The learning curve is getting steeper. Brian now has to average 26.67 points per game over the remaining 9-games to retain his job.
Let's examine last year's last 9 games to see where Brian might stand.
In 2022, Iowa scored 172 points in its last 9 games, or 19.11 points per game.
Iowa did play Ohio State and Michigan in the last 9 games last year, who Iowa doesn't play this year, so let's eliminate those two teams and see where Brian stands. Without Ohio State and Michigan in the final 7 games of the 2022 season, Iowa averaged 21.14 points per game. The schedule this year is very similar to last year except Ohio State and Michigan are gone and Michigan State is on. Brian will be close to being canonized as a saint by the Pope, if he can pull it off, as he will pull off a miracle . . . oops, I think miracles have to be pulled off post-death, but anyway, he could be on his way if there is a miraculous recovery.
Cade must be thinking, "How did I sign up with a team with no QB coach, and with an offensive coordinator who is so clueless?" Iowa has many talented players on offense, which is why this is giving Hawkeye fans fits. They just don't have a skilled coordinator.