Kirk Ferentz hires his own kid in Iowa!................................

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Out of 102 applicants for 2 jobs on the Iowa staff, Brian Ferentz and Lamar Woods were hired! Only Ferentz, Woods and 2 others (names not disclosed!) were selected to even interveiw for the jobs! Brian Ferentz's annual starting salary is $202,400. Lamar Woods's annual starting salary is $187,000. Looks like Captain Kirk is gearing up for the future if/when he gets the boot in the next year or two. Only in Iowa. Go Gophers!!!!

P.S. The Iowa athletic department denied any (gasp!) favoritism in the hires! What a laugh! Nice job Kirk! LMFAO!! :clap::pig::clap:
 


Maybe Little Ferentz is the best man for the job. I don't know.
 

Joe Paterno -> Jay Paterno
Bobby Knight -> Pat Knight
Homer Drew -> Scott Drew -> Bryce Drew
Rick Pitino -> Richard Pitino
Eddie Sutton -> Sean Sutton
Bobby Bowden -> Tommy Bowden -> Jeff Bowden
 

Does smack of nepotism although the dad has directed the program to 6 Jan 1 bowls in the last 10 seasons so their track record is legit...time will tell as I believe only one O-line starter returns (ironically another Ferentz son)
 


What's his position?

202k? Good work if you can find it.

What a racket.
 

It is blatant nepotism. But that is common in the coaching world. And although it looks goofy generally these guys have grown up around coaching and I am sure Ferentz would not intentionally hire someone that could jeopardize his team or job. Would be hilarious if it did in some direct way though.
 


Dr.Don said:
Maybe Little Ferentz is the best man for the job. I don't know.
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Is it really difficult to beleive that the best man for the job might be:
A former player in the system
A guy who already has a good relationship with the head coach
A guy who already has a good relationship with the other assistants.
A guy who already understands the culture of the team, city, and staff.
A guy who grew up in a coaching family.
A guy who is familiar with the Iowa community.
A guy who understands Iowa football.
A guy who the head coach trusts to do a good job.
A guy the head coach trusts to be loyal.
A guy who understands the schemes and terminology meant to be involved.




If a 3M worker hires a relative to work at 3G is is automatically nepotism?
If a principal hires a teacher they know to fill a position is it automatically favoritism?
Why is is automatically corruption in the Iowa football program but it isn't automatically everywhere else in society?


Every day people hire people they know and trust to do jobs around this country. Get your heads out of the sand.
 



The hire is fine with me. Who cares.

It's the salary that makes me roll my eyes.
 


if he was choosing someone to perform brain surgery on himself he would be more objectiven coaching football is not brain science
 

Maximus said:
Joe Paterno -> Jay Paterno
Bobby Knight -> Pat Knight
Homer Drew -> Scott Drew -> Bryce Drew
Rick Pitino -> Richard Pitino
Eddie Sutton -> Sean Sutton
Bobby Bowden -> Tommy Bowden -> Jeff Bowden
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i see what you are getting at. but take a look at all of these names (except perhaps the drew's) and then the name prison warden corky ferentz. as the song goes: "one of these things is not like the other". ha!
 



"Only in Iowa"

Doesn't this happen at every *&^!#*&^!#*&^!#*&^!#ing school, including Minnesota?
 

Rosemountian said:
Is it really difficult to beleive that the best man for the job might be:
A former player in the system
A guy who already has a good relationship with the head coach
A guy who already has a good relationship with the other assistants.
A guy who already understands the culture of the team, city, and staff.
A guy who grew up in a coaching family.
A guy who is familiar with the Iowa community.
A guy who understands Iowa football.
A guy who the head coach trusts to do a good job.
A guy the head coach trusts to be loyal.
A guy who understands the schemes and terminology meant to be involved...
Click to expand...


Bobby Stoops at Oklahoma has been known to hire a brother or two.
Bo Pelini had his brother on staff, as DC, I believe, last year at Nebraska.
Same with Marty Schottenheimer at KC and San Diego.
How 'bout Lane Kiffen hiring his dad?
iirc, Mike Tice had his brother on staff while with the Vikings...
The lists go on and on...
 

This is no big deal. Brian Ferentz is qualified for the position and just spent 4 years under Bill Belichik in New England. Pretty good mentor to have IMO.
 

Coach Kill didn't open any of the positions on the current staff... he just named coaches that he worked with before. Did he show favoritism? I thought all coaching jobs were based off of who you know...
 

Why do we possibly care one way or the other?
 


Does froggopher not know that the Gopher basketball coach hired his son for an assistant job?
 

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