OT: Iowa announces $45mil contract extension for Ferentz thru 2026
https://twitter.com/SIPeteThamel/status/773172817160536064
EDIT: now official, through 2026. Haven't seen buyout terms.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:15 AM ^
Ferentz is approaching Weis-ian levels of ridiculous buyouts.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:17 AM ^
4 average years, 1 great year. Iowa is such a predictable bird.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
Gotta lock him up. At 61 years old and making $4 million per, his phone has got to be blowing up.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:17 AM ^
Iowa fans right now...
September 6th, 2016 at 2:27 PM ^
I'm just going to keep my comments to myself...
September 6th, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
Kirk Ferentz is a wizard. One great season per decade and he lives forever.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:39 AM ^
Geez, it's going to be like the 3rd installment of Weekend At Bernie's.
September 6th, 2016 at 1:47 PM ^
Perhaps the AD at Iowa thinks that 1 possible title run every 5-10 years is the best job you can possibly do at a place like Iowa. They might just have realistic expectations.
September 6th, 2016 at 2:17 PM ^
Realistically, it's the best you can do at most places.
September 6th, 2016 at 3:48 PM ^
His agent must be the best in the business.
September 6th, 2016 at 9:13 PM ^
Yes indeed....
September 6th, 2016 at 11:19 AM ^
Just good enough to get Iowa to pay him, just bad enough to not get anyone else to pay him. Thank the Lord that we never somehow ended up with him in 07 or 11.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:20 AM ^
I am guessing that the buyout for this extension IS the state of Iowa. I think that's the natural progression of contracts and raises for Ferentz now. What it means is that they'll have to wait until his is about 143 years old and only able to coach while propped up on a dolly cart wheeled around by a GA before the buyout is only Johnson County and an additional duchy of his choosing.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:26 AM ^
PJ Fleck just declared that he is not a candidate for the Iowa job.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:28 AM ^
This is going to look great in 4 days when they lose to Iowa State.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:31 AM ^
¡El Assico!
September 6th, 2016 at 12:18 PM ^
North Dakota State is the real threat.
September 6th, 2016 at 12:21 PM ^
That just lost to FCS Northern Iowa??
September 6th, 2016 at 12:38 PM ^
Yep - that's the one.
September 6th, 2016 at 12:38 PM ^
September 6th, 2016 at 2:31 PM ^
for ISU to lose to UNI and then spank Iowa at home. It's happened more times than the Iowa faithful like to talk about.
ISU hangs their season on beating Iowa (kinda like pre-D'Antoni Sparty). They could go 1-11, and as long as that 1 was against Iowa, they'd consider it a good season, so they really play out of their asses. Add in the fact that ISU has beaten Iowa in Kinnick the last 2 times they played there, and it's not outside of the realm of possibility.
September 6th, 2016 at 10:42 PM ^
Honestly you can drop the pre-.
September 6th, 2016 at 2:57 PM ^
Les Miles & Brian Kelly didn't reward their schools for extensions either!
September 6th, 2016 at 11:28 AM ^
He was hoping to one day take his schematic advantage to Iowa.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:31 AM ^
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September 6th, 2016 at 11:29 AM ^
I think the famous quote goes:
"Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to have a medicore football program"
September 6th, 2016 at 11:59 AM ^
Oh the <s>humanity</s> mediocrity!
September 6th, 2016 at 12:18 PM ^
I laughed so hard at this.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:30 AM ^
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September 6th, 2016 at 11:36 AM ^
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September 6th, 2016 at 11:42 AM ^
It makes it look even worse that he went from buyout talk to extension after a fluke year like last season. They went 12-0 and the best teams they played were Wisconsin and Northwestern, then shit the bed in back-to-back weeks against MSU and Stanford.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:54 AM ^
Not going to question the sentiment. But did they really "shit the bed" against MSU when they were basically one play from winning the game?
September 6th, 2016 at 12:04 PM ^
The final drive for MSU was the epitome of a choke job. 9 minutes, 22 plays, a 4th down conversation and their running back breaking like 20 tackles to score the winning touchdown. Then Iowa got the ball back with 30 seconds down 3 and fumbled on the very next play.
September 6th, 2016 at 2:43 PM ^
Still, shitting the bed implies, especially when used in the context of showing that a 12-0 record was a complete fluke, that they were never in the game. The game was competitive and went down to the last second where they just failed to close the deal. Choke job? Sure, maybe. Shitting the bed? Hardly.
September 6th, 2016 at 9:13 PM ^
That is not what a choke job is. Everything ending in a loss does not equate to choking.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:50 AM ^
Why can't Iowa be a perennial power? They could sure as heck be like a Wisconsin, who continued to win under Bret Bielema.
A team like Iowa, in my opinion, should be winning 8-10 a year. They've always (it seems) had a tremendous defense.
September 6th, 2016 at 12:24 PM ^
September 6th, 2016 at 12:37 PM ^
Risk built into moving on from Ferentz. If they were averaging 9, 10 wins a year like LC was with Michigan, I would advise against any form of change.
However, Ferentz has been on the very low end of average. He's churned out some sub 500 years and others that were just above. And then on the 5th or 6th year like the rising of some horror monster, he jumps up and goes 11-2.
In my opinion, there's enough resources and solid football players in Iowa to make them into a consistent winner. Ferentz has honestly held them back with being laughably conservative sometimes.
It truly reminds me of a slightly "poor man" version of Carr.
September 6th, 2016 at 3:43 PM ^
Keep in mind that there's not much of a talent base in Iowa - and they have to share it with Iowa State, at that. It's really pretty impressive what they've managed to do for the last 35 years.
September 6th, 2016 at 2:49 PM ^
one of the most frenzied and rabid in the country. Not sure why Iowa State always seems to beat them at Kinnick. But Iowa fans actually believe that they will get hosed in officiating every week.
Also, I have never seen a team that relies on fundamentals and base offense and defense as a primary gameplan every week no matter who it plays.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:31 AM ^
Wow. When's the last time he was even rumored for another job? To replace Carr?
September 6th, 2016 at 11:31 AM ^
Do they still paint the visiting locker rooms pink out there?
September 6th, 2016 at 11:35 AM ^
It's gonna be funny when NDSU runs them over as they do every FBS team that stupidly schedules them.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:35 AM ^
for letting us have Jake Rudock and Amara Darboh.
Now sign your extension and take your beating from Michigan twice this season.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^
fans were just bitching about his last contract extension / buyout like 5 mins ago.
But for the record, I'd have taken Ferentz after Carr instead of what we got. He might have done well here. Iowa doesn't get Michigan level talent.
September 6th, 2016 at 11:47 AM ^
...for us to not get Harbaugh. The last win for Iowa against OSU was 2004. Yes, they've only played five times since then, but I don't see him recruiting and coaching at a Tressell/Urban level. We probably beat Sparty a few times, but we'd still be complaining about not beating OSU.
September 6th, 2016 at 12:07 PM ^
I railed against Ferentz and Schiano mentions whenever thier names came up. I am SOOOO glad we didn't take either. Even back then, I thought RichRod was a better hire. His defense scared me, but I liked what he could bring to the offense. Fast forward to season 1 and I had a different toon. But a swing for the fence (if even from a tiny-ass shortstop) was better than more Carr, but less able, when Carr retired.