We're Talkin' Non-Answers: Kirk Ferentz Signing Day Press Conference Open Thread
by RossWB on Feb 1, 2012 3:30 PM CST
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PrintKirk Ferentz is speaking to the press for the first time since the Insight Bowl today and while the topic is ostensibly National Signing day and the crop of recruits Iowa harvested this year* there's sure to be a few questions about the Neverending Defensive Coordinator Search and the Marcus Coker, Mika'il McCall, and A.J. Derby transfers, too. Granted, Ferentz will almost certainly say nothing of interest or consequence in response to those questions, but still: they will be asked! (Maybe. Probably.) On the bright side? No rhabdo questions this year.
* See, I can make all kinds of Iowa farming references! Sign me up, mainstream media! I'm ready to graduate to the big leagues!
Anyway, the presser starts at 4pm CT and it's being streamed ($$$) on Hawkeye All-Access. Hawk Central is liveblogging the shindig as well and all your favorite Iowa media types (Morehouse, Dochterman, Hardy, Randy Peterson, etc.) will no doubt be Tweeting up a storm from there.
The usual rules of open threading apply: no links to illegal online streams, no porn, no religion, no politics, no slurs, no douchebaggery, etc.
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KF: "Wait, Derby transferred? When?"
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
"He was gonna be our starting tacklebacker next year! Nooooooo!"
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
A-ha
RT @sbatt79: Kirk Ferentz to talk Hawkeyes recruits in 30. He has news conference set for next Wed to discuss other topics
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
mascasa saying thats when the DC will be announced
DRUNJIFORNICATION
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Feb 1, 2012 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
With the timing of it
it sure seems likely there’s a coach coaching in the Superbowl. Just pure conjecture.
by Captain n Diet Coker on Feb 1, 2012 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
#HOODIEFORDC
/not sure if i did that hashtag thing right
I didn't order assholes with my whiskey
by White Lightning on Feb 1, 2012 6:27 PM CST up reply actions
Belichick joining the staff
would make for fun press conferences.
“We cannot confirm nor deny the existence of an “Iowa Hawkeye” football team. If there were such a team, they may or may not be playing football this weekend."
And JVB would be probable on the injury report with a shoulder injury. Every. Damn. Week.
"'Contrariwise,' continued Tweedledee, 'If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic." - Lewis Caroll, Alice Through the Looking Glass
by chitownhawkeye on Feb 2, 2012 8:50 PM CST up reply actions
Whoa.. from MasCasa
“Jaleel is 320. Not making this up. "
DRUNJIFORNICATION
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Feb 1, 2012 3:40 PM CST reply actions
DJK was 420
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
by Flakbait on Feb 1, 2012 3:41 PM CST up reply actions 9 recs
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 1, 2012 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
Boom.. roasted
DRUNJIFORNICATION
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Feb 1, 2012 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
Randall Poffo was 180
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 1, 2012 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
He keeps turning around!
180 is a bit heave for a spinner.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
*heavy
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 3:46 PM CST up reply actions
SHINING... BRIGHTER, THAN ALLLL THE OTHER ONES!
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Feb 1, 2012 5:20 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
So rec'd
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
The neighbor kid is quite 420
so I know what you’re feelng.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
"Why you gotta bring up old shit?"
Ironic quote is ironic
Hawks for the win and falafels for the vagina
by DoYouLoveHawksorHate'Merica? on Feb 2, 2012 11:48 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I believe it.
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 1, 2012 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
That is a big boy. At 18. Wow.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 3:46 PM CST up reply actions
He's a biggun.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
When I asked my niece about him this was the conversation
Me: “Is there a large black kid in any of your classes who transferred in this year?”
Her: “umm, not that I can think of”
Me:“Is there a kid named Jaleel that you’ve seen at all”
Her:“Oh, Jaleel? Yeah he’s pretty legit in the large black guy department”.
She sounds nice.
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 1, 2012 4:08 PM CST up reply actions
She is
Except she’s going to Northern Illinois, so she’s dead to me.
Seriously though, all of my sister’s kids got into a Bucky Badger “thing” this year. They all wanted Bucky Badger shit for Christmas. This has nothing to do with Wisconsin, and they actually wanted stuff with Bucky that didn’t say “Wisconsin”. But still, I threatened to disown my mother if she ever did that again. Dad silently nodded and gave her a look that said “I told you you’d piss off one kid by pleasing your grandkids”.
