Iowa needs to adapt with the time or just accept that the football program is just a really good FCS program masquerading as a wannabe perennially late December bowl team.

Fuck it. Have them drop down. It would be a far more entertaining schedule and they have a better playoff system.

At some point, Iowa fans need to get off their high fucking horse of righteousness and realize that the old way of creating championship programs are over. Promising to work harder than everyone else and recruiting kids from 7 letter consolidated schools can’t be the entire formula.

Every argument against removing KF falls apart in two seconds when challenged:

“We won’t get anyone better!”
-IU, TTU, and Vandy are proof that you can.

“He’s given millions to UIHC!”
-And I bet the next coach will too.

“We don’t want to be Nebraska!”
-They want championships, you don’t?

The last truly special Iowa team was in 2015 and they stood at the threshold of national relevance in the playoff era and it faded as soon as CMC stepped on the field in the Rose Bowl. Since then, it’s been a decade of “will they, won’t they” breakthrough as well as be 3 years behind the times.

Kirk defenders love to talk about Top 10 finishes & 10 win seasons & not wanting to be Nebraska & constantly turning over HCs in search of relevancy. They are remarkably silent, though, about the lack of championships for a program that’s supposed to be one of the best outside of the blue bloods.

So, offseason roster building. We’re not talking tear down but some major renovations are needed. FA wise, you let everybody but Chenal, Thornton, and Araiza walk. Yes, that’s half the starting secondary leaving but (common theme), you need the money elsewhere.

Most of the core has played a full season more of games since Mahomes took over. They are fucking tired. Regression and wear and tear were bound to hit and it has hit hard this season. Hell, the whole organization probably just needs a mental reset at this point.

Finally, DeBoer just doesn’t seem to be a cultural fit at Bama. Just depends on how much patience they have with him but if he’s a free agent, he could do wonders at Iowa with Grubb.

Entz is an Iowa and is 62-12 as a HC since 2019.

Spencer is the one that intrigues me the most. He’s never played or coached anywhere other than NCC but is 44-1 as a HC since 2022 and has 2x D3 NCs. NCC puts up insane offensive numbers and he could fundraise like hell in the Chicago area.

Woodley is kind of dependent on what Drake does and he may not want to leave Des Moines but I would think he is the first (local) name that comes to mind.

Polasek just nabbed his 1st NC as a HC at NDSU and coached at Iowa for 4 seasons. A lot of history in Fargo that may keep him there.

Redemption and happiness for the Oilers flashing woman, I say.

And the AI will be directed to cease operations when United Healthcare denies any continuation of care.

The more I hear about John and Yoko, the more pretentious the song gets. Almost an automatic skip for me now.

Best: Christmas Wrapping
Worst: War is Over