 10 seasons with 6 franchises. 3x All-Ametican.
Coordinator on defense. Head coach for most of 2022 at Wisconsin. The guy salvaged that season, went to a bowl and won it.
If I was a parent with a high school player being recruited, it would be an intriguing coach to hear his pitch.

Hell yes to Jim Leonhard as IU HC!! Doubt he would do it, however. Right now he's an analyst at Illinois.

 

[jlasson]

I'd cut some slack on Thomas being on the staff. He's a GA. That's about the lowest level of nepotism possible.

Unless your point was more of a "full disclosure" situation, in which case, thank you.

GA at Indiana is still a very good starting job for a kid with his background (backup at Indiana, no NFL experience), usually GAs from Indiana have at least been GAs from lower tier programs and received glowing reviews before coming to IU.

There are a million more pressing issues with Tom Allen and this program than his son being given a job simply because he is the HC's son, the only reason I bring it up is because I hate the prevalence of nepotism in coaching writ large.

 

[indy1203]

I think that this is a similar situation to Bobby & Pat Knight only Brian Ferentz can coach at a high level.

I would take Iowa's formula & winning percentage for 15-20 years.

I think that Iowa will go a different direction when KF leaves.

Yikes, better check with some Hawkeyes. Ferentz could
not move the ball in a shopping cart at Walmart.

 

[TMFT]

GA at Indiana is still a very good starting job for a kid with his background (backup at Indiana, no NFL experience), usually GAs from Indiana have at least been GAs from lower tier programs and received glowing reviews before coming to IU.

There are a million more pressing issues with Tom Allen and this program than his son being given a job simply because he is the HC's son, the only reason I bring it up is because I hate the prevalence of nepotism in coaching writ large.

Is that true? I have to admit I know next to nothing about how that deal works.

I know IUs Max Desmond followed Matt Canada to NC St and Wiscy as a GA. I just figured anyone can get the job with the right connections.

 

[jlasson]

Is that true? I have to admit I know next to nothing about how that deal works.

I know IUs Max Desmond followed Matt Canada to NC St and Wiscy as a GA. I just figured anyone can get the job with the right connections.

I don't keep up with GAs very much either, but I do know at least two of our other GAs were the same position at smaller programs before coming to Indiana. Again there are so many issues with this program it feels almost futile to even throw in that Allen clearly made one GA hire with his heart not his head, especially when Nepotism occurs at all levels and even the best coaches in the NFL are guilty of it. I believe Bill Bellichek's son is on the Pats staff.

I've always hated seeing sons hired by their dad's (especially when its clear the son doesn't have the resume for that position they're given) because it's one of the most overt example's of a coach propping up their familly because they're in a position of power, but there's so much politics in the coaching world anyway, so I wasn't surprised when I saw Allen gave Thomas the GA job instead of finding someone more qualified.

 

[IUgradman]

Allen’s son will have to stand on his own two feet when his father is hopefully canned in a month.

 

[bang63]

Settle down on Jr. He was an average at best lb and got more playing time than he deserved. I’m the last person to defend Allen but I think most of us would help our kids get a job and it’s less than 40G annually or about $20 an hour. That’s pretty shitty starting pay for a college graduate.

 

[jlasson]

Settle down on Jr. He was an average at best lb and got more playing time than he deserved. I’m the last person to defend Allen but I think most of us would help our kids get a job and it’s less than 40G annually or about $20 an hour. That’s pretty shitty starting pay for a college graduate.

Being a GA has never been about the pay, it's about future career opportunities, and that's true whether your a GA it Valpo or at OSU. Being a GA at a P5 program is not a first job in coaching for anyone who didn't play in the NFL. Does a defensive GA makes a significant difference to this team's performance? Probably a marginal one at best, but I still think it's fair to critique Allen for handing his son a job instead of going out and getting someone who has successfully been a GA at a smaller program.

This may just be a difference in philosophy though because I don't care if it's Allen, Kirk Ferentz or Bill Bellichek, I just hate when coaches give their sons a job they aren't qualified for. It's admirable of them as parents and ofc I understand their reasoning but my personal view is that it's not good for the individual or the organization and is really only accepted within a locker room when you're winning because as long as you're winning no one cares if your son is on staff or not.

