I'm rooting for Tim!! He runs a great offense that utilizes 5 and 6 man RPOs that often gets the TE involved. Just what Iowa needs with Lachey and Ostrenga on the roster. And finally to have a true QB coaching our QBs is going to be a blessing. This is a good hire!
There is so much to be thankful for kirk at iowa. With that said i feel like a kid who had his Christmas present arrive a month late only to open it up and find socks.
So bigten is becoming even bigger with more talent coming in and we pick up WHO? KF is not doing whats best for Iowa just what is more comfortable for him
Tim Lester is a great offensive mind. His resume doesn’t look great but there is more to the story when you look under the hood. My dad (a former Olineman for the hawks) worked closely with him. He said he is a great recruiter. He brought in Jayden Reed and Chase Brown to WMU when they weren’t on anybody’s radar. It took me a minute to come to terms with the hire but after doing more so diligence, I feel much more confident in the decision. Go Hawks!
Wow folks.... The big question is, can this guy get us to 60th, 70th, even 80th rated offense in the country? If there is some RPO run even semi effectively next year, I don't see a reason why with what this team has coming in and back that they can't. We are an awfully whiny bunch. We have a new opportunity, I'm interested to see where it leads.
Media can you all collectively please for the sake of the program finally admit what a lot of us fans have been saying since at least 2015. And that Kirk has long stayed past his welcome. This game has passed Kirk by years ago. He’s offensively as inept as you could possibly be in 2024. He has not fielded a competitive offense in at least 5+ years. There hasn’t been a game in recent memory the offense won the game and bailed the defense out like the defense has done for the offense game after game season after season. This decision and hire has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt Kirk is liability for this program and does not at all possess what it takes to be a head coach and is not making decisions that are in the best interest of the program. And Beth, you need to have an immediate press conference and explain your decision in signing off on such a disastrous hire. I’m pulling back alot of my support for her until she explains herself and I don’t know what explanation she could possibly give to smooth this over. This ended about as horrible as it possibly could have.
Never! Look at the year by year records. Kirk is beloved by a huge swathe of the fanbase. I'm not agreeing or bowing to your premise, which is a sign of the times. Me, me, me. Win, win, win. Now, now, now. Every game. I stand with Kirk!
@@joshshimak1622 I respectfully disagree. Iowa fans are very patient and loyal. Even good coaches can have blinds spots. It's OK for fans to be considered about the offense. How can they not be?
@jonathanc4166 I have no issue about people having having great issue with the offense. I just don't believe people see the bigger picture of why that is, and also don't give any credit to Kirk for the Hawks' on field success (10 wins this year). In my opinion, the success we do have is not simply because of great defense and special teams play. It's also the culture Kirk has created and sustained. In my opinion, the Hawks have had a couple of o-line recruiting busts and also some terrible QB1 play with Petras until now. Next year, with McNamara and Proctor and fresh insights from our new OC, it will inspire a memorable year! Go Hawls!
@@joshshimak1622 you are the perfect example of what’s wrong with Iowa. Fans like yourself are not fans of Iowa football the program, and team. You are Kirk Ferentz loyalists first. Kirk can do wrong and has done no wrong and you stick up for him had he been able to keep Brian as oc. There’s always an excuse. And it is absolutely never ever Kirk’s fault. It’s borderline cult behavior. Kirk didn’t achieve any of those wins because of anything he did. All of Iowas success especially last 7/8 years maybe more, is SOLEY because of Phil Parker and the elite defenses he fields year after year. Meanwhile Kirk and his incompetent son have humiliated themselves and the players by not making them even slightly competitive on offense. But hey “Kirk does it the right way” 🤮
I didn't think Kirk Ferentz was gonna light the world on fire with a new offensive coordinator. Apparently these 2 guys agree. Also iowa needs to ride the the Kirk Ferentz wave until it crests, i.e. a losing season.
Kirk Ferentz needs to be shown the door. Waiting 3 months just to hire a Western Michigan reject is, well... a fireable offense imo. Man clearly despises the fanbase. As such, and as a member of said fanbase, I now despise Kirk. What a fuckin' doorknob.
Johns was obviously much more qualified and probably wanted the job, but it's quite apparent that KF won't give full control to his OC. He found a Yes man.
@@theyoders961 kirk has offered the job to 2 people previously per reports. The question of him receiving enough support in bringing people in is valid.
Any truth behind him visiting the facility and meeting some players and being offered the job, but they penny pinched and went cheap? Unless he was asking for 2 mil or even more than 1.5 mil why would they go cheap. Kirk either overthinked the whole thing or really did hire to spite us. An "I'm smarter than you" hire. He ended up doing what we all feared. A MAC hire with more red flags than silver linings.
It almost seems like he chose the guy that would be the least likely to do really well, thus not making his son's job look like it wasn't that bad. This is quite disappointing. I hope I'm wrong and they they end up having a top 40 offense the next 10 years. I would have been much happier with Kevin Johns.
