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Meet the Head Coach who made Saban's arse quit
Posted on 12/3/18 at 9:51 am
Posted on 12/3/18 at 9:51 am
Kirk fricking Ferentz
He is the longest tenured coach in the FBS being with the Hawkeyes since 1999(oh my). He is one of those coaches that has averaged around 8 wins per season and has 1 year out of 6 where they do something big. In this day and age it is very hard to believe that a coach can stay this long. But he has not really done anything deemed to be a fireable offense.
On New Years Day, 2005. The Hawkeyes defeated Saban 30-25 which was the final blow for Saban at LSU. After being dominated by Georgia and losing a nasty heartbreaker at Auburn(man those games with Saban vs Tuberville were fun). He knew that he could not win consistently at LSU and ran away to the NFL where he decided to make a deal with Louisiana Sports. He would give the New Orleans Saints one of the best QBs of all time in Drew Brees and a Super Bowl in exchange for ruining LSU Football as HC of Alabama. That is what happened.
This will be Kirk's 6th Outback Bowl apperance. He is 2-3 in Outback Bowls with wins over Florida and South Carolina but losses to LSU(LSU's revenge), Florida, and uhh Florida(is the Outback Bowl this unoriginal in matchups?).
Ferentz will be familiar with Mississippi State Head Coach Joe Moorhead, as he faced him as OC of Penn State the last two seasons. Penn State routed Iowa 41-14 in 2016, and squeaked by Iowa 21-19 in 2017 on a last minute drive in Kinnick Stadium.
What do I expect from this Outback Bowl? This one features the #3 and #7 total defenses in the country. While featuring the #66 and #77 total offenses in the country. Iowa has a 30 yard discrepancy in their YPG in their W/L, Mississippi State has a 300 yard discrepancy(yes you read that right).
I expect the SEC to win this game. If you get the bad State offense, you will see a nasty defensive showdown that I could see Iowa winning. But if it is the good State offense, it could get ugly. My guess: it is a 19-15 type game since this is an Iowa game after all....
He is the longest tenured coach in the FBS being with the Hawkeyes since 1999(oh my). He is one of those coaches that has averaged around 8 wins per season and has 1 year out of 6 where they do something big. In this day and age it is very hard to believe that a coach can stay this long. But he has not really done anything deemed to be a fireable offense.
On New Years Day, 2005. The Hawkeyes defeated Saban 30-25 which was the final blow for Saban at LSU. After being dominated by Georgia and losing a nasty heartbreaker at Auburn(man those games with Saban vs Tuberville were fun). He knew that he could not win consistently at LSU and ran away to the NFL where he decided to make a deal with Louisiana Sports. He would give the New Orleans Saints one of the best QBs of all time in Drew Brees and a Super Bowl in exchange for ruining LSU Football as HC of Alabama. That is what happened.
This will be Kirk's 6th Outback Bowl apperance. He is 2-3 in Outback Bowls with wins over Florida and South Carolina but losses to LSU(LSU's revenge), Florida, and uhh Florida(is the Outback Bowl this unoriginal in matchups?).
Ferentz will be familiar with Mississippi State Head Coach Joe Moorhead, as he faced him as OC of Penn State the last two seasons. Penn State routed Iowa 41-14 in 2016, and squeaked by Iowa 21-19 in 2017 on a last minute drive in Kinnick Stadium.
What do I expect from this Outback Bowl? This one features the #3 and #7 total defenses in the country. While featuring the #66 and #77 total offenses in the country. Iowa has a 30 yard discrepancy in their YPG in their W/L, Mississippi State has a 300 yard discrepancy(yes you read that right).
I expect the SEC to win this game. If you get the bad State offense, you will see a nasty defensive showdown that I could see Iowa winning. But if it is the good State offense, it could get ugly. My guess: it is a 19-15 type game since this is an Iowa game after all....
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Posted on 12/3/18 at 9:53 am to The Winner
Impressive work sir have a upvote
Posted on 12/3/18 at 9:54 am to The Winner
Saban beat Ferentz 49-3 in 1999. 