Go Huskies!
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 1, 2012 4:13 PM CST up reply actions
In state tuition, foreign language immersion dorm close to home, blah blah blah
I’m still hoping she gets a sweet financial aid package so she can go to North Central.
The campus is pretty bleak.
I hope she likes getting blackout drunk.
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 1, 2012 4:16 PM CST up reply actions
I would approve this
Her mother would not.
Besides, her boyfriend is going to North Central so if she ends up in De Kalb I see a lot of time spent back in the Naper/Downer’s ish area anyways.
Ugh, Naperville.
Where Iowa’s sororities find their filler?
Naperville grads – being fleeced for exorbitant out of state tuition since 2002.
My freshman roommate in 1988 was from Naperville
What a piece of work that guy was. And now I live there.
by Brock Sampson on Feb 1, 2012 4:39 PM CST up reply actions
Nope, just me
It actually ain’t that bad, but of course I’m from Sioux City so I would say that…
by Brock Sampson on Feb 1, 2012 5:11 PM CST up reply actions
I loved reading the reports after the etc fire
IIRC, there were no Iowa kids injured. And that stuff was definitely on fire in my era (in college 96-2000). All my friends complained about it
This. And the town is even worse.
De Kalb is maybe the worst town I’ve spent time in.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 5:17 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Just buy them a pet Badger. That will teach them.
by Hawkeyes on Feb 1, 2012 4:13 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
The Badger would terrorize their St Bernard
before the Beagle-Korgi mix went into hardwired behavior mode and killed the Badger.
A sick part of me would love to see this go down (and I'm a dog lover)
People just don’t give beagles the correct level of respect, I suppose.
Regardless, those kids would fucking hate Badgers.
We grew up with a beagle
Much respect for them. And her St Bernard is the biggest baby/wuss big dog I’ve ever met. He gets pushed around by the Puggle.
Our dog is convinced
that everybody loves him and wants to pet him. He wouldn’t last ten minutes in the wild.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Mine too
Although he was a stray who obviously survived in the wild somehow. I think it was in the city so he scavenged and begged. When he flushes a critter while we’re walking or hiking he just kind of looks at it surprised and goes back to whatever he was sniffing at. I have seen him eat a dead squirrel, but it froze in my tree during an ice storm so he basically just sniffed out a Squirrelcicle.
Grew up with mostly Labradors
They’re tough enough in the wild, especially when you hunt train them, but man they’re a pushover in the house. Our neighbors cocker spaniel used to just bite my last yellow’s neck and get carried around. A beagle/Terrier/annoying small dog would never stand for that.
I have 2 Wheaton terriers. The older one would happily take on any dog on earth and rip it’s throat open if only she were given the chance. The younger one is mystified by this behavior. To be fair, the younger one is extremely stupid.
Yup, it's all personality
I had a female that had to be isolated in social situations because she was the Alpha female, period. Picked her up from the kennel once and they told me she frightened the huge Rottweilers. I was so proud. She was very smart.
I'm on #TeamBeagle
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I grew up with a Daschund
It killed a badger once…proudest moment of his life.
I can feel it....this is the week O'Keefe is gonna open up the playbook.
by MoMoney MoBrown on Feb 1, 2012 5:49 PM CST up reply actions
As a freshman my neighbor dated several Iowa basketball players
And when I read this I couldn’t help but picture her saying it.
Those dudes were certainly “legit”. Hey, it’s college, people, um, experiment?
From Mas Casa
@marcmorehouse Kevin Buford and Greg Mabin drew raves from recruiting coordinator Eric Johnson.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I think I got a contact high just from looking at that photo.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
by RossWB on Feb 1, 2012 3:46 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I wanted to use a gif...
But all of the gifs either:
1) Got me high;
2) Gave me motion sickness; or
3) Got me high and gave me motion sickness.
Chris Jericho? Is that you?
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Feb 1, 2012 5:21 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I am looking forward to hearing full, detailed explanations on the McCall and Coker suspensions
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
I think you'll be waiting a while for that
A looooong while.
by DJK's bongwater on Feb 1, 2012 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
Morehouse
They are not bringing Connor Kornbrath in to learn how to punt.
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
Are they bringing him in to teach Mullings how to punt then?
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 1, 2012 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
Marshall Koehn as the punter?