Hey Chad, just so you are aware....the Ferentz faithful is blaming you for creating the narrative that Tim Lester is a disappointment. It's certainly not the unnecessarily long process, the lack of exciting names that was made available to the public and then, after missing on the best option, dragging out the process even longer to find someone with an underwhelming resume. It's not those things at all. It's all your fault as none of us could possible come to the same conclusion you did.
Control, control, control. The new OC is same as the old OC under KF. No change. Just a different name. Too bad. So sad. John would have been a better higher but KF couldn’t give up control.
As soon as KF saw the fan base was on board with Johns he made his mind up to Fack the offense and fans one more time. I can not wait until KF is done ruining Iowa football.
I don’t get the love for Johns. Admittedly I might be biased, because he was bad, or at least bad for Tech, at his year at Texas Tech and that’s all I know him from. Although I guess Iowa would kill for a “bad for Tech” offense year.
Why even interview people if you’re just gonna go off of name recognition and resume? Let’s all just shut up and hold our b****ing until/if our offense struggles in the fall
This Video by CL is a terrible hit piece. He was a QB at Western Michigan who threw for 11,000 yards, was a head coach of Western Michigan, a QB coach. Why didn’t CL bring this up? Because he was in such a hurry to be out with this he only looked for what he could find negative. Terrible journalism
I'm rooting for Tim!! He runs a great offense that utilizes 5 and 6 man RPOs that often gets the TE involved. Just what Iowa needs with Lachey and Ostrenga on the roster. And finally to have a true QB coaching our QBs is going to be a blessing. This is a good hire!
There is so much to be thankful for kirk at iowa.
With that said i feel like a kid who had his Christmas present arrive a month late only to open it up and find socks.
So bigten is becoming even bigger with more talent coming in and we pick up WHO? KF is not doing whats best for Iowa just what is more comfortable for him
Tim Lester is a great offensive mind. His resume doesn’t look great but there is more to the story when you look under the hood. My dad (a former Olineman for the hawks) worked closely with him. He said he is a great recruiter. He brought in Jayden Reed and Chase Brown to WMU when they weren’t on anybody’s radar. It took me a minute to come to terms with the hire but after doing more so diligence, I feel much more confident in the decision. Go Hawks!
We got what we deserve. No OC worth anything would take this job without some control over offensive scheme. Kirk isn't giving that up.
Iowa offensive coordinator doesn't really matter , it will still be Kirk Ferentz offense
Exactly. He'll be handcuffed.
It seem like Beth Goetz will be the one to rebuild the Iowa football program. She's probably up to the job.
Wow folks.... The big question is, can this guy get us to 60th, 70th, even 80th rated offense in the country? If there is some RPO run even semi effectively next year, I don't see a reason why with what this team has coming in and back that they can't. We are an awfully whiny bunch. We have a new opportunity, I'm interested to see where it leads.
Media can you all collectively please for the sake of the program finally admit what a lot of us fans have been saying since at least 2015. And that Kirk has long stayed past his welcome. This game has passed Kirk by years ago. He’s offensively as inept as you could possibly be in 2024. He has not fielded a competitive offense in at least 5+ years. There hasn’t been a game in recent memory the offense won the game and bailed the defense out like the defense has done for the offense game after game season after season. This decision and hire has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt Kirk is liability for this program and does not at all possess what it takes to be a head coach and is not making decisions that are in the best interest of the program. And Beth, you need to have an immediate press conference and explain your decision in signing off on such a disastrous hire. I’m pulling back alot of my support for her until she explains herself and I don’t know what explanation she could possibly give to smooth this over. This ended about as horrible as it possibly could have.
I have to sadly agree with you. It's not just age it's more mentally and lack of change on offense philosophy.
Never! Look at the year by year records. Kirk is beloved by a huge swathe of the fanbase. I'm not agreeing or bowing to your premise, which is a sign of the times. Me, me, me. Win, win, win. Now, now, now. Every game. I stand with Kirk!
@@joshshimak1622 I respectfully disagree. Iowa fans are very patient and loyal. Even good coaches can have blinds spots. It's OK for fans to be considered about the offense. How can they not be?
@jonathanc4166 I have no issue about people having having great issue with the offense. I just don't believe people see the bigger picture of why that is, and also don't give any credit to Kirk for the Hawks' on field success (10 wins this year). In my opinion, the success we do have is not simply because of great defense and special teams play. It's also the culture Kirk has created and sustained. In my opinion, the Hawks have had a couple of o-line recruiting busts and also some terrible QB1 play with Petras until now. Next year, with McNamara and Proctor and fresh insights from our new OC, it will inspire a memorable year! Go Hawls!
