[Herky] Iowa AD believes fully that Ferentz is the right guy | FOX Sports
Jeff Napier
jnapier111 at outlook.com
Wed May 27 05:48:57 PDT 2015
I am going off memory and I don't follow the other sports very closely so I am probably wrong.
Curtis has a good list of results and I think they indicate that overall we are doing better now than we did in previous years. There are exceptions like Softball and Field Hockey. Volleyball, Men's BB, Baseball, Soccer(?) are all examples to me of where Barta's first hire did not work out so he moved on and it appears to me that the current coach in each sport is better than the previous one. There are still some sports where his current hire is not good and he will need to try again.
When I Iook at his track record I have little confidence in Barta making a good choice for the next football coach. The positive for Barta is that when he does not make a good hire he seems to cut his loses and move on. You can get away with this in the minor sports but not the big ones. BB was set back for 5+ years. Iowa cannot afford to have this happen in football.
Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 22:56:19 -0500
From: gmcnhawkeye at gmail.com
To: herky at lists.herky.net
Subject: Re: [Herky] Iowa AD believes fully that Ferentz is the right guy | FOX Sports
Ok
I will bite
Women’s bball did not hire
Baseball - yes
Track - too soon but the program lost their best distance runner (Kayla Beattie) (transferred to AZ where she was PAC 12 newcomer of the year) and did not even try (much) for the best high jumper in years from Illinois (Wisconsin) (yes I knew both girls and I am bitter)
Field hockey - No
Wrestling - not yet could have a very long discussion about this but NO
Men's basketball - yes there was no where to go but up but need more
Volleyball - no
Rowing - no
Anyone else want to chime in? In a good natured Hawkeye family way?
On May 26, 2015 3:18 PM, "Jeff Napier" <jnapier111 at outlook.com> wrote:
I think Barta is on record as saying that he wants to contend for championships in all sports. I am not convinced Barta is very good at identifying top coaches but he doesn't seem to stay with them for very long if they don't get results. Over time he has put together a pretty good collection of coaches who are getting better results. The exception is Ferentz where he is stuck due to the contract length and terms.
From: mouthpiece at lisco.com
To: herky at lists.herky.net
Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 14:06:26 -0500
Subject: Re: [Herky] Iowa AD believes fully that Ferentz is the right guy | FOX Sports
And yet none of the so called experts (sports writers) ever mention our lousy over-all performances. If Barta has goals for each of his teams they are very low. Perhaps he has none. Here are mine: for all teams except FB: every team in every year finish in the top ½ of the conference and once in every 3-4 years contend for the championship; FB: every year finish no worse than 3rd in the division and every 3rd year, win the division. If coaches don’t accomplish these goals, they are fired. I acknowledge that a new coach deserves additional time to get his program to this level. Dave McCoid
From: Herky [mailto:herky-bounces at lists.herky.net] On Behalf Of Gwen McNatt
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 1:45 PM
To: Herky
Subject: Re: [Herky] Iowa AD believes fully that Ferentz is the right guy | FOX Sports
In 7 of the last 10 years, Iowa finished last of the Big Ten in the directors' cup. (thru 13-14) I looked up 14-15 through April and we were 8th out of 14. (31st)
4 big 10 teams were in the top 10.
When was the last time we won a Big title of any kind? Track I think a couple of years ago?
On May 25, 2015 3:40 PM, "Curtis Frazier" <cfrazier at ceoexpress.com> wrote:
Respectfully Disagree.
How did our teams do this year?
Men?
Baseball? The Dance (#2 seed)
Basketball? The Dance (Round of 32)
Cross Country? 7th In region
Football? 7-6 w/ NYD Bowl
Golf? 6th at NCAA Regionals
Gymnastics? 6th at NCAA Finals
Swimming&Diving? 8th in B10 – 4 qualified to compete at NCAAs
Tennis? B10 Quarterfinalists
Track & Field? 26 qualify for NCAAs/12 earn B10 recognition
Wrestling? 2nd in NCAAs; 5 earn All American
Women?
Basketball? Sweet 16
Cross Country? 13th Place in regionals
Field hockey? 11-7, lose to #10 N’western in tourney
Golf? 11th at B10 Championships
Gymnastics? 5th at Regionals
Rowing? 6th at B10 Championships
Soccer? 2nd at B10 Championships
Softball? 2nd at B10 Championships
Swimming&Diving? 8th in B10 – 4 qualified to compete at NCAAs
Tennis? Currently 8-13
Track & Field? 26 qualify for NCAAs/12 earn B10 recognition
Volleyball? 14-17; NCAA Bid
While this is not the leader in the conference, I certainly would not say we were worst, or even among the worst. Several sports had solid years. Some sports had miserable years. Some had outstanding years. The only thing missing from this list is National Championships. Other than a few elite programs, (Ohio State being the most obvious choice this year), you won’t find many ‘multiple’ championship teams at the same program consistently.
I have no problem pointing out our flaws, but let’s also give a fair representation. We have a long way to go, but we are not digging out of a hole here.
From: Herky [mailto:herky-bounces at lists.herky.net] On Behalf Of Gwen McNatt
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2015 9:42 AM
To: Herky
Subject: Re: [Herky] Iowa AD believes fully that Ferentz is the right guy | FOX Sports
That is shame on us, myself included. We have now arguably the worst or among the worst overall athletic program in the conference and we just keep shelling out money.
On May 23, 2015 4:51 PM, "Jerry Ruttenburg" <jruttenburg at msn.com> wrote:
Barta's not going anywhere, he raises oops and gobs of money. About what he says about Ferentz, what do we expect him to say? Ferentz isn't what he used to be but I'm giving him another year or two? I don't think he will throw Ferentz under the bus quite yet.
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Gwen McNatt <gmcnhawkeye at gmail.com> wrote:
Barta needs to go
On May 23, 2015 7:53 AM, "Jim Monahan" <jimmonahan8 at gmail.com> wrote:
http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/iowa-ad-believes-fully-that-ferentz-is-the-right-guy-052215
Probably not a good sign if AD feels it's necessary to throw bouquets to fans to try to boost the rep and credibility of a coach after, lo, so many years in charge😇!
Jim Monahan
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