We have WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too many kickers on scholarship
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I asked Mas Casa on Twitter
He said they expect Kornbrath to compete for the starting punter job. Basically he’s already good at punting – they don’t need to teach him. (Maybe that’s a dig at Mullings, I’m not sure.)
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
U MAD, BB?
@AdamHogeCBS Bret Bielema just said he had some issues with Urban Meyer’s recruiting and used word "illegal". Said he called Urban and worked it out.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Worked it out? So Urban gave him some money too or what?
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
by waterboy31321 on Feb 1, 2012 3:50 PM CST up reply actions
Nah, free tats.
BB finally added a Bucky to go with the tigerhawk he’s already got.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
by RossWB on Feb 1, 2012 3:52 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
It was actually a Buckeye
BB is just too fat to actually see the tat.
by 99FormationsButFourWideAin'tOne on Feb 1, 2012 4:17 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Urban just told him to cram it with walnuts.
Bielema obliged because he was suddenly too hungry to continue whining.
by The Mexican't on Feb 1, 2012 3:54 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
I have heard people go on and on about Ward for months
Hope he’s as good as they say. At 6’6, 270, I don’t see how he can fail.
he won’t
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
by waterboy31321 on Feb 1, 2012 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
We need someone to pick up the phenom OL baton from Bulaga and Reiff.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
RT @sbatt79 The 24 recruits Iowa is announcing come from 12 states. Illinois is the home of five, one more than Illinois inked.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Awesome.
Suck it, Beckman!
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 1, 2012 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
pipeline state, yes
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
by waterboy31321 on Feb 1, 2012 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
YAIS!
Fewer recruiting points to spend now!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
by RossWB on Feb 1, 2012 3:53 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
spend ten dollars and buy the "every state is pipeline" add on!
do it nao!
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Feb 1, 2012 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
Illinois sucking
is the best thing that could possibly happen to Iowa, no joke
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Feb 1, 2012 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
they like to suck to the west?
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
by waterboy31321 on Feb 1, 2012 3:53 PM CST up reply actions
From my understanding, the Zooker didn't work as hard for the Illinois blue chippers
As out of state schools did. He just sort of expected them to come.
@sbatt79 #qctimes #hawkmaniaqc New Hawkeyes Barkley Hill and Drew Ott were Gatorade players of the year in their home states
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
It's got electrolytes
It’s what plants crave.
BOOM 4-3 cover 2! Deal with that!
by 99playsNAblitzaint1 on Feb 1, 2012 4:41 PM CST up reply actions 10 recs
The Thirst Mutilator ftw
I didn't invent the black turtleneck, but I was the first to recognize its potential as a tactical garment.
by KilometersDavis on Feb 1, 2012 6:55 PM CST up reply actions
I am so jealous that you don't get that reference.
You get to watch IDIOCRACY for the first time and I am jealous.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 10:24 PM CST up reply actions
BTW, Stanford signed THREE 5* OL guys today.
Stanford.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
as they say, OL are typically the smartest players on the field
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
by waterboy31321 on Feb 1, 2012 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
There recent OL track record is very good
But not really better than Iowa’s. Maybe they’re interested in academics? Oh, and fucking good weather.
I was going to make a joke about the diversity of the Stanford campus, but am having a tough time figuring out how to talk about the predominance of the Pacific Rim-er’s without someone being offended.
Something about how an OL recruit is only 50th percentile in weight, height, and calf diameter in their classes? I still don’t know why 50% of OLs in the NFL aren’t Pacific Islanders. Dudes have a mean streak as well.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 5:22 PM CST up reply actions
Welcome to the Bay Area - Gang Banger Central
Its not as nice as people think
Never *question* Bruce Dickinson!
http://www.thebirdcult.net
by The Bird Cult on Feb 1, 2012 6:01 PM CST up reply actions
I live in Oakland
And its not as bad as you think either. There’s good and bad areas just like everywhere else. You just got to be “street wise”. There’s nowhere else I want to live except maybe Vancouver.
Excited by the idea of blocking for Barry Sanders Jr, I guess.
by The Mexican't on Feb 1, 2012 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
Oh my.
A bunch of 5-star OLs blocking for Barry Sanders Jr? I have my new second-favorite CFB team.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
If you're smart enough to get in...
not dumb enough to say no.
Stanford is doing a good job
filling the void left by USC
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Not much of a void anymore.
