So, recently the Iowa Hawkeyes played their spring league game. This is the game when fans and coaches get to see a rough preview of what to expect the coming fall. This game got me thinking more and more about football, and how beastly the Iowa Hawkeye football team will be this fall. But this shouldn't come as a surprise. It seems like year after year the Iowa Hawkeyes are good in football. And who should get the credit for all the success? Well, that would have to be head coach, Kirk Ferentz. Sure the players help, but great talent doesn't win ballgames, great coaching does.
Why is Ferentz so good? Well, this is a complex question, but I think there are some answers. He is a great recruiter for one. Year after year he brings in great recruits. Now, I don't mean great recruits as in the most talented guys, I mean great recruits that fit the system and win ballgames. Secondly, he is a disciplined coach. When all these Iowa football players were getting in trouble a couple of years ago, Kirk didn't let it slide, he dealt with it directly. This takes a lot of courage, I think, but it was definitely the right thing to do and made the team better.
Coming into Iowa he might not have seemed like that great of a coach. Sure he assisted Hayden Frye, sure he was a D-1 player, but would he be a good D-1 coach? Well, as it turns out, he isn't a good D-1 coach, he is a great one. And if you don't believe me, believe the various NFL teams who have been interested these past few years in hiring Ferentz as their coach, because of how great of a coach he is. And what does he do time and time again? He turns them down, because he loves it at Iowa and I wouldn't blame him. This is another one of the many reasons I feel Ferentz is a great coach.
"Above: Iowa Football Coach, Kirk Ferentz, http://blogs.creativeloafing.com"
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