Stories tagged with "kirk ferentz"

Summation: Iowa in the Aughts

by Bama Hawkeye on Jan 19, 2010 1:45 AM CST

This continues our series recapping the last ten seasons in the Big Ten. This starts the review of the individual teams. I. Overview On January 1, 2000, it would have been hard to envision a m...

Big Ten 2009: A trinity of sexy defenses as never seen before

by grahamfiller10 on Jan 13, 2010 12:57 PM CST

The holy trinity of Big Ten defenses in 2009 (OSU, Iowa, PSU) were not exposed as frauds during bowl season, meaning their tremendous regular season success was even more impressive. Each squad was st...

Two for the Road: Fry vs. Ferentz

by Bama Hawkeye on Jan 12, 2010 11:58 AM CST

In the course of six months in 1998 and 1999, then-athletic director Bob Bowlsby completely reshaped the Iowa sports landscape. Hayden Fry retired at the end of the 1998 season after the be...

Last Call Drinks Coors, Plays Name That Offense

by Law Buckeye on May 20, 2009 11:43 PM CDT

Forgive me, but in the wake of the Cavs' Game 1 loss, I'm not feeling poetic. Last fall, I did a "Name that Offense" series, anonymously chronicling the engines of the Big Ten. Tonight, I'...

Top 10 SEC-Big Ten Games of the Last Decade: #6 - Iowa v LSU, 2005 Capital One Bowl

by grahamfiller10 on May 15, 2009 12:26 AM CDT

The Setup and the Players #14 Iowa rolled into Orlando on a seven game win streak, which included defeats of Big 10 powers Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, and Purdue (they used to have a football ...

Bathroom Reading Links - 2/23/09

by Law Buckeye on Feb 23, 2009 1:51 PM CST

It's always useful at the beginning of a new week to conduct a web-wide survey of all things attention-grabbing in conference. Here is this week's edition of the bathroom Bible. These boots...

Big 10 Coaching Grades: Part 2

by grahamfiller10 on Nov 15, 2008 11:23 AM CST

Kirk Ferentz, University of Iowa Analysis: If you listen to early commentary on this Iowa team, you would know that Ferentz was being attacked for being too conservative on offense (true...

Why The Big Ten Doesn't Have Any Damn Business in the National Championship Picture

by Law Buckeye on Nov 10, 2008 11:02 PM CST

Sure, I'm a wholehearted enthusiast. But I'm also rational, and that -- from time to time -- leads me astray in the world of competitive ambition. We've been in denial, my friends -- our cautio...