Posted on 12/3/18 at 9:56 am to The Winner
i'm genuinely jealous that you guys get to play iowa. 
Posted on 12/3/18 at 9:59 am to The Winner
We played Iowa a couple of years ago in a bowl game. They're a solid team but they were slow as frick. They had good line play on both sides of the ball but the difference in athleticism was obvious. State should have a big advantage at the skills positions.
This post was edited on 12/3/18 at 10:01 am
Posted on 12/3/18 at 10:04 am to The Winner
Impressive 9/10
Posted on 12/3/18 at 12:34 pm to The Winner
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On New Years Day, 2005
Didn't Saban technically accept the Dolphins job on Christmas Day? I have no idea what LSU was thinking allowing him to coach that game. The guy was already gone.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 12:36 pm to The Winner
If I'm not mistaken, Saban didn't coach that game. I think he had already left for the dolphins. it has been a while so I may be wrong.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 12:42 pm to The Winner
Well whatever - it worked out fine for Alabama, so, a big THANK YOU to coach Ferentz!!
Posted on 12/3/18 at 12:44 pm to The Winner
Kirk who?
Posted on 12/3/18 at 12:47 pm to The Winner
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On New Years Day, 2005. The Hawkeyes defeated Saban 30-25 which was the final blow for Saban at LSU.
I was at that game, sitting in the Iowa section. That hail Mary St the end was incredible.
But I'm pretty sure he had already accepted the Miami job by then.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 12:47 pm to The Winner
Can you shorten this to a thousand words or less?
Posted on 12/3/18 at 1:06 pm to The Winner
I'll give you an upvote for the obvious troll.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 1:27 pm to The Winner
There’s an Iowa bastard who works with me, big fat complaining POS. I hope State skullfricks them but it will be an ugly game. Those Iowa white boys know how to muck a game up
Posted on 12/3/18 at 1:37 pm to The Winner
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Meet the Head Coach who made Saban's arse quit
bullshite. This is the guy who made Saban quit.
This post was edited on 12/3/18 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 12/3/18 at 11:20 pm to The Winner
That was the dumbest shite I’ve read on here.
Posted on 12/3/18 at 11:48 pm to The Winner
Iowa will win.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 1:56 am to The Winner
To be clear, if you watch the 2004 bowl game.....you clearly see Saban laughing on the sideline. Saban NEVER laughs or smiles.
It was the Louisiana joke of the time period.....
"Welp! I guess Saban IS going to the NFL. He was laughing and joking on the sideline. So you KNOW he gone."
Plus, if you know the relation between him and Emmert.....you DEFINITELY know the conditions of why he left and the sour taste in his mouth afterwards.
Iowa just happened to be a benefactor of LSU drama.
It was the Louisiana joke of the time period.....
"Welp! I guess Saban IS going to the NFL. He was laughing and joking on the sideline. So you KNOW he gone."
Plus, if you know the relation between him and Emmert.....you DEFINITELY know the conditions of why he left and the sour taste in his mouth afterwards.
Iowa just happened to be a benefactor of LSU drama.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 1:57 am to The Winner
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He is the longest tenured coach in the FBS being with the Hawkeyes since 1999(oh my
Are we gonna talk about how around a fourth of his players were probably born after he started coaching there?
That is absolutely nuts.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 6:13 am to The Winner
You know that old trope about how you could have been great, if you only took the chance? That's Kirk Ferentz in totality.
I remember back when he came up, he was as highly regarded as Saban was. Yes, quite possibly he was the better coach.
But while Saban pushed the edges of his career and bounced around (on an upward trajectory), Ferentz played it safe and stayed at Iowa, comfortable, never growing.
I remember back when he came up, he was as highly regarded as Saban was. Yes, quite possibly he was the better coach.
But while Saban pushed the edges of his career and bounced around (on an upward trajectory), Ferentz played it safe and stayed at Iowa, comfortable, never growing.
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