@@joshshimak1622 you are the perfect example of what’s wrong with Iowa. Fans like yourself are not fans of Iowa football the program, and team. You are Kirk Ferentz loyalists first. Kirk can do wrong and has done no wrong and you stick up for him had he been able to keep Brian as oc. There’s always an excuse. And it is absolutely never ever Kirk’s fault. It’s borderline cult behavior. Kirk didn’t achieve any of those wins because of anything he did. All of Iowas success especially last 7/8 years maybe more, is SOLEY because of Phil Parker and the elite defenses he fields year after year. Meanwhile Kirk and his incompetent son have humiliated themselves and the players by not making them even slightly competitive on offense. But hey “Kirk does it the right way” 🤮
I didn't think Kirk Ferentz was gonna light the world on fire with a new offensive coordinator. Apparently these 2 guys agree. Also iowa needs to ride the the Kirk Ferentz wave until it crests, i.e. a losing season.
Kirk Ferentz needs to be shown the door. Waiting 3 months just to hire a Western Michigan reject is, well... a fireable offense imo. Man clearly despises the fanbase. As such, and as a member of said fanbase, I now despise Kirk. What a fuckin' doorknob.
Buh bye. Go root for ISU. You won't be missed. Educate yourself and make logical posts before you make yourself look like an idiot.
Why didn’t Elko bring Johns with him?
Get ready for Greg Davis 2.0 type performance. Kirks last OC hire. He’s done in 2-4 years.
Johns was obviously much more qualified and probably wanted the job, but it's quite apparent that KF won't give full control to his OC. He found a Yes man.
Dear BG, walk KF out.
BG would not open up the wallet. That is on her not Kirk.
@@larrywaltman3916 We are in this position due to KF and GB.
@@larrywaltman3916I’m betting was an ego thing. Iowa has the money. Can’t fathom was a Beth thing.
Did Chad grab the kid who mows his lawn to comment? Nice hat.
As long as fans pack out kinnick theres no incentive to make a change at Iowa.
We waited this long for this? What a joke!
Honestly I don’t know about either guy. I’ll see what happens
Dud.
Unbelievable, does not care about Iowa. It's pay back time to Iowa for firing him son.
If Goetz is going to be a good AD then she needs to stop this.
She hires head coaches and makes sure due diligence is done and compliance is followed. You only have Kirk to blame. Just like in the past.
@@theyoders961 kirk has offered the job to 2 people previously per reports. The question of him receiving enough support in bringing people in is valid.
Any truth behind him visiting the facility and meeting some players and being offered the job, but they penny pinched and went cheap? Unless he was asking for 2 mil or even more than 1.5 mil why would they go cheap. Kirk either overthinked the whole thing or really did hire to spite us. An "I'm smarter than you" hire. He ended up doing what we all feared. A MAC hire with more red flags than silver linings.
It almost seems like he chose the guy that would be the least likely to do really well, thus not making his son's job look like it wasn't that bad. This is quite disappointing. I hope I'm wrong and they they end up having a top 40 offense the next 10 years. I would have been much happier with Kevin Johns.
I wonder if we will see some transfers from this hire.
Can’t have a qb in mind in the portal because he was in the NFL. The guy is a bad hire.
Hey Chad, just so you are aware....the Ferentz faithful is blaming you for creating the narrative that Tim Lester is a disappointment. It's certainly not the unnecessarily long process, the lack of exciting names that was made available to the public and then, after missing on the best option, dragging out the process even longer to find someone with an underwhelming resume. It's not those things at all. It's all your fault as none of us could possible come to the same conclusion you did.
Control, control, control. The new OC is same as the old OC under KF. No change. Just a different name. Too bad. So sad. John would have been a better higher but KF couldn’t give up control.
It is new AD Beth Getz's first mistake.
Just the opposite. Beth Goetz wins either way. This is Kirk's hire. She doesn't hire coordinators.
If Chip Kelly really called and wanted the job, then Iowa missed the boat.!!!
Had to be fake news. Kelly is still employed as a HC. If he goes anywhere, it will be the pros again.
As soon as KF saw the fan base was on board with Johns he made his mind up to Fack the offense and fans one more time. I can not wait until KF is done ruining Iowa football.
Why would Chryst want to take orders from Ferentz at age 58? Demeaning for Chryst and delusional by Iowa fans.
If anyone thinks Kirk isn't sticking it to Iowa because his son got canned is delusional.
KF took too long to hire for a OC it will cost him his job
Lester lack luster.
Got to a minute and 7 and attitude lost me. So tire of peoples negative shit.
I don’t get the love for Johns. Admittedly I might be biased, because he was bad, or at least bad for Tech, at his year at Texas Tech and that’s all I know him from. Although I guess Iowa would kill for a “bad for Tech” offense year.
Why even interview people if you’re just gonna go off of name recognition and resume? Let’s all just shut up and hold our b****ing until/if our offense struggles in the fall
This Video by CL is a terrible hit piece. He was a QB at Western Michigan who threw for 11,000 yards, was a head coach of Western Michigan, a QB coach. Why didn’t CL bring this up? Because he was in such a hurry to be out with this he only looked for what he could find negative. Terrible journalism