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Topic: 2023 Iowa Season Thread

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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #253 on: July 18, 2023, 08:13:29 AM »
Items from the now-closed Iowa Wesleyan University will soon be up for auction.


The USDA took over the 181-year-old campus in Mount Pleasant in May.

Backes Auction will host a five-day sale of items from the university starting August 14.

There will be desks, food service equipment, sporting goods and even pianos available.

No word on what's next for the campus.
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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #254 on: July 18, 2023, 08:31:00 PM »
Most of Iowa football's assistant coaches will receive pay raises ranging from 7.4 to 18.2 percent in 2023, according to updated salary information obtained by The Gazette via a public records request.

Defensive coordinator Phil Parker's salary, which will increase from $1.3 million to $1.4 million, remains the highest among Iowa's assistant coaches.

Tight ends coach Abdul Hodge and special teams coordinator LeVar Woods have the highest percentage increases with 18.2 percent and 12 percent bumps in salary.

Woods, whose special teams units have been among the best in the country, will now make a base salary of $700,000.

Hodge, in his second season coaching tight ends at his alma mater, will now make a base salary of $325,000.

Most other coaches' base salaries will see raises between 7 and 8 percent.


Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz was the only assistant coach to see his base salary decrease. Despite the one-year cut from $900,000 to $850,000, Ferentz remains the second-highest-paid assistant coach on his father's staff.

Iowa athletics director Gary Barta also added designated performance objectives earlier this year after a 2022 season in which Iowa had statistically one of the worst offenses in college football.

Highest-paid Iowa football assistant coaches

1. Defensive coordinator Phil Parker ($1.4 million)

2. Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz ($850,000)

3. Linebackers coach and assistant defensive coordinator Seth Wallace ($755,000)

4. Strength and conditioning coach Raimond Braithwaite ($725,000)

5. Special teams coordinator LeVar Woods ($700,000)

6. Offensive line coach George Barnett ($645,000)

7. Defensive line coach Kelvin Bell ($620,000)

8. Wide receivers coach Kelton Copeland ($495,000)

9. Assistant defensive line coach and defensive recruiting coordinator Jay Niemann ($495,000)
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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #255 on: July 18, 2023, 08:57:01 PM »
OL coach George Barnett should have got a pay cut too.

Where is RB coach Ladell Betts on that list?

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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #256 on: July 18, 2023, 09:00:14 PM »
must be less than $495
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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #257 on: July 18, 2023, 11:50:54 PM »
Most of Iowa football's assistant coaches will receive pay raises ranging from 7.4 to 18.2 percent in 2023, according to updated salary information obtained by The Gazette via a public records request.
Isn't it great? And, they must have plenty more money since they can also afford to pay large sums to settle a racial bias lawsuit. But they saved money to pay more in salaries to football coaches by cutting out men's and women's tennis, men's gymnastics, and men's swimming.
I sense another Title IX lawsuit is on the horizon.

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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #258 on: July 19, 2023, 08:48:28 AM »
and Iowa certainly isn't at the top of the Big Ten in total football coaching salary spending

saving some money on Kirk and Brian
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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #259 on: July 20, 2023, 05:53:02 PM »
One week before Big Ten Media Days get underway, Iowa announced a change to its attendees. Defensive lineman Noah Shannon is out and linebacker Jay Higgins is in, the Hawkeyes said Wednesday.

Shannon is involved in an NCAA investigation for gambling and told head coach Kirk Ferentz he thought it’d be best to stay back from Indianapolis. As a result, Higgins will take his place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

“Being selected to represent the Iowa Hawkeye football team at Big Ten Media Day is a tremendous honor and privilege,” Shannon said in a statement. “I am grateful for the opportunity. However, given the circumstances I told Coach Ferentz it would best for him to select another player. Since the NCAA review is not yet complete, I don’t feel it is right for me to represent the team.”

Ferentz said he supported Shannon’s decision, calling it an example of leadership by thinking about the team instead of himself.

“Noah’s decision to share this information and suggest that another player take his place is reflective of his character,” Ferentz said in a statement. “Noah is a committed and dedicated teammate, and this is a fine example of him always wanting to put the team first.”

In May, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission launched an investigation into Iowa Athletics that alleged 26 athletes across multiple teams — football, men’s basketball, baseball, men’s track and field, and wrestling — violated NCAA rules. A full-time Iowa athletics employee was also implicated. The investigation does not include current or former coaches. Shannon is the first Iowa player named in the investigation.
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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #260 on: July 20, 2023, 07:39:02 PM »
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The University of Iowa’s 2023 home football contests against Western Michigan (Sept. 16, 2:30 p.m.), Michigan State (Sept. 30, TBA), Purdue (Oct. 7, TBA) and Minnesota (Oct 21, TBA), scheduled at Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium, are officially sold out. The announcement was made Thursday by the UI Athletics Department.

There are a limited number of all-inclusive hospitality ticket packages available for each game; ticket information is available at hawkeyesports.com/tickets.


Tickets remain for games against Rutgers (Nov. 11, TBA) and Illinois (Nov. 18, TBA), while a limited number of tickets remain for the season opener against Utah State (Sept. 2, 11 a.m.).
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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #261 on: July 25, 2023, 10:39:46 AM »
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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #262 on: July 25, 2023, 01:39:36 PM »
The Utah St game is now officially sold out too, meaning the only games left not sold out are the 2 home games in November against Rutgers and Illinois.

The fact that games against Utah St and WMU sold out before Rutgers and Illinois sugests 3 things.

1.  Fans start making plans for games in Sep and Oct earlier than games in November.
2.  Fans prefer to attend home games in Sep and Oct over home games in November.
3.  Scheduling Rutgers and Illinois in November is not enough to override rule #1 and Rule #2.

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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #263 on: July 25, 2023, 01:54:17 PM »
Why is that had they seen enough of Brian's scheming by then?
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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #264 on: July 25, 2023, 07:29:51 PM »
Why is that had they seen enough of Brian's scheming by then?
I think you mean lack of scheming.  It took Brian 6 games last year to figure out he may want to send multiple players in motion before the snap.  Something he should have been working on in August.  It just felt like Brian gave up last year and didn't even try.  He had that why even bother, I don't actually want to be here attitude.   Let's hope his head is actually in the game this year.

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Re: 2023 Iowa Offseason Thread
« Reply #265 on: July 26, 2023, 04:50:15 PM »
Kirk Ferentz loves the basics and fundamentals of football, and doesn’t overlook the intricacies of the game. Punting for example, is valued at Iowa.

“I really kind of learned the importance of a great punter in 1981, my first year ever at Iowa,” Ferentz said Wednesday at B1G Media Days in Indianapolis. “We were fortunate enough to have Reggie Roby, who I think was a junior that year. Was as amazing a punter as I’ve ever seen. Reggie Roby’s leg was a big reason we were Big Ten champions that year, and played in the Rose Bowl. And then coaching in pro football, really developed an appreciation for how punters can affect and impact the game.”

Ferentz added that Iowa is a “defensive-oriented outfit” and the ability to have a great kicking game with a solid defense, “gives you an opportunity to maybe have a little bit more success.”

That’s one of the reasons why he has confidence in Iowa’s punter this season, Tory Taylor. He led the B1G in number of punts last season, 82, and averaged 45.4 yards per punt.
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