USC finished in top the 10, signed a top 10 recruiting class, and will be preseason top 5 in 2012…
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
They signed a top 10 recruiting THIS year?
I thought this year was the first year the scholarship reductions (30 over 3 years) started to take hold
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I think I saw that on Twitter.
It’s basically all 4-5* talent, I think, which helps w/ rankings.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Using ESPN's rankings
No 5 stars, but 8 4 stars with a total of 17
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Guess they made the most of it
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Both.
They got the top 10 class even without the 10 schollies.
And probably a preseason top 3.
Plus Robert Woods is still only a sophomore and may be the best WR in the country. That’s going to be a terrifying team next year.
by The Mexican't on Feb 1, 2012 4:20 PM CST up reply actions
Which may not be the limiting factor
I thought it was a couple of years ago.
But "disappointing" is not a synonym for "crappy." - Jacob Peterson
"We are Iowans, for the most part if you tell us to do something we’ll do it. It’s not like we are from South Carolina." - Carfino'sWay
by 6 seconds of hell on Feb 1, 2012 4:24 PM CST up reply actions
Did pretty well this year.
Maybe he’s figuring out how to keep his head out of his ass.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Next year is the problem for them.
Barkley, Lee, Woods, Holmes, McDonald, and several other key defensive players either graduate or hit 3 years, pls they’ll be down to 65 schollies.
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
by kurthy on Feb 1, 2012 8:31 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Nate Meier comes in as an RB. He also comes in bigger than King and Kroul.
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
he also comes in looking older than kirk ferentz
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
by waterboy31321 on Feb 1, 2012 3:59 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
They really want that truckback they couldn't get with Coe last year, I guess.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Coe is still planning on coming next year right?
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
by waterboy31321 on Feb 1, 2012 4:00 PM CST up reply actions
I think so, yeah.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
bowlingballback
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
We're just the Iowa defensive line,
we’re not equipped to handle that kind of violence.
by DrHenryKillinger on Feb 1, 2012 5:41 PM CST up reply actions
Since he's on the Shonn Greene plan
Wouldn’t that make him a Greene-back
by HawkeyeInExile on Feb 1, 2012 4:10 PM CST up reply actions 7 recs
Those guys go to the SEC, usually.
Quite a coup for KF!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Juggernautbitchback
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Feb 1, 2012 5:22 PM CST up reply actions
Well that didn't take long...
There’s already a billboard in Missouri congratulating Dorial Green-Beckham on choosing Mizzou.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Sokol
In Cody Sokol’s case, it was like the Brad Banks situation, where they weren’t really looking at him per se, and research showed that he has some Iowa ties (born here, has family here).
Sokol is open to redshirting. They wanted him to be open to that, and he was. Doesn’t mean he will, but he’s open to that.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Beathard
CJ Breathard is a diff. situation. he was in a sitch where there was a coaching change and he wanted something different. He visited this weekend with his dad and they were impressed.
They didn’t start out looking for two QBs, but they’re happy they got em.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
If we ever meet, and if you say the word “sitch”, I may have to punch you.
by txhawkeye on Feb 1, 2012 4:08 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Sounds like a sticky sitch.
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 1, 2012 4:10 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, punch the Hawk Central liveblogger, not me.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
If you call him a 'bitch' before you do, you're gonna get throat-punched by CW
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 5:25 PM CST up reply actions
You will be...
Das Stochern gewinnt.
by Blackheartnopants on Feb 1, 2012 6:16 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
RBs
Also excited about getting Barkley Hill out of Cedar Falls. RB was a position of need. Considered signing three RBs, but just got those two. Jason White has decided to stay with the team rather than graduating, so they feel better about that position.
Question about ISU and Barkley and how that happened. Ferentz says they just continued to recruit him…“kept a line in the water”
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
They kept the boat moving, too.
TROLLIN’ ISU!
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 1, 2012 4:11 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
I am imagining KG now.
@marcmorehouse Garmon or Hill start? Anything’s possible, KF said. Jason White will return.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
So does this mean white
Will rb1 all season long?
"The more I get hit, the more they git hit" - Marcus Coker
On the depth chart, sure.