 

[76-1]

Being a GA has never been about the pay, it's about future career opportunities, and that's true whether your a GA it Valpo or at OSU. Being a GA at a P5 program is not a first job in coaching for anyone who didn't play in the NFL. Does a defensive GA makes a significant difference to this team's performance? Probably a marginal one at best, but I still think it's fair to critique Allen for handing his son a job instead of going out and getting someone who has successfully been a GA at a smaller program.

This may just be a difference in philosophy though because I don't care if it's Allen, Kirk Ferentz or Bill Bellichek, I just hate when coaches give their sons a job they aren't qualified for. It's admirable of them as parents and ofc I understand their reasoning but my personal view is that it's not good for the individual or the organization and is really only accepted within a locker room when you're winning because as long as you're winning no one cares if your son is on staff or not.

I'd say this case is unique in that his son knows the details of exactly the type of 4-2-5 his father wants to run intimately and if you matched him up head to head in a simple hard copy test scenario he'd most likely best 99% of any other applicants out there...

Like I said to begin with, he's the least of our problems...

 

[GolfHacker1]

Golfhacker should have an opinion on this. He’s an Iowa guy.

I don’t think too many on here would understand the truth. He’s actually a very good coach. I suspect he goes voluntarily back to the NFL. Most Iowa fans and fans in general would disagree with me, but most fans have no idea what they’re watching, so I don’t care what most fans think.

Just proceed forward with this truth. @IUgradman thinks he’s racist and a bad coach. I suspect thinking and doing the opposite of what @IUgradman thinks and does would have opposite results of what @iugradman’s results are. Which is probably a good thing in college football, and life in general.

 

[Jackskip23]

I don’t think too many on here would understand the truth. He’s actually a very good coach. I suspect he goes voluntarily back to the NFL. Most Iowa fans and fans in general would disagree with me, but most fans have no idea what they’re watching, so I don’t care what most fans think.

Just proceed forward with this truth. @IUgradman thinks he’s racist and a bad coach. I suspect thinking and doing the opposite of what @IUgradman thinks and does would have opposite results of what @iugradman’s results are. Which is probably a good thing in college football, and life in general.

Would he have his job if his dad wasn’t the head coach? Would he be a P5 OC anywhere else? i

 

[GolfHacker1]

Would he have his job if his dad wasn’t the head coach? Would he be a P5 OC anywhere else? i

1) Maybe.

2) Not now, but back when he was hired, probably yes. He's a very good tight ends coach. A very good offensive line coach. And probably a very good OC, but without the talent as evidenced by Iowa's very poor last season, and this season. 8 wins might be better than a lot of schools, but it's pretty disappointing up here where we have special teams and defenses that compete with almost any team in America, but the offense lacks. More accurately, the execution lacks, the offensive strategy does not lack. That's not too fine of a line without crawling into the weeds.

Don't misunderstand, Iowa's offensive strategy is a winning strategy. But even Iowa fans want to change this, which just shows how few college football fans understand football.

You would have to really dial down into Iowa's last season, and this season to understand. Injuries, attrition, several player going early to the NFL, which for a school like Iowa is a bigger deal than some other schools. You look at some of this, and then look at what they accomplished and that's a very simple way to judge coaching. Iowa's season was over last season, several losses in a row, and the coaching staff resurrected it, with a hodge podge team that ended up beating a mid level SEC school. That's coaching, and probably a better coaching job than when Iowa went 12-0. Few take the time to recognize or understand this.

I've attended every Iowa game at Indiana since KF has been the HC. I just listen to what people say in the stadium, and it's revealing. It's not worth arguing with them. I've been to closed practices at several B1G schools, including Indiana. You find very quickly you're best off letting fans think what they think.

Bill Belichick doesn't hire bad coaches. Many colleges do however. Indiana didn't hire a bad coach, there are some systemic issues that are a larger challenge.

 

[OpenWheels]

I think that this is a similar situation to Bobby & Pat Knight only Brian Ferentz can coach at a high level.

I would take Iowa's formula & winning percentage for 15-20 years.

I think that Iowa will go a different direction when KF leaves.

Not bad, lol.

 

[hoosierfan13]

Brian Hartline would be a better choice if we are going after BIG assistants.

I mean, most choices are better choices than the guy who coordinates the worst offense in the NCAA, so that's not saying much.

Hartline has been a position coach for 6 years. This is his first year as an OC and OSU's rushing offense is 117th. Absolutely not.