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But, but, but.... He's tall! He has a Big Arm! He's a really good runner!

Latest update on McNamara... Iowa QB Cade McNamara pushes back on 'rumors' about status https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42549583/iowa-qb-cade-mcnamara-pushes-back-rumors-status

To be fair, the picture we painted in our minds of the good old days of pure amateur athletics and "student athletes" was never all that true to life. Money has always made the world go around, at least to some extent. It has definitely gotten bigger, and more blatant. It's mostly all in the...

My approach is more about how to build a roster, and how the team you build works going forward. Of all the players on the field, wide receivers might be the players who are most dependent on the scheme and the players around them. A great wide receiver needs someone to throw the ball to him...

Iowa is currently second to last in the B1G in passing yards per game, and they're first in the B1G in rushing yards per game. Firing Brian Ferentz didn't change anything. Apparently, Iowa knows who they are, and believes in what they've always done. At the end of the day, it has been pretty...

This makes me think about team chemistry and cohesion. I'm assuming they can't pay their entire roster a comparable amount. Then again, coaches could possibly use it for motivation: "If you want a new Lamborghini like our superstar freshman over there, you need to earn it".

All maroon Gophers vs. all white Nittany Lions. All maroon looks awesome in that photo.

The Giants are a team in free-fall, with a coach who is waiting for a pink slip. Iowa is currently fifth in the B1G standings, behind only the four playoff B1G teams. The Hawkeyes have an excellent chance for a good bowl game and a decent season. And Ferentz's job is secure. I think Kirk is...

You rate WR and RB higher than I do in their level of importance to the team (and therefore the amount of cap space I would designate to the position), so we'll agree to disagree. I'd certainly hesitate before committing to a league-best contract for a WR, even a great WR, when I'm not sure of...

Let me try this a different way... Teams have a finite amount of money to spend, because of the NFL cap. The Vikings just gave a league-leading amount to a wide receiver. How many league-leading contracts can they write and still build the remaining parts of the roster with decent players...

You too, bro.

Yep. And then, next in line... wide receiver, I guess?

How so? Where's the either/or in my statement? My statement seems (to you) to be: Either _________, or __________. Please fill in the blanks, then I'll finally grasp it. (I think my brain called in sick today).

So, the plan/goal is... to 'get by'?

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Cade McNamara came to Iowa with enormous hype and expectations, but it now appears that he will leave under strange and disappointing circumstances. What makes it strange is that McNamara apparently is healthy and fully recovered from the concussion that he suffered against...

I'm not sure I see the 'binary (either/or)' part. I'm not clear what you mean.

Oh, yes. So true. If your goal is to win a championship or two, you certainly need a good to great offensive line. And, truth be told, you probably need a good to great QB. And a good to great defense as well. Where do you start? What's your priority? Which position is your keystone?

If I'm an thletic director and I'm seriously considering firing a head coach who has had a decent record of success, I'm doing it because I already have a guy in mind who is: — better than the guy I'm about to fire, and... — available, and willing and maybe even eager to take over my specific...

If Jefferson makes any QB better, why do you need a great QB?

And that exactly is the problem. Don't fire the coach unless you're pretty sure you can replace him with a better coach. ESPECIALLY if the coach you have fired has had some level of success... like Mason had, and like Chryst had.