But he won’t actually start any games.
by The Mexican't on Feb 1, 2012 6:40 PM CST up reply actions
DL guyz
Right now, got four DL guys, all four have great upside, and Jaleel and Faith have an opportunity to contribute next year more likely because of their greater physical development.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Must be what those guys wanted to hear in their recruiting pitch
Because no way do we see a true Frosh start at DT. That’s strictly a man’s position.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 5:27 PM CST up reply actions
"Contribute" could mean rotate in.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Feb 1, 2012 11:17 PM CST up reply actions
Fleming
PJR:
Talking about Maurice Fleming. Said that he helped a lot with bringing in some of the other guys from the Chicago area.
PJR is the initials of the Hawk Central blogger.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Not BPJR?
/CF’d
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 1, 2012 4:14 PM CST up reply actions
Interesting
Says they looked at Simmons (JUCO OL) because Reiff jumped to NFL.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Hmm. Maybe they do intend to find a spot for him early.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 5:27 PM CST up reply actions
Coker
4:13
PJR:
Q on Coker
4:13
PJR:
Obviously he has left school. He’s a tremendous guy and we wish him the best of luck.
4:14
PJR:
That’s it on Coker.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Fuck that noise.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Feb 1, 2012 5:23 PM CST up reply actions
That's funny in its simplicity.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 5:28 PM CST up reply actions
Meier
PJR:
Says Meier will start out at RB and will see how it goes.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
intereresting, so he will play running back for aboud a day
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
by waterboy31321 on Feb 2, 2012 8:12 AM CST up reply actions
Just morning practice.
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 2, 2012 2:44 PM CST up reply actions
I would love someone
to ask KF, “So which of these guys do you think is most likely to have left Iowa City by January 2013?”
"Bama Hawkeye, you know, the Iowa blogger who actually uses reason and analysis." - Patrick Vint
"I thought it was laughable when you first put it up, but you were obviously smarter than me." - PurdueMatt
http://www.offtackleempire.com
I would laugh if he named a RB.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I wouldn't
I would just nod in sad agreement
But "disappointing" is not a synonym for "crappy." - Jacob Peterson
"We are Iowans, for the most part if you tell us to do something we’ll do it. It’s not like we are from South Carolina." - Carfino'sWay
by 6 seconds of hell on Feb 1, 2012 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
To be fair, it would be a sad laugh.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yeah
“Well, we knew that we needed the 2 star RB recruit because there is no way that Greg Garmon will be here come next Spring. I mean, let’s be honest, he’s easy pickings for AIRBHG.”
"Bama Hawkeye, you know, the Iowa blogger who actually uses reason and analysis." - Patrick Vint
"I thought it was laughable when you first put it up, but you were obviously smarter than me." - PurdueMatt
http://www.offtackleempire.com
The kid was marked from an early age.
Hopefully AIRBHG lets him complete a few years before messing with him.
Persona non grata.
Random Super Bowl factoid
RT @jordangarretson: Sunday marks 9th straight Super Bowl that includes a former Hawkeye playing in it
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Interesting stat, if not entirely meaningful
But hey, if it turns out that’s the best streak going, let’s pump up that stat!
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 5:29 PM CST up reply actions
Kittle
PJR:
Not sure if he’s fast enough to be a receiver, not sure if he isn’t. But has a frame for being an outside LB or perhaps TE.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
At which point he'll also be collecting social security.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
KF on rankings
PJR:
KF: I don’t really pay too close attention. I was entertained watching ESPNU and it seemed like it was draft coverage. Draft is a celebration of college career, and signing day is celebration of high schoool career.
PJR:
All you can do is try to project what you think a player is capable of doing.
PJR:
As far as the rankings go, they don’t mean a whole lot.
PJR:
He did recognize that the best teams seem to get the highest ranked players.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Punting iz winning
PJR:
Q about Connor Kornbrath perhaps being the starting punter. KF says no, someone (Wienke or Owens) will win it in the spring, but this fall, that could change.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Wait, who the hell is Owens?
IS T.O. WALKING ON?!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Wait, did Ferentz actually say Owens?
Or was that PJR that inferred that? If Ferentz said it, it’s interesting that there was no mention of Mullings, a scholarship player.
by Captain n Diet Coker on Feb 1, 2012 4:36 PM CST up reply actions
Unclear.
I still have no idea who Owens is.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Quick look at the roster makes me believe the name was Koehn
And PJR just didn’t hear it correctly.
by The Mexican't on Feb 1, 2012 4:39 PM CST up reply actions
I think Koehn is a placekicker, though.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Oh, that's my bad.
