[Herky] Charlie Jones

Fri Oct 14 14:52:05 PDT 2022

He would be backing up Nico Ragaini like he did last year. He would have started the first couple of games when Nico was injured. 

From: "SRINIVAS REDDY" <hawkeye_fan at hotmail.com> 
To: "herky" <herky at lists.herky.net>, "jay rajgopal" <jay.rajgopal at gmail.com> 
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2022 4:26:32 PM 
Subject: Re: [Herky] Coaching changes 

I think if Charlie Jones was on the team he would be maxing out at 3 catches and 50 yards. 

From: Herky <herky-bounces at lists.herky.net> on behalf of Jayant Rajgopal <jay.rajgopal at gmail.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 3:31 PM 
To: Herky <herky at lists.herky.net> 
Subject: Re: [Herky] Coaching changes 

The Athletic had an interesting piece [ https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F3671087%2F2022%2F10%2F09%2Fiowa-offense-illinois%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C79d3acbf7f674e8a321508daabc792d6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638011170902511738%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ImglJriY0Zi3s6Ez2f%2FUVRNnsEb98SARNLL3%2FW%2FFpHI%3D&reserved=0 | https://theathletic.com/3671087/2022/10/09/iowa-offense-illinois/ ] 
For those who might not be able to access the page (it's behind a paywall) here is an extract: 

There are legitimate reasons for Iowa’s offensive woes. The Hawkeyes start four sophomores and a freshman along the offensive line. Any improvement by the unit is mitigated by the growth made by Iowa’s opponent. Only one receiver with any experience is older than a true sophomore. The quarterback play is inconsistent. 

But this also is a problem of Ferentz’s own making. The Hawkeyes ranked in the 120s in most offensive categories last year save for points scored, in which they were 99th. There’s a nifty new mechanism in college sports called the transfer portal, in which programs can sign players with all types of experience without costing them a year of eligibility. Longtime quarterback coach Ken O’Keefe stepped down, which presented the opportunity to alter an offensive scheme that needed revisions. 

Instead, Ferentz figuratively doubled down on a pair of sevens and ended up with a two and a three. The program scoured the portal for players. The staff looked at a few quarterbacks, tried to recruit a lineman and bring in a receiver during the spring. Instead, Iowa signed only a backup tight end. It lost four receivers to the portal, including the prolific [ https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2Fcollege-football%2Fplayer%2Fcharlie-jones-CpS7kFjfd8SKR9Gm%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C79d3acbf7f674e8a321508daabc792d6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638011170902511738%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YXVBnsxEdnOlc33hWftq4x6I%2B43oBKA4a1d0HKtOPqQ%3D&reserved=0 | Charlie
 Jones ] , and responded with the status quo. 

So, when an obscene rash of injuries wiped out five of the six scholarship receivers during preseason camp, Iowa had to rely on walk-ons. When none of Iowa’s seven scholarship offensive linemen panned out in the 2018 and 2019 classes, the program stuck to building for the future with a unit that struggles to protect quarterback [ https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2Fcollege-football%2Fplayer%2Fspencer-petras-1vtJA5ndkg3dBq2w%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C79d3acbf7f674e8a321508daabc792d6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638011170902511738%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=cJjv6lF33NzTre8KvRlZG7cFaMYEv7nRuNsD1h9%2BJok%3D&reserved=0 | Spencer
 Petras ] or run block consistently. Halfway through the season, the Hawkeyes average 2.6 yards per carry and 82 rushing yards per game. They’ve given up 18 sacks, including five by the Illini. 
I think it's a complete dearth of talent within the offense - at least compared to what we have been used to seeing in the past. That certainly doesn't excuse the coaches - it is their job to be recruiting the talent in addition to coaching the players, but it does appear that they don't have much to work with. Especially, when you compare it to an extraordinarily talented defense! 

And being in Pittsburgh I get to watch an equally horrendous offense every Sunday - the Steelers had 3 points last weekend against Buffalo :-( 

I'm about ready to give up on football for the year... 

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Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:57:50 -0500 
Subject: Re: [Herky] Coaching changes 
Budmayr was never at tOSU. He was at Wisconsin, Pitt, Wisconsin and Colorado State. He left CSU when the head coach was fired. 

I would fire Barnett and move BF to OL where he did a good job and make Budmayr interim OC. I am not convinced that Brian is really OC anyway. I believe Dad calls the shots 

And for the love of ..... give Padilla a shot at Qb. This is ridiculous. Petras is obviously a wonderful person but he just doesn't have it. 

Still heading off to Columbus 
Gwen 

On Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 2:40 PM Brad Grupe < [ mailto:bradgrupe at mchsi.com | bradgrupe at mchsi.com ] > wrote: 

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Getting to six wins is going to be very tough, the way things look right now. 

Much of the current problem is related to the offensive line. Yes, they are young but I think Iowa missed on some recruits and what they have now aren't up to the caliber of what they usually develop. 

Bad line means it's tough to rush and pass both. 

I agree, Brian isn't the answer but if you demote him now, who do you promote? Most of the staff doesn't have much experience. Budmayr, the analyst is the only one that's been a coordinator and he was terrible in that role at Ohio State. 

Kirk isn't going anywhere unless he has two or three bad seasons in a row OR Barta forces him to fire/ demote Brian and he quits in protest. 

The portal could indeed be ugly after this season. 

BG 

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