I sorted by position and completely looked past the punters position. I just assumed they listed all the kickers & punters as PK.
by The Mexican't on Feb 1, 2012 4:42 PM CST up reply actions
Hmm
The Rivals transcript says Mullings and Wienke.
Which would make a LOT more sense.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Was John Wienke doing some practice punting last year?
Or are we talking about a different Wienke?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Feb 1, 2012 11:20 PM CST up reply actions
Wienke was the back-up punter last year.
And it sounds like he’ll contend for the starting job this year.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Um... okay.
PJR:
Question about whether they gave four or five-year scholarships, but KF says he doesn’t know anything about those NCAA rule changes.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
he lies to us because he loves us
is what im hoping here
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Feb 1, 2012 4:27 PM CST up reply actions
About the DC elephant in the room...
PJR:
Q: Anyone express concern that you don’t have a Def Coord yet?
PJR:
Yes, it came up couple times last week, but he doesn’t think that it’s something to worry about. Coach Fry was always able to bring in good coaches, and KF says they’ll always be able to bring in good coaches. Recruits seemed to understand.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I love this reasoning
He has never had to replace a coordinator to test this theory
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Very true.
But on a position coach level, he did very well with the Soup hire and the Kaz hire was pretty solid. The Morgan hire has helped in-state recruiting, although it’s fair to question how the OL has performed under him at times.
Still a pretty small sample size, though, and DC is a big deal hire (especially for us).
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
True
My dad went to Wartburg with Morgan. Reese actually threw my dad over a car once.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
This sounds like a true story
and I like it.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 5:34 PM CST up reply actions
Obligatory "fuck Wartburg"
Fuck Wartburg
by StewMonkey13 on Feb 1, 2012 5:37 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
This comment is the closest thing to a lay a Luther guy will ever get
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Deets.
"I’m not going to comment on anything beyond where I’ve been so far." - Gary Barta
by SomeJerkPoster on Feb 1, 2012 5:48 PM CST up reply actions
I don't know a lot of the details from that event. My dad has some fucked up stories
from Wartburg in the 60’s.
They kidnapped a couple of Luther guys, shaved their heads, and painted W’s on their heads with walnut stain. They kept the guys down there for a couple of days and only let them out when the state patrol started sniffing around.
They had a guy steal a car and park it in the dean’s driveway, while the dean was on vacation. He had to be called back from his vacation to deal with the problem.
Morgan, apparently, is really pale. To scare the shit out of prospective students, he used to give himself bloody noses and let the blood pour all over his chest. Then he would run into a room full of prospective students screaming holy hell.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Haha
Never *question* Bruce Dickinson!
http://www.thebirdcult.net
by The Bird Cult on Feb 1, 2012 6:33 PM CST up reply actions
KF to the Super Bowl
PJR:
KF says he is hoping to go to the Super Bowl. They are hosting a “junior day” that day, then will race to Indy for the game. Brian Ferentz is coaching for the Pats, Tyler Sash on the Giants.
I have no idea why they’re hosting a Junior Day on Sunday. Seems like awful timing.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Peyton is our new DC
it all comes together…..
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Smartest dude in the NFL
I would totally be ok with that hire. Of course, that falls into the category of “as likely as it being Tom Brady” but hey.
Please note that the internet does not, as of yet, have a sarcasm font.
Kozan
@sbatt79 #qctimes #hawkmaniaqc Ferentz:“We still are waiting for one prospect to make a decision. We’ll see what happens there.”
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Lay off.
I’ve been looking for a blue pen all day, and the fax machine at the office is on the fritz.
by The Mexican't on Feb 1, 2012 4:28 PM CST up reply actions
Drew Ott
PJR:
Reese got on to Drew Ott kind of early. Was in one of Iowa’s one-day camps. They asked him to be a defensive lineman for a day, which wasn’t fair, he said. They think he’s got a real high upside. Got some growth to make, as does Daumantas Venckus, but Brian Mattison, Karl Klug, Iwebema, all were in that profile and ended up playing great.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I smell BS.
PJR:
Did recruiting get awkward with Kascenski moving to Nebraska?
PJR:
No, just need to keep going. Got to work with the ones you get, not worry about the ones you don’t
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
That's to be expected.
After his introduction PC at Nebraska, I wouldn’t be surprised at all to hear about him completely selling Iowa out.
by The Mexican't on Feb 1, 2012 4:30 PM CST up reply actions
I would never expect KF to dis him in public.
But I’m sure he wasn’t pleased about Kaz flipping to Nebraska and pursuing Curry hard for them after he’d been recruiting him hard at Iowa.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
at least he probably didnt negative recruit against us
“you remember all the good things i said about Iowa? turns out i was lying, they suck. but im totally telling the truth when i say nebraska rules i swear!”
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Feb 1, 2012 4:33 PM CST up reply actions
New DC?
PJR:
Sean Draper was one of the kids asking about the def. coord., and they got him. Ferentz says they will be fine.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
KF "I'm just going to say that if you watch the Superbowl, you'll see the new DC"
NEW DC IS BRIAN FERENTZ!
/hot NFL assistant coup
Just means that Phil Parker's going to dress up like a referee and stop play for the lulz.
Those that complain that Inception was confusing have never seen Videodrome.
DETAILS DETAILS DETAILS
PJR:
Ferentz says he had some really good meals on the home visits.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Steven Ferentz
PJR:
Q about Steve Ferentz. KF says that he’s looking at Iowa, and they’ll support him in whatever he chooses to do.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Finally, a spy in that den of vipers.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Totally expect Auburn to put the hard sell on him, right up to signing day...
Das Stochern gewinnt.
by Blackheartnopants on Feb 1, 2012 4:40 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Gene Chizik: “Hey Steve-a-rino? You want to make more money this year than your dad? Come to Auburn!”
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Feb 1, 2012 11:29 PM CST up reply actions
exclusive footage of Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz after giving prepared statement on the new signee's
“I’m sorry you want to know about defensive what? I can’t hear you, see you guys next wheee….”
Son of a bitch, I'm sick of these dolphins.
@keepitupguys
by sailorjerry on Feb 1, 2012 4:47 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
So, to recap:
1) We should know who the new DC is next Wednesday.
2) Jaleel Johnson is a very large man.
3) Kornbrath will compete for the starting punter job.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
by RossWB on Feb 1, 2012 4:48 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
!!!
RT @bjmillican: #Auburn signee Cassanova McKinzy says lack of a @ChickfilA on campus played a factor in picking the Tigers over #Clemson"
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
hahahaha
At least he won’t have to worry about endorsements if he makes it to the NFL in 4 years.
by The Mexican't on Feb 1, 2012 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
The waffle fries are what I go there for.
And they have the sweet ketchup dipping packets.
This kid has his priorities straight.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Feb 1, 2012 5:26 PM CST up reply actions
I hate to say it
but i completely understand. not having a ChickfilA here sucks
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Feb 1, 2012 5:27 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
On Iowa Pod suggests there's one opening in IC
Meanwhile, there’s a Chik-Fil-A here at WCU. If only there was a football team to recruit for….
There's a Chick-Fil-A at the mall in Iowa City (or Coralville, if you want to be an asshole).
Would probably be nice to have an actual restaurant though, instead of a spot in the mall’s food court.
by The Mexican't on Feb 1, 2012 6:42 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I know about that one
But oniowapod talked about a cow suit coming to their office with samples; not sure if that was the IC office or the CR office. I was thinking about the on campus c-f-a demo.
There used to be one in the Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids
but I assume that like everything else in that mall, it has gone out of business.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
It's still there.
With the county offices still in the mall, they keep the food places busy.
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Feb 2, 2012 10:08 AM CST up reply actions
Um, I will totally be choosing a neighborhood to buy a house in
that is close to my favorite grocery stores. This seems like an entirely reasonable thought, even if it’s just a fast food joint.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 5:38 PM CST up reply actions
The Chick-Fil-A is on Chicago Ave right downtown near Michigan Ave.
There’s a rumor that is one is going to open in Lincoln Park this summer, too!
Rich gettin' richer
@ourhonordefend B1G signed four 5* and 46 4*. tOSU and TTUN account for all four 5* and 24 of the 4*.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Danantonio, NO WAI
HawkeyeInsider Rob Howe
Ferentz hinted at some negative recruiting in reference to Jaleel Johnson
seriously?
Dantonio's negative recruiting pitch
At Iowa, they kick you off the team if you go to jail, here at MSU, you can suit up the Saturday after you get out.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
by HoyaGoon on Feb 1, 2012 5:13 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Dantonio pitched Jaleel
their play 2 plays, sit out 1 hurt defensive scheme.
by GaryDolphinSafeTuna on Feb 1, 2012 8:06 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
What's the deal on Kozan?
Did he sign his LOI with you guys, or is he going to Michigan?
"Go hard. I mean, like relentless. I want a bunch of coaches that coach like their hair’s on fire, and I want a football team that goes for four to six seconds (per play) with relentless effort." OSU Coach Urban Meyer.
WHY MUST YOU RUB IT IN
Actually, we don’t know. I don’t think anybody knows, even him.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Feb 1, 2012 6:05 PM CST up reply actions
Wasn't doing that, promise
Just was checking all the B1G teams on Scout and he didn’t have the checkmark next to his name, then saw that he might be re-thinking going to Michigan.
If it’s any consolation, I hope you get him.
"Go hard. I mean, like relentless. I want a bunch of coaches that coach like their hair’s on fire, and I want a football team that goes for four to six seconds (per play) with relentless effort." OSU Coach Urban Meyer.
Totally up in the air.
Sounds like he’s deciding in the next few days, maybe.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
The news here in the Queen City of the Plains is all Yuri Wright...
and Cyler Miles sticking with UDub. Not a peep about Kozan aside from the old article about him choosing Iowa from Sunday.
Proud to be a Coloiowan.
by MileHi Hawkeye on Feb 1, 2012 7:01 PM CST up reply actions
Wow
Im glad I don’t venture away from BHGP. I was tempted to troll somebody in that thread.
by RH's Bookie on Feb 3, 2012 2:53 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I believe I know who you're talking about.
I thought about it as well.
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Feb 3, 2012 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
Wednesday, huh? Pretty left-field choice for KF, but okay...
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
by RossWB on Feb 1, 2012 10:39 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
And for all these reasons, I have decided to scalp you and burn your village to the ground.
That’s a motto I can get behind for our DC.
by TwistConePlease on Feb 1, 2012 10:53 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Conditions are perfect.
Hey Dolph, you look like I need a beer.
by Give Eddie a Beer on Feb 1, 2012 10:53 PM CST up reply actions
I found KF's word choice regarding DC opening to be interesing...
"I think we’re on the right path, I feel pretty good," he said. "Just in a nutshell, we moved like a tortoise again, kind of like ’99 [when he hired his initial staff at Iowa]. There were a lot of different scenarios I wanted to run through my mind. . . . Unless you have to do something, why do something?"
The reliance on the word “scenarios” sounds like there may be moving parts to all this. In other words, KF did not sound as if he had hired a DC who would just come in and replace Norm, end of story. Herrmann is a LB coach, so in theory if anyone could just walk in and replace Norm’s roles one-for-one it would be him—-I would imagine he could cover the LBs and the DC responsibilities quite easily. Maybe KF is being coy, I don’t know but I found his word selection revealing.
Moreover, KF would NOT commit to who is the new DL coach and he would not commit to Levar Woods as that coach.
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
another thought
KF said while recruits did ask about the DC-to-be it was not an issue, so I am thinking he will be hiring a guy whose philosophy will be very compatible with that of what Norm ran. That seems more and more likely to me. Even though Iowa recruits players and molds them to positions (which on the face of it would mean they could hire any sort of DC) I think it is becoming more and more clear that the DC will not bring radical change to Iowa City—-and why should he? That is the one aspect of Iowa football that has been consistently excellent over the last decade and KF likely believes that it’s more than just scheme as to the reason why. That defensive philosophy works well within Iowa’s development model and commitment to interior superiority.
Again, the scenario comment has me thinking there will be a domino effect in place that might spill over to the offensive side of things. I also think KF’s comments mean Bradley is still very much a possibility.
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
Then, why wait so long? Bradley hasn’t been in the NFL playoffs. Oh well, other than frustrating those of us who are interested in this type of thing, from all appearances it didn’t negatively impact recruiting.
Not sure about waiting until next week.
But there’s no way that you hire him last week once JoePa died. They may have decided out of respect to PSU to not hire him until after signing day weeks ago. I guess we’ll all find out next Wednesday.
Here's a better video for RB recruit, Nate Meier
Something tells me that this kid was underrated in the obscurity of 8-man football, and that this will evolve into a huge get for Iowa.
The team he's playing has the same colors as Minny.
Maybe he’ll do the same thing to them, lol.
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Feb 3, 2012 1:13 PM CST up